This game was the exclamation point on it was always a rebuilding year.

[Bud_Fox]

It is what it is.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

It is what it is.

Other programs don't seem to have so many rebuilding years...

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Please explain how year 5 is a rebuilding year.

 

[90 Vol]

Losing to Vandy at home is inexcusable.

 

[Sarms58]

Yea, and years from now we can all say we saw the greatest team in Vanderbilt history come into Neyland and beat our very average team…

We‘re 8-4 and will get three weeks of extra practice and a bowl game. Need to close out recruiting strong, make sure we retain the players we want to retain and pick up some talent/experience in the portal…

we’re about 9 months from next season

 

[90 Vol]

Yea, and years from now we can all say we saw the greatest team in Vanderbilt history come into Neyland and beat our very average team…

We‘re 8-4 and will get three weeks of extra practice and a bowl game. Need to close out recruiting strong, make sure we retain the players we want to retain and pick up some talent/experience in the portal…

we’re about 9 months from next season

Yay.

 

[jbr82]

It is what it is.

Ok butch fox

 

[jbr82]

It is what it is.

Ok butch fox

 

[rocketskates]

Even in a rebuilding year you don’t lose to Vanderbilt and you don’t lose to Kentucky. I’ll even go a step further and say “maybe” you drop one of those—but by 21? It was like the team quit.

 

[cbrown]

Question . . . if we’re breaking in a new QB next year, will that also be a rebuilding year?

 

[heupelsroutetree]

Getting blown out by Vandy at home is inexcusable.

Fify

 

[ibvolman]

I have heard the rebuilding year excuse 10 out of the last 15 seasons.

 

[ffemtp]

Year 5 should not be a rebuilding year. Recruiting, player development and portal use should be strong in 5 years.

 

[Alto1]

We should have a program that reloads instead of rebuilding in a coach’s 5th year.

 

[VOLtaism]

Rebuilding means building again, insinuating you have built something and you need to rebuilt it. Exactly what did we build? No championships, no playoff wins, total annihilation in a playoff game.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

It is what it is.

Most prognosticators had us at 8-4 7-5 so it is what it is.

 

[bpalmer28]

Our 2nd team SHOULD be better than vanderbilts starters

 

[BeardedVol]

Why is it that other teams are reloading by year 5, but Tennessee is always in rebuild mode at year 5, and we have to set our expectations back to just having a winning record at the end of the season?

 

[Sarms58]

Question . . . if we’re breaking in a new QB next year, will that also be a rebuilding year?

We could be returning 8 starters on offense and that will help a new QB…we need some new talent at safety and LB IMO

 

[sonofUT62]

It is what it is.

Why is it acceptable that it’s a rebuild? The caveat was that we lost our QB. We actually ended up with equal to better QB play. This was a poorly coached team. THATS what this is.

 

[Bud_Fox]

I have heard the rebuilding year excuse 10 out of the last 15 seasons.

Do I think CJH has had a good year? No, I don’t. 8-4 (4-4) would have made sense to us all in April. I agree the goal posts moved expectation wise after seeing JA was a capable passer and QB. It’s a tough situation.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

It is what it is.

Rebuilding year 4368863

 

[StuckInBamaVol]

The rebuilding year excuse is insane.

 

[Godfatha]

News flash. Next year with an unproven QB is a rebuilding year. This was supposed to be the year with a veteran QB that would be an up year. But the defense is horrible, which has nothing to do with the QB. I not even sure what Heupel’s plan is any more.

 

[Vols91]

Imagine if we still had cornbread