I see a lot of people freaking out on here which is understandible. I, as well as a lot of people, took last night's loss really hard. I know its tough right now and its been tough for so long but for the personel that we have right now, we're getting close. The bottom line is, our coaching staff is doing an excellent job(besides some random play calling blunders such as the 3 consecutive plays after nukes opening run). Hardesty is a horse and is giving his all for Tennessee on every play, I could not be more proud of how hard he runs. I also could not be more proud of our defense. although they got gashed often(against a very potent offense), they showed some incredible toughness, especially in the red zone. they were out there so often and for so long, i garauntee thats the most exhausted they have ever been in their lives. yet they showed no quit. Im the biggest crompton hater out there but im sorry, our recievers played worse than he did. they were downright pathetic. crompton and them did get going towards the end, and that was encouraging to see. the bottom line is we're close guys. we're still a pathetic excuse for an SEC team but we're close. to be somewhat in these ballgames against good SEC teams is saying something considering the people we have in there. Even though we're losing when we're hosting these recruits at home games, they still recognize the fans, and our passion. The atmosphere in Knoxville is undeniable and they see this. They also see that good things are going on. there is a good system in place, that will no doubt succeed with the right talent. Player development rivals that of no one. These kids arent blind, they see this. BLEED ORANGE, just ride these tough times out together our time will come! im out thanks for hearing my two cents.