Where are we headed as a fanbase...

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TJ1985 said:
Only read a small part of this post, but I think you've answered your own question. You think you've got it all figured out and have labeled anyone who disagrees with you a "negavol." You should think on that for a little while.
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That about sums it up
 
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Op said its a fact that we have 35 elite nfl propsects making up the core to the team but then said it was his opinion....

Op once told a story about a kid that used his recruiti....I mean video service. Op thought the kids had elite sec caliber talent.....yet didn't recieve a single d1 offer.

So theres that.
 
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MustafaRasta said:
Pulaskivolfam and Woodsmanvol should got to a Cracker Barrel with a video camera and film us a poor man's version of "my dinner with andre"
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Sorry, my imagination supersedes such a vain unworthy envision. But I did film the following for you at Pete's.

WoodsmanVol: "Let me tell you something about clueless Vols fans, MustafaRasta. They're a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are filled with burgers, hot dogs and beer. And their football team is winning. But take away their winning, deprive them of their junk food and Ole No. 7 spiked beer, someone to hate or spite, and question their orange pedigree over an extended period of time, and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people will become as nasty and violent as the most incestuous Bama fan. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes. You know I'm right, don't you? Well? Aren't you going to say something? "

MustafaRasta : "I feel sorry for real Vols fans and Vols players."

WoodsmanVol: So do I, Musta, so do I.
 
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Big Al Orange said:
I know, but this time it just feels different . Optimism now and not just blind hope lol. We shall see.
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I agree. I was half joking really.

Normally I would see hires like Chaney and Tee as nostalgia hires to calm the fan base. But they can actually do their jobs and have past success so I do have some hope too.
 
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Jack Burton said:
I agree. I was half joking really.

Normally I would see hires like Chaney and Tee as nostalgia hires to calm the fan base. But they can actually do their jobs and have past success so I do have some hope too.
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Feels good, don't it? We all know none of this "guarantees" success, but it sho do feels good to feels good.
 
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Behr said:
Feels good, don't it? We all know none of this "guarantees" success, but it sho do feels good to feels good.
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"Stale" sums it up for me, but if they can't do any better this is what they go with. Apparently Fulmer's football universe didn't expand any in a decade, unlike certain other oh the hell with it. Maybe Chaney for the very first time in his career will produce an offense on par with the recruiting materials he inherits.
 
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OnlyGodForgives said:
"Stale" sums it up for me, but if they can't do any better this is what they go with. Apparently Fulmer's football universe didn't expand any in a decade, unlike certain other oh the hell with it. Maybe Chaney for the very first time in his career will produce an offense on par with the recruiting materials he inherits.
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That’s the spirit.

We can research and read about the past but we have to choose to either place a negative or positive spin on the way we view the future.

We will all have to deal with the results in our own way.

I plan to be smoking a victory cigar on 1-13-2020 in New Orleans.

Does anyone care to join me?
 
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PulaskiVolFan said:
and why are we so divided? I ask this because this bunch does not agree on much. I'll give you my thoughts and then set back and watch the NegaVols chew them apart, those not blocked of course :). I'm gonna misspell and mess up some names so we'll give them that to start with.
JG, Chandler, Calloway, Jennings, Tatum, Johnson, Wood-Anderson, Byrd on offense, Gooden, Johnson, Kirkland, Bituli, Taylor, A Taylor, Thompson, Warrior, Ignoit and Allen on the defensive side. Add Kennedy, Crouch, Gray, J.J, 2 new Fr 5 star OL, 3 BIG DL, possibly TO'TOO'TO'TO at LB, a big time Fr WR possibly another graduate transfer and surprise recruit, throw in our K and P and a few I'm sure I missed and that gives us around 35 players, some proven some not that will make up the core of our team next season. Many will argue the talent of some of those guys but I feel they are a quality group with as many as 25 or so above average to exceptional NFL prospects, no sense in arguing that fact as we would never all agree. In a perfect world we'd have 50 guys ready with 35 waiting in the wings, we're not there just yet but definitely trending in the right direction.

I love the coaching staff, and wouldn't bother me one bit if Coach Pruitt had a 10 yr contract. He says most everything right, he and our biggest asset CPF seem to get along perfectly and Pruitt just seems to be making all the right moves so far, not perfect but WAAAAY better than gym coach Jones. Recruiting is off the charts all things considered and we head into next season facing our weakest schedule on paper in the last 10 years. CJP needs wins on his resume and 19 is a good starting point. Pruitt has his faults, I thought he took on way to much last year, micro managed a bit too much, struggled a little with the press and so forth, but the man has never slowed down, he's shown a ton of fight I feel and I may miss by a mile but I think he's the real deal. I think we should add Tee to the staff at whatever cost, he's a Vol legend and it's sad for me to think he might coach at bama or vandy, plus he's a positive guy, proven coach and great at recruiting, I'd much rather have him over weinke or whoever our WR coach is currently.

Ok NegaVols and all our Vol fans arguing over JG, whether he can play or not, can we win with him, can he read defenses, is tough as nails enough? well here's my take:
AG fans, quit replying to anyone that says JG "sucks, can't win with him, we're in trouble if he starts, holds the ball to long", simply do not argue those FoxNewsLike talking points that NegaVols use constantly, nothing you say or no stat you show will matter to those _____ fill in the blank. NegaVols, quit bitching and moaning and nitpicking everything the kid does. He's struggled at times and he's shined a bit in areas as well. I'm a fan and believe that he'll continue to improve and could very well carve up some of the young defenses we face next season. Regardless, Chaney has seen one of the best ever in Brees, I'm sure that he can correctly identify who the starting QB should be. In other words, everybody just chill a bit on JG. I believe that he will be one of the top 5 or 6 QBs in the league next year, not bad considering how tough defenses in the sec are and how advanced the DCs are in this league.

2019 schedule appears easier than years past. OOC schedule should produce 4 wins with BYU being the toughest of the bunch. Every team on our schedule except for Fl, Ga and the Commies lose substantial talent in 19, many of them on both sides of the ball. Ms St, Ky, Vand, Mizz all lose a ton. USC east, Mizz, Vandy, MsSt will all be breaking in a young QB vs a pretty skilled CJP led defense. Because of those factors, I like our chances regardless of our record the previous 2 years vs those 5 teams. I think that we are just an upset win vs Fl, Ga or Bama away from an East title, may not happen in 19 but I'm not going to be negative or give up hope that it can't happen next season.

What little I know about Pruitt personally is that he'll fight you at the drop of a hat, not knowing the outcome other than simply it'll be a fight. I think we'll see him fighting for the program a bit more in year 2, similar to how Barnes has run the bball team. I think JG is fighting to improve right this minute somewhere and I'm pulling for him! I see glimpses of championship talent at spots and I see 15 wins next year until proven different!! Lol, I've got a 46 year history of hoping that we would go undefeated each year and have always enjoyed trying to figure out the path we'd take to do it!!

Bottom line, quit arguing over trivial stuff, example, the OC hiring process. Go back and read all of the incredibly insane comments that were made by the delirious faction of our fanbase and then look at the result! We won, as a team, all of us when we got Chaney, we won when we got Fulmer, we won with Pruitt, we're winning in recruiting, that's all of us winning together! Quit sweating the little stuff and let's start doing our part! Time to try something new as moaning and groaning is not working!

We're a basketball school anyway, at least till April! Go Vols and goodnight!

The above is simply opinion, I don't need you to tell me it's wrong, I can have my own opinion on that!!
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Today, my wife and I are going to Bed Bath and Beyond. Then not sure.
 
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#48
Today is Tuesday so I’ll be at Gate 21 for several hours pledging my allegiance to General Neyland like a true fan
 
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