Is this year the crux of Tennessee football?

[occupant]

Is this the year that they return to contention in the 2nd toughest division in the SEC? When is the last time they played in the SECCCG?

Are they still young?

How understanding will the Dreamsicle® faithful be with another "YEAH, WE HAD A CHANCE OR TWO BUT FAILED YET AGAIN TO BRING HOME ANY HARDWARE" season?

Yes I know it's the oh so brutal SEC...but that didn't seem to give Phil any problems.

You guise have everything you need to get 'er done....right? Talent falling out of the trees (don't go there), biggest dadgum stadium that side of the Mississippi, tradition, a hotheaded mouthpiece of a coach...

What gives? Will moonshine ease the pain of another failed launch?

Are you guise just not cheating hard enough?

 

[SteelersPride]

ok

 

[occupant]

ok

 

[tabascojet]

 

[Texas Jefe]

This is the year! The year UT returns to greatness!

 

[tabascojet]

This is the year! The year UT returns to greatness!

Go rockets!

 

[BTHOtu]

We play them this year. If we win it will be because they are a weak them that is over rated. If we lose it won't be a surprise because Aggy sucks.

Good thing we play them before November

That was my attempt at sarcasm. I think they will suck again and Butch will be shown the door.

 

[HammerDown]

Even if they underwhelm I think Butch is safe.

 

[bamabear82]

Even if they underwhelm I think Butch is safe.

Me too. He's been recruiting really well and they seem to like him around there. If nothing else, he's brought higher level of excitement to the program. At some point he is gonna have to start winning but I think he's got at least a couple more years before his seat starts getting hot.

 

[tabascojet]

 

[Wild Turkey]

Even if they underwhelm I think Butch is safe.

Depends on how his off seasons go.

 

[Innermind]

It doesn't matter... those folks down there have this:










Plus this:







Nothing else is important!

 

[tabascojet]

Not one Tennessee fan in this thread speaks volumes....even they don't believe #12

 

[WestEndVol]

No. We're still young, rebuilding and a year away.

 

[WestEndVol]

Me too. He's been recruiting really well and they seem to like him around there. If nothing else, he's brought higher level of excitement to the program. At some point he is gonna have to start winning but I think he's got at least a couple more years before his seat starts getting hot.

You can finally see that it's starting to payoff, we've improved by two wins each year he's been here. We return 17/18 starters from a 9-win team...anything under 10 wins this year will be a disappointment to me.

2015: 9-4
2014: 7-6
2013: 5-7

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Is this the year that they return to contention in the 2nd toughest division in the SEC? When is the last time they played in the SECCCG?

Are they still young?

How understanding will the Dreamsicle® faithful be with another "YEAH, WE HAD A CHANCE OR TWO BUT FAILED YET AGAIN TO BRING HOME ANY HARDWARE" season?

Yes I know it's the oh so brutal SEC...but that didn't seem to give Phil any problems.

You guise have everything you need to get 'er done....right? Talent falling out of the trees (don't go there), biggest dadgum stadium that side of the Mississippi, tradition, a hotheaded mouthpiece of a coach...

What gives? Will moonshine ease the pain of another failed launch?

Are you guise just not cheating hard enough?

Two be fair they got their first two heismans in Tennessee history the past two years . When the Titans drafted Marriott and Henry

 

[tducey]

Will be interesting to see if they do it.

 

[WestEndVol]

Two be fair they got their first two heismans in Tennessee history the past two years . When the Titans drafted Marriott and Henry

I believe Eddie George won the Heisman.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

They're definitely in the right division to compete but I suspect it will still be Georgia and Florida competing for the top spot in the end.

 

[ericd7633]

They had a total choke job last year against OU and UF. Should have beaten Arkansas and played Bama as tough as anyone did(outside of Ole Miss). If anybody is going to beat Bama next year, I think they have the clear best shot. I'm expecting 10-2 at worst for them next year. If they can go 2-1 in the regular season against UGA/Bama/Texas A&M. They'll be playing in the SEC Championship for a shot at the CFP.