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APPRECIATE THE VOLS TRIFECTA
Often in life you don’t appreciate how good things are until you look back on that time. In the 13 years I have been a Vols fan I have never, not even remotely, seen a better threesome than Josh Heupel, Rick Banes and Tony Vitello and I suspect if I have had supported the Vols for 113 years this would still be the best Trifecta Tennessee has ever had.
Josh Heupel – Not even the first choice, this man not only took over what was often described as “a dumpster fire”, having recorded historically bad seasons but he inherited a roster that was very active…active by leaving via the Transfer Portal. Oh and throw in multiple NCAA violations which were left hanging over their head. Two years later he posts an 11-2 season with the No 1 Offense in nation and a really strong incoming class to add to a well-developed roster. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Rick Barnes – This guy did come with a proven track record, so I suppose you would hope/expect that he would turnaround the Vols and that he did, by winning the SEC last year. The first time for a couple of decades. Year on year we have looked stronger reaching a level that to lose in the “Sweet Sixteen” this year, would now be regarded as a failure. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Tony Vitello – Another appointment, like Josh, who was not a high profile ‘can’t miss’ appointment. Yet, he has improved the Vols to a point where Tennessee are busily adding to the stadium to accommodate the demand that a Baseball ticket has nowadays. The roster is so strong going into 2023 that the entire pitching staff is nationally ranked and if I wished to park my car when going to a game, I would be wise to park well away from the stadium as Blake Burke is going to be “knocking it out of the park” on a regular basis this season. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Try to enjoy where we are as you may look back in about 20 years and think what a great era this was.
I have expanded on this aviewfrombigben.com as I did not want this post to be too long
Go Vols
Often in life you don’t appreciate how good things are until you look back on that time. In the 13 years I have been a Vols fan I have never, not even remotely, seen a better threesome than Josh Heupel, Rick Banes and Tony Vitello and I suspect if I have had supported the Vols for 113 years this would still be the best Trifecta Tennessee has ever had.
Josh Heupel – Not even the first choice, this man not only took over what was often described as “a dumpster fire”, having recorded historically bad seasons but he inherited a roster that was very active…active by leaving via the Transfer Portal. Oh and throw in multiple NCAA violations which were left hanging over their head. Two years later he posts an 11-2 season with the No 1 Offense in nation and a really strong incoming class to add to a well-developed roster. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Rick Barnes – This guy did come with a proven track record, so I suppose you would hope/expect that he would turnaround the Vols and that he did, by winning the SEC last year. The first time for a couple of decades. Year on year we have looked stronger reaching a level that to lose in the “Sweet Sixteen” this year, would now be regarded as a failure. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Tony Vitello – Another appointment, like Josh, who was not a high profile ‘can’t miss’ appointment. Yet, he has improved the Vols to a point where Tennessee are busily adding to the stadium to accommodate the demand that a Baseball ticket has nowadays. The roster is so strong going into 2023 that the entire pitching staff is nationally ranked and if I wished to park my car when going to a game, I would be wise to park well away from the stadium as Blake Burke is going to be “knocking it out of the park” on a regular basis this season. Oh, and Tennessee was also ranked No 1 in the national rankings during the 2022 season.
Try to enjoy where we are as you may look back in about 20 years and think what a great era this was.
I have expanded on this aviewfrombigben.com as I did not want this post to be too long
Go Vols
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