Mike Matthews to portal? [He’s staying]

[Godfatha]

Huepel sleeping over there or what?

 

[Volbrando]

Damn that Instagram live with Webb, Leacock, braylon staley was…. Interesting

This is what happens when immature kids gets hundreds of thousands of dollars and think they control everything and everyone. Absolutely ridiculous in my opinion.

 

[Volbrando]

He does still show vols_football on his IG bio so at least that’s good at the moment

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

It's not 2005 anymore, you can't recruit elite WRs to use as blockers and give snaps to inferior WRs. The days of earning playing time are over. Get the studs on the field, or they're going to leave. That simple.

 

[G0V0LS33]

Danny needs to get in there and see what the heck is going on. People can say we will replace them but this is a terrible look

 

[Other_Guy]

I feel like this was the point of nico's cryptic Instagram post. Staley is the only WR left I know his name.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

We lose 6 wrs in a month and we're supposed to think everything is okay? There's no way this is just all about money. Something is going on in the locker room or with a certain coach. Josh better wake the f up. Being too damn stubborn to make necessary coaching changes is gonna cost him his job.

 

[77' Vol]

If the VOLS can't hold onto a player with this amount of talent, then something is wrong. He should have played more all season to keep him happy and motivated, yet the coaches played all these guys with "hands of stone" who are transferring too. Not looking good for the VOLS.

 

[Dergibvol]

I mean who would blame him? Heup had him behind Chaz and an injured squirrel and Bru. No way he shouldn't have seen more run this year. Not sure a WR would want to play in this offense. Heupel hasn't really had many NFL guys outside Hyatt who can't get a sniff on an awful Giants team. Even Brazzell wasn't what I thought he'd be. Maybe it's not Heupel but Pope? Either way bad look

 

[Orangeslice13]

We lose 6 wrs in a month and we're supposed to think everything is okay? There's no way this is just all about money. Something is going on in the locker room or with a certain coach. Josh better wake the f up. Being too damn stubborn to make necessary coaching changes is gonna cost him his job.

VN- our receivers suck and can’t get separation. We need better receivers

Also VN -omg all our receivers were allowed to leave in the portal. We didn’t do anything to keep them. The sky is falling.

And then VN- Boo and Mathews just used the portal to get more money. They ain’t loyal enough.

Meanwhile VN forgetting - the entire Defensive backfield turned over last year and got significantly better. While the same people on here were claiming we would only win 6-7 games.


VN is very entertaining

 

[Brave Volunteer]

I...I give up!

 

[Rushin Orange Collusion]

Sounds like our coaches or our system are bad. Ryan Williams and Jeremiah Smith play and dominate. Yet ours is 3rd string. We are already at a crossroads. This offense is going to be a major problem.

Going to be a major problem? The offense is a major problem!

 

[csheaton]

Total mismanagement with the WR’s. Coaches only have themselves to blame here. Heupel better get rid of Pope, because if we go worse than 8-4 with bad receiver play next year, you can bet someone’s seat will be heating up. No excuse for this.

 

[farmdogvol]

Branch and Concepcion still haven't signed. CJH needs to get busy. There are lots of WRs in the portal but the rest are all 3 stars.

 

[midnight orange]

VN- our receivers suck and can’t get separation. We need better receivers

Also VN -omg all our receivers were allowed to leave in the portal. We didn’t do anything to keep them. The sky is falling.

And then VN- Boo and Mathews just used the portal to get more money. They ain’t loyal enough.

Meanwhile VN forgetting - the entire Defensive backfield turned over last year and got significantly better. While the same people on here were claiming we would only win 6-7 games.


VN is very entertaining

That’s hilarious. There’s also a remnant that thinks our secondary still sucks and the db coach needs to be fired. Its like they missed the whole season.

 

[Batman1948]

Insider here and tos

I've always wondered, do the people on TOS, refer to the people on this site as---people from TOS=====it's an enigma but that's just how my mind works

Now, carry on with doom and gloom

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Going to be a major problem? The offense is a major problem!

How is it a major problem?

 

[CNCVol88]

That’s hilarious. There’s also a remnant that thinks our secondary still sucks and the db coach needs to be fired. Its like they missed the whole season.

We didn't miss the season. We saw what happened against UGA and OSU. They returned to the mean. Martinez, Pope and ellarbee need to go.

 

[volanatic]

I hate this mostly because of my Son. He’s a young boy who absolutely lives and breathes Tennessee sports.
He got a Vols baseball jersey for Christmas and has worn it for 3 days straight.
He watches videos over and over again of all the UT games.
He got a little basketball signed by Coach Barnes after a game at TBA and just lit up. I’ll never forget it.
Wears an old Adidas #8 jersey and plays football in the yard for hours on end. Sings Rocky Top when he scores
He was the only kid in his school who wore UT gear on spirit day and he wore every piece of gear he had.
I’ve seen him defend Tennessee to the point of almost fighting other boys.
We didn’t get to make a game this year, but hope to get up for a b-ball game and baseball in the spring. He has asked me 437 times when we’re going back.
Last year, we went to the UConn game. Drove 3 hours. Got there at first light and stayed til after dark because he “wanted to see it all.”
I’ve been a Tennessee fan for 40 years. I’ve watched the Vols win National Championships, have been in Neyland and TBA for some great, great wins. I’ve ridden with the Vols through the rough times, too.
But he doesn’t know any better. He couldn’t stay awake to watch the whole game the other night. When I told him the Vols couldn’t pull it out, he just got silent. I know it hurt.
Later that morning, he was back out there in that #8 jersey, scoring TDs in front of 102k fans.
How am I gonna explain all this to him?
We might be able to score tickets more easily if things keep going, so there’s a bright spot.
But it is absolutely going to suck to try to explain to him why the guys he looks up to have left Tennessee.
We are living in bizarro world.

Almost a word for word convo I had with a friend about my sons and the passion I’ve instilled in them that I got from my grandfather. It’s being stolen away. It’s being watered down. I swear the next time some kid puts out a hype video about his commitment somewhere…….

 

[Batman1948]

So his name would be in the portal now if true right?

Not necessarily, once a player declares for the portal, the team has 48 hours to put their name in. So, if a player declares 1 minute before the deadline, his name should show up within 48 hours.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Seems to validate the "family-like" culture.

 

[TheVolunteer002]

I'll say it again. Something is off.

 

[Rushin Orange Collusion]

How is it a major problem?

Failure to score any points during the first half in four games immediately comes to mind. Numerous untimely penalties by the OL and missed blocking assignments at key times. Poor route running by WRs getting little to no separation. Dropped passes. Limited, vanilla, predictable play calling.

 

[ftsandersvol]

Free agency has officially hit college football. Best not to choose a favorite player anymore as the rosters will change from year to year. Free agency killed MLB for me. I guess it’s just a matter of time now for college football.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Do you really think the coaching staff would hold a guy back instead of playing the best 11? Maybe his injury early in the year really stunted his development? Maybe he just sucks?