'25 Portal Thread

[JCVol00]

 

[cncchris33]

He’d get a good deal. Plenty of teams need a QB and his pedigree alone would command it.

Teams would sell him on development and would buy in that our offense is “hurting” him

I agree that would be the sell. Not sure I agree that his pedigree demands the kind of money Tennessee is paying him. A school would have to be desperate and believe they could unlock his potential. Buying on potential a QB that Josh Heupel can't seemingly unlock would feel like a tough proposition. Just not sure that's a likely move, but desperation can make men do unreasonable things.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Jenkins can go.

If we don’t pay Josephs, someone needs to be fired.

He was saying Staes. The TE.

 

[NighthawkVol]

the laughing stock, in the playoffs. let's not pretend we played in the gasparilla bowl folks. yes we go throttled, by a title contender on road in their house.

i was just thinking about how good it feels to beat bama and florida. think about that. don't ever forget that feeling. freaking hate both those programs. no matter what, they lost. and that's what's important.

I just want us to seize the momentum. Stop playing holier than thou, as we are too good to take take talented players. Go get the best, capitalize

Best post in this thread in awhile.

Stop making me agree with you!

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

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Not worth one more red nickel.

 

[NighthawkVol]

I’m kind of glad it was a blowout and not a close loss. A lot was exposed. Now hopefully they address the issues

Kind of reminds me of the slaughter we suffered to Nebraska in 96 I believe it was

97 season, 98 orange bowl. Exact same score as last night’s game: 42-17.

 

[CamVol8]

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Idc honestly, i’m sick of watching him no disrespect

 

[JCVol00]

Not worth one more red nickel.

Idc honestly, i’m sick of watching him no disrespect

Im with yall, he’s horrible. He cant catch the ball without falling, and if he doesnt fall he either heads for the sideline the second a defender gets close or he gets hurt when tackled. He is charmin soft

 

[cncchris33]

Nico isn’t the problem

We have no game changers at WR

22 team had 2 NFL WRs with speed to burn

This teams WRs are slow long striders which no team fears…..
Oline needs massive upgrades also especially at RT and both guards

You're not wrong...the WRs are pitiful, but it's naive to believe that Nico isn't part of the problem, as is the OL and the playcalling hasn't helped. If you see much of the all-22 angle of plays, many times there are WRs that are open or coming open. The problem is that we rarely see the WRs get open, Nico progress thru his reads, and the OL adequately block long enough for it to all come together on the same play. One of those things breaks down on nearly every dropback snap against good teams.

 

[cncchris33]

I’ve seen a lot of people say this, but are we really sure they’re going to be a step up talent wise from what we had? I don’t watch a ton of tape, so maybe they are, but I feel like Webb and Nimrod were also 4-star receivers that never panned out. Squirrel has been fine, but nothing truly special. I keep hearing we have young talent coming in and it’s going to get better, but either the talent isn’t what we hope it to be or the development is several lacking. Only explanation for the huge lack of production from that unit for 2 years.

And then the most obvious question...why can't those guys get on the field and make plays, now? Talent ahead of then is clearly an issue, so why aren't they getting opportunities to make plays?

 

[walkenvol]

Why is that Nico is the only young quarterback that gets criticized for mistakes. Everybody acts like Lagway is a quarterback god and he threw 9 ints in about half a season but everyone seems to shrug that off and gives him a pass

RS freshman vs true freshman. Nico has now been in our program for 24 months.

 

[deatojl]

True but that Kentucky team also played Georgia to a one point loss the week before…

It was actually 2 weeks before. And we beat Kentucky by double digits in a game that was never in question. Also, that same Alabama team shredded Georgia's defense for 41 points. In regards to Bama's defense, they did shut out Missouri and hold LSU to 13 points in a night game at Baton Rouge the two consecutive weeks after we beat them. The point is, there is no need to downplay Nico's accomplishments or diminish our team's victories. We all know Nico, as well as the team, has room for improvement. For me, after losing 16 in a row to Bama and 16 out of 17 to Florida, I will never downplay any wins against either of those teams. As a reminder, we have won 2 out of 3 against both with one of those coming against Saban.

 

[Daddy pants]

the laughing stock, in the playoffs. let's not pretend we played in the gasparilla bowl folks. yes we go throttled, by a title contender on road in their house.

i was just thinking about how good it feels to beat bama and florida. think about that. don't ever forget that feeling. freaking hate both those programs. no matter what, they lost. and that's what's important.

I just want us to seize the momentum. Stop playing holier than thou, as we are too good to take take talented players. Go get the best, capitalize

Spot on-Playoffs.
Yesterday was cool until the better team outplayed us and better coordinators clowned ours. But I heard some folks saying they wish we had not made the playoffs to get embarrassed like that. Please. We got three weeks of free pub.
Would have been better going to Orlando, Tampa or Jacksonville for some meaningless bowl with opt outs and dozens of transfers? No.
And who wasn’t in the playoffs? Bama, Gators and Kiff.
A “cup of coffee”? Sure but it’s better than the alternative.
Now let’s sharpen the pencils and go get some dudes. In 1997 we took the Nebraska beat down and then hit the weight room. In 2024, let’s take this beat down and go find the checkbook.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Spot on-Playoffs.
Yesterday was cool until the better team outplayed us and better coordinators clowned ours. But I heard some folks saying they wish we had not made the playoffs to get embarrassed like that. Please. We got three weeks of free pub.
Would have been better going to Orlando, Tampa or Jacksonville for some meaningless bowl with opt outs and dozens of transfers? No.
And who wasn’t in the playoffs? Bama, Gators and Kiff.
A “cup of coffee”? Sure but it’s better than the alternative.
Now let’s sharpen the pencils and go get some dudes. In 1997 we took the Nebraska beat down and then hit the weight room. In 2024, let’s take this beat down and go find the checkbook.

We've been to Jax. Orlando. Tampa. We've got the Tshirts. That's Kentucky, SC, and Gator fodder.

 

[Lloyd_Christmas]

Im with yall, he’s horrible. He cant catch the ball without falling, and if he doesnt fall he either heads for the sideline the second a defender gets close or he gets hurt when tackled. He is charmin soft

A lot of the negative stuff being said about Squirrel is justified but it also reminds me of stuff that was said about Hyatt after the 2021 season. Of course Hyatt put his head down and went to work. I think Squirrel could do the same thing and really turn it around. I hope he does, because he does have the physical ability to be a difference maker.

 

[Jackcrevol]

We've been to Jax. Orlando. Tampa. We've got the Tshirts. That's Kentucky, SC, and Gator fodder.

Team desperately needs playmakers. We've found those in past. Think Huep puts too much stock in his guy's evals. Pope falls prey to same problems Martinez, Smellerbee, and like fall. Arrogantly thinking that they can coach everyone up. So stockpiling projects just fills roster spots. Then youve lost a cycle when they leave, then you go to porthole needing to fill 2 cycles at key spots, like every other blue blood.

No reason not to be a perinneal top 5 class in rankings.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

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Wouldnt care at all if he left

 

[TrippieRedd]

Let everyone in the WR room go elsewhere.

Keep Matthews.

 

[GVol1966]

I’m kind of glad it was a blowout and not a close loss. A lot was exposed. Now hopefully they address the issues

Kind of reminds me of the slaughter we suffered to Nebraska in 96 I believe it was

I’m going to agree!
Hard to ignore or not see the issues after UGA and Ohio St

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Let everyone in the WR room go elsewhere.

Keep Matthews.

And staley.


But im with you, it needs a massive overhaul. That room is garbage.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

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Hes done his best
Wouldn't be upset if he's played his last snap in Knoxville

 

[TrippieRedd]

Heupel could ease a little pain by getting Singleton.

 

[Daddy pants]

And some elite coordinators. Knowles and Kelly both getting 2M each. Is that the going rate for elite guys? I don’t know but I feel like we were outclassed in that regard last night. It was painfully obvious.

 

[reVOLution33]

Joseph’s probably tired of playing coverage instead of getting after the QB.

Yep can’t stand that

 

[reVOLution33]

Heck we could have Jeremiah Smith and Ryan Williams and we wouldn't figure out how to get them the ball besides screen passes and curl routes

I don’t understand why we won’t throw the slants/post/10&in routes. Week after week teams beat us on those routes but we won’t run them.