Nothing against this poster, because it is actually a forum that I like and a subject that u can speak on...Living in Ky, I am not able to do a lot of Vol talk, so it should be nice to come in here, talk, and get a little love for our team and my school, but Vol Nation is very frustrating and hard to find anything encouraging..Yes the team looked terrible last night, but as I said after the SC win, these kids really try hard to give their all for Tn..Instead of looking at the positives, the forum always see so negative...As soon as their is an incomplete pass or mistake, so many ppl here are asking for a change..Ppl in here are always comparing our school to the turn around in Alabama, and that too is so not far...Let's be real, if you have a program that has as many coaching changes as we have over the last 10 years, u will get a program like we have now..You can never compare us to Ala, Georgia or Florida when looking to rebuild, because UT is in the state of Tennesse..What those other schools have is a recruiting pool of high school talent, and if we get the best recruits from our state, what u see now, is what u will always have..Look at the superstars we bring out of the Knoxville area..Can u say if we had a whole team of guys of that caliber, we would not be last 2 teams in the east, each and every year..I believe in Butch's Brick by Brick pledge..The only way u will be able to fairly judge this coach or the staffers he has is in his 4th season..No matter how good your players are (which most of ours, are not) is to have the players that fit your system..Sure we all get frustrated because no one wants to lose, but I feel this team has heart and will continue to fight, which is what a coach should be judged by..We are very young, and the players that are supposed to be our leaders, have been on losing teams since they arrived in Knoxville..They can't help to teach these young guys how to fight back, when they themselves haven't won but a couple of SEC games each year..I can't say what a "real fan" is, or say because this or that poster only post negative comments is a real, but when u are talking about how losing are going to effect rather we keep some recruits or not, I say that in the day of social media, the way u come down on our team, week after week, hurts our recruiting process, just as much...You don't think that after kids give their verbal commit, they don't get access to Vol Nation? I do know I am a real fan because despite my frustration, I am pulling for this school and this team, week after week..And although I live in Ky and have to drive 3 hrs to Knoxville, I will be in the stadium for the Auburn game, as well as Vandy..So if u are one of those that go to support this team, raise some hell when frustrated..But If u are anywhere near Knoxville, and the 3 games I will attend this year is more than you, try to be a little more quiet, and let us that support, keep doing so..
