Squirrel to the Portal. Receivers abandon Vols . What the ?

[cgrish]

And the secondary improved greatly this year despite that. I think LBers are fine, particularly since Carter and Telander (and hopefully Spillman) will continue to get better. I do think O-Line could use some new faces.

I have heard Carter almost entered the portal, that he wants to play offense. Maybe that's why Squirrel hit the portal?

 

[cgrish]

It’s weird how some trolled OSU until they beat us down. Then all of a sudden we don’t have talent, need to hit the portal, yet we have portal players all over the field namely at receiver. Our defensive backfield wasn’t exactly top tier when they faced a semblance of competition themselves. Who knows why all these guys are leaving but usually when the ship is sinking the rats jump ship.

For whatever reason we just are not a good road team. We lost 3 games this year and all on the road.

 

[gemlek]

Hopefully it’s refusing to give them more money to go get better players. But aren’t the majority of the top WRs already out of
The portal?

Almost all of the top 200 are already spoken for

 

[05_never_again]

They got toasted when they played decent competition?

Our LBs got toasted. I thought McCoy and Gibson played great all year.

 

[cgrish]

Ryan Williams?

Good freshmen can play well, especially at wr

 

[C-south]

Our LBs got toasted. I thought McCoy and Gibson played great all year.

They were an upgrade but I wouldn’t say either were lockdown corners the way Banks wanted to play them all the time.

 

[Butch s]

They got toasted when they played decent competition?

So did the O line, the Qb,the DB’s

 

[cgrish]

Almost all of the top 200 are already spoken for

Well, we will have Matthews a 5 star that looked good with what little playing time he had. I think Boo is going to be wr next year, Is Thornton coming back? I don't know about the rest.

 

[EastTNVol6240]

Trying to upgrade the wide receivers room.

Lol

 

[cgrish]

Down to Brazzell, Matthews and Staley. Got Travis Smith and Radarius Jackson (both 4*) coming in, but don’t know if they will even contribute in year one. Maybe Heupel is trophy hunting in the portal between now and spring? But if not, then you’re going to have to play the true freshmen.

I think Staley is in the portal? Not sure

 

[Vol737]

I think Staley is in the portal? Not sure

Nothing would surprise me at this point.

 

[cgrish]

I agree with your point,but that Jeremy Pruitt roster had some ballers left when Heupel came in, and I don't think Heupel has the success he did so early without those guys.

Yes the two biggest stars on offense were Hooker and Hyatt, Pruitts recruits

 

[05_never_again]

They were an upgrade but I wouldn’t say either were lockdown corners the way Banks wanted to play them all the time.

McCoy was first team all-SEC.

 

[crucdvol]

I loved college football.

 

[Butch s]

I loved college football.

I did also

 

[Vol737]

I loved college football.

I did also

This version of NIL and xfer portal feels like someone lit the biggest wildfire that burned everything within a million square miles to the ground in 24 hours.

 

[kell7517]

In the years to come we’ll just be pulling for a white helmet with an orange power T on it and some strangers head inside of it

Exactly. Kids play for the name on the back. Not the front!!

 

[tennesseeduke]

Who have we added or is in target to come here?

5* coming in Feb

 

[Butch s]

This version of NIL and xfer portal feels like someone lit the biggest wildfire that burned everything within a million square miles to the ground in 24 hours.

It’s coming. Where are the adults to shut this crap down

 

[cgrish]

McCoy was first team all-SEC.

McCoy is very good, actually he covered pretty good even against Ohio State. They were just perfect throws, very little window on most of them.

 

[BDP!]

And apperantly the insiders friend.

Correct only insiders and their friends

 

[Butch s]

You can preach 'addition by subtraction' all day long. But-------I see no sense of urgency on the part of this staff. Heupel acts like he has 5 stars stacked at every position. We don't. We need a staff of fire breathers that eat, drink, and poop recruiting and the portal.

Instead we have calm, serene, and low key. Chill. Polite. Collected.

Heupel has made nearly $50 Million since he got here. I always wonder what that does to a guy. For some, it just fires them up. Saban. There isn't enough cash out there for him to relax.

Heupel? I don't know. Maybe the guy looks at his balance sheet, knows he is set for life, and figures 'f--- it, I'm just riding this out and not stressing'

Time will tell.

In the words of marvelous Marvin Hagler after a loss “ it’s hard to get up and run at 5 in the morning, when you’re sleeping on satin sheets”

 

[Legion of Doom]

Staley is not in the portal. We have 3 kids on roster and Carter if he goes to WR. Add the 2 freshmen. We need at minimum 4 transfers before next year to offset for injuries.

 

[TheFlash1971]

After what OSU and Ga have done to us , nothing they do can be worse than continually being just dominated by teams with better talent . Ryan Day and Kirby Smart are nothing but position coaches at the next level.

 

[lexkyvol]

Probably has a lot to do with a passing team turned running team and a QB that’s not progressing

he's a big part of the reason why