'24 Transfer Portal

[Orangeslice13]

Full past on his first class. Second was an improvement over previous classes but still fighting NCAA cloud. We now have that out of the way but still down (12?) scholarships so that hurts.
Not offering excuses just pointing out some limitations CHJ has to work around. We’re getting better slower than most want and I promise you a lot slower than coach wants! He’s very competitive and with our schedule getting harder he knows we need the Jimmies and Joes

But realistically…is our schedule getting harder?
We already had a brutal schedule playing Florida, Georgia and Bama every year.
Seems like a wash to me.

 

[WesTnVol]

I agree with you on that but we’ve added two very good teams in OU and Texas. I also think doing away with divisions means all SEC games carry more weight than before. This year and before just win your division and SEC championship game was a possibility. Now you have to finish top two.

 

[HypeVol2020]

 

[Mullins2010]

Prolly why Lane was snooping around campus

 

[Jackcrevol]

Prolly why Lane was snooping around campus

Crazy to say, while I think our team will better long term, there will be short term issues due to losing that much experience.

that said, i wonder if this was their choice, over evaluating, or really wanted a CoS. One way or the other, media will find a way to paint this negatively for TN.

 

[butchna]

FTR, Heupel said himself that 30 months of negative recruiting was the hardest part of the whole NCAA thing.

Josh Heupel: Negative recruiting was 'the hardest thing' Tennessee faced during NCAA investigation

That hurts the "we should have flipped the roster by now, no excuses" argument.

Excuses!

The Usuals prolly

 

[2EastTnVols]

Crazy to say, while I think our team will better long term, there will be short term issues due to losing that much experience.

that said, i wonder if this was their choice, over evaluating, or really wanted a CoS. One way or the other, media will find a way to paint this negatively for TN.

I'm not too bothered by either of them leaving but I don't understand why you'd go to ole piss. I'd be looking for a more extreme change of scenery if I went through the trouble of leaving. But that's just me.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Not sure how much short term trouble you could have that would be worse than what we already had to watch in the secondary for the last few yrs. As for Baron, you can find somebody just like him pretty easily. He was good, not great.

 

[MarcoVol]

I'm not too bothered by either of them leaving but I don't understand why you'd go to ole piss. I'd be looking for a more extreme change of scenery if I went through the trouble of leaving. But that's just me.

Bc they want money

 

[2EastTnVols]

Bc they want money

Agreed. Seems some of these guys would try big 10 or big 12 where they may have more success and still get paid.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Not sure how much short term trouble you could have that would be worse than what we already had to watch in the secondary for the last few yrs. As for Baron, you can find somebody just like him pretty easily. He was good, not great.

If we get the DE from A&M, we upgraded. Plus Boo at nickel is an upgrade. Portal the rest and we’re good.

 

[Vols410]

If we get the DE from A&M, we upgraded. Plus Boo at nickel is an upgrade. Portal the rest and we’re good.

Agree with you there. Watching McDonald chase around slot receivers was rough sometimes.

 

[Volbrando]

things have seemed awfully quiet .... TN needs some big pickups soon

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

things have seemed awfully quiet .... TN needs some big pickups soon

I honestly don’t know if this is by design or if we are just whiffing now. It’s honestly starting to be a bit puzzling.

 

[tnvolfan16]

have to be a little jealous looking around and seeing schools like Mississippi, who went 10-2, see that they need defensive upgrades to get to the next level, so they swing hard at players like Barron and Walter Nolen. At the same time we need a severe upgrade of proven talent at pretty much every unit on the field and we are shopping in the 2-for-1 bin at the local discount store. even more so that a team like jawja just says "well, we dont need a RB, but we will go after the etienne kid because we have all this money and nothing to do with it"

 

[MarcoVol]

have to be a little jealous looking around and seeing schools like Mississippi, who went 10-2, see that they need defensive upgrades to get to the next level, so they swing hard at players like Barron and Walter Nolen. At the same time we need a severe upgrade of proven talent at pretty much every unit on the field and we are shopping in the 2-for-1 bin at the local discount store. even more so that a team like jawja just says "well, we dont need a RB, but we will go after the etienne kid because we have all this money and nothing to do with it"

Just stop looking around.

Problem solved.

 

[MarcoVol]

things have seemed awfully quiet .... TN needs some big pickups soon

Gotta hurry, football season is only 8.5 months away

 

[volsfan_17]

Just stop looking around.

Problem solved.

Or even better, put some context to it. Baron has probably maxed out as a player, and if you go look at his stats you'll see he shows up big against lesser competition, not so much in league play.

I'd make the argument he and McDonald have both been recruited over.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

have to be a little jealous looking around and seeing schools like Mississippi, who went 10-2, see that they need defensive upgrades to get to the next level, so they swing hard at players like Barron and Walter Nolen. At the same time we need a severe upgrade of proven talent at pretty much every unit on the field and we are shopping in the 2-for-1 bin at the local discount store. even more so that a team like jawja just says "well, we dont need a RB, but we will go after the etienne kid because we have all this money and nothing to do with it"

If we don’t want Barron, and Ole Miss does, does that really mean Ole Miss is “swinging hard”? If we wanted to keep Barron we would.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Bc they want money

And TN is not going to pay what they want ( if this about money) nor should they.

 

[Vfl2407]

Prolly why Lane was snooping around campus

May have also been visiting HH to share some privates moment, for old times sake.

 

[Orange_Crush]

things have seemed awfully quiet .... TN needs some big pickups soon

 

[VolGee4]

If we don’t want Barron, and Ole Miss does, does that really mean Ole Miss is “swinging hard”? If we wanted to keep Barron we would.

This is just the VN way. Always want what others have or are getting.

 

[Jordan Bone Enthusiast]

Good to see an “avid MTSU fan” as I have began to keep up with the Blue Raiders seriously within the last 1-2 years. Going to be a fun weekend with Mason bringing in 25 recruits

I think he will be a good fit. Curious to see how he fills out the staff and if he is able to get some of our portal guys back on roster. Only 4hs commits rn so hopefully a few pull the trigger this weekend. Nick Vattiato is our savior

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Thomas committed to Oregon State