What other message boards (Tennessee’s remaining SEC opponents) are saying about Tennessee (bye week edition)

You know when folks talk about you, they are concerned. We had 15 years of people not worrying (or talking) about us. People should worry when teams aren’t talking about us. Most of what I see from knowledgeable folks is that this is a Really dangerous team. I think I’ll take their opinion over some couch potato in BF Georgia or Alabama.

Watched the 247 sports segment on TV just now and the two guys said what impresses them the most is how Josh has built this team steadily to where it is now and also the fact that it appears to be set up well for future success. Good balance of high school kids and development mixed with judicious use of the transfer portal. Not reliant on one or the other. Only played 2 freshmen Saturday which is a good sign.
Yeah, when we were suffering through the previous Three Stooges of Coaching ™️ the Bama and UGA fans would say nice things about us and how we had a good coach this time and how we needed to give him time and that we would be good in a few years.
That condescending “concern” showed that we were not viewed as a threat. You know they are worried when they switch to throwing shade.
 
Damn, I hope to one day have the confidence to be as arrogant as a Georgia fan. It’ll take a hell of a lot more winning for that to happen.
At least the Tennessee fans who have been around a while will never develop that I don’t believe. We have been burned so many times that I at least will continue to suffer from a chronic football inferiority complex 😂
 
At least the Tennessee fans who have been around a while will never develop that I don’t believe. We have been burned so many times that I at least will continue to suffer from a chronic football inferiority complex 😂
I think it’s because most of us will remember what it was like wandering in the wilderness for 15 years. I certainly will and it will keep you humble and appreciative. Bama wandered for 10 years through 4 coaches and Georgia went without a title for 30 some odd years before they finally solved the riddle. Don’t even need to mention Texas and their struggles until lately. All of those fan bases have convenient memory loss and the sidewalk alumni don’t care. They’ll jump off the bandwagon at the first sign of failure. Those droughts can happen again to anybody at any time if you pick the wrong coach.
 
I think it’s because most of us will remember what it was like wandering in the wilderness for 15 years. I certainly will and it will keep you humble and appreciative. Bama wandered for 10 years through 4 coaches and Georgia went without a title for 30 some odd years before they finally solved the riddle. Don’t even need to mention Texas and their struggles until lately. All of those fan bases have convenient memory loss and the sidewalk alumni don’t care. They’ll jump off the bandwagon at the first sign of failure. Those droughts can happen again to anybody at any time if you pick the wrong coach.
Alabama could always recover from bad coaches quickly because of the bagmen. But now, we can pay players too 😂
 
I really feel this year if we play our best (offense and defense) we beat Alabama and Georgia by 10+. In the past I thought we had to play our best to have a sliver of hope going into the 4th quarter. This team is just different and I don't see any other teams that just out class us.
We better figure out how to give Nico a clean pocket.

Need to get healthy on the O Line.
 
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I think it’s because most of us will remember what it was like wandering in the wilderness for 15 years. I certainly will and it will keep you humble and appreciative. Bama wandered for 10 years through 4 coaches and Georgia went without a title for 30 some odd years before they finally solved the riddle. Don’t even need to mention Texas and their struggles until lately. All of those fan bases have convenient memory loss and the sidewalk alumni don’t care. They’ll jump off the bandwagon at the first sign of failure. Those droughts can happen again to anybody at any time if you pick the wrong coach.
Oh and let’s not forget Florida on the list of what hiring bad coaches can and will do to your program.
 
Arkansas is sneaky good, IMO. I expect that will be a tougher road game than OU.
🙄 you serious ? While Arkansas will present it's own issues they won't match the defensive effort OU brought. For the life of me, I don't see Green beating us. It could happen if we sleep walk but I just do not believe that is going to happen.
 
The arkansas game makes me really nervous. We haven't fared well against them recently. Even when they're much worse than they are now. I'm happy we get them out of a bye week. Huepel as a good post bye record
We haven't played recently. We were a completely different program in 2020.
 
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Alabama
-Tennessee’s defensive line is going to make a lot of offensive lines look bad this year.

-I’m still not impressed by Tennessee. If Oklahoma could’ve thrown in that game, they would’ve murdered Tennessee.

-Oklahoma exposed Tennessee’s offense and we should absolutely roll in Neyland this year.

-Tennessee is a paper tiger. We’ll all see them crumble soon enough.

-I really think Tennessee is better on both sides of the ball than Georgia, I expect a much tougher game in Knoxville than I do against Georgia.

Georgia
-I’m not worried at all about Tennessee. They are one of the most overrated teams currently.

-Tennessee has a horrible offense, but good defense.

-Oklahoma exposed Tennessee. Tennessee will look good until they run into Bama and us.

-Tennessee and Arkansas will be a war and those hillbillies will come back down to earth.

-Stop the run. Don't get beat deep. A simple formula to absolutely beat the piss out of an average Tennessee team.

-The Vols will be a challenge. They can play defense and while raw, their QB has the physical traits and moxie to make life tough for even good defenses.

-LOL at anyone that thinks Tennessee is a good football team. Kirby will skull frick them.

Florida
-Vols continue to dominate opponents with so-so QB play. They’ll do the same thing to us.

-Tennessee's defense is way better than last year. We're going to have a hard time scoring on them. Their offense looks a little worse but they won't have any issues moving the ball on us.

-Tenn is going to kill us.

-Tennessee is really good on both sides of the ball. Their DL is deep and stout. Very envious.

-Josh coached his team to a win without humiliating his Alma mater and not having to open his play book.

-Tennessee is pretty good, on both sides of the ball. Heupel is only in 4th year there. They were in bad shape and their roster wasn’t much when he arrived. How did they get so good?

Arkansas
-Tennessee and Ole Miss look better than Texas - especially if Ewers remains limited through the rest of the season.

-We get to show OU how it's done week after next. We should beat Tennessee.

-The Vols definitely made a point to introduce OU to the jungle. The hitting in that game was crisp.

Kentucky
-It’s early in the season but UT and UT look like the best two teams in the country to me.

-We usually don't do well against teams like Tennessee. Too many mistakes on the back end. It took a few coaches that didn't work out, but they are a top 10 program again and will be a regular playoff team..

-UT has a good offense and they also appear to have a solid, if not good, defense as well.

-Saying good things about Tennessee football is almost painful....but that's a mighty good football team. Mighty good.

-Tennessees q-back is pretty good but he can’t protect the ball, twice he’s lost it because he careless with it. We should feast on that.

-Mark Stoops makes the same money as Josh Heupel. One team going to be in the playoffs and the other fighting for a mid-tier bowl bid.

-Josh Heupel has the ball rolling in Knoxville. You can’t deny it.

-The fact that Tennessee can control the clock or absolutely shred you through the air and run it up on you makes them the scariest team in the country.

Miss State (nothing I could find)

Vandy (nothing I could find

Regardless of the sporting event that we play against Arkansas, Fayetteville has ALWAYS been a tough road venue for Tennessee.

Alabama would be the 2nd toughest road venue.
 
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Yeah, when we were suffering through the previous Three Stooges of Coaching ™️ the Bama and UGA fans would say nice things about us and how we had a good coach this time and how we needed to give him time and that we would be good in a few years.
That condescending “concern” showed that we were not viewed as a threat. You know they are worried when they switch to throwing shade.

Florida needs to be patient with Napier. He’s a good dude and needs at least 4 years to get his guys in to execute his system. They shouldn’t be making any knee jerk moves based off a slow start this year!
 
Florida needs to be patient with Napier. He’s a good dude and needs at least 4 years to get his guys in to execute his system. They shouldn’t be making any knee jerk moves based off a slow start this year!
I don’t understand Florida fans, he’s obviously going brick by brick and in 2 years at most Florida will be back… plz don’t fire Billy
 
Alabama
-Tennessee’s defensive line is going to make a lot of offensive lines look bad this year.

-I’m still not impressed by Tennessee. If Oklahoma could’ve thrown in that game, they would’ve murdered Tennessee.

-Oklahoma exposed Tennessee’s offense and we should absolutely roll in Neyland this year.

-Tennessee is a paper tiger. We’ll all see them crumble soon enough.

-I really think Tennessee is better on both sides of the ball than Georgia, I expect a much tougher game in Knoxville than I do against Georgia.

Georgia
-I’m not worried at all about Tennessee. They are one of the most overrated teams currently.

-Tennessee has a horrible offense, but good defense.

-Oklahoma exposed Tennessee. Tennessee will look good until they run into Bama and us.

-Tennessee and Arkansas will be a war and those hillbillies will come back down to earth.

-Stop the run. Don't get beat deep. A simple formula to absolutely beat the piss out of an average Tennessee team.

-The Vols will be a challenge. They can play defense and while raw, their QB has the physical traits and moxie to make life tough for even good defenses.

-LOL at anyone that thinks Tennessee is a good football team. Kirby will skull frick them.

Florida
-Vols continue to dominate opponents with so-so QB play. They’ll do the same thing to us.

-Tennessee's defense is way better than last year. We're going to have a hard time scoring on them. Their offense looks a little worse but they won't have any issues moving the ball on us.

-Tenn is going to kill us.

-Tennessee is really good on both sides of the ball. Their DL is deep and stout. Very envious.

-Josh coached his team to a win without humiliating his Alma mater and not having to open his play book.

-Tennessee is pretty good, on both sides of the ball. Heupel is only in 4th year there. They were in bad shape and their roster wasn’t much when he arrived. How did they get so good?

Arkansas
-Tennessee and Ole Miss look better than Texas - especially if Ewers remains limited through the rest of the season.

-We get to show OU how it's done week after next. We should beat Tennessee.

-The Vols definitely made a point to introduce OU to the jungle. The hitting in that game was crisp.

Kentucky
-It’s early in the season but UT and UT look like the best two teams in the country to me.

-We usually don't do well against teams like Tennessee. Too many mistakes on the back end. It took a few coaches that didn't work out, but they are a top 10 program again and will be a regular playoff team..

-UT has a good offense and they also appear to have a solid, if not good, defense as well.

-Saying good things about Tennessee football is almost painful....but that's a mighty good football team. Mighty good.

-Tennessees q-back is pretty good but he can’t protect the ball, twice he’s lost it because he careless with it. We should feast on that.

-Mark Stoops makes the same money as Josh Heupel. One team going to be in the playoffs and the other fighting for a mid-tier bowl bid.

-Josh Heupel has the ball rolling in Knoxville. You can’t deny it.

-The fact that Tennessee can control the clock or absolutely shred you through the air and run it up on you makes them the scariest team in the country.

Miss State (nothing I could find)

Vandy (nothing I could find
Only one I want to say anything about is Alabama.

Only thing rolling in Neyland will be the Vols offense. Vols win by double digits
 
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LOL Arkansas? What is that guy drinking???
That post is an encapsulation of why that is one of the most difficult jobs in the country. Same with South Carolina.

It is not particularly easy to consistently win 8 or 9 games at either of those schools yet that is precisely what large portions of their fanbases expect. Arkansas fans are OK with losing to teams like Alabama, LSU when they're really good, A&M when they're really good, etc., but expect to beat everyone else.
 

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