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Tennessee football-When will they be back on top?
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:02 pm
Crazy to see how far they've fallen. How long do y'all think it takes Butch to turn them around? They really had potential last season but a terrible defense lost them a few shoot outs.
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Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:05 pm to BhamBengal
I think this season will be make or break for Tennessee tbh. The program needs stability more than anything and they have to be prayng to Neyland that Jones is the answer
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:09 pm to undecided
I agree. Once they get some stability I think more kids will want to play there. With them being an SEC powerhouse with a lot of tradition will always reel in recruits.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:10 pm to undecided
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I think this season will be make or break for Tennessee tbh
Said everyone about every season since 2008.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:10 pm to BhamBengal
It will be a long time until UT gets back to their old SEC self (strong defense, potent offense)
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:11 pm to BhamBengal
We will be bad this year. Another throw-away season. We will sign 30-32 in February. Need that to be a top 3-5 class and hope that momentum carries over in recruiting. That is Jones' only hope. If that doesn't work we will need to hire another coach. Rinse, repeat until we stumble upon the right guy.
Who knows how long it will take.
Who knows how long it will take.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:11 pm to BhamBengal
fricking never.
But for real, it will be a few years at least. This year, 7 wins would be a success and the year after will most likely be horrible. Complete crapshoot after that.
Success is predicated on Butch Jones and staff being able to coach, which nobody knows the answer to.
But for real, it will be a few years at least. This year, 7 wins would be a success and the year after will most likely be horrible. Complete crapshoot after that.
Success is predicated on Butch Jones and staff being able to coach, which nobody knows the answer to.
This post was edited on 4/22/13 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:12 pm to Swoopin
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Said everyone about every season since 2008.
But this year really is the year
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:12 pm to Swoopin
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I think this season will be make or break for Tennessee tbh
Said everyone about every season since 2008.
Eh, not really. This season certainly isn't a make or break season. The only season that has been said was last season.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:12 pm to BhamBengal
Back on top?
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:15 pm to BhamBengal
Shula years at Bama:
26-24
Lost by 17 or more points: 3 times
Tennessee since 2008:
28-34
Lost by 17 or more points: 14 times
That's a pretty deep hole. They might be able to quickly rebound and leapfrog the Vanderbilts and Kentuckys, but I don't see them challenging for division titles for another three or four years. And that's if Butch Jones is really the man.
26-24
Lost by 17 or more points: 3 times
Tennessee since 2008:
28-34
Lost by 17 or more points: 14 times
That's a pretty deep hole. They might be able to quickly rebound and leapfrog the Vanderbilts and Kentuckys, but I don't see them challenging for division titles for another three or four years. And that's if Butch Jones is really the man.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:17 pm to Tiger Authority
Believe it or not, UT used to be frickin good. Sucks not seeing them in at least the top half of the conference anymore.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:18 pm to MrSEC
That's the problem. Nobody knows what Butch is capable of yet. I guess we will see
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:18 pm to volfan30
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Eh, not really. This season certainly isn't a make or break season. The only season that has been said was last season.
I know you guys scoff at the thought of Vanderbilt as a contender but if Tennessee has another losing season while Vanderbilt reels off 9-10 wins, Knoxville will surely start to sweat? Add in the fact that UGA, UF, and USCe arent going anywhere. Stoops may make Kentucky respectable and Mizzou could also be a threat. Where does that leave Tennessee?
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:20 pm to BhamBengal
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Believe it or not, UT used to be frickin good. Sucks not seeing them in at least the top half of the conference anymore.
A lot of people have forgotten about UT being a legit powerhouse. Or they just started watching football the past few years.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:21 pm to undecided
Tennessee has very little talent on the roster, no reason to put much stock into a season where you are going to be winning 5-7 games, not much difference between 5 and 7 wins in my eyes.
As I said, the real test for Butch in years one and two will be recruiting. If he can recruit at an elite level as he has so far, then we will find out whether he can get it done on the field in year 3 and beyond.
As I said, the real test for Butch in years one and two will be recruiting. If he can recruit at an elite level as he has so far, then we will find out whether he can get it done on the field in year 3 and beyond.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:21 pm to BhamBengal
It'll be harder than it has ever been.
Think about some of the teams they recruit against and some of their biggest rivals?
'Bama - back to being dominate, 3 / 4 national titles.
UF - 2 National Titles since 2006, a couple more BCS bowls.
UGA - A consistent 10+ wins a season which has sustained them as a top team in the East and the SEC overall.
and introducing
SC - at an all-time program high. Won our first division title a few years ago, back to back 11 win seasons, and dominated our Eastern foes over the last 3 seasons.
Vandy - been a while since they've been this good and this respected.
All these teams look to maintain their success and I'm willing to be all of them have players on their teams that UT offered and perhaps would have gotten in the past.
Can UT do it? Sure. But it's a lot harder than it would have been just a few short years ago.
Think about some of the teams they recruit against and some of their biggest rivals?
'Bama - back to being dominate, 3 / 4 national titles.
UF - 2 National Titles since 2006, a couple more BCS bowls.
UGA - A consistent 10+ wins a season which has sustained them as a top team in the East and the SEC overall.
and introducing
SC - at an all-time program high. Won our first division title a few years ago, back to back 11 win seasons, and dominated our Eastern foes over the last 3 seasons.
Vandy - been a while since they've been this good and this respected.
All these teams look to maintain their success and I'm willing to be all of them have players on their teams that UT offered and perhaps would have gotten in the past.
Can UT do it? Sure. But it's a lot harder than it would have been just a few short years ago.
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:22 pm to BhamBengal
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Believe it or not, UT used to be frickin good. Sucks not seeing them in at least the top half of the conference anymore.
I remember. I think the phrase "back on top" though is a bit of a misrepresentation.
This post was edited on 4/22/13 at 9:22 pm
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:23 pm to mwlewis
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A lot of people have forgotten about UT being a legit powerhouse. Or they just started watching football the past few years.
You know who these people are, 17-18 year old recruits who only care about right now
*I say this from the prespective of an Auburn fan recruiting against the school in East Mississippi
This post was edited on 4/22/13 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:25 pm to Tiger Authority
You got a point. We'd have to geaux back to 98 for that
Eta: your sig made me lol
Eta: your sig made me lol
This post was edited on 4/22/13 at 9:27 pm
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