Part of why I said that has to do with my mood right after that game, so I'll take that back to an extent.

Being a young guy and seeing the Vols do badly for so much of my life has taken a toll on my optimism. I'm sorry to be so negative, but deep down, I still believe our athletics aren't what they should be if you consider the amount of money our department has. To increase my faith in our AD, I will have to see a better product in Neyland first. I'm sorry, but there is zero excuse to be losing to Vanderbilt and getting blown out by Missouri. I really hope Pruitt has those boys ready in the fall; maybe we just needed to purge the Lyle scrubs first.

On the other side of the coin, Tennessee basketball has been great this century. It's disappointing when we have been robbed of advancing in the NCAAT twice in the past five years, but this program has some flippin' resolve. We have been through quite a bit with the falling out of Pearl and Tyndall, but we always come back swinging. I think we are a definite top 5 basketball program in the SEC going forward.

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. I wish Fulmer would only have piss troughs in Neyland and say frick all the donations.

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I would renew sofa king fast

Soooo this Barnes stuff is malarkey right?

If he leaves it would be so Tennessee it hurts. Word has leaked to local media that apparently he doesn’t feel appreciated, whatever the hell that means?

Well, crises averted Prick is staying in Knoxville


I need to go to my cardiologist after these last two days....

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Prick got another slaw big man to commit.

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247 did their final rankings today, he got a very nice bump. 4* .9396 composite.


We could possibly get another commit from 4* Jalen Cone today.

Virginia Tech? IYO?

Think we just got a 7ft Transfer

Hubbs dropping some sticky NUGS on VQ:

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As of now we’re expecting Oregon transfer Victor Bailey to make an official visit to campus during the second week in June. A 6-foot-4 guard, Bailey will have to sit out one year and will have two years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 7.4 ppg as a sophomore and made 39.8% from three-point range.

Talk about some athletic genes; his mother Tonja Buford-Bailey was an Olympic medalist in the 400-meters. His father Victor Bailey was an NFL wide receiver.

At this point it feels like Tennessee is a very likely landing spot for Bailey but we’re going to stop short of calling this one a done deal at the moment.

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As for the current team Plavsic and Olivier Robinson-Nkamhoua have joined the team on campus and both players have created a buzz in workouts. 

We’ll start with Plavsic who frankly has blown people away with his skillset. Someone told us this week that as a redshirt freshman he’s already more offensively skilled than Kyle Alexander was as a senior. We’re also told that he became the Vols’ best big man the moment he stepped in the gym for the first time. Admittedly, that’s not exactly saying a great deal with what Tennessee is bringing back in the post but it’s good news for the Vols who have a gaping void in the middle.

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That very last part on Plavsic is noted. Big shot in the arm if he can give us 8-10 pts a game to go along with rebounding and shot blocking. Apparently he's put on 30 lbs of good weight while redshirting at ASU and is up to about 240-245lb now. It'll be interesting to see how Plavsic, Fulk & Burns run the front court this season.

Auburn and Kentucky two times each next year....