A color-coded look at how the Vols are trending in all of the official NCAA stat categories as of Week 6 of the 2021 college football season.
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Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast – Episode 179 – A Fantasy Island Staycation
With the Vols having exceeding expectations two weeks in a row, Joel and Will indulge in a holiday at Fantasy Island. Plus, will Ole Miss be a repeat of Florida?
Expected Win Total Machine – Week 7
Here comes a fun week: It’s the midway point of the regular season, and chances are you’re projecting Tennessee to finish with more wins than you did in Week 1. It’s especially impressive considering the way optimism tends to sneak its way in during fall camp, no matter how far […]
Tennessee 45 South Carolina 20: The Gates
It’s just hard to know what to expect, at least for me. What’s an appropriate level of cynicism after all these years? What are healthy boundaries around our hearts: still beating orange blood, but hey, our doctor said to take it easy? Even after last week. And even after last […]
Tennessee vs South Carolina Preview: Earning the Expectation
It’s been easy, in hindsight, to frame a lot of last week as, “LOL Mizzou’s defense.” I’ve done it too. And now, that’s leading us head first into, “LOL Carolina’s offense,” on the front end this week. And sure: take away pick sixes, and the Gamecock offense scored 13 points […]
The Value of Early Faith (and how long it lasts)
The good vibes live on into Wednesday, the non-stop highlight reel of last Saturday turning the corner to reframe a visit from the Gamecocks this week. The Vols are -10.5 as I type. In the last four meetings, the Vols have been -2.5, +9, +4, and -4.5 last year. What […]
Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast – Episode 178 – We are finding who we are
Joel and Will react to Tennessee’s beatdown of Missouri. Hit the gas! Hit the brakes! South Carolina?
Surprise! These Vols stats look pretty good! And my hair is a mess.
A color-coded look at how the Vols are trending in all of the official NCAA stat categories as of Week 5 of the 2021 college football season.
Expected Win Total Machine – Week 6
And now for the fun part: There’s a reason we wait til Mondays on these things: not too high, not too low, etc. But I’m very curious to see where our community will land after Saturday’s beat down. In addition, our next two opponents didn’t exactly cover themselves in glory. […]
More Year One Context: Vols in SP+ Ratings
It’s early, but these Vols are playing at a higher level than we’ve seen for much of this attempted rebuild.