Coach Jones’ belief in the Power of Positive Leadership might be maddening to fans right now, but may well be essential to giving them what they want in the end.
Month: July 2017
Tennessee’s recruiting is at a 12-year high, but there’s still work to do.
Butch Jones has put together the best five-year recruiting streak in Knoxville since 2001-05. But the Vols still trail Georgia in blue chip ratio.
Reading between the lines at SEC Media Days: Butch Jones and competitive depth
It appears that Butch Jones thinks the main thing he needs to fix this season is competitive depth and that Rock Gullickson is getting it done.
What to expect from the Vols at SEC Media Days this afternoon
The throng is ready with their questions for SEC Media Days. Will there be any surprising answers from the Vols this afternoon?
Tennessee Takeover Day on the SEC Network is July 18
The SEC Network is devoting a full 24 hours to the Vols on Tuesday, July 18. What should they show?
Tennessee’s Biggest 2017 Question: Where’s the Rush?
While some Tennessee fans may be wringing their hands over life after Joshua Dobbs, those concerns need to shift to the opposite line of scrimmage instead. Between experienced junior Quinten Dormady and talented redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano, the Vols will have a capable quarterback behind center. It may be worth […]
Tennessee Vols move into the top three in team recruiting rankings
The Vols move into the top three in team recruiting rankings and first in the SEC. But they’ll need to be choosy the rest of the way to hold their ground.
State of Play: Vols can be picky, and July 20th camp has three major targets
With the Vols in such great shape so early with the Class of 2018, they can now afford to be picky as they fill out the rest of the class.
Tennessee Recruiting Continues Hot Streak with Dorian Gerald
Over the past few months while Tennessee has been burning up the recruiting trail addressing needs on the defensive interior, offensive line, at quarterback and in the backfield, one glaring concern remained. Who was going to rush the passer off the edge? The Volunteers must worry about that in 2017 […]
Butch Jones: Comebacks, Blown Leads, and Pace of Play
In late September 2015, after two of the most difficult losses of the modern era, we researched how often the Vols had historically blown leads. In 17 years Phillip Fulmer’s teams blew a two-possession lead in a loss just six times: 1994 at Mississippi State: led 21-7 third quarter, lost […]