Tennessee suffers its first major injury of the 2018 season.
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Gameday on Rocky Top Podcast, Episode 148: The West Virginia criticism sandwich
Joel and Brad breakdown Tennessee’s season-opener against West Virginia, finding two positives and a negative, and then discussing what they want to see out of the ETSU game this weekend.
Updated projected win totals for the Vols after Week 1
We’ve updated our projected win totals for the Vols based on the West Virginia game and all of the games played this weekend by future Vols opponents. Use our GRT Expected Win Total Machine to calculate your own updated projection.
A Last Look at West Virginia Before Looking Ahead
I blame myself for yesterday. Not Tennessee’s loss to West Virginia, but the way I felt after Tennessee lost to West Virginia. A part of me — no matter how much I tried to be rational about the situation — thought all the awful shards of 2017 could be simply […]
Competence vs Excellence
Even in a 26-point loss, Tennessee’s performance against West Virginia felt like an improvement over what we saw at the end of last season, both in the stadium yesterday and in conversation today. This is, of course, what we want to believe; Jeremy Pruitt has the immediate benefit of things […]
West Virginia 40, Tennessee 14: Mountaineers too much for Vols 2.0 beta
The good, the bad, the ugly, and the hope from Tennessee’s 40-14 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Your Gameday Gameplan: Tennessee-West Virginia
Here’s the perfect Gameday Gameplan for Vols fans. Where and when to find the Vols game on TV, what other games to watch, and what to listen to and read as you wait for kickoff.
Locks & Keys Week 1: Do You Fear the ‘Eers?
It’s been a long time; too long. The longest offseason in the history of Tennessee football is over. We endured the worst season in UT football history, the firing of clown coach Butch Jones, a debacle of a coaching search that saw us triumph as a fan base and ultimately […]
Tennessee vs West Virginia Preview: How Many, How Much, A Few
Let’s go. How many points will Tennessee have to score to win? In six years at West Virginia, Dana Holgorsen is 53-37. In those 37 losses, the Mountaineers still averaged 24.9 points per game. By comparison, Tennessee went 34-29 the last five years with Butch Jones at the helm. In those […]
The data on how Vols fans are feeling about the 2018 season
With a week’s worth of data, the GRT Expected Win Total Machine reveals what Vols fans are expecting out of this season. Are you with the crowd, or are you an outlier?