Hear what Butch Jones had to say at his press conference yesterday about several different things, including how far Jonathan Kongbo and Jajuan Jennings have come since last season, how the linebacker position has changed over the past several years, and the power of positivity.
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Counterpoint: Butch Jones’ Positive Spinning is Maddening to the Vols Fanbase
I started a new job this week, and I’ve gone from being a virtual expert at my daily responsibilities to having to train for 8 hours the past few days just to get a handle on all of my new tasks. That’s disappointing. After all, I thought even though I […]
The Tri Cities wins the 2017 Big Orange Caravan
A crowd of 1,011 attended the Big Orange Caravan in the Tri Cities Tuesday evening, making it the highest-attended stop for the Caravan this season.
Why Butch Jones’ refusal to use the word “disappointment” is a good thing
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.
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.
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 […]
Gameday Today: Well-wishes for Emerson, listening to Dad, and asking unanswerable questions
Gameday Today wishes Greg Emerson a speedy recovery, ignores Mom and listens to Dad, and asks unanswerable questions. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Recruiting As we posted last night, defensive tackle target Greg Emerson suffered an injury at The Opening Finals. Initial reports were gloomy, but later […]
Gameday Today: Phillip Fulmer, summer football, and summer hoops
More thoughts on The Papa, football keeps grinding, and updates on the Rocky Top League. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football Yay! CBS Sports is going with the over, saying Tennessee will win at least eight games this fall. Boo! CBS Sports also ranks the Tennessee coaching […]
Gameday Today: History lessons, accelerators, and brakes
Butch Jones is bringing back the history lessons and trying to find the brake on the Trey Smith hype train. Plus hoops updates and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football I’ll just leave this here: https://twitter.com/vol_football/status/875442820676411393 And now that your pump is primed, let’s get on with the football […]