The Downfall Of Tennessee Football

[@Squidtard]

Who else is here after Tennessee became bowl eligible after beating Mizzou?

[@keithkeeler7460]

Yup

[@jakehirst3280]

Squidtard yeah baby. If we beat Vandy and go to the gator bowl or outback bowl then I’ll be seeing them 😄

[@chas3r184]

Me

[@TennesseeVolfan]

Thats what Im talkin bout! GO VOLS!

[@Squidtard]

oh wow this comment blew up.... subscribe to my channel plz

[@willeubanks4957]

As a Tennessee fan unfortunately I've been expecting this video

[@ColeAdams]

It will get better will! I hope you at least enjoy the video!

[@willeubanks4957]

@@ColeAdams Great work on the video as always! Some day it will get better. Hopefully that day is within my lifetime. I'm 21

[@voladvocate]

@@ColeAdams Great Video! You did a really good job! GO VOLS!

[@theunpopularopinionatedten4951]

Me too.

[@anthoneylane6858]

We got this

[@ArdorWolfE]

Who else is here after Tennessee beat Indiana in the gator bowl

[@specialeffox]

Everyone looooves to count us out early lmao

[@4wd35]

Yeah!!!!

[@theFPbros123]

Fox Steel lmao yeah when a team isn’t good you usually count them out. Why are proud of a win over Indiana

[@michaelland9236]

Never say die.... Tennessee never gives up... right Indiana...we are back bitches

[@campbellstrickland3194]

ArdorWolfE 2016 me I thought we blew it but it was the second greatest miracle I’ve seen at UT

[@tsherman393]

I've been here 16 yrs, and TN has lost a generation of young fans, because these kids have never witnessed real TN Football, unfortunately.

[@glman99]

This isn't true at all. As a young east Tennessean, I have continually seen young fans be involved.

[@glman99]

@samurai42086 Again, as a young fan who went to school with young fans in East TN, this isn't true.

[@dacypher22]

This is so true and so sad. Just the other day I was trying to think back to when TN was a real threat on the national scene and thought "My god, it has been over a decade". That isn't a slump. That means your team has actually become a true basement dweller. TN spends way too much on their program to be in this shape permanently.

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

T Shaf I’m still here! 13 and i’ve been a UT fan my whole life. VFL

[@dacypher22]

@@bigegamingandmore1947 Damn. If you are 13 then you don't even remember the real good days. From the 80's to about 2005 our Vols were a constant threat in the SEC, were picking up SEC titles, a national championship and were a major part of why the SEC was considered the toughest conference (not the only reason, but a solid part of it). Stick with 'em, though. You will have your time watching them at their peak again.

[@ColeAdams]

Really hope you like it. This video took FOREVER to finish and I wanted to make it perfect so here you go! Have a great weekend everyone!

[@theborough6049]

Cole Adams downfall of Nebraska football?

[@noahcricket]

It’s all about the 🙌🏼

[@bengalytsbestpunter7039]

First video of yours that I have watched and it got you a sub lol. Great video

[@antoniusjohnson3824]

Cole Adams Good work!👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

[@christianskelton8555]

As a Tennessee Fan this video was a solid summary of what unfortunately has led us to this point. I think it’s cool how that the end you kind of stole an idea from Marvel with the “Tennessee will return?”

[@jiujitsuislife3724]

Can we get a Downfall of Chip Kelly ? He was what made uptempo offenses what they are now, and it seems like ever since he returned the college game has passed him by.

[@ColeAdams]

Yes I think that might be the next video! Super interesting topic so I will get to work on it soon.

[@JacksonJohnson979]

UCLA needs to stand by chip kelly for the next few years and if they do which they should they will be like Oregon when they had chip kelly.

[@Zach648]

Ughhhh as a proud and loyal Eagles fan the utter name makes my eyes bleed we cant stand him so many mistakes yet so little progress those were dark times indeed

[@allensaunders449]

I think its more that chip doesn't have his heart or energy in college football anymore. He is not into it for the long term. Bad hire.

[@JacksonJohnson979]

@K Will if Ucla fires chip Kelly which I say again they shouldn't well they better find and think of a doggone good replacement that would love to go coach at ucla because I can't think of any.

[@dancingmandy96]

First of all: how dare you Second of all: I know you’re right I’m just not ready to hear it

[@tsherman393]

Lol :)

[@devinwhitaker9255]

Same

[@raymondmorrow7926]

my heart hurts during this video

[@jakehirst3280]

Amanda Cooper we good now

[@spencerwarren9219]

He might want to eat his words now. 6 and 6 and playing vandy tomorrow.

[@CJDavis-ij4df]

I'm a Bama fan and I remember getting smoked by Tennessee 7 years in a row 95-'01. I truly miss when the rivalry was competitive and intense.

[@jaxonsikes391]

C.J. Davis it was competitive this year

[@sassycat3653]

@@jaxonsikes391 yes definitely even tho they lost it was an amazing game

[@sassycat3653]

@@jaxonsikes391 Sadly Tua got hurt hopefully the man gets better.

[@rollerskaters6492]

I lived those years...even went to one of those games and sat right in the middle of 100s of bama fans underneath the big vols sign on the top...never had that much fun at a ball game.im so ready for a upset win.

[@stephendean2896]

We all do

[@ArchangelsSword]

As a Arkansas fan, hang in there Tennessee, and know that you are not alone in the suffering.

[@joemama1305]

WPS

[@fredwright987]

Only in the swc did as my do anything of impotence

[@Master_Harrison86]

Thanks brother.

[@roybaker6902]

Add Ole Miss to the list.

[@porchtalk1054]

@drsamw pepper You could beat them you never say never in College Football

[@jacoblong3541]

Who would’ve thought Philip Fulmer would make Tennessee a basketball school

[@strtngfrsh]

Fulmer hasn't made TN a basketball school, this is just his second year, he's still cleaning uncovering and cleaning up shit left before him.

[@ragincajun7625]

Rick Barnes made UT a basketball school.

[@superdragUSA1]

Probably Mike Hamilton.

[@t.j5924]

Basketball school?? Lmao,, yall suck at that sport as well😂😂

[@matthewwood7245]

@@t.j5924 You kidding I hope. Lady Vols have owned for years!

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

7-5 after starting out 1-4. Boom

[@sassycat3653]

Yes and they were playing well they were just playing amazing teams well other then the first two teams

[@smeagolisavolsfan1589]

Amen

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

Tennessee has the second longest winning streak in college football at this current moment

[@smeagolisavolsfan1589]

@@moneymikegotuvideos312 yessir. Albeit against bad teams, it is definitely a huge trend in the right direction

[@sassycat3653]

@@smeagolisavolsfan1589 Tennessee is supposed to have an amazing offense next year I mean their going to be a power house

[@tchrishoward]

Ultimately, it was Mike Hamilton that ruined Tennessee football. Whether you agree with the firing of Fulmer or not, he should have had a suitable replacement ready to go before firing him.

[@geemac7267]

Hiring Derek Dooley was inexcusable. He had no business coaching a major program (which we were at the time) and it showed. The Kiffin hire I can forgive, because he was a hot name and recruiting would have been great. He just screwed us. But Dooley to follow that up? Stupid.

[@kdcntn]

Yea. And did I miss that part about Kiffin shaming UT in the video? I don't recall it.

[@tidefanyankee2428]

@@geemac7267 To be fair, the cupboard was pretty much bare when Dooley got there and there were a lot of "off the field" issues. Dooley had to clean those up too, to improve the Vols image.

[@TheHardTake]

Mike HAMILTON was a good guy I grew up his parents my neighbors. He was there for the championship.

[@dustinmccarley6141]

After he was fired i became a gotors fan

[@atlsooner85]

As an Oklahoma fan living in Georgia. Tennessee has become my home away from home. Love that state and its people. I've kinda adopted Tennessee as my second favorite team. I hope y'all get it together. GoVols!

[@beesting5693]

billy lomax Go Vols and Boomer Sooner

[@Smurk1100]

Idk who tf u met but everybody in TN mean

[@beesting5693]

Chase Nelson that’s a damn lie

[@sassycat3653]

@@Smurk1100 Mate you wrong on so many levels

[@sassycat3653]

@Lisa Cherry Yes especially since Jauan Jennings is a senior this year and going to the NFL next year I and definitely gonna miss that guy I still remember the Georgia game in 2016 34 to 31 Tennessee. My friends, family, and I lost it that day.

[@drboneman]

The biggest takeaway from this video is that you will never ever be as cool and do as much as Robert Neyland. You just won’t

[@warguppy]

As a Tennessee alum, I was fully expecting to be angry as a hornet about this video. But I watched it all and good on you. It is very respectful of the program, with thoughtful insight, great game video, historical knowledge and even a little boost for the Tennessee fan to keep their heads up. I was there during the Andy Kelly years. We were very good and a Saturday at Neyland was as good a college football experience that you can get. So sad to see empty seats and people leaving in the second half now. No fair-weather fan here though, but it's hard to pick up the pieces of this broken orange heart. Georgia State at home as a 26 point favorite, and we should have lost worse than we actually did. Pretty much seen in all, but I never expected that. Anyway, I digress. Good job on the video.

[@mr.cheesekake9755]

They turned their season around fortunately

[@CoreyLMoser]

Yeah but 2021 we seen him leave

[@gatorbodine2011]

I really liked the background music nice touch boss. Keep up the great content

[@ColeAdams]

Thank you very much! I think it was best to have the music reflect the topic so going forward I will try to make the music for each video!

[@noahhazell9845]

As a true Tennessee fan I sadly new this was coming.

[@jeremiahtisdell4823]

What of yall lose to Chattanooga

[@ColeAdams]

Noah I hope you at the very least enjoy the video! Thanks for watching and lets hope they can start improving!

[@noahhazell9845]

Cole Adams it was a great vid

[@noahhazell9845]

Jeremiah Tisdell 😶

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

Jeremiah Tisdell didn’t happen

[@jeffmcknight4818]

Watching in November 2020. Nothing has gotten better. 😭

[@itszerx]

Ikr

[@tannerburger1988]

😢😢😢

[@RylanMoffitt]

FIRE PRUITT

[@montecarlo4294]

@@RylanMoffitt Done

[@foxnoel9434]

Anyone here after they just fired Pruitt and McDonald’s bag gate 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrBrranch]

lmaoooooooo

[@theblackpic1111]

wow

[@BIG_L.O.E]

As a player from 06 to 09 I was there when we were winning and then thru the instability of what followed the 2007 season...its really sad bc we worked hard af everyday and was taking Ls

[@PallahDaOracle]

Hey you could've been there when Butch Jones was there! You won the SEC east at least...

[@worldtravel9967]

@@PallahDaOracle won the sec east lol

[@THETOYFROMTHESCHANNEL]

I went to school with erik ainge

[@dacypher22]

Yeah, a program can't survive playing head coach musical chairs like they did. I can only say you guys did your best in an unstable environment that couldn't get settled.

[@BIG_L.O.E]

@@PallahDaOracle True but I'll never be a champion of life haha

[@noahcricket]

Downfall of the university of Miami I love them but man I’m getting pretty pissed

[@noahcricket]

U Haul yeah boi 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@noahcricket]

FSU don’t got shit on us

[@braylonoscar4522]

Yeah we need a new kicker in my opinion that’s why we lost to Florida and North Carolina

[@noahcricket]

U Haul in man what’s up bro I thought we would have a good year

[@jonathanneal9399]

The rise and fall of Florida college football period with the exception of UCF. CFB is best with Miami, Florida, and Florida State all have good teams

[@AMIRAHGABRIELLE]

I’m a proud Tennessean who loves TN football games on Saturday. There have been many mistakes on different levels in the football program. I wear my orange 🧡proud on game day though. I’m being patient and hopeful for our young men who represent us.

[@fairplay8132]

#GBO #VFL

[@chriswallace1900]

I'm amazed how David Cutcliffe leaving for Ole Miss and Duke is never mentioned for our downfall. He only helped recruit, coach and call the plays for Heath Shuler, Peyton Manning and Tee Martin. Cutcliffe is the main reason Peyton came to Knoxville. Cutcliffe also greatly improved Erik Ainge as well as our offense. Letting David get away was much, much worse than firing Fulmer.

[@SplashBang__]

Who's here after Tennessee winning the bowl game against Indiana

[@thompsonreed244]

im here after had a 3 win season with an all conference schedule

[@erikkunkle9574]

Perfect ending and great video. You hit the nail on the head. It's the AD (the whole department) and boosters. True fans will stick it out. I suffered through the 90s -07 with Clemson. Good Luck!!! At least beat the coots.

[@deshawnthomas]

Watching Clemson mollywhoop Bama in the natty last year was the closest thing I got to seeing a team in orange do them dirty. I just squinted really hard and pretended Trev and Higgins were playing for us hahaha. All love to y'all though, one hell of a program they got over there!

[@hailtotheredskins3133]

Fall? That’s already happened... we on the rise now baby! Who’s with me?

[@brodyervin8727]

Hail to the Redskins me baby

[@hailtotheredskins3133]

fluffy foot I know how bad it must be. I used to live in TN. As a UT fan, it was awesome. As a Georgia fan, must be awful. And we play Indiana

[@brodyervin8727]

fluffy foot in a Tennessee fan that lives in Georgia and that sucks

[@holdensharpless5637]

@@brodyervin8727 LOL, you prob get so much hate, I can't get to much because, nothing against Tennessee, Gorgia is better

[@brodyervin8727]

@@holdensharpless5637 yeah it sucks

[@diabetickid3064]

bleed orange forever, even if we bleed often.

[@the_alaskan_yeti2652]

Should probably get that checked out by a doctor

[@Jesus_loves_you12]

@@the_alaskan_yeti2652 Jesus loves you

[@Jesus_loves_you12]

Jesus loves you

[@jeremyramsey8804]

I can tell you what happened. The Haslams is what happened to Tennessee football. Get them and their money out of knoxville and the program will bounce back.

[@UnderArmour331]

Jeremy Ramsey This! So much this!!

[@matthewodoherty2622]

What do u mean by that?

[@jeremyramsey8804]

I mean what Jerry Jones is to tje Dallas cowboys the Haslam's are to UT. They dictate who is hired and fired because they have dumped so much money into the university.

[@1stofer]

Yep..no coach wants to deal with them. Look at the Browns...

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

Interesting view point when you equate them to Jerry Jones.

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

The Haslams are what ruined Tennessee football.

[@donaldtramp470]

They're sleazy

[@randyreno7118]

Yep. Fulmer wouldn't kiss their ass and they were determined to fire him before he reached Neylands win record

[@richardalvarado-ik9br]

Well seeing whutz been going on in Cleveland, yuh could be right!

[@thechemelyon6150]

I'm a long time TN fan. And I'm not mad. You're 100% correct. I always say I'm gonna jump ship, but I can't. For better or worse, they're my team.

[@MrOldrock1]

I remember when I lived in Nashville in the mid 90's. Georgia was struggling under Goff and Donnan and UT was getting all the GA high school recruits. John Adams wrote a piece in the Tennessean slamming UGA as a "Once Proud Program." Karma John Adams.

[@justamaninTN]

UT fan and I hate John Adams, Jimmy Hyams and Bob Kesling. They all suck.

[@EnjoyEB]

Bobs good. He isn't a journalist like the other two. Just play by play and Vol Calls. Otherwise id agree

[@justamaninTN]

Eric Barger We must disagree on Bob. He sucks. No emotion, no energy, lame ass calls.

[@rogergoddard1234]

John who?

[@hoodoolem]

You should have mentioned that Fulmer was fired immediately before he would complete the number one recruiting class in the nation. A class that included Taj Boyd who basically created the current Clemson program with his play.

[@robertcollins7137]

yes this video is bad in one respect saying CPF is a job stealer and he totally left out the Haslams and how they controlled the program

[@christenn32]

Because the dumb fuck Haslams are pretty anti-Fulmer, not sure why because the guy won 75% of his games over a 15 year stretch.

[@tatteddragonfly1]

robert collins that’s what he was. Lack of memory on Fulmer...😒

[@christenn32]

@@tatteddragonfly1 he didn't steal anyone's job, he did a BETTER job than Majors and was given the job.

[@dilanoliver2548]

You do awesome work Cole! Especially at 19, your killing the game. Keep it going

[@mseatac]

As an Oregon fan I must say, those grey unis are sick!

[@ethanwaller8683]

We haven't worn those since 2017 as we have traditionalist in power. Orange home tops and white pants or white road tops and white pants. The grays were cool, and it was an exciting time when they were on the field but those days are long gone from Knoxville.

[@chillr7733]

Plazas Security Literally so nice!!! But “Tradition”😪😪😪

[@tylerhowell9735]

@Jake Smith What does being traditionalist about uniforms have to do with winning? Alabama is extremely traditionalist when it comes to their uniforms and it hasn't done anything to their ability to win. Tradition is an absolute must for certain programs especially ones that have been around longer than a century. Plus you don't have a clue how annoying the Butch Jones era was due to his oversight trying to mute the band with complete bullshit songs. I had read a few things where they were planning on phasing out the band more and more and that's just wrong. Fight songs played by the band and running through the T are traditions that should never change. If we still had Butch Jones there's no telling what other things he would've tried changing.

[@sassycat3653]

@@ethanwaller8683 As long as Pruitt is our coach we wouldn't have them. Pruitt loves the old uniforms and said that they would only wear them.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

Yeah Ethan Waller, you could be that crappy Alabama team that only wears boring crimson and white with the player’s number on the helmet. That would be boring as hell to wear those and win 5 nattys in the last 11 years. I’ve heard that being an Alabama fan is a living hell.

[@bassworship50]

Let me start off by saying I am not a Tennessee fan. Saying that, I'll tell you that this is one of the best videos I have ever seen. How you took a very negative situation and made me feel good with optimism for that program is amazing to me. I remember the Glory Days seeing that I am 58 years old and I followed them through these current years because my boss at work is a Tennessee fan. I hope they get back to prominence because college football is better when Tennessee is fighting and has something to say about the SEC. As a Miami Hurricane fan, I understand the highs and I understand the Lows.

[@joshcondones2678]

As a titan fan/Tennessee volunteers i respect this video

[@JacksonJohnson979]

I still wish Tennessee had hired mike leach. Yes it would’ve sucked seeing that winning streak end against Tennessee but it would have not only been great for Tennessee but also for the sec.

[@JohnDoe-dm9bt]

Mike Leach isn't beating Nick Saban😂😂

[@zachbarton3665]

Nah you just wanted to keep pruitt.😂😂

[@JacksonJohnson979]

@@zachbarton3665 we are fine without Pruitt I just wish Pruitt was anywhere else but Tennessee but oh well his loss.

[@ragincajun7625]

Leach turned down the UT coaching job.

[@johncarolina4950]

Leach’s personality would not work at a major SEC school. One bad year, he’d go nuts in the media, say crazy shit about the fanbase and then get fired. Great coach, but he’s been at non blue blood programs for a reason.

[@Bosskid-lc8yf]

Who’s here after Tennessee has a #2 2021 recruiting class

[@justinalley3399]

not anymore there all the way down to 7th know

[@Wond3rland___]

I’m here after seeing the video in my recommended. I knew this would happen. From #2 to #11 and a 2-6 record.

[@markmakowaits1590]

Great Work Cole! As an Alabama Fan, I thought your Video and Words were very well written. Although I've never met You it's obvious that You are Extremely Talented and a Person of Class! Appreciate Your Hard Work!!! Keep it Up. Thanks from Alabama!!!

[@AdvaithKumar]

Was Waiting for Cole Adams Video!!, definitely see the amount of work you put in!! Thank you for inspiring me on my KZbin Journey!! Your an awesome KZbinr but even greater person!

[@ColeAdams]

Advaith you are one of the best people I have met so far and it was an honor being able to talk with you and about your journey! Keep working hard and doing what you love! Never let anyone else decide that for you.

[@JustAnotherRailfan2026]

This was inevitable. It pains me to watch this but it is true.

[@ColeAdams]

Well the great news is there is nowhere else to go but up!

[@JustAnotherRailfan2026]

Cole Adams yeah, I guess.........

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

Cole Adams ouch

[@JustAnotherRailfan2026]

John M yep

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

PredatorsGamingPS4 me and you brother

[@logansmitherman9314]

Keep fighting brothers from an alabama native and fan living in tn

[@heezded]

Great video Cole! On the topic of 2nd year head coaches, I was wondering if you'd consider making a video on Mississippi State's head coach, Joe Moorhead. He's an insanely good offensive coach, but I think there's a lot of state fans writing him off as a bad hire. Either way, great content and you got a new sub! :)

[@rockmyworldmusic]

Thanks for this video. I watched it for the 1st time 2 years ago and for some reason it popped backup on my suggestions today. Coach Josh shows a lot of promise. I am loving our hurry up offense.Tennessee gave the playbook to Alabama on how to beat Georgia.Their defense is incredible, but we hung the most points on them all season until the SCC championship game. It's looking like the championship game might be a repeat. Looking forward to how everything goes down next season. Go Vols!

[@bearsarefast1483]

does he know

[@Jesus_loves_you12]

@@bearsarefast1483 Jesus loves you

[@Jesus_loves_you12]

Jesus loves you

[@gmainjenks5387]

I would love it if you did one of these for Nebraska! Great video man!

[@davidlrogers]

as a Husker fan, i had the same thought. not even far off from Tennessee, hiring a former Raiders coach that was run out of the NFL lmao. and he could equally scold our fans for our lack of patience with Solich, whose only blemish was not being Tom Osborne and posting a 7-7 season in 2002 after losing his Heisman QB that helped take them to the Rose Bowl (of course, losing that was unacceptable because Husker fans would never accept a loss of any kind, much less in a championship game) but overall he was so much better than all the coaches that came after him. We did him dirty and I will always be ashamed of it for our fan base. Hopefully Frost can turn it around, some fans are already restless but most of us know it's going to take a long time to rebuild the culture and realize that top recruits don't want to go to a rebuilding program in Nebraska, they want to go to an every-year contender like Alabama, a storied franchise that still plays in big meaningful games like Ohio State, or a beautiful coastal city in California or Florida. they will only come if they believe in Frost and the program he's building, and believe they can get to the promised land and/or the NFL through Lincoln.

[@papateeins.c.155]

Hey, now that we have coach hype and he has completed year one at 7-6, are you going to make a continuation video that picks up from here? Really good summary from our glory days to the Pruitt disaster. GBO!!

[@spencercrouch2981]

Bro this was one of the greatest put together pieces that hit spot on what’s happened to VolNation. From one vol to another man this was awesome and Thankyou. #VFL #GBO

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

Tennessee v. Florida rivalry through first 12 matchups: Tennessee lead series 12-0-0 Since: Florida leads 28-8 Florida's tormenting of Tennessee is no doubt a part of the reason for their downfall.

[@romanfields7900]

What is wrong with Vol football? You fired Phillip Fulmer. That's it. Tennessee ain't fielded a team since 2007. Glad we got that settled.

[@jimvols]

Awesome video. Mike Hamilton truly made some baffling decisions. It's so frustrating seeing the coaches we passed on. Thanks for pointing out how the fans are staying loyal though. We lost to Georgia St. in the opener and yet Neyland was still loud and filled to the brim versus BYU the following week. We have a really special fan base, it's just unfortunate that we also happen to have a very vocal online contingent that seems to get everyone's attention (i.e. calling for Pruitt's head already). All in all, great video. Subscribed.

[@michaelblaszkiewicz7283]

LANE KIFFIN KILLED TENNESSEE FOOTBALL, HE IS DISEASE . Thank God I am a Clemson fan.

[@deshawnthomas]

Haha I remember that time I binged all of your "downfall of ____________" videos one day... Not particularly thrilled to see us finally here... but hey! Go Vols! Edit: Oof. That was a rough trip down my college memory lane!)

[@nursenic03]

As Georgia Bulldog fan I can’t wait to put 60 up on the vols tonight

[@danielwatkins1234]

1 Ob I sure wish we did. To me 43-14 is a sad win. I was hoping we’d score 60

[@zeebee9356]

Thanks for this documentary. I live in Central Florida, but lived in Knoxville while my then husband attended UT. We lived at Golf Range, the apartments for UT married students. Our neighbors were Phil Fulmer, his first wife Renee and their little son, Philip, Jr. Coming from another country, I'd never been to a college game, nor had any idea that football was so integral to the tradition and culture of most universities. I fell in love with the VOLS after attending a couple of games. And now 50 years later, I remain a loyal fan of the VOLS. Go Big Orange🏈🏈🏈

[@austindennis8797]

I’m a Tennessee fan and I think Pruitt is still recovering from the shit that happened before. There’s a big gap in talent right now in the team but once some of these younger players he recruited get going I think we’ll be alright

[@chillingguy8386]

Austin Dennis hey the season ended well

[@grantcross5371]

As a Tennessee fan this video is all my family talks about at the dinner table

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

This video is spot on. The downfall definitely started after Tennessee fired Coach Phil Fulmer and Mike Hamilton chose Lane Kiffin over Gary Patterson, Brian Kelly, Mike Leach, and one that the video did not mention, Air Force's Troy Calhoun. When Kiffin left us out to dry right before signing day and left us with sanctions and recruits leaving, you almost couldn't get anyone of significance to come here. Instead of Dooley, Hamilton should have not pulled the trigger on a panic hire by hiring Derek Dooley. Instead, Assistant Coach Kippy Brown should have been allowed to be interim for a year to give us more time to get us a better coach. In 2012, I didn't know that Mike Gundy was interested in coming to Tennessee. I remember hearing that they talked and offered him a deal, but he stayed at Oklahoma State after getting a raise there. I remember several coaches saying they weren't interested because Dooley left the cupboard almost bare. And our top choice, Charlie Strong, ended up using the Vols to stay at Louisville with a pay raise. That is why we ended up with Jones. He was like our fifth choice, and the first one that said "Yes, I will take the job." In 2017, when Butch was fired, there were rumors that Tennessee were in talks with Gruden on being the new Head Coach. I knew Jon Gruden wouldn't come to Knoxville, but John Currie and the Administration should have came out and said that wasn't going to happen. And they should have put out feelers on who they were interested in. When it came out that Schiano was Currie's top choice and he was interested in the job, I remember like, "We could have done better, but Schiano, he's not a bad choice, either. He is an experienced and serviceable coach that could possibly turn things around." Then, when many Tennessee fans protested the hire and there was a huge backlash on social media and scared Currie into pulling out of the deal, I was telling friends, "Watch. This is not going to turn out well for the Vols as it was a bad look for our AD to back out of the deal with his top choice for Head Coach due to a vocal part of the rabid fan base. I knew we were going to get a Coach that wouldn't be as good as Butch was." And the way many of the fans reacted to the hire, that was also a bad look in the eyes of the media and rest of the World." I knew that the coaching search was going to be bad after that, but I nor anyone else anticipated how much worse and how embarrassing it was going to become. As far as hiring Pruitt, here is why I think Fulmer went after him and hired him. 1. He wanted to go the route of getting a coach from the Nick Saban coaching tree and see if he could get the next Kirby Smart. However, Pruitt wasn't a hot commodity like Kirby Smart was when Georgia hired him and Smart actually had more success as an Assistant than Pruitt. 2. The Administration and boosters wanted to go the cheap route instead of dumping a huge load of cash in the lap of a proven coach and that is another reason we ended up with Pruitt. And now, we see where that got us today.

[@jamesmoore464]

It got us to number 2 in the country you stupid bitch.

[@trevorbarnhill3399]

@@jamesmoore464 I did this post over a year ago when we were still in bad shape. But we are number two in the country and ranked number one in the playoffs. We are definitely in a much better place now with Coach Josh Heupel. He has brought in a winning attitude and he has those kids believing in themselves and that they can beat anyone on Saturdays. Under Heupel's leadership, I will say that he has got us lightyears ahead of where I thought we'd be right now. And it is great that Tennessee football is fun to watch again and we are now back to being relevant as a College Football program.

[@brettk9316]

Only issues with some of those coaches like Leach and Patterson is not sure can bring in elite recruits to compete in SEC sure they can coach up guys and play call well, but will need to hire good recruiting staff as well to bring in Top 5 to Top 15 recruiting talent on a yearly basis.

[@whitestguyuknow]

It's really nice how to start with you go through a list of positive points related to the team you're mentioning

[@alex5308]

Butch Jones = Amazing recruiter, all the talent in the world. Bad Coach

[@robjohnson8861]

Really, so what was Fulmer then? The wheels came off for Fulmer in 2005. The school gave him 3 more years. So, last 4 years for Fulmer 29-21 Bowls 1-1

[@jws2589]

Who's here after jumping to 3rd in the 2021 recruiting rankings?

[@TheAndeeezy]

I wonder how y’all got there😂

[@ThoseTwinsDad]

@@TheAndeeezy Dollar menu, people can't resist a bad full of McChickens

[@RBYU001]

I’m a BYU fan and we have had the same struggles in the last 20 years. But I had a ton of friends and family that said this was one of the best experiences they’ve had in following BYU around the country. Said the UT fans were the nicest ppl. Good luck to them

[@cranialdiscomfort]

This was actually a really well-made video. Great history lessons and entertaining to watch. Hit the nail on the head.

[@volunteerpyro704]

Press "F" to pay respects for the once great UT football program

[@datguy5743]

Volunteer Pyro f Maybe one day the vols will be relevant again

[@jacksonbowman9936]

Volunteer Pyro I think we good now 8-5 with a bowl game We good

[@itszerx]

F

[@jimmyhurley2282]

Appreciate the effort and most of your content is solid. Yet, you can NOT evaluate the fall of our football team without even mentioning Jimmy Haslam. He is the reason we are where we are. You were close man. And as far as where we are as a team today, we have around 60 freshmen and sophomores on our roster. This has to be highlighted. I do appreciate your optimism on sticking with our current coach and his staff.

[@jatlas251]

Great video!! I’m sad too. But not giving up on my Vols.

[@emmettledoux7757]

The downfall of the Tennessee football program initiated when they fired one of the goats in Phillip Fulmer. I used to watch him in the early 2000s build the program and create a legacy with good staff. I felt bad when he left, he was the blueprint of the program.

[@Zach-gq9cw]

This team is on the right track now 5-3 in the SEC. When was the last time that happened?

[@justamaninTN]

2015. Before that, 2007.

[@williep5063]

Wish that I was on ole rocky top down in the Tennessee hills

[@williep5063]

Once I had a girl on good ole rocky top half bear and the other half cat

[@davidlarge6159]

@@williep5063 wild as a mink but sweet as sody pop, i still dream about that!

[@SlaterCAST]

Rocky Top you'll always be home sweet home to me.

[@johnnywhite468]

Good ole' Rocky Top!

[@SlaterCAST]

Rocky Top Tennessee. Rocky Top Tennessee!

[@stevenrussell9890]

This video made me relive the good, the bad, and the ugly...now I’m just ready for what the rest of this season has in store.

[@greeproductions1]

Welp, this was made 3 years ago and now they just threw the goal post into the river after taking down Alabama, good turn around.

[@Jesus_loves_you12]

Jesus loves you

[@baylorsmith555]

Yeah we Tennesseans really hate loosing at football. Wars we win, but football games we haven’t won since 1998.

[@KINGCHRIS_XI]

“Brick by brick” -Butch Jones

[@georgetheofanous6792]

I'm not a Tennessee fan, but this was a well thought out and comprehensive analysis. Well done, Sir.

[@chrismartindale7840]

I told everyone, Derek Dooley is a bad idea. Everybody is like, give him a chance. Then after his second 5-7 season they were saying fire him and I was saying told you so.

[@robjohnson8861]

20 games in Dooley 8-12 Jones 8-12 Pruitt 8-12

[@TheNavyguy44]

It’s silly to count Pruitt out already. You went in on him and then said you should keep him. This team will be fine with consistency.

[@ThoseTwinsDad]

This didn't age well lol

[@MrTekdude]

Fantastic vid, I'm not even a tennessee fan and I'm impressed with this vid.

[@Thacitykg.]

When I was a kid Tennessee Florida was huge

[@sassycat3653]

I am 14 and Tennessee Alabama is still big the competitiveness still goes and I am from Michigan and my father is from Tennessee.

[@sweettea1248]

We had a comeback season tho

[@maxgreenberg4763]

As a vols fan, I 100% appreciate this video. Thx so much

[@papajoe145]

It's hard to face the facts, all I know is my head has been spending around for 10yrs. When will it stop...A fan for 45yrs and will die a FAN. GO VOLS!!!!

[@jordanwhitfield831]

Give Pruitt some time programs aren’t built over night and second when nick saben was hired at bama they didn’t win a national championship in their first year so you gota give these programs time to build it dabo swinney 8 years to build Clemson into a power house and I believe In Pruitt I know he can do it

[@jeffharrison1277]

Jeremy will make a great HC but he must be given time.If TN will give him 2 more years after this one,he will right the ship.

[@shchorss]

Yet again, Nick Saban went to a Sugar Bowl in his second season and had Alabama ranked 4th in the country before losing to Utah. It was obvious that he had Alabama on track to become a title contender. Jeremy Pruitt has not even managed to do what Nick did in his first season.

[@shchorss]

ImNotMad ButUR That’s what I’m getting at.

[@jordanwhitfield831]

Maxwell Overton hater

[@beesting5693]

ImNotMad ButUR i appreciate you defending UT. Pruitt IS a good coach, however he’s a young head coach. And yea, he needs time to learn the ropes. But i I truly think if he’s given the time to prosper, he may have a statue on campus one day.

[@Metcraft2]

As a bama fan i recognize TN as our biggest rivals even over Auburn to me anyway but a good rivalry game needs both sides playing at their top level so I hope TN can get back on track gl.

[@carvingthegorge1687]

UT football started going downhill when they started spending all that money on stadium expansion instead of buying players like they used to.

[@danielgoertz2664]

HAHAHA! That's funny, man. Buying players is how a lot of NCAA programs operate. It's still freakin' funny.

[@jordanwhitfield831]

No the downfall happened when Fulmer resigned and that’s when problems happened

[@jordanwhitfield831]

Carving the Gorge and first off it’s called recruiting not buying players what is this soccer now nope

[@davidstoner6604]

That is funny.

[@c11macomb18]

You should do the downfall of the Atlanta hawks or the Cleveland Cavaliers or the New York kniks

[@bustercherry9643]

The Hawks have never really been up. Hard to do a downfall video on them.

[@parkercook288]

Buster Cherry Wilkins era was pretty good, and they had that 60 win season in 2015 but yeah you’re right

[@jacoblong3541]

Buster Cherry They were really good 2016-2017 but blew up their roster

[@dolphinsfan31]

I’m an Atlanta Hawks fan and we used to be a consistently good team, but we didn’t win any titles in that winning stretch. We aren’t a good team now, but hopefully, Trae Young and John Collins can lead us back to the promise land in a few years from now.

[@toddchesser8647]

@@dolphinsfan31 Atlanta has never seemed to have pro teams that ever really get "over the hump" to win a championship except the one World Series that the Braves brought us. They get close and fall away

[@fishera1]

This video turned out to be surprisingly optimistic

[@129Garage]

If we're able to keep this whole coaching staff together then there will be a lot of wins ahead, most of the best players on the team are freshmen. That's good coaching and recruiting.

[@jmo2475]

As a Gator fan I hope Pruit gets a 10 year contract extension.

[@ilovekatescott8057]

Josh Mo Lifetime extension would be nice

[@codymclemore4816]

"bad loss in Tuscaloosa"? We lost by 5 points lol we should've won all 4 games we lost that year.

[@codymclemore4816]

@OBServe Garage thats the 09 game. Also the last time I cried over a loss. I just knew it was gonna get blocked again lol

[@johnnyroberts3761]

*Coach Duggs has entered the chat*

[@anthonylynch423]

As a Tennessee fan and one who still lives here, you nailed it all in this video! I miss the glory days! From Peyton to Casey Clausen. That was Tennessee at their peak. You forgot to mention Tennessee being ranked #2 going into the SEC Championship against #20 LSU, if we win, we face Miami in the BCS title game, and we blew it. I believe that was 2001.

[@Ogga137]

As a fellow Tennessee fan, at least we are back now! GBO!!!🍊

[@adriansmith5279]

To Every Tennessee Fans reading this, I m praying for you and hope you team gets better because you deserve Better. Stay in there Tennessee not the end of the world!

[@ianmangham4570]

AMEN and Thankyou kindly

[@stevel02]

I would be interested to see a video about the rise, fall, and rise again of Kansas State Football

[@loukiss6729]

Kansas State has always mostly been below average

[@scottymocap3526]

Great video, you nailed it. I grew up in Knoxville during the Bill Battle years, went to UT during the Johnny Majors years, and my blood still runs deep orange. I like Pruitt, but I don’t see us beating Alabama or Florida or Georgia anytime soon. Hell, we can’t even beat Vanderbilt! First things first. Let’s beat Vanderbilt and go from there! In the meantime, let’s get drunk and at least enjoy ourselves while we’re losing football games!

[@quintonpratt4716]

As a vfl I appreciate the video done with awesome facts and respect for the program. It's a sad fact that we are not anywhere near what we should be but we'll see what happens.

[@darkparallax8459]

Go big orange. Hopefully soon it turns around again.

[@FuzzyBears..]

When Tennessee didn’t hire one of there own and hired a high school coach. You get what you deserve.

[@EnjoyEB]

when did any of this happen? You're better than this

[@CBright7831]

Thank you for not bringing up those awful Jon Gruden rumors that occurred when we were looking for a new Coach in 2012 and 2017.

[@smithnwesson990]

Losing to Georgia State at home says it all. Hope they get back on track