Tennessee Expert Drops EPIC Truth on Vols & What's NEXT! | Sports Talk J

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Really good interview with STJ..he is a golfer but knows Tennessee fan base and Tennessee football. He recognizes and respects all teams. No blowing smoke with him. Fun listen.

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[@walkerroadrevivalrevelatio565]

STJ has a bead on the Tennessee Volunteer football and the greatest fan base GBO😊

[@clintgrizzel2080]

Heupel has the TN rebuild probably a year ahead of schedule. TN has improved defensively each season, recruiting has improved each year, I think Heupel and his staff have built it the right way. They prioritize keeping players they want instead of going after big names in the portal. Keeping players allows for more development, consistency and buy in to the culture/program. Players have more pride than hired mercenaries from the portal. I think Heupel and his staff also are very good at budgeting their NIL funds as far as prioritizing key positions (QB, OL, DL (pass rushers) and offensive skill players. LB talent is improving but secondary players they don’t break the bank on compared to some other positions. QB, OL and WR is where a lot of the money goes on offense. Heupel doesn’t seem to need a 5* RB as his scheme creates a lot of advantages in the run game. On defense it’s DL with a stud pass rushers or two and a deep rotation of DL. LB’s seem to be getting more focus as TN is upgrading speed and athleticism. I think this past season proved two good starting CB’s and one who is an All SEC type CB really makes the defense really tough. Only position that isn’t really talented is the safety positions. I think there is a lot of room for improvement at those positions. Will Brooks was effective but maximized his ability last season. If we had a top talent who is faster, quicker and more athletic there were even more plays to be made and the middle would’ve been more difficult for offenses to attack.

[@tylerledbetter6455]

Nico vs Arch is going to be Epic.

[@Ifbbprostevenwain]

When though ?

[@clintgrizzel2080]

May never happen if Nico leaves after this upcoming season unless TN plays Texas in the SECCG or in the playoffs. It is a game I would really like to see. TN vs Texas in the SECCG is very possible IMO. UGA and Bama will be playing new QB’s (get UGA in week 3 in Neyland and experienced QB’s struggle in Neyland let alone inexperienced QB’s). Nico in year 2 should be a significant advantage over a inexperienced QB making one of his first SEC road starts which happens to be in one of the toughest places to play in the country especially if it’s a night game. Bama and their QB situation I don’t have much confidence in. Maybe it’s Ty Simpson or Mack, maybe even the 5* freshman. Either way I don’t think any are going to play at a high level and if their run game isn’t significantly improved I’m not sure Bama will be consistent and effective against tougher defenses. Again Nico should give TN a significant advantage at the most important position…QB. Florida is the next to last game in late November. I think TN is still the better team overall. Lagway should be the best QB TN will see in the regular season and TN plays them in the Swamp. Lagway vs Nico could be a big time matchup between top tier SEC QB’s. Who knows what each teams health looks like by late November, which players have played beyond expectations and which have played below expectations. What is each team playing for? Is TN playing for a playoff spot and a possible SECCG? Is Florida playing for a bowl, maybe a playoff spot themself as beating TN would give them 9 or 10 wins and with their SOS it gets them in the conversation. I think TN should win 9 games. Then there is 3 tough games UGA, Bama and UF. Win 1 and TN is likely heading back to the playoff with another 10 win season. Win 2 and TN is probably in the SECCG and hosting a home playoff game. Win all 3 and i might consider putting a bad game plan together for the SECCG to get the advantage of the 5 seed in the playoff bracket while at the same time hopefully pissing my team off to where it lights a fire under them going into the playoff.

[@greenwave819]

Let's rematch with OSU and flip the script where they come down to Neyland OG

[@greenwave819]

next year ofc

[@charlesroution6329]

You don't want OSU they have a lot more talent

[@zachsanders-n4w]

@@charlesroution6329and lost one of if not the best defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator in the history of college football. Ryan day all by himself 😅😅

[@charlesroution6329]

@@greenwave819 you still got nobody that could cover Jeremiah Smith

[@charlesroution6329]

@@zachsanders-n4w u got nobody that can cover osu#4

[@channonlee6131]

Maybe Vols should stop the visiting teams from buying tickets just incase one of them might b a sign stealer and watch tv as well

[@herbiemac100]

LOL well we can laugh at Michigan over this. But they’re in trouble. I live up here in Michigan. Michigan hopes to do what our lawyers did. I am not even sure they have Tennessee toughness. You know after Tennessee took belt to ass. The NCAA hired more lawyers. We will see. But I think they will take Michigan’s National Championship away. I wish them good luck though.

[@mattSS-k8z]

Go Vols Baby

[@michaeld5770]

Got to win away games,!

[@KerryCarson-r3n]

G B O

[@CloudXi88]

Ohio state game was a game we didn't fully participate in... as in the team was injured and fans weren't aware. So we had high hopes only to go in and get destroyed. We didn't compete and fans were disappointed

[@alonzokincaid1362]

The only reason why we lost is because they stole our dagum signals. Stj has a video on it

[@walkerroadrevivalrevelatio565]

Like this channel it’s a great place for real football talk 😊

[@BG-1970]

A lot of us can! We got the ultimate bad draw and having to play at OSU was going to be next to impossible to beat them! Think where we were when Heup came to Tenn!

[@nealboswell8786]

There wasn't anything wrong with the quarterback play LAST year. We had a bunch of receivers that could not run routes OR get open. Our receiver corps play like; "Boy I sure hope I don't get hurt today."

[@andersonhutsell8368]

GBO

[@andersonhutsell8368]

Carnel Tate dropped to a 4* in the index.

[@Ifbbprostevenwain]

Wow.. and getting paid millions

[@clintgrizzel2080]

Ohio State blew out basically everyone in the playoff. Their final score against TN may have been their largest margin of victory but they jumped out to a big lead on Oregon and Notre Dame to where they really just needed to run clock offensively in the second half allowing for the final score to look closer than it really was. TN at least battled back and made it somewhat of a ball game going into halftime. If TN had played anyone else besides Ohio State I think TN could’ve won and if not would’ve played a very close and competitive game. I think TN beats UGA without Beck on a neutral field, I think TN would’ve matched up well with Penn St and ND. Oregon would’ve been tough but they didn’t fare much better against Ohio State so I feel like TN could’ve maybe been more physical and established an effective run game. Arizona we would’ve matched up well with as we would’ve held their run game in check. Clemson I think TN would’ve beaten. Texas would’ve been a tough matchup I think it would’ve been a rock fight with Texas ultimately making a few more plays in the passing game. Important to remember Nico was the least experienced QB of the teams that made the playoffs. The season and experience he gained last season will be huge for his development and will be one of the biggest reasons he takes a leap in his improvement between year 1 and 2. Nico managed the game and made sure not to lose TN games last season for the most part. He still made enough plays for TN when they absolutely needed him to which ended up being just enough to get the win. Arkansas is the only game where he didn’t that was close. I thought he played pretty well against UGA on the road as he kept us in it (1 score game until late in the 4th). I would’ve liked to have seen him try to push the ball down the field a little more as it’s hard to have success with a long methodical drive of 10+ plays against UGA on the road. Really need an explosive play or two on offense. Hopefully he improves in that area this coming season. Maybe it has to do with the WR’s not getting open, maybe the protection, maybe he was just taking what was there or really focusing on protecting the football and not turning it over. I see many in the media dismissing Nico as some are putting Pavia or Jackson Arnold ahead of him. That’s crazy IMO. Nico has elite talent and now has experience. Experience is usually a very big part of improving. Sellers was playing well last year but it’s hard to argue Nico doesn’t have a much higher ceiling. Arnold is going to a new offense, Pavia I think caught some by surprise, even players like Beck, Klubnik and Nussmeier who have experience and talented skill players don’t have Nico’s talent. Nico’s ceiling is higher than all three of those players. Thing is I think Nico’s floor isn’t far off from them either. Nico is going to lead TN to a 10+ win regular season. I really feel like TN wins 11 and 15-2 total. One loss in the regular season and lose the SECCG. TN loses the SECCG to Texas but gets revenge beating Texas in the rematch in the playoffs to win the natty. Texas wins the SEC title but TN wins the big one.

[@brockbriggs5192]

Noooooo the OSU game was wack bruhhhh I don't mind losing not like that tho

[@Toddsmith-q5l]

8-4 9-3 no proven WR no leading sec rusher new line. 25 bumpy year

[@Ifbbprostevenwain]

I disagree. That transfer rb, along with Lewis and the 2nd string will do fine. They got 2 o lineman in the portal. Defense returns a ton. We have the exact same schedule just locations flopped. Should be 10-2 or even 11-1. Also still have the spring portal to fill gaps.

[@Ifbbprostevenwain]

42-17 sucked but hey they went on to win the natty

[@Oldmandad007]

GBO and screw Forde

[@herbiemac100]

I changed my comment because STJ impressed me here in this interview.

[@channonlee6131]

Stop deleting comments girlie boy

[@kylemiller5505]

Is that Dwight from the office??

[@ridgerunner5772]

Lease ah Talent by the year..... College Sports in general is corrupted by Advertising, and in particular, GAMBLING. State Sanctioned Gambling..... A lot of the Allure is gone....

[@roosterrc6519]

Sports talk j ruined his show ,with the never ending talking about the sc and Michigan scandal

[@channonlee6131]

Your a coward as well is that bitter enough for you

[@alonzokincaid1362]

You dagum right bo

[@tonymosier4184]

He is Not a Tennessee expert! You could do much better finding someone else to discuss Tennessee

[@jamiemitchell2287]

Who is “high top” guy from Florida?

[@CFBAddiction]

Shelton from Hightop Sports here on KZbin.

[@clintgrizzel2080]

Heupel has the TN rebuild probably a year ahead of schedule. TN has improved defensively each season, recruiting has improved each year, I think Heupel and his staff have built it the right way. They prioritize keeping players they want instead of going after big names in the portal. Keeping players allows for more development, consistency and buy in to the culture/program. Players have more pride than hired mercenaries from the portal. I think Heupel and his staff also are very good at budgeting their NIL funds as far as prioritizing key positions (QB, OL, DL (pass rushers) and offensive skill players. LB talent is improving but secondary players they don’t break the bank on compared to some other positions. QB, OL and WR is where a lot of the money goes on offense. Heupel doesn’t seem to need a 5* RB as his scheme creates a lot of advantages in the run game. On defense it’s DL with a stud pass rushers or two and a deep rotation of DL. LB’s seem to be getting more focus as TN is upgrading speed and athleticism. I think this past season proved two good starting CB’s and one who is an All SEC type CB really makes the defense really tough. Only position that isn’t really talented is the safety positions. I think there is a lot of room for improvement at those positions. Will Brooks was effective but maximized his ability last season. If we had a top talent who is faster, quicker and more athletic there were even more plays to be made and the middle would’ve been more difficult for offenses to attack.

[@mm-oq5bo]

Go Vols!