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Volunteer State Podcast: Can't get no respect: Why Tennessee football still gets snubbed in rankings
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- Volunteer State Podcast: Can't get no respect: Why Tennessee football still gets snubbed in rankings
- Runtime
- 34:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Where's the love for Tennessee after the Vols smashed North Carolina State 51-10? Weren't the Wolfpack supposed to be a quality opponent? The Vols made them look like mincemeat.
So, explain how Tennessee lags behind at No. 9 in the US LBM coaches poll and No. 7 in the AP poll.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Adam Sparks and John Adams unpack what might be contributing to Tennessee's ranking and whether it matters.
Adams says he'd rank Tennessee within the top five – but he doesn't have an AP vote this year.
The crew also revises their record projections for Tennessee.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: In our newest CFP projections, hello, Tennessee Vols. Goodbye, LSU
- Runtime
- 58:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Our preseason College Football Playoff projections missed the mark.
I mean, Iowa? Was that pick for real, or a bad dream?
In any case, we're making revisions. At least we don't have to eliminate Notre Dame from the field. We never had the Irish in our projections.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams admit their mistakes and revise their playoff projections. Later in the episode, they examine Texas' frontrunner credentials after the Longhorns smashed Michigan, and the bill comes due for Hugh Freeze's miscalculation at Auburn.
Also, Week 3 picks against the spread!
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- We're talking Vols' Nico Iamaleava as 'Heismanaleava,' but are we overreacting?
- Runtime
- 24:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Season-opening performances don't get much better than that. It's Nico's time, and Tennessee Vols fans are rejoicing. Iamaleava checked all the boxes in Tennessee's win against Chattanooga. He's the real deal. Call him 'Heismanaleava?' Maybe we're jumping the gun on that one. Just by a smidge.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, John Adams and Adam Sparks revisit Iamaleava's splendid showing in Week 1 and what it means for the Vols' playoff aspirations. Tennessee didn't answer all the questions against Chattanooga. We'll get a better feel for its defense, the secondary in particular, when the Vols face North Carolina State on Saturday.
As for the Nico hype train? It's rumbling down the tracks. All gas, no brakes.
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- Dabo Swinney should retire, and Billy Napier is toast: Overreactions or smart takes?
- Runtime
- 58:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- If Dabo Swinney wants to stand on principle and refuse to take transfers at Clemson, then he should follow Nick Saban into retirement.
Also, Billy Napier's Florida tenure is toast after the Gators' flop against Miami.
Are those Week 1 overreactions, or smart takes?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams unpack those ideas and more after a tumultuous opening week.
The SEC's chance at five playoff teams took a hit after LSU and Texas A&M lost Top 25 nonconference clashes in their openers. Georgia deserves its frontrunner status, but did UGA show any vulnerability? Also, should Texas roll with Quinn Ewers or Arch Manning?
Those are topics under debate in this overreaction-or-smart take edition of the pod. Also, Week 2 picks against the spread!
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- Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel speaks after Chattanooga game
- Runtime
- 39:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tennessee plays Chattanooga on Saturday (12:45 p.m. ET SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium. Join us live after the game as Josh Heupel gives a post game press conference.
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- Boyd Sports and Covenant Health announce naming of Knoxville’s new multi-use stadium
- Runtime
- 17:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Boyd Sports and Covenant Health announce naming of Knoxville’s new multi-use stadium at a press conference held at the site of the future stadium on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
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- Volunteer State: Why it's College Football Playoff or bust for Tennessee Vols. And 9-3 won't cut it
- Runtime
- 29:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Preseason projections of Tennessee's 2024 record tend to come down to two options: 10-2 or 9-3.
That might not sound like much difference, but in the 12-team College Football Playoff era, it's probably the difference between making the playoff or not. Vols fans have their sights set on making the playoff in Josh Heupel's fourth season. Tennessee drew an accommodating schedule, and anticipation for Nico Iamaleava's first season as starting quarterback is off the charts.
Still, boobytrap games like those against Oklahoma and Florida could ensnare Tennessee's playoff hopes.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Adam Sparks and John Adams debate whether this season is playoff or bust for Tennessee.
Would 9-3 be an acceptable result in Big Orange Country? Probably not.
Not with a 5-star quarterback. Not with a schedule that includes just four preseason ranked teams. Heupel enjoys job security. He's entrenched, playoff or not. But, he should know expecta...
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- Why 12-team College Football Playoff won't ruin regular season; plus, Week 1 picks!
- Runtime
- 52:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Week 1 is loaded with marquee matchups involving SEC teams, but do season openers mean what they used to in this era of a 12-team College Football Playoff?
Florida State lost its opener against Georgia Tech, but the Seminoles retain a clear path to the playoff if they win the ACC Championship. However, that result still carried weight. It decreased the chances of the ACC qualifying multiple teams.
For SEC teams, these nonconference games could be the difference between earning an at-large playoff bid or not.
On today’s episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams discuss how the expanded playoff affects their perception of the regular season.
They also weigh in on Billy Napier’s job security and debate whether Georgia has earned “Alabama status.” The Bulldogs are heavily favored against Clemson.
The hosts finish by making their Week 1 picks against the spread.
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- The Volunteer State: Three burning questions as Tennessee football winds down preseason practice
- Runtime
- 34:11
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Preseason practice offers a glimpse at depth chart strengths and weaknesses. We're left with some questions.
One player we're not questioning: Nico Iamaleava. The buzz around Tennessee's redshirt freshman quarterback is reminiscent of the hype surrounding Peyton Manning, Heath Shuler and Condredge Holloway. Iamaleava is worthy of that hype.
Some other positions are on squishier footing.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Adam Sparks and John Adams discuss three burning questions that remain unanswered as preseason practice winds down and the Week 1 game against Chattanooga nears.
Among the topics are Tennessee's health at running back and wide receiver, and what the heck is going on with that defensive back rotation?
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Which 12 teams will make College Football Playoff? We lock in our picks
- Runtime
- 1:02:02
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- No more whimsical predictions. It's time to get serious and lock in our playoff picks before the season begins.
Yes, we made previous predictions in the winter, spring and earlier this summer, but those were fanciful ideas that come when the season is months away. But, let the record show: These are our final playoff predictions of the preseason.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams offer their 12 teams for the playoff. While they agree on some teams, they disagree on several. That includes multiple disagreements about SEC qualifiers.
Adams offers a sleeper from the SEC among his playoff picks, and he pulls a wild card for one of his final spots that leaves Toppmeyer speechless.
Meanwhile, Adams says one of Toppmeyer's playoff picks will be toast after Week 1.
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- What Tennessee football's branding deal with Pilot Corporation means for Neyland Stadium
- Runtime
- 33:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Why Georgia is the overwhelming favorite to win a national championship
- Runtime
- 42:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Georgia is the runaway preseason No. 1 team, and it doesn't matter who's voting. The AP Poll matched the US LBM Coaches Poll in putting the Bulldogs atop the rankings, by a wide margin.
Georgia isn't the only loaded team, though. Ohio State bursts with All-America talent, too.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams examine Georgia's credentials as preseason No. 1, and they unpack the idea of the SEC pushing for more than five playoff bids. Yes, more than five.
So, why is Georgia No. 1 and not Ohio State?
Two words: Kirby Smart.
Georgia's coach is one of three active coaches who have won a national championship, and he's got two. That inspires confidence and expectations. Also, two more words: Carson Beck. Georgia returned its star quarterback, while Ohio State will rely on transfer Will Howard.
Later in the episode, the hosts highlight a couple of SEC teams that might leave themselves on the playoff bubble even if they finish 10-2.<...
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- Austin-East High School students march from school to the City-County Building
- Runtime
- 18:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Austin-East High School students are marching from the school to the City-County Building downtown calling for policing reform.
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- University of Tennessee announces a Neyland Stadium naming rights deal with Pilot
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- University of Tennessee announces a Neyland Stadium naming rights deal with Pilot, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
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- Volunteer State Podcast: What Josh Heupel's recruiting hot streak means for Tennessee football
- Runtime
- 33:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Can we put to bed the narrative that Josh Heupel is an average recruiter?
That was one of the knocks on Heupel when Tennessee hired him in 2021. Since then, though, he’s been a steady recruiter – NIL helps – and he’s assembling his best class ever.
The Vols are on a recruiting hot streak. Their 2025 recruiting class is positioned for a top-10 national finish. Also, Heupel continues to be a dynamite recruiter of quarterbacks. Tennessee beat out Alabama and LSU to earn a commitment from five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon, the nation’s top-ranked prospect in the 2026 recruiting class.
On today’s episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Adam Sparks and John Adams examine the Vols’ recruiting heater and what it means for Heupel’s reputation on the trail.
Also, what will Tennessee’s quarterback depth charts look like in 2025 and ’26? The Vols will be stacked at the position in 2025, when Nico Iamaleava should remain the headliner, but will a transfer or t...
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Who's overrated and underrated from the SEC in preseason coaches poll?
- Runtime
- 49:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The SEC crowded out the competition in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. Nine SEC teams are ranked. That’s three more ranked teams than even the Big Ten.
Who’s overrated? Who’s underrated? And does the SEC possess a playoff sleeper team lurking under the radar?
On today’s episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams unpack the preseason Top 25 and what it means for the College Football Playoff.
They consider only two teams to be threats to the SEC reclaiming the national championship: Ohio State and Oregon. They also discuss why the Big Ten might be closer in strength to the ACC or Big 12 than it is to the SEC.
And they examine the preseason top 12 and rate each team as “IN” or “OUT” of the College Football Playoff. Adams boots five preseason top-12 teams from his list of playoff qualifiers, while Toppmeyer nixes three top-12 teams from his playoff field.
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- A most unusual trip to cover Todd Helton's Hall of Fame induction via plane, train, automobile
- Runtime
- 28:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Todd Helton earned induction to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Knox News literally traveled by plane, train and automobile to cover the ceremony.
The IT outages stranded reporter Mike Wilson in New York, so he kicked it old school and traveled by Amtrak to Upstate New York. There, in the idyllic town of Cooperstown, Helton earned his enshrinement.
A Knoxville native. A standout Vol. Now, a Hall of Famer.
Helton was a force of consistency throughout his 17-year career spent entirely with the Colorado Rockies. A sweet-swinging, slick-fielding first baseman, he posted a career .316 batting average.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and Mike Wilson unpack Helton’s journey from Knoxville to Cooperstown -- and Wilson’s hectic, circuitous journey there, as well.
They examine Tennessee’s impact on Helton’s career and why some Vols fans still remember him best as a quarterback.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Georgia football is out of control. Is Kirby Smart doing enough to stop it?
- Runtime
- 37:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Georgia football navigates another offseason marred by player disciplinary issues.
The latest: Wide receiver Rara Thomas faces a felony charge of child cruelty and multiple counts of family violence after his arrest last week. Thomas also got cited for three traffic incidents this offseason, adding to Georgia’s string of dangerous driving. Georgia suspended Thomas from the team indefinitely.
But, is Smart doing enough to slow Georgia's off-the-field incidents that keep piling up? And, could these disciplinary issues affect Georgia’s on-field performance?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams weigh in on the situation at Georgia.
The hosts say Smart should levy more discipline. Start by dismissing Thomas from the program. In reality, Smart probably won't do much. Coaches have little incentive to be heavy-handed with player discipline. If a coach dismisses an athlete, he can transfer to a conference rival in no time. Plus, there’s no evide...
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- Why Paul Finebaum is all in on Tennessee football – but we aren't quite there
- Runtime
- 37:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Paul Finebaum's optimism grows for Tennessee football.
The SEC Network's opinion king emerged from SEC media days feeling more bullish about the Vols' playoff chances and their place within the conference pecking order.
Is that sunny outlook warranted?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and Adam Sparks re-evaluate Tennessee's playoff prospects and assess whether their estimation of Tennessee has improved, regressed or stayed about the same throughout the offseason.
Their verdict: A 9-3 record is more likely than a playoff berth, but an accommodating schedule nonetheless helps make Tennessee a playoff contender.
Also in this episode, an update on the latest developments in the Neyland Entertainment District project that would bring a hotel, restaurant and bar to liven the area around the stadium near the riverfront, at the expense of the G10 parking garage.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Hot seat update: Will these 4 SEC football coaches be fired? If so, when?
- Runtime
- 52:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The mercury is rising on the SEC’s hot seat before the season even begins.
Multiple SEC coaches face potential make-or-break seasons. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) and Billy Napier (Florida) are battling the most heat prior to their openers, but Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) and Shane Beamer (South Carolina) also will encounter critical seasons.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams take the temperature of those four jobs.
Beamer is the only member of the quartet above .500 during his tenure, but the Gamecocks are coming off a season of regression. If Pittman’s record doesn’t rebound after last year’s tailspin, he could trigger a performance clause in his contract that would allow Arkansas to fire him for a discount. Napier’s Gators face one of the nation’s toughest schedules. Lea’s last SEC win came in 2022.
The hosts predict three of these four coaches will be fired, but they disagree on which three and debate the timing of the firings.
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- Greg McElroy hypes Nico Iamaleava’s Heisman Trophy campaign. Is Tennessee quarterback deserving?
- Runtime
- 34:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tennessee didn’t select Nico Iamaleava to be among its contingent at SEC media days, but that did little to contain the hype for the Vols’ ballyhooed redshirt freshman quarterback.
The Nico train is out of the station, and ESPN’s Greg McElroy jumped into the conductor’s seat this week when he predicted Iamaleava will be a Heisman Trophy finalist. That’s lofty praise for a guy with one career start, but Iamaleava oozes talent.
On today’s episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Adam Sparks and John Adams outline Iamaleava’s path to becoming a Heisman finalist and predict whether he’ll be among those in New York City.
While no one expects Iamaleava to wilt, part of his Heisman candidacy will be hitched to Tennessee’s playoff status.
So, which side of the Heisman finalist cut does Iamaleava fall on? The hosts issue a split verdict.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: How the Big Ten can close gap on SEC– with Florida State and Clemson
- Runtime
- 46:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Greg Sankey says the SEC is 16 strong today and will remain at 16 strong tomorrow.
What about the day after that? How about next year? Sankey has less to say about that subject.
Meanwhile, fissures linger in the ACC. Florida State wants out of the ACC. The Seminoles and Clemson are both suing the ACC. That's not the sign of a league in harmony.
If FSU, Clemson and others defect, where would they go?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams discuss the possibility of additional SEC expansion and whether the SEC's standing would be damaged if FSU and Clemson wound up in the Big Ten.
The SEC might be content at 16, but the risk of standing on the sideline amid further realignment would be the Big Ten growing stronger and narrowing the competitive gap. Adding FSU and Clemson would bring the B1G closer to the SEC. And, for the first time, the Big Ten would penetrate the South.
Later in the episode, Toppmeyer and Adams react to some of Nick...
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- The Volunteer State: Why Tennessee football should brace for disrespect at SEC media days
- Runtime
- 28:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Should Tennessee expect a dose of disrespect when the media who cover the SEC vote next week to predict the conference's standings?
Probably a hint of it, at least.
Like the Vols, programs like Alabama and LSU offer a mixture of strengths and lingering questions, but Tennessee might struggle to keep up with those programs in the vote. History sways the vote, and Tennessee spent years swimming in mediocrity before Josh Heupel's arrival, while Alabama and LSU thrived.
On today's episode, Blake Toppmeyer, John Adams and Adam Sparks predict where Tennessee will be picked in the media's projected order of finish.
Their verdict: Tennessee will be picked No. 6. But, two of the hosts think the Vols should be picked higher than that.
Also in this episode, an explanation for why quarterback Nico Iamaleava did not make the cut to represent the Vols at media days in Dallas.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: If Georgia football is No. 1 in the SEC, then who's No. 2?
- Runtime
- 48:38
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- If Georgia is No. 1 in the SEC, then who's No. 2?
The media who cover the SEC will vote to predict the standings next week. The elimination of divisions adds intrigue to the vote. The Bulldogs likely will be picked to win the conference.
But, will the media go with newcomer Texas at No. 2? Or, maybe blue blood Alabama? Others like Ole Miss shouldn't be ignored, either.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams weigh in on who they expect to be No. 2 in the media's vote. They also offer how they're predicting the top five spots in the SEC standings. They agree on Georgia at No. 1, but then the debate gets interesting. Alabama barely makes their top-five cut.
Later in the episode, Toppmeyer shares insights from his recent interview with Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, who is embracing lofty Year 1 expectations.
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: If SEC expands to 20 teams, consider these four ACC schools
- Runtime
- 43:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As a 16-team conference with Oklahoma and Texas on board, the SEC is an undeniable super league.
The SEC doesn't need to expand again. But, don't rule out the SEC wanting to, especially if the ACC fractures.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference is focused on its current membership, but he didn't entirely shut down the idea of further expansion, when asked directly.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams unpack Sankey's comments and why they might point toward the possibility of the SEC becoming interested in ACC members, if the ACC's media rights deal doesn't hold.
Florida State and Clemson are suing the ACC, amid an ongoing battle with the ACC's contract that has, thus far, glued its membership in place.
Toppmeyer and Adams offer differing opinions on which four ACC schools the SEC should target, should those schools become available.
Later in the episode, an examination of the College Football Hall of Fame candidacies ...
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- The Volunteer State: Tennessee baseball remains CWS favorite, but which teams are top threats?
- Runtime
- 24:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tennessee baseball enjoys prime positioning to reach the College World Series finals. The Vols' epic rally against Florida State in their first game in Omaha will go down as the one of the top moments in program history. Will it also be the moment that unlocked the path to win the program's first-ever national championship?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and Mike Wilson rewind Tennessee's first two victories and assess what's ahead for the Vols.
Wilson says Tennessee remains the team to beat in Omaha. He identifies two others from the SEC on the opposite side of the bracket as top threats: Kentucky and Texas A&M.
Tennessee fans are making their presence felt in Omaha. Pat Summitt's Lady Vols won their last national championship in 2008. Tennessee's women's indoor track and field team won a national title in '09. Since then, Vols fans have been ravenous for something big to celebrate.
Insert Tony Vitello and his Vols.
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- Title
- The Volunteer State: Why Vitello ranted about TN baseball's success & a College World Series preview
- Runtime
- 30:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- How to define success? And what are some good vacation destinations in Mexico?
Tony Vitello has answers to these questions. He also has another College World Series team on his hands. Tennessee’s baseball coach uncorked a lengthy rant after his Vols advanced to the CWS, during which he literally quoted the definition of success from the dictionary.
What had Vitello so worked up?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and Mike Wilson unpack Vitello’s meandering monologue, in which he defended his team's success, among many other topics, including travel hot spots.
What did Vitello have caught in his craw? Well, after Game 2, a reporter implied that past Tennessee seasons were unsuccessful because they failed to produce a national championship. Vitello disagreed.
The Vols have been one of the nation's best programs these past several years. Now, can they capture an elusive national championship? Vitello dialed down the pressure on that expectation and...
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- SEC Football Unfiltered: Our 7 lukewarm SEC football takes & what's up with ESPN hating on Ole Miss?
- Runtime
- 48:17
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- You’ve heard of hot takes. You’re probably familiar with cold takes.
But, do you know of lukewarm takes?
They might be the truest predictions of all, and hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams are serving a helping of those lukewarm SEC football takes on today’s episode.
What constitutes a lukewarm take? It’s an against-the-grain prediction that doesn’t rise to the piping-hot level of a hot take.
A surprise SEC team will be ranked come October? Yep. We’ve got an idea about which one.
How many coaches will be fired? Several. More than the number who are on the hot seat right now.
A sleeper in the Heisman Trophy race? Certainly. Call your bookie with this bet.
Also, are Missouri and Ole Miss actually playoff teams? Thoughts on that, too.
Later in the episode, an examination of ESPN’s Football Power Index and some peculiarities within the teams it projects to be top playoff contenders.
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- The Volunteer State: Why Tennessee baseball is equipped to win a national championship
- Runtime
- 26:04
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tennessee baseball has been here before. Tony Vitello’s success is not new. He’s made winning the expectation. In previous seasons, though, talented Vols teams fizzled before the championship. That doesn’t mean this team will.
In fact, these Vols are a deserving frontrunner to win the national championship. Their path will continue with an NCAA super regional against Evansville. The underdog Purple Aces advanced as a 4-seed out of their regional. There’s nothing underdog about these Vols.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Mike Wilson and John Adams detail Tennessee’s path to a championship and why this team doesn’t feel like a repeat of the 2022 Vols.
Two years ago, Tennessee was an NCAA Tournament frontrunner after becoming a smashing regular-season success before getting bounced in the super regional.
This team is about its business, though, and these Vols don’t have much weakness. Plus, they enjoy a forgiving path to Omaha.
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- Delta apologizes for mishandling of East Tennessee State golf team's clubs #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The East Tennessee State men's golf team watched as bag handlers threw their mishandled their clubs.
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- Title
- TVA reopens Hibbs Island, downstream from Norris Dam
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- TVA rehabilitated Hibbs Island just downstream of Norris Dam to keep it from slowly washing away and is now reopen to fishermen on May 24, 2024.
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- Title
- Knox News is the voice of East Tennessee
- Runtime
- 3:29
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
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- Title
- Tennessee baseball is No. 1 seed in SEC Tournament as co-champions
- Runtime
- 9:59
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Tennessee baseball is the No. 1 seed in the 2024 SEC Tournament as the SEC regular-season co-champions.
The Vols will play at 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday against the winner of No. 8 Vanderbilt (35-20, 13-17) and No. 9 Florida (28-26, 13-17) at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama. Tennessee held the tiebreaker with co-champs Kentucky due to a series win against the Wildcats, which meant UT claimed the top seed over the Wildcats.
UT earned a bye as a top-four seed. It is the third time in the past three seasons Tennessee has earned a bye as a top-four seed. The first round Tuesday is a single-elimination format before pivoting into double elimination until Saturday's semifinals.
All games will be televised on SEC Network except for Sunday's championship on ESPN2 at 3 p.m.
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- Title
- How Josh Heupel, Tennessee football avoid NCAA's transfer 'epidemic' #podcast
- Runtime
- 30:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Transfers are a reality of college football in 2024, but Tennessee loses fewer players than most. Even better, the Vols very rarely lose top performers.
Tennessee bid farewell to 15 transfers this offseason, three of whom were walk-ons. That's the fewest number of transfer departures for any SEC team. By comparison, Alabama lost 39 players to the portal.
How does Josh Heupel pull off this impressive roster retention?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and Adam Sparks unpack Tennessee's effectiveness at limiting its number of transfers.
While there's no magic bullet to prevent transfers, the Vols attack this on multiple fronts, from NIL to coaching stability to Tennessee's approach toward adding transfers.
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- Title
- Yassin Terou among pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested at University of Tennessee #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:49
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Police have started arresting pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the University of Tennessee campus.
Yassin Terou, a Knoxville restaurant owner and refugee from Syria, was among the 14 arrestees.
At about 8 p.m., demonstrators were warned to leave the lawn outside the College of Law by Allen Bolton, UT's interim senior vice chancellor for finance and administration. He said demonstrators could move to the Student Union lawn, which was reserved for them.
He told the activists to leave within 10 minutes. After that time, police started arresting demonstrators.
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- Title
- The University of Tennessee begins the demolition of Dunford Hall
- Runtime
- 1:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The University of Tennessee began the demolition of Dunford Hall on Monday. It is one of three buildings on campus that have created numerous memories for students and staff will soon be memories themselves.
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- Title
- Tony Vitello speaks after Vols' 3-0 loss to Vanderbilt
- Runtime
- 6:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Vanderbilt Commodores (34-18, 12-15 SEC) won the finale 3-0 against No. 1 Tennessee (42-10, 19-8) thanks to Thompson's work at Hawkins Field. The Vols won the opener 8-4 on Friday and took the series with a 7-6 win Saturday.
Tennessee had won nine straight games against the Commodores before Sunday's loss, a stretch that included sweeps in 2022 and 2023.
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- Title
- Tennessee softball reacts to No. 3 seed, highest NCAA Tournament seed in program history #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
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- Title
- Tennessee baseball: Tony Vitello speaks after Vols' win over Vandy
- Runtime
- 7:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Kavares Tears watched.
The Tennessee baseball outfielder watched a fastball zip up and in toward his head. He watched a breaking ball do the same. Then Tears swung and watched the ball rise and keep rising until it cleared the left-field wall at Vanderbilt's Hawkins Field and landed on top of neighboring Memorial Gymnasium.
Tears raised his right arm, a deficit flipped to a lead and No. 1 Tennessee (41-9, 18-7 SEC) on its way to a five-run eighth inning and its eighth straight win against the Commodores (33-17, 11-14). The Vols dropped Vanderbilt 8-4 in the series opener Friday.
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- Title
- University of Tennessee pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather on campus
- Runtime
- 2:26
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Students and community activists gathered Friday afternoon for a pro-Palestinian demonstration and education session on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville campus, anticipating that some of them could be arrested by the night's end.
They left just after 1 a.m. Saturday, after drawing no police presence - other than occasional police cars driving past - and no arrests.
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- Title
- Northern lights to dip south into several states including Tennessee #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Seeing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is a perennial bucket list for many. But few of us in the southern United States have the opportunity to travel to Alaska or Iceland to witness the spectacular dance of lights across the sky.
That could change for Tennessee residents, as early as Friday night. Thanks to heightened solar activity, the aurora borealis could be coming to the skies above a large portion of the United States this weekend, space weather forecasters said Thursday.
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- Title
- Knoxville Jewish Voices for Peace hosts singing session at UT calling for cease-fire #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Knoxville Jewish Voices for Peace hosted a singing session after a shabbat ceremony at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Tennessee on Friday, May 10.
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- Title
- Kim Caldwell's Lady Vols aren't ready for UConn – yet. Can she change that? #podcast
- Runtime
- 32:14
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Part of coaching the Lady Vols means testing yourself against the nation's best opponents. Kim Caldwell will experience that in her first season at Tennessee.
The Lady Vols will host UConn next season, a restoration of a rivalry that went on a one-year hiatus last season. There was a time when this rivalry of blue bloods and clash of Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma defined the sport. The rivalry isn't what it once was, and neither is either program. Still, UConn is coming off a Final Four appearance, while Tennessee is a program searching for its footing.
Can the Lady Vols possibly be prepared to handle UConn in Caldwell's first season?
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer, Cora Hall and John Adams weigh in on the rivalry restoration.
They also assess Caldwell's first month on the job and her efforts to boost the roster through transfer additions. And they evaluate Tennessee's chance of keeping its NCAA Tournament appearance streak...
- Title
- Severe storm brings hail, flooding, and rain to Kentucky, Tennessee, Carolinas #shorts
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Central and southern parts of the country saw extreme weather that brought flash flooding, giant hail and tornado damage.
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- Title
- Knoxville police bodycam shows man shooting ex-girlfriend point blank, then officer shooting him
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Knoxville Police Department body-camera footage from the April 27 police shooting of 25-year-old Jamauri Griffin shows the man firing a gun point-blank into the face of a woman inside her home.
Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 23-year-old woman was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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- Title
- Tennessee baseball 2024: Tony Vitello speaks after Vols' win over Queens before Vanderbilt series
- Runtime
- 11:08
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dylan Dreiling made certain that Tennessee baseball's first game as the No. 1 team in the nation would end well.
The Vols outfielder pulverized a three-run homer in the seventh inning at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, pushing top-ranked Tennessee to a midweek win.
Tennessee (40-9) edged Queens (12-37) 6-3 on Tuesday after Dreiling's latest clutch hit.
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- Title
- Adeem the Artist celebrates and sings 'Anniversary' ahead of Knoxville show #podcast
- Runtime
- 34:35
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Adeem the Artist dropped their highly anticipated follow-up to "White Trash Revelry" on May 3, and we can't stop listening! The appropriately titled album, "Anniversary," released the same day they celebrated 10 years of marriage with local artist High Five Hannie.
Adeem joins "The Scruffy Stuff" to talk about their family's journey amid newfound fame, the research that goes into writing, the expectations for their hometown album release show and just how many times you can wear a shirt on tour before it's considered dirty.
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- Title
- Overrated? Or underrated? What one preseason top 25 got right – and wrong – about the SEC #podcast
- Runtime
- 50:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The SEC is as strong as ever. That’s what a preseason top 25 from 247Sports suggests, anyway. The website updated its rankings while spring practice concluded. Nine SEC teams are ranked in the top 25, including eight inside the top 15.
Those rankings indicate that about half of the conference enjoys realistic aspirations of contending for the College Football Playoff. The SEC and Big Ten account for each of the top nine spots in the rankings. It really is a Power Two world.
On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams consider these rankings and whether each SEC team is overrated, underrated or appropriately rated. They also discuss how many SEC teams realistically could qualify for the inaugural 12-team playoff.
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- Rev. James Mark Beckman appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville
- Runtime
- 33:43
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Pope Francis has appointed Father James Mark Beckman, 61, a priest of the Diocese of Nashville for more than three decades, as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville.
Join us live at 10:30 a.m. for a press conference as the Diocese of Knoxville introduces the new bishop.
- Title
- Why Tennessee alum in Japan opened Vols sports bar in Tokyo
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- In the heart of Japan's capital, there’s a brightly illuminated sign featuring a delightful hillbilly with a cowboy hat and an orange beard emblazoned with a “T” that would catch the eye of any vacationing Vols fan.
Walk a little closer, and you’ll see through the glass door a flash of quarterback Joe Milton scoring a touchdown on a TV and Tennessee’s tristar state flag anchored in the far corner.
And is that a figurine of UT’s Smokey mascot on a shelf? Surely, your eyes deceive you.
But the sign on the door says, “Good Ole Tennessee Bar,” and invites you to “Come in y’all!”
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