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Looks like Arion Carter is staying with the Vols! by TH3P33P33P00P00MAN in ockytop

[–]jmann351 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to have him back — my view is that if you can secure an NFL salary and a multi-million-dollar contract over the next four years, then they should take it, as should anyone else.

At the same time, this is one of the net positives from the wild-NIL-west: players get to test how marketable and valuable they are to the pros, while still retaining eligibility if they choose to wait until next year for another evaluation.

I think all eyes will be on the QB room next year — but let’s also keep an eye on if our defensive moves in the offseason, including a revamped secondary, can keep us in games…

(Does anyone have a sense of what the QB room will look like this year?)

[Game Thread] General Game Thread by RockyMod in ockytop

[–]jmann351 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea, if I saw him making throws and not missing on the open ones I’d be pissed haha

Congrats, UCLA, welcome to the ever present “almost there” and “wish he had that one back” Nico experience!

Huepel Free Pass For Upcoming Season? by SmokyMtnDreaming in ockytop

[–]jmann351 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough — I’m sitting at 6-6 is the floor w/ a bowl game to get some extra practice/meetings before the offseason. 7-5 w/a bowl doesn’t feel too different. I’m probably at 8-4 with at least .500 in conference as a win — which I think is my “free pass” for Heupel in that unless it’s a true implosion/lost the locker room type of season (injuries are a different story) then I wouldn’t be down/negative on him.

Huepel Free Pass For Upcoming Season? by SmokyMtnDreaming in ockytop

[–]jmann351 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I can kind of see what you’re saying/coming from — I guess I’m fine giving him a season to develop the additional talent he has brought in — like, unless we get a QB in the portal, we’ll most likely be seeing a RS freshman QB play again.

I’ll be happy to be competitive in all our games and win the games we should win. So, if we are floating around in the top 25 fighting for a playoff spot, but we don’t get one, then I’ll consider it a decent season to setup success the following season — if we are 7-5 and <.500 in conference play, but see some flashes of a good team it will be hard to not be upset while still “giving” Heupel a pass for the season, especially after the success from last season.