Folks, I don’t know how to break this to you other than to just come right out with it, but with Todd Monken’s departure from Athens, the party is over. There’s a new sheriff in town. Oh, and that goes for you, too, Tuscaloosa.
The Tennessee Vols haven’t won the SEC since 1998.
And they’ve never reached the College Football Playoff.
Alabama and Georgia, meanwhile, have won a combined 13 SEC Championships since 1998. And they’ve won the last three national championships.
But despite those accomplishments, Tennessee is set up better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia.
Crazy talk, right?
Maybe not as crazy as you think.
Or, crazy like a fox, amirite? What’s the Vols’ secret sauce? Glad you asked.
Tennessee may have found their Saban/Smart in Josh Heupel.
And Heupel comes with a built-in advantage that neither Saban nor Smart posses.
Heupel is an offensive guru. He’s not reliant on making the right offensive coordinator hire for his offense to work. It all starts with Heupel.
Which is why Heupel will never have to go through what Alabama and Georgia went through this offseason.
Oh.
Eventually, Saban and/or Smart are going to make the wrong hire. And their offense is going to be a disaster.
Dude, Kirby’s already made that wrong hire. And despite Coley’s ineptitude, the 2019 Dawgs still went 12-2, won the East and finished fourth in the final AP poll. Let us know when UT manages to hit any of those benchmarks.
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