Episode 132: Tennessee-West Virginia preview

GoVols247’s Wes Rucker and Patrick Brown (and Grant Ramey for a bit) went into Fort Rucker Studio to ask a simple question: Is the last-minute buzz surrounding the Vols heading into this game based in reality?

For whatever reason, the confidence level in the Tennessee program has seemed to rise in the past week-and-change, and some are considering the Vols a chic upset pick over the double-digit-favored Mountaineers.

Why is that the case, though? This episode features some discussion on the potential reasons for that change.

GoVols247 settled this issue with a debate. Patrick played the part of someone thinking about picking the Vols to upset the Mountaineers, and Wes played the part of someone trying to reel him back to reality and the bigger picture. It was an interesting discussion that should generate plenty of talking points for the next 24-plus hours.

Other football news is included in this episode, as well. There’s discussion on the “or”-filled Tennessee depth chart heading into this game, especially at the quarterback position, and whether the Vols will play one or more quarterbacks against West Virginia.

Ramey joined the final segment of the podcast to break down an interesting week for Tennessee basketball on the recruiting trail, and to discuss the places Tennessee will look after losing five-star point guard commitment Tre Mann to Florida. There’s also a discussion on what Rick Barnes and his staff need to do to seal the deal on all these five-star and high-four-star prospects who keep putting them on the lists of finalists but committing elsewhere.