Volquest answers your Tennessee baseball, football & recruiting questions in the June 27 mailbag

Volquest answers your Tennessee baseball, football & recruiting questions in the June 27 mailbag

00:34 Nike_Vol: Favorite storyline/memory of the 2024 national championship team?

8:03 SamSmith2233: Cain, while we were winning the national championship, Jay Johnson was big game hunting. Where do we stand in the portal? Have to replace a starting rotation and maybe 7 guys in the lineup, and that's not to mention the barn.

9:28 With Texas hiring Schlossnagle, is Josh in play at A&M, or if Bakich gets the A&M job, could Josh be in play at Clemson. Also, Frank got another year in him?

10:33 Rtrain98: How good was Jerry Colquitt pre-injury? I can remember hearing that he was just about as good as Shuler. Would Peyton have played at all if Colquitt had stayed healthy? I have a feeling he still would've played some because he's Peyton, but would he have played as much?

14:03 Gaterdawg: Now that Tennessee won the World Series and Venables got an extension. What should I be worried about now as a Tennessee fan?

15:17 Eric, what was the experience like covering the World Series. Is it all work or can you balance enjoying the moment and work?

16:24 Athrun: With all the fun on the commits, Where do we go next on commit watch?

17:22 Does Utu project as a potential RT in the future? His build appears like he could handle it.

17:54 Of the recruits left we are going after, are there any parents the staff still needs to win over?

19:49 Since all the DBs we are recruiting have been said that they can play multiple spots in the secondary, can you project what position they will actually play for the Vols?

24:30 RunThroughtheT: What is it going to take to beat Georgia? It seems Kirby has figured out the offense and has too much talent on top of that. Top classes every year and run a NFL style of football on both sides. That seems to be what will truly be standing in our way of getting where we want to be. How do we do it and when do we expect to?

25:50 Recruiting wise. What were they doing that we aren’t? I don’t mean now after they have won 2 nattys to sell. But before their two natty’s where top classes helped them reach that?

29:09 Lfvol: The recent assumptions were we are essentially out for original priority WR targets Cunningham and Ffrench. We are cautiously optimistic for Smith. But prior assumptions were that Cunningham was staying instate and Bama has emerged similar to Wingo and TX last year. Do we keep swinging for those two in case Smith falls thru over the next month?

31:42 Brandon_SV: Cain, what hotel chain did you gain super platinum status with from Brent paying 3 weeks of hotels in Omaha?

33:42 Just_Bass: What do you think about DB recruiting in this class? Every DB commit is rated very low. Staffs evals need to be on point.

35:09 CMBVol1985: Do we have a 51% or better chance or 49% or worse chance to land the following recruits.

Shady Hayward
David Sanders
Marion Dye
Damian Shanklin
Da’Shaan Brahme
Onis Konanbanny
Jadon Perlotte
Bryce Donovan Jenkins
Christian Gass

39:55 Steve113434: Convinced Charles House is going to be a dude just from his name alone. Who all is on your All Tennessee Name team?

42:29 Mazer_Rackham: Eric, I know your job is to be objective and you’re not technically a fan. At the same time, so many sports reporters never get to cover a championship team. What does this mean to you personally?

43:39 Rheltney 4 Life: I don't want to be too Greedy! But, both Peyton Manning and Danny White said this is just the beginning of winning Natty's in all sports. With that said, who wins the next one?

46:49 Eric- Chances of getting drafted for Ensley, Causey and Combs?

47:44 Action0212: Could Tears and Dreiling come back next year or as draft eligible sophs are they definitely gone?

48:14 Swagger12: IYO, Who is the leader for Dye as of today?
Is Jayden Woods a take at this point?
Vols chances of landing Perlotte and/or Gass?
% chances of getting B. Jenkins? (I know you like %)

49:48 Groverlevy: Given the clause in Coach Caldwell’s contract regarding her salary if she wins a National Championship, and given that Tennessee just won a baseball Natty, do you expect Coach Vitello to be the highest paid coach in the country next season?

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