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Are Danny White and Josh Heupel Tough Enough To Win at Tennessee?
Voicing concerns about what is said about the Vols on social media platforms is worrying about something beyond their control.
Now that the dust is settled and the Tennessee Volunteers have a new athletic director and football coach, here’s what we can take from the introductory press conferences.
Danny White and Josh Heupel are much more articulate than their predecessors.
And they want to control the narrative.
The overwhelming theme of the new duo press conferences was urging people to be positive, especially on social media platforms.
And that’s disturbing.
Because White and Heupel are trying to silence their fan base if not the media in general.
Their comments, at best, bring back Butch Jones’ infamous “what do we want out of our media” line towards the end of his tenure as Vols’ head football coach.
