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VOLatile Podcast
by VOLatile Podcast
The VOLatile Podcast is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share.We're a passionate group of fans who spent hours talking about the Vols every week and decided to open it up to the rest of Vol Nation. Here you get unabashed perspective from the common fan for the common fan.
Episodes
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VOLatile Reaction - Alabama
Mac and Joe celebrate a win in Neyland as they smoke it up on Shields-Watkins field, while Jeff and Nick light 'em up from home.WE OWN THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AND WE DON'T GIVE A DANG ABOUT IT.Join us as celebrate our birthright!
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Ep. 45 - Time to Beat Alabama!
It's Alabama week, and the Third Saturday in October is here. We open with an ode to the rivalry, then ask whether Tennessee fans should just be happy with a 5-1 start or keep holding the team to a higher standard. We cover the latest news and injuries, look back at the Arkansas game, and give a...
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VOLatile Reaction - Arkansas
Sooey, Pig! No apologies for an SEC road win in the NIL era! This is a fun one - Joe Davis make his triumphant return and the live chat was full. We get into the nonsense of two starting QBs, more love for Desean Bishop and Xavier Gilliam. Did we figure out the QB situation? Can Josh Heupel?...
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Ep. 44 - Vols Travel to Fayettenam to Take on Arkansas
Fresh off the win over Auburn, we look at how Josh Heupel handled the quarterback announcement and the media drama around it. With George McIntyre now the clear starter, we rewatch the Auburn game: McIntyre's flashes, frustrating mistakes from the skill players, and an offense that suddenly feels...
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VOLatile Reaction: Auburn
Tennessee beat Auburn 24–14, and the Volatile crew was in Neyland for it — eleven rows up, near the 50, behind the Auburn bench. The seats were as good as they get. The section around them was not. A lot of the episode is the “Danny White effect” in real time: expensive chairbacks that never...
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Ep. 43 - Embarrassment Against Texas; Here Comes Golesh
Tennessee takes its first loss of the season, 20–17, to the No. 1 Texas Longhorns. Wendell Moye is out for the year, Sham Umarov is questionable, and the offensive line is the story of the week. Auburn comes to Neyland Stadium on Saturday, October 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Hosts: Mac Williams,...
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VOLatile Reaction: Texans Take the Game in Neyland
Mac, Nick, and special guest Josh Claiborne give you the post-mortem on the UTex / UT game.
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Ep. 42 (Part 2) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne
Note: Zencastr keeps dropping the ball so this is a 2 part episodeJosh Claiborne joins Mac and Nick to get you ready for the Horns visit to Neyland and all the crazy that comes with it.Follow Claiborne on X: https://x.com/jclaiborne311
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Ep. 42 (Part 1) - Texas' First Trip to Neyland with Josh Claiborne
Note: Zencastr keeps dropping the ball so this is a 2 part episodeJosh Claiborne joins Mac and Nick to get you ready for the Horns visit to Neyland and all the crazy that comes with it.Follow Claiborne on X: https://x.com/jclaiborne311
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Ep. 41 - Kennesaw State Tune Up Time!
Tennessee is 2–0. The Vols just left Atlanta with a win over Georgia Tech and come home Saturday night to host Kennesaw State in Neyland (Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network). This is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share. Mac Williams and Jeff Wright are...
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VOLatile Reaction: Georgia Tech - A Win to Grow On
Mac and Jeff call Nick on the ride home from Atlanta after the Vols took down Georgia Tech in commanding fashion. The guys talk about all they learned and take questions from listeners of the live stream.
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Ep. 40 - Time to Wreck Georgia Tech's Ramblin' Wreck
Tennessee heads to Atlanta for Georgia Tech and we break down what the Joaquin Dotson season-ending injury means for the receiver rotation. We dig into the Sam Pendleton DUI news and how Heupel should handle discipline, tip our caps to Arion Carter's cancer-research donation pledge, and vent…
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A VOLatile Reaction: Furman
The (First!) VOLatile Reaction! Tennessee opens the season with a decisive win over Furman, and we break down what actually mattered. Faison Brandon looks poised in his debut (with the obligatory Cam Newton comparisons), the defensive line flashes, and the offensive line raises real questions...
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Ep. 39 - First Up: Furman!
Mac, Nick and Jeff are here to get you ready for Football Time in Tennessee! We dig into ESPN putting Tennessee on upset alert against Furman, whether the new First Horizon jersey patch and Dolly sticker mean the program is drifting from tradition, and where the LSU eligibility fight leaves SEC...
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Ep. 38 - Season Preview with Reed Bacon!
The Volatile crew digs into Tennessee's quarterback situation as Faison Brandon takes the reins, and asks what's fair to expect from a true freshman starter. From there it's a wide-ranging conversation: the Arion Carter saga and why NCAA eligibility feels broken, the Smokey Gray Neyland Legacy...
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Ep. 37 - Orange and Crimson RETVRN!
The 3rd Saturday in October gets an upgrade by returning to the past. Mac, Nick, and Jeff are here to talk it over, along with: What the loss of Edrees Farooq means for the D Why DeSean Bishop got left off the Doak watchlist How Confident Should We Be in Each Position Group Vanderbilt in The...
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Ep. 36 - The Dream of Every Boy from Tennessee...
Chock-full episode on #36! Mac, Nick, and Jeff are here to talk about: FR: George or Faizon? Latest Football Recruiting News What would you do to secure a National Championship for the FootVols Vol Fan Starter Pack Ole Miss and Texas in the Gauntlet Rocky Top Roots: The Origin of Running Through...
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Ep. 35 - Six Years in Is Danny White Finally Athletic Director?
Mac, Nick, and Jeff are in to talk about Danny White's surprising interview with Brent Hubbs as well as: - How Heupel and UT should handle the NCAA suspending Arion Carter - Jalen Washington transferring in to Rick Barnes' program - The Ideal Tennessee Football Gameday Experience- Tennessee's...
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Ep. 34 - Asa Commits and Arion Gets the Shaft
Nick and Mac are here to talk about: Perhaps the most ridiculous NCAA decision of all time Asa Barnes commits Missouri and Oklahoma In The Gauntlet Rocky Top Roots
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Ep. 33 - DGG is a Vol & Best Players of the Barnes Era
Special guests join us for this episode to discuss:- David Gabriel Georges commits to the Vols (!!)- Best Players of the Rick Barnes Era- LSU and Mississippi State in The Gauntlet- Rocky Top Roots: Greatest Comebacks in Volunteer Football History
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Ep. 32 - All Time Vols Fantasy Draft & Recruiting Peyton Manning
Lots going on in Ep. 32: - Vols in the MLB Draft - All Time Vols Fantasy Draft - Georgia and Florida In The Gauntlet - Rocky Top Roots: Recruiting Peyton Manning
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Ep. 31 - Had Me by Halftime
Mac and Jeff are here to talk: New Unis Auburn and Florida's Season Outlook (The Gauntlet) Morgan Wallen's Top 10 Songs
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Ep. 30 - Welcome to The Gauntlet!
Mac, Nick, and Jeff are here with the Vols content you need to make it through:- Latest News- Would You Rather Vols Edition- New Segment: Welcome to the Gauntlet- Rocky Top Roots: The Volunteer Name
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Ep. 29 - Perfect Game Day Draft + History of Rocky Top & Ament Drafted
Mac, Nick, and Joe are back to draft the perfect Neyland Gameday experience, give you the history of UT's fight songs - there's more than Rocky Top - and we also discuss Nate Ament being drafted.
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Ep. 28 - The General and His Volunteers
Joe, Nick, and Mac discuss General Neyland, Tennessee's Mount Rushmore, and much more!
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Ep. 27 - For the First Time Ever...
Mac and Nick are back with all the Vols news of the week.
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Hello...Offseason
Joe is back! He, Mac, and Nick are here to help you get started on our long mutual nightmare now that the BaseVols went 0-2 to end the season. Don't worry, though, we'll also help you get through it.
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Ep. 25 - Chaz Coleman Crisis & BaseVols Back to Chapel Hill
**Note** - Zencastr goofed up mid recording so you'll notice a seam in the episode. Nick, Mac, and Jeff are here with: 1. A plan for fixing the Chaz Coleman problem. 2. The best analysis among Vol Podcasts of the upcoming Regional for Elander's squad.
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Ep. 24 - BaseVols Get Porked in the Tourney
In this episode Mac and Jeff cover: 1. Does recent reporting mean Faizon Brandon is QB1? 2. BasketVols finalize their roster. What's the oncourt product going to look like? 3. BaseVols were up then down. What's going on with the pitching rotation? Can they win in the Regional?
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Ep. 23 - Texas is Still Little Brother
Mac, Nick, and Jeff are back trying to fix College Football, checking in on Vol Basketball, and giving you the best Baseball analysis in the Vol Podcast industry.
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Ep. 22 - We got Juke and Baseball Got jUKed
Another Best of Times, Worst of Times scenario. Barnes lands the Big Fish of the Portal Class. Baseball didn't do so good.
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Ep. 21 - Vols Beat Bama While Jermod Plummets
Two man flight on this one. Jeff and Mac take you through Vol Baseball getting right against Bama and review the Vols fortunes in the NFL Draft. Or, in some cases, misfortunes. They also take a look at basketball now that Nate is officially pursuing the draft.
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Ep. 20 - Juke AND Ament? Come on! Mostly Baseball, Though
3/4 of Volatile are back to talk about the baseball team's ups and downs. There are intriguing possibilities for Rick Barnes' BasketVols, though.
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Ep. 19 BaseVOLS SWEEP and BasketVols Cruit
Get ready for the gloating. Mac and Nick are back to celebrate Elander taking their Friday advice. Jeff joins to grouse about the Spring Game and they all weigh in on Rick Barnes' latest Fantasy Draft in the Portal.
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Ep. 18 - March Madness, April Sadness
Mac and Nick are here to help you process a... challenging... week as a UT fan. Basketball players leaving in spades. Chaz Coleman is AWOL, maybe? It's never boring on Rocky Top.
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Ep. 17 - Basketball Got Bounced, Baseball Got Trounced
It was the Darkest of Times, It Was the Darkest of Times... Basketball rises only to fall hard and what in the world is going on with the baseball team? At least Football recruiting is going well. We're here to help you get through it.
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Ep. 16 - STILL SWEET for Basketball and Baseball Finds a Way
Joe, Nick, and Mac are here to discuss the BasketVols moving into House Money Territory in the NCAA Tournament while the BaseVols are showing grit and growth.
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Ep. 15 - NCAA Tournament & State of Baseball
Mac, Joe, and Jeff are here to preview the Vols' chances in the NCAA Tourney. They also get into what we learned about the baseball game coming out of the Georgia series.
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Ep. 14 - Baseball, Basketball, & Toughest Places to Play
Mac, Nick, and Joe are back for VOLatile catching you up on the ball sports and discussing Josh Pate's list of toughest college stadiums in America.
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Ep. 13 - Baseball and Basketball
Your VOLatile friends are back to talk about the BasketVols slide, Ament, baseball climbing, and all the rest of the Vols news that matters.
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Ep. 12 VOLatile with Reed Bacon!
Here's a VOLatile first: We've got guest Reed Bacon of the Pancakes and Bacon podcast. He joins us for an interview about his own playing days, getting into podcasting with his buddy Kyler, and his analysis of the football program plus a bit of bonus basketball talk.We're thrilled he joined, had…
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Ep. 11 - Baseball, Baby!
Baseball is back and it's so good so far. We're also covering Waiting for Joey and the BasketVols taking care of Oklahoma.
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Ep. 9: More Nate, More Joey!
There's a ton of stuff going on in Knoxville with Basketball and Football - Ament is alive & the team is on a 4 game win streak; Joey is back on a temporary restraining order that may not be so temporary... and we're getting baseball back soon. Busy days in Voldom and we're breaking it all down.
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Ep.8: Georgia + Bama Game & Football Wrap Up
Did you lose money on Mac's can't-miss bet on the Bowl Game? It's time for him to pay the piper. We've also got the Georgia Game reaction, the Bama game reaction, and our final wrap up on the football season.
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Ep.7: Football Positives, Not So Much for Basketball
Good things are happening on Rocky Top, at least in the football complex. Basketball, on the other hand, looks bleaker every day.Lots in this episode: the importance & disappearance of VFLs, UT is involved in history in the most UT fashion possible, and time for war on the NCAA.
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Ep. 6: Who Needs a QB Anyway?
~12 days in and the portal is buck wild. TN has a defense but no new QB. And Tennessee Basketball is still a mixed bag. Nick and Jeff have all of that and more on this episode of VOLatile!
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Ep. 5: Getting Real Dark
Things aren't going so great for the Football and Basketball teams. Where's the room for hope, if there is any? We'll help you sort it out. Oh, also - for some reason the internet decided Joe didn't get to be in this episode at all. Sorry for the weird silences where he was vanished.
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Ep. 4: The Music City Bowl... Again
The Vols are back in the Kiss Your Sister Bowl and the guys from VOLatile are here to give you all you need to know about it in advance, brought to you with the customary sunshine and doom. We'll also preview the upcoming slate of Basketball games for Barnes & Co. as the team begins SEC play.
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Ep. 3 - Peyton Lewis is Gone & Fixing the CFB Playoffs
The most VOLatile episode yet - we talking about the running back room after the departure of Peyton Lewis then figure out - or at least argue about - how to fix the CFB playoffs.
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Ep. 2 - BasketVols Rebound & Transfer Portal Season Begins
The basketball team looked strong against Louisville - what are the long term takeaways? And portal season is upon us; have the Vols lost anything of importance?
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The VOLatile Podcast is your weekly reminder that being a Vols fan is a terminal diagnosis we all share.We're a passionate group of fans who spent hours talking about the Vols every week and decided to open it up to the rest of Vol Nation. Here you get unabashed perspective from the common fan for the common fan.
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