Welcome back to Power-T Talk! This week, we shift the focus to the hardwood and go over the Tennessee Basketball team's first 11 days. We look at the positives and negatives and what we are looking forward to as we inch closer to conference play. Then we go over our favorite plays for the 2025 football season and what holiday cheer it brought us. We have a fun little game and do a holiday wish list for the football team in 2026. Then we go over the departures so far for Tennessee and the impact it will have on the program.

0:00- Introduction 0:49- BasketVols Update: Not a disaster! 4:37- Any true concern about the three game losing streak? 12:37- The lack of outside shooting 18:16- What do the advanced numbers say about the offense? 22:53- Is there a Nate Ament problem? 29:12- Our favorites plays from the football season 37:08- Tennessee Football Holiday Wish List 53:42- Looking at Tennessee's current departures 1:05:02- Ending

Power-T Talk continues to chug through the college football lull with big news and a big change at defensive coordinator. Daniel and Zack break down Tim Banks' firing and review his tenure at Tennessee. With the quick decision to go with veteran Jim Knowles, we break down how the scheme can bring success to Tennessee's defense and how accomplished Jim Knowles' resume is. Joey Aguilar is suing to get one more year of college football, but is this actually good for Tennessee in the long-term? The college playoff committee loves to cause a stir; we break down the fallout of Notre Dame's meltdown and initial playoff thoughts. Plus, we Around The NCAA and continue to ride Moore coaching carousel news.

0:00- Introduction...Make College Football Again 5:01- Tennessee makes a major move and let's Tim Banks go 16:17- Were we surprised Tennessee went with Knowles? 20:20- Reviewing Jim Knowles' resume 26:09- Breaking down what Knowles likes to do defensively 35:54- The potential impact of Joey Aguilar getting 2026 eligibility 55:11- Notre Dame's hissy fit 1:06:53- Intial playoff thoughts 1:16:45- More rides on the coaching carousel/Sherrone Moore out at Michigan 1:32:41- Ending

Remember, remember, the 29th of November. After the last four years of dominating the in-state rivalry, Tennessee got a taste of their own medicine after Vanderbilt exacted sweet revenge with a 45-24 beatdown of our Volunteers. Power-T Talk looks and discusses the tragic performance by the defense and if it was enough to convince us to move on from key defensive coaches. We also discuss some of the offensive issues that plagued Tennessee in the second half. Then Baton Rouge calls us to podcast about Lane Kiffin and his inability to help himself. Plus, we go Around The NCAA and circle things up with the coaching carousel.

0:00- Introduction...Disgusting performance 6:27- Defense...how shockingly bad was it? 11:12- Defensive Grades...What went wrong defensively? 19:35- Should heads roll for this performance? 31:53- Offensive Grades...How much blame does Heupel's side of the ball get? 42:47- It didn't matter but officiating was a disaster 47:19- Lane Kiffin and ESPN 58:17- LSU's future with Kiffin at the helm 1:03:01- Rest of the SEC coaching carousel & um, Penn State wake up? 1:11:13- The playoff is stupid and we are all dumber for it