The Volunteer State Customer Reviews

I enjoy the discussion and banter between Blake and John. Helps keep me connected to my beloved Vols when time is limited. Thanks guys! Keep up the great work in all that you do!

If you want to listen to two effeminate guys give horrible uninformed opinions on your favorite team, this is the POD for you!

I listen to a handful of podcasts and this one is always in my regular rotation. Not just reporting on Tennessee Football but they add creative spins such as guessing odds, mock drafts, and rankings. Where else can you get your Tennessee fix from a multi-published author and text group entrepreneur.

I enjoy John Adams. I know he has the ability to get under the skin of some vol fans, but historically he’s been on the right side of most debates. I highly recommended.

Blake Toppmeyer does a great job covering Tennessee Football. John is like listening to a Sloth covering football

Both guys are knowledgeable and they have an enjoyable synergy together.

Both John and Blake are outstanding writers and bring a wealth of knowledge about Tennessee athletics to the podcast. Their interactions are good and they bring a touch of humor with them. Overall, an outstanding podcast.

but John Adams is such an insufferable windbag. He routinely bloviates opinions that simply aren't backed up by facts. Furthermore, it is a common occurence for him to state that he doesn't know about a particular person, or subject, only to go on and spew his incessant negativity about said person, or subject. I don't see how someone who has been a sports journalist for so long can be so poorly informed. His "jokes," if you can call them that, routinely fall flat. He seems far more interested in denigrating anything to do with Tennessee than he is in informing the audience, or having a fact-based discussion on the topics at hand.

If John was kicked to the curb, my rating would easily jump to 4 stars, as Blake Toppmeyer is excellent! He knows his stuff! His criticisms, unlike those of Adams, are nearly always on point, and backed up with facts and/or sound logic. There is no such thing as logic, or even fairness, in Adam's world. He's one of these folks who seems to always feel better about himself by putting others down, as though pushing them down acually elevates him. It's kind of sad, when you think about it.

These guys know their stuff. Great pregame and postgame analysis.

Indiana is better than you think. Get ready for a depressing Jan 2nd.