Power-T Talk is back to discuss the current happenings in Tennessee athletics and college sports. We discuss the last two SEC road wins for the Tennessee basketball team. We see how much iron sharpens iron as Tennessee Football hired Derek Owings to oversee their strength and conditioning program in football. We discuss the absurdity of Charles Bediako returning to Alabama and the state of college sports. Plus, a quick NFL look ahead to Super Bowl 60!

Power-T Talk is back for episode 2 of the 2026 year! We discuss the basketball team through 5 SEC games, what Tennessee has done in the transfer portal and what we can learn from Indiana & Miami being in the national title game!

0:00- Introduction 0:49- Basketball check-in...WHAT'S WRONG 8:52- Roster construction issues 12:56- Can Tennessee turn it around 20:51- Nate Ament Discussion 33:31- What is Tennessee's basketbll current ceiling 36:55- Tennessee Football and the Transfer Portal 42:33- Projected starters (as of right now) on defense 58:13- Projected starters (as of right now) on offense 1:06:12-What is the freaking plan at QB? 1:19:15- National Title Game Thoughts

Welcome to Power-T Talk, Year 2026! We are back and discussing the world of college football as we delve into the playoffs and the silly season that is the transfer portal. First, we discuss the current landscape of college football; how legitimate is a national title in 2026? And what era produced the "most legitimate" titles? In reviewing the Music City Bowl, what our the main takeaways from Tennessee's loss? Tennessee announced their defensive staff, we give a quick synopsis of the new coaches on that side of the bowl. Looking at the transfer portal and what Tennessee has lost...but also which transfer out bothered us the most. Then we review the upcoming five days of playoff games and give (unserious) predictions!

0:00- Introduction 0:27- Daniel's New Year Diatribe...The legitimacy of college football champions 8:48- The NFL-ization of college football 14:07- The Portal "Market" & future development of players 19:25- Would a college football head coaching job even be fun? 24:27- Initial Music City Bowl Game Thoughts 27:41- The snap counts made zero sense defensively 34:48- How being unable to stop the run ruins everything 38:41- Defensive staff overhaul 45:13- Addition by subtraction on the defensive line 50:39- Who has Tennessee lost in the portal so far 54:18- Why Lance Heard leaving sucks 1:05:58- Playoff conversation (NCAA & NFL!)