There's so much negativity surrounding the Tennessee football program after a 2-3 start that it has to be difficult to focus on what's happening on the field because of all the drama off it.
Twitter is abuzz with every rumor under the sun, fans are disgruntled about coaching and execution, and head coach Butch Jones is contradicting himself depending on the day.
Last week, he told the media, according to the Tennessean's Matt Slovin, that "you can't let any negativity, clutter or distraction creep in and permeate throughout your football program."
Then, this week, he said, "You really, in these times, find out who's with you, who's against you, and you just write it down and put it in your back pocket and you file it away for future reference," according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press' Patrick Brown.