re: The UGA Program is closer to Tennessee than they are to Bama

Exactly. Back in the 90s, Tennessee raided all the surrounding states for talent. They aren't able to do that like they were then. Saban closed Alabama and first Richt, and then Smart closed Georgia to them.

Tennessee is closer to what they have been for the last 10 years than they are to Bama.

Can't believe UT fans are talking shite. In the last two decades UGA, UF and LSU have passed UT up in historical terms. Im not even sure UT is ahead of AU at this point.

UT is much closer to AU than they are to UGA.

Of the Big 6

1) Bama

big drop

2) LSU
3) UGA
4) UF

small drop

5) AU

Big drop

6) UT


Since expansion, UT has 2...fricking 2.. SEC Championships. STFU about being an elite program. You don't have one in 22 years. Not national titles, fricking conference championships.

At this point and time UT is much closer to A&M than they are to the other Big 6 schools. But sure, keep talking shite.

UGA/LSU have a Bama problem just like the rest of the conference. Saban is a monster and is the best CFB football coach of all time and at this time, its really not close. Bowden and FSU back in their hey day are the only school that has really had this type of prolonged success for more than a decade. Ole Ball coach at UF and Tressel/UM at OSU are close and maybe Nebraska under Osborne were close, but this is an unprecedented run. No school has had the type of record Bama has with the number of national championships that Saban has had.

in the last 20 years, Saban has coached 18 years between LSU and Bama and has 6 national championships. He has a record of 183-27 since that 2003 season. Take out his first year at bama, he is 154-17 at bama. The whole fricking conference has a BAMA problem and honestly BAMA has always been everyones Daddy. UGA and LSU just happen to be the most successful sons.

The only schools that can consistently compete with bama right now is LSU/UGA/UF and honestly UF still has to prove it. UGA and LSU has proven they can get to the playoffs and compete.

TLDR: UT fans STFU, you are closer to A&M than you are UGA/LSU/UF

Georgia can't be completely closed, but they still get most of the ones they want, just like the major schools in Florida do. We weren't getting those with Goff and Donnan. The rest go to other schools like the afore mentioned Clemson and to some extent, S. Carolina. Tennessee's 1998 team had quite a few Georgians that UGA went hard after but didn't get. Grant, Lewis, and a couple of o-linemen whose names I can't remember. All of them were starters, though.

Auburn is the only team that can consistently beat Alabama.

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I used to think the UGA fan base was delusional. Tennessee replaces that slot now

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2021

Cody Brown #17 in state
Julian Nixon #25

2020

Bailey #15 in state
Calloway #21
Whitehead #22

2019

Morris #5
Keyton #13
McCollough #20

But to get a better picture you would have to see who Georgia chose at those positions. Other than Morris, I would be willing to bet we got higher rated players.

2020 was the best state of Tennessee recruiting group I’ve seen ever, so the need wasn’t as great to go out of state for a class.


2021 has a class as FL, AL, VA, NC, MD, GA, TN, TX, FL, AL, GA, TN, TN, GA, AL, AL, NC, FL, NC, FL, TN, TN, AL, NC, AL, GA,

UT needs ATL and N Georgia, NC/VA/MD, SC, AL, TX, CA recruits to be successful. Recruiting and philosophy is why the Vols cut a decent DLine coach go mid season. And I wouldn’t be shocked if Chip Long or Tee Martin replace Chaney this offseason.