re: Today is the beginning of something special

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realize that UGA, UF, UA, AU etc. have recruited as good or better than UT has

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uga and uf? lmao no

I'm glad all that talent has brought you so much hardware recently

I know when we last beat Yall, but I didn't say anything about us. Im talking about uga and all their talent and how much sucess it's brought them lately

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Well they've done a lot more than UT has. Now we've got a real DC like the one we had when we ran fulmer out of a job.

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You ran Fulmer out of a job?

I analyzed the rosters and UGA currently has only a couple more 4 stars on their roster than TN does and less 5 stars according to Rivals rankings.

TN is basically even with UF on both with actually the same number of 5*'s and 1 more 4*.

This is on the roster, not recruiting classes not counting players that have left.

So this is as accurate of a talent picture as it gets, it took me a long time to piece through the rosters.

Here is TN and Florida.

Florida vs. Tennessee Current Roster compairison I just did after seeing some of the stats based off of just Rivals rankings. I wanted to incorporate attrition. This roster does not include walk ons that earned scholly's as I can find that info for UF. So I removed those guys for TN. Just guys that were ranked on Rivals.

[B][U]Florida[/U][/B]

[U]SRs- 7 (71% 4* or above) [/U]
WR – Valdez Showers – 3*
OL – Tripp Thurman – 4*
WR – Raphael Andrades - 3*
DL – Johnathan Bullard – 5*
LB – Antonio Morrison – 4*
WR - Latroy Pittman - 4*
DB Brian Poole 4*

[U]JRs-15 (67% 4* or above)[/U]
DL - Brian Cox Jr - 3*
DB – Marcus Maye - 4*
DE – Alex McCallister - 3*
QB – Skyler Mornginweg - 3*
LB – Jeremy Powell - 4*
LB – Alex Anzalone – 5*
LB - Jarrad Davis 3*
WR – Ahmad Fulwood - 4*
DB – Vernon Hargraves 5*
DL – Joey Ivey 4*
LB – Daniel McMillin - 4*
DB – Keanu Neal - 4*
WR – Demarcus Robinson - 4*
RB – Kelvin Taylor - 4*
WR – Chris Thompson - 3*

[U]SO's-20 (65% 4* or above) [/U]
WR – Alvin Bailey - 4*
DL - Jaynard Bostwick - 4*
DL – Caleb Brantley - 4*
OL – Cam Dillard - 3*
DB - Marcell Harris - 4*
RB – Adam Lane - 3*
OL – Rodrick Johnson - 3*
DL – Antonio Riles - 3*
LB – Matt Rolin - 4*
DE – Jordan Sherit - 4*
P – Johnny Townsend - 2*
DB – Nick Washington - 4*
DB – Duke Dawson – 4*
TE – Deandre Goolsby – 3*
QB – Treon Harris – 4*
RB – Brandon Powell – 4*
DB – Jalen Tabor – 5*
OL – David Sharpe – 4*
QB – Quincy Wilson – 4*
WR – CJ Worton – 3*

[U]FR-33 (36% 4* or above)[/U]
QB – Will Grier – 4*
DL – Taveon Bryan - 3*
DT - Khairi clark – 4*
OL – Travis Dorsey – 3*
OL – K Harkless – 3*
DL – Thomas Holley - 4*
DB – J.C. Jackson - 4*
TE – C’yontai Lewis - 3*
OL – Andrew Mike - 3*
DB – Deondre Porter - 3*
DL – Justis Reed - 3*
TE – Moral Stephens - 4*
OT – Martez Ivey - 5*
WR – Antonio Callaway - 4*
RB – Jordan Cronkrite - 4*
ATH - D McGriff - 4*
RB – Jordan McGriff - 4*
DB - Chris Williamson - 4*
TE – Dan Ima - 3*
OL – Tyler Jordan - 3*
OL - Andrew Ivi – 3*
DB – Kylan Johnson - 3*
TE – Camrin Knight - 3*
OL – Nick Buchanan - 3*
OL - Richerd Jones - 3*
WR – Kalif Jackson - 3*
OL – Fred Johnson - 3*
OL Brandon Sandifer - 3*
DT Jabari Zuniga - 3*
DE – Luke Ancrum - 2*
DE - Keivonnis davis 2*
LB - Rayshad Jackson - 2*
DE – Cece Jefferson – 5*

[B]Total Roster – 70 (57% 4* or above)
6 – 5 stars
34 – 4 stars
30 - 3 and 2*'s[/B]

[B][U]Tennessee [/U][/B]

[U]SRs-12 (50% 4* or above) [/U]
WR - Pig Howard - 2012 - 4*
WR - Jonathon Johnson - 2013 - 3*
WR - Von Pearson - 2014 - 4*
C - Mack Crowder - 2011 - 3*
OG - Marcus Jackson - 2011 - 4*
OT - Kyler Kerbyson - 2011 - 3*
DT - Trevarris Saulsberry - 2011 - 3*
DT - Owen Williams - 2014 - 3*
DE/LB - Curt Maggitt - 2011 - 4*
D/LB - Chris Weathered - 2014 - 4*
S - Brian Randolph - 2011 - 3*
S - LaDarrell McNeil - 2012 - 4*


[U]JRs-17 (35% 4* or above)[/U]
QB - Josh Dobbs - 2013 - 4*
WR - Marquez North - 2013 - 4*
WR - Jason Croom - 2012 - 4*
WR - Cody Blanc - 2012 - 2*
OT - Dontavious Blair - 2014 - 4*
OG - Dylan Weisman - 2013 - 3*
DT - Danny O'Brien - 2012 - 4*
DE - Corey Vereen - 2013 - 3*
DE - Latroy Lewis - 2012 - 3*
MLB - Kenny Bynum - 2012 - 3*
OLB - Justin King - 2012 - 3*
OLB - Jalen Reeves Maybin - 2013 - 4*
CB - Devaun Swafford - 2013 - 3*
CB - Malik Foreman - 2013 - 3*
CB - Cam Sutton - 2013 - 3*
S - Lemond Johnson - 2013 - 3*
K - George Bullock - 2012 - 2*

[U]SO's-21 (48% 4* or above) [/U]
RB - Jalen Hurd - 2014 - 5*
RB - Alvin Kamara - 2015 - 5*
WR - Josh Malone - 2014 - 5*
WR - Josh Smith - 2013 - 3*
TE - AJ Branisiel - 2013 - 3*
TE - Ethan Wolf - 2014 - 3*
OG - Jashaun Robertson - 2014 - 3*
OT - Brett Kendrick - 2013 - 3*
OT - Austin Sanders - 2013 - 4*
C - Coleman Thomas - 2014 - 3*
DE - Dimaraya Mixon - 2014 - 3*
DE - Derek Barnett - 2014 - 4*
DT - Kendal Vickers - 2013 - 3*
OLB - Cortez McDowell - 2014 - 4*
OLB - Elliot Berry - 2014 - 3*
MLB - Jakob Johnson - 2014 - 3*
CB - Rashaan Gaulden - 2014 - 4*
CB - Emmanuel Moseley - 2014 - 3*
CB - Justin Martin - 2015 - 4*
S - Evan Berry - 2014 - 4*
S - Todd Kelly Jr - 2014 - 4*
K - Aaron Medley - 2014 - 3*

[U]FR-32 (53% 4* or above)[/U]
QB – Jauan Jennings – 2015 – 4*
QB – Quentin Dormandy – 2015 – 4*
QB – Sheriron Jones – 2015 – 4*
RB – John Kelly – 2015 – 3*
RB – Joc Bruce – 2015 – 3*
WR - Preston Williams - 2015 - 5*
WR - Vincent Perry - 2015 - 3*
TE - Neiko Creamer - 2014 - 3*
TE - Kyle Oliver - 2015 - 3*
OG - Charles Mosley - 2014 - 3*
OG - Ray Raulerson - 2014 - 3*
OT - Jack Jones - 2015 - 4*
OT - Chance Hall - 2015 - 3*
OT - Venzell Boulware - 2015 - 4*
OT - Drew Richmond*** - 2015 - 5*
OG - Zach Stewart - 2015 - 4*
DT - Shy Tuttle - 2015 - 4*
DT- Kahlil McKenzie - 2015 - 5*
DT - Quay Picou - 2015 - 3*
DE - Darrell Taylor - 2015 - 4*
DE - Andrew Butcher - 2015 - 4*
DE - Kyle Phillips - 2015 - 5*
MLB - Gavin Bryant - 2014 - 3*
MLB - Darrin Kirkland Jr - 2015 - 4*
OLB - Dillon Bates - 2014 - 4*
OLB - Quart'e Sapp - 2015 - 4*
OLB - Austin Smith - 2015 - 3*
CB - Darrell Miller - 2015 - 3*
CB - Micah Abernathy - 2015 - 4*
S- Stephen Griffin - 2015 - 3*
P - Tommy Townsend - 2015 - 3*
LS - Riley Lovingwood - 2015 2*

[B][U]Total Roster – 82 Total 48% 4* or above

6 – 5 *’s
33 – 4*’s
43 – 3*’s or 2*’s[/U][/B]

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Spring practice started today, its peyton mannings birthday, i heard a rumor that i may or may not have started that this is the best tennessee team since 98. All is well on Rocky Top

V, B

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Another sign that the Vols will not beat UF this year.

It's best to temper excitement with a little common sense.

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I think 01 was better than 98.

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I would agree

And was this thread started on the rant then moved over here or something? Wtf?