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re: UT is going to win the East

Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:13 pm to
Posted by GeauxToBed
Covington, LA
Member since Mar 2015
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Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:13 pm to
quote:

UT is going to win the East

I hope so because they'll make for an easier matchup for LSU in Atlanta than UGA.
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:14 pm to
Not really.
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
7793 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:15 pm to
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But yet, Tennessee is getting top 5 classes 2 years in a row. Also the amount of talent coming out of Tennessee has sky rocketed over the past 5/6 years due to the population explosion in middle Tennessee. And there's just gonna be more and more of it. This is good for UT because it's not all in Memphis anymore. It's in the mid state where UT will get mostly who it wants.

Compare how many 4/5 stars Nebraska has produced over the past 2 years to what Tennessee has produced, then get back with me.


Tennessee absolutely puts out more talent than many many states, but it isn't enough to sustain a top tier program year in a year out.

Two top 5 classes two years in a row is good, especially if it's based on the talent more so than the actual amount of recruits. But it all depends on what is actually done with that talent, Georgia is the perfect example of under performing.

We will see what Butch is made of this year, because he has no excuse not to win at least 9 games.

Also, I would refer to the population growth in central Tennessee as exploding. Its growing at a health clip, but nothing compared to Georgia, Florida, Texas, and North Carolina.
This post was edited on 6/22/15 at 7:19 pm
Posted by BigOrangeBri
Nashville- 4th & 19
Member since Jul 2012
12271 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:20 pm to
quote:

Tennessee absolutely puts out more talent than many many states, but it isn't enough to sustain a top tier program year in a year out. Two top 5 classes two years in a row is good, especially if it's based on the talent more so than the actual amount of recruits. But it all depends on what is actually done with that talent, Georgia is the perfect example of under performing. We will see what Butch is made of this year, because he has no excuse not to win at least 9 games.


My point is, UT can pick the elite guys in Tennessee and then, due to our location go get guys from pretty much anywhere. Just look at the states that are represented in the past 2 classes.

I agree, Butch has to prove he can get the most out of the talent he gets.
Posted by auburnphan23
Member since Jan 2014
5862 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:21 pm to
Who said Tennessee has to only get players from their own state anyway? I saw a stat earlier today that only 37 percent of Alabama players over the last decade have come from the state of Alabama
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
7793 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:22 pm to
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My point is, UT can pick the elite guys in Tennessee and then, due to our location go get guys from pretty much anywhere. Just look at the states that are represented in the past 2 classes.

I agree, Butch has to prove he can get the most out of the talent he gets.



Agreed. Atlanta is very accessible to Knoxville. You just have to fight Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, and South Carolina.
This post was edited on 6/22/15 at 7:23 pm
Posted by Vols&Shaft83
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Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:23 pm to
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Agreed. Atlanta is very accessible to Knoxville. You just have to fight Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, and South Carolina.





What else is new?
Posted by Phat Phil
Krispy Kreme
Member since May 2010
7373 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:24 pm to
quote:

UT is going to win the East

:kige:
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
7793 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:24 pm to
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What else is new?


How consistently good those programs have become.

Oh, and the new season of True Detective.
Posted by Vols&Shaft83
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69900 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:26 pm to
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Oh, and the new season of True Detective.




Looks promising so far
Posted by JCdawg
Member since Sep 2014
7793 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:27 pm to
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Looks promising so far



Indeed, the last one started off kinda slow, but we will see.
Posted by BigOrangeBri
Nashville- 4th & 19
Member since Jul 2012
12271 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:55 pm to
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Agreed. Atlanta is very accessible to Knoxville. You just have to fight Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Florida State, Clemson, and South Carolina.


Atlanta/Georgia is a given. I was speaking more about Ohio, DC area, North Carolina
Posted by BamaScoop
Panama City Beach, Florida
Member since May 2007
53819 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:56 pm to
How is the Mizz kid that was injured in a car wreck?
Posted by TRUERockyTop
Appalachia
Member since Sep 2011
15814 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:57 pm to
My man
Posted by djsdawg
Member since Apr 2015
32827 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 7:58 pm to
quote:

quote:
UT is going to win the East

I hope so because they'll make for an easier matchup for LSU in Atlanta than UGA.


Just like 2007.
Posted by SavageOrangeJug
Member since Oct 2005
19758 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 8:01 pm to
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Just like 2007.

We only led the eventual national champions for 3½ quarters.

Then Ainge's pain pills kicked in.
Posted by djsdawg
Member since Apr 2015
32827 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 8:09 pm to
and that was a struggling ut team vs Lsu's backup qb.
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 6/22/15 at 8:57 pm to
Posted by IT_Dawg
Georgia
Member since Oct 2012
21753 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 9:51 pm to
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Georgia is the perfect example of under performing


DawgGONIT, is that you? You talking to yourself (Phan)?

Posted by psk_Vol
Nashville
Member since Jan 2012
3676 posts
Posted on 6/22/15 at 9:53 pm to
It was fun walking the dog on y'all that year.
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