re: Feelin' really bad for Tennessee fans.......

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That argument makes sense and I understand it. But look at it from another angle, if tennessee basketball sucked balls there might be a kid or 2 who looked at Georgia a little harder and didn't go to tennessee. Maybe we have another 4* or even a 5* on our roster (which we don't now). Our RPI taking a hit could and likely would be offset by us being a better basketball team and having more wins.

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his is true to an extent. If your conference is really good as a whole though, then you are gonna get looks regardless. Take football for example. Why was USCe able to pull as many 4 and 5 stars this year?

Because kids want to play in this conference anyway they can get in it. Georgia's main prolbem in basketball isnt Tenn, its Tech. They, for the most part, own Atlanta inner city. Which is by and large, the best place to pull basketball prospects from. Not just Atlanta inner city, but pretty much ANY large city is gonna produce most its stars from those areas.

Why? Well, its a stereotype but it fits. Those kids have one chance of getting out of the area they live in, and thats sports. And a lot of inner city schools dont even have football teams because they dont have a place to put a field, leaving basketball their meal ticket.

As long as the ACC is head and tails above the SEC, Tech is gonna get first dibs on those kids.