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Excuse my ignorance but why is there so little football talent in Tennessee?
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:02 am
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:02 am
There are over 6 million people in the state. It has multiple urban/metro areas of good size. Tennessee has a 100k stadium that people have always supported college football at. There is a decent sized AA population in the state, though maybe not as dense as some other SEC states. Why doesn't it produce good football players or at such a lesser rate than Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia?
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Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:03 am to aggressor
Who has the map of the amount of respectable African American youth in the south?
Want to take a look at Tennessee on that map.
Want to take a look at Tennessee on that map.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:04 am to aggressor
probably part of the natural ups and downs out of regions if there actually IS a talent drop. i doubt there it, because i'd wager most of the good talent is being recruited away from UT. not to mention, the good talent Tennessee has is likely not being coached up and developed.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:05 am to aggressor
Have you ever seen the children produced from inbreeding?
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:07 am to aggressor
African American population
Florida: 2,999,862
Texas: 2,979,598
Georgia: 2,950,435
Louisiana: 1,452,396
South Carolina: 1,290,684
Alabama: 1,251,311
Mississippi: 1,074,200
Tennessee: 1,055,689
Missouri: 704,043
Arkansas: 449,895
Kentucky: 337,520
Florida: 2,999,862
Texas: 2,979,598
Georgia: 2,950,435
Louisiana: 1,452,396
South Carolina: 1,290,684
Alabama: 1,251,311
Mississippi: 1,074,200
Tennessee: 1,055,689
Missouri: 704,043
Arkansas: 449,895
Kentucky: 337,520
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:51 am to aggressor
They're Yankees. They would rather play Toothless Canadian Icecapades in high school than a real man's sport. Or drink bourbon.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 11:52 am to aggressor
Take a look at Fat Phil's recruiting strategy when UT was a top tier program.
Fulmer always snagged top out of state talent - I think it's no secret why he focused on other regions.
Tennessee just isn't a great HS football state.
Fulmer always snagged top out of state talent - I think it's no secret why he focused on other regions.
Tennessee just isn't a great HS football state.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 12:00 pm to aggressor
Vandy is doing pretty well this year 
Posted on 10/23/12 at 12:04 pm to aggressor
african americans in TN play basketball. i thought everyone knew this.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 2:33 pm to aggressor
Because Alabama made the Tenn faithful quit having athletically talented children. We are starting to see the drop off in reproduction.
Posted on 10/23/12 at 2:36 pm to aggressor
It's hard to grow cotton in hilly regions.
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