re: Want to know why Tennessee has been historically bad recently?

Memphis is as much an Ole Miss/Arkansas city as it is UT. Coach Jones has increased a presence in the Middle Tennessee area. The Nashville area is one of the fastest growing areas in the country and with that the high school talent is getting better. I think he is going to try to get into Memphis as much as he can but Nashville is an area that he is focusing on more than any other within the state.