re: Ben Howland, Tubby Smith approached Tennessee today; UT contacted White, Tyndall

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He went to 2 and did it with 2 of the top 10 players in the NBA right now. You aren't getting any Kevin Love's or Russell Westbrook's at Tennessee

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Love maybe, but Westbrook wasn't a big time recruit. I certainly think Howland could coax some 3 stars guys to UT

Tennessee could do a lot worse that Ben Howland. At least he's got some "skins on the wall" so to speak (multiple conf. championships and multiple Final Fours). Look at some of the other recent SEC hires of coaches who's success was VERY limited prior to coming to the SEC.

Frank Haith
Johnny Jones
Cuonzo Martin

SEC recruiting is a bit of a different beast than PAC 12 recruiting.