re: what is the cause of Tennessee's lack of success since 2008?

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Short answer: talent and coaching. Some posted data in this forum today that showed a significant down-turn in the number of players Tennessee has put in the NFL over the last 5 or so years compared to the previous 5 years.

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UT always had talent.

Rivals.com last 13 years UGA vs UT. UT has 7-6 edge over UGA even when you include Dooley's shitty classes.

2002 UT 5 5*, 16 4*
2002 UGA 1 5*, 18 4*

2003 UT 1 5*, 7 4*
2003 UGA 2 5*, 8 4*

2004 UT 2 5*, 8 4*
2004 UGA 1 5*, 11 4*

2005 UT 1 5*, 16 4*
2005 UGA 0 5*, 11 4*

2006 UT 1 5*, 4 4*
2006 UGA 2 5*, 14 4*

2007 UT 5 5*, 11 4*
2007 UGA 0 5*, 12 4*

2008 UT 0 5*, 4 4*
2008 UGA 2 5*, 13 4*

2009 UT 2 5*, 9 4*
2009 UGA 1 5*, 14 4*

2010 UT 1 5*, 12 4*
2010 UGA 0 5*, 9 4*

2011 UT 0 5*, 12 4*
2011 UGA 2 5*, 12 4*

2012 UT 0 5*, 10 4*
2012 UGA 2 5*, 6 4*

2013 UT 0 5*, 5 4*
2013 UGA 0 5*, 16 4*

2014 UT 2 5*, 16 4*
2014 UGA 1 5*, 12 4*