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My real concern -- and it's a concern as a Vandy fan as much as it would be for a UT fan -- is that the central location could work against recruiting as easily as for it. Sort of a "close to everywhere, not quite close enough to anywhere" sort of deal. In times past, Tennessee's (though not Vandy's) reputation could pull them in, but I'm not sure that's still the case in the new SEC. With the right coach, of course, that's a non-issue. I'm just not sure -- and I swear to God I'm not trolling -- that Butch is the coach to do that. He's bringing in lots of good talent so far, granted, but I'm not sure he'll ever really compete with Bama and LSU and Florida in the long run.

But typically most kids are gonna want to stay in state, you'll always have kids that want to leave, but this happens everywhere.

As for Butch I think he's proving he can do it. We have been shite lately and he's killed it in state. He signed 10 Tennessee kids last year and 9 of the top 11 in state. He's also got some of the top Tennessee players coming in the 2015 class

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Posted by randomways

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Posted on 8/4/14 at 7:25 pm to BigOrangeBri

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As for Butch I think he's proving he can do it. We have been shite lately and he's killed it in state. He signed 10 Tennessee kids last year and 9 of the top 11 in state. He's also got some of the top Tennessee players coming in the 2015 class

There's no question he's done well in-state. Three years ago, Bama, Georgia, Auburn would have poached half of them. It all comes down to the changing demographics you mentioned before and whether they'll lead to sustained top talent. He's still going to need to go out of state frequently -- every state that isn't one of the big 5 (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana) goes through cycles. Alabama, for instance, has had some spectacular years for talent...and some pretty meh years.

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