re: How far has Tennessee fallen?

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Theyve fallen past the point of no return. They will never be as good as they were under Fulmer ever again. They simply have fallen too far behind to recruit top notch kids nationally, like they must do to have a shot in the sec. They just don't have the talent base in state and have to compete with too many teams who have much more talent in a very close proximity to their school. Tennessee has seen its glory days come and go, and there will be no more. Sorry not sorry.

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you haven't paid much attention to the in state talent the past few years have you? Under Fulmer, TN made a living plucking the best players from the rest of the Southeast(and VA) b/c there was usually 1 maybe 2 players that were SEC level recruits then. That's no where near the case now. Nashville is growing like crazy and has become a pretty good recruiting hotbed the past few years. Memphis has been steady, and East TN has turned out several big time prospects the past few years(look no further than Clemson's WR's).