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Why is Tennessee not good?
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:05 pm
They have a storied past, huge stadium, Knoxville is a pretty nice city nestled right between Nashville, and Charlotte which seems like a recruiting hotbed. Why are they not competing with Bama, Georgia, and LSU for the top spot in the SEC?
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:08 pm to TrNabs
They just suck completely and they deserve every bit of it.
Follow up: Why is Texas not good?
Follow up: Why is Texas not good?
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:08 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm to TrNabs
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Why are they not competing with Bama, Georgia, and LSU for the top spot in the SEC?
Because this region:
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between Nashville, and Charlotte which seems like a recruiting hotbed.
Doesn’t produce enough talent to be poached by neighboring “big boys” and still fill out Tennessee’s roster with elite talent.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm to TrNabs
LSU clapped them in the 2001 SEC Championship game and they haven't recovered since.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:11 pm to TrNabs
In one sentence: A decade of terrible leadership hires at both the AD & subsequently HC positions.
Facilities, fanbase, location, infrastructure is all in place to win big. Not at the level where we are competing for National Championships every year, but the tier below that with the ability to sneak into the championship conversation with the right head coach. Program management has just been fricking awful since Fulmer was fired after the 2008 season.
Facilities, fanbase, location, infrastructure is all in place to win big. Not at the level where we are competing for National Championships every year, but the tier below that with the ability to sneak into the championship conversation with the right head coach. Program management has just been fricking awful since Fulmer was fired after the 2008 season.
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:11 pm to TrNabs
A revolving door of bad coaching hires.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:13 pm to TrNabs
Texas football is dollar-for-dollar way more embarrassing than Tennessee. Y'all have the most money and can recruit in the top football state, yet you have zero to show for it since the mid-00s.
Yes, Tennessee sucks, but you frickers are one expensive failure.
Yes, Tennessee sucks, but you frickers are one expensive failure.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:17 pm to TrNabs
We are purty good at basketball and now, baseball too. Tennessee can and will be good at football again, just depends on getting the right guy.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:27 pm to TrNabs
There is a culture problem there. They need to find their guy that will completely overhaul the program and start from scratch... bring a little toughness back to their teams if anything. Same for teams like Michigan and... Texas
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:27 pm to TrNabs
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They have a storied past, huge stadium, Knoxville is a pretty nice city nestled right between Nashville, and Charlotte which seems like a recruiting hotbed.
All this +money isn't enough to just waltz through this conference
Keep that in mind bruh
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:33 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Doesn’t produce enough talent to be poached by neighboring “big boys” and still fill out Tennessee’s roster with elite talent.
When Tennessee is good they recruit Atlanta, Virginia, North Carolina, California, and Maryland really well. If Heupel can deliver on his O the recruits will return.
Another aspect that has hurt them is the inability to recruit Oline guys that can contribute. They recruit highly rated guys and they medically retire or can’t stay healthy. That just kills any team building.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:37 pm to TrNabs
Why is Texas not good? Big talent rich state and all that longhorn money. Yet here you are riding the coat tails of Oklahoma to get into the SEC
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:37 pm to Smokeyone
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Another aspect that has hurt them is the inability to recruit Oline guys that can contribute.
Well the guy you’ve got coaching your OL now will turn your scraps into the cream of the crop. He is elite.
ETA: But he’s too loyal to Heupel.
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:40 pm to TrNabs
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Nashville, and Charlotte which seems like a recruiting hotbed.
Well this is just false.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:40 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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Follow up: Why is Texas not good?
Texas is better than you think they are.. but no, they still need to get better. Check out the Sagarin thread as I updated for new teams.
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