re: Heupel and Bowl Cuts first two seasons very comparable yet polar opposites

Huepel took over a team that had 31 transfers that went 3-7 year prior.

Smart took over a UGA team that was a top 25. team year prior that won 9 games.

Let’s compare teams prior to both coach arriving.

UT- 2016,2017,2018,2019, 2020
HC- Jones(2016,2017),Pruitt
Record - 29-29
10 win seasons - 0
Division titles - 0

UGA- 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
HC- Richt
Record - 49-17
10 win seasons- 3
Division Titles - 2

Kirby had it far easier than Huepel at UGA than what Huepel had taken over. It’s no comparison. Kirby didn’t have to rebuild anything when he took over UGA.

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Bowl Cuts

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That made me laugh.

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He meant top 10 in the SEC

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The Devil's in the details...

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Heupel is on the same trajectory until proven otherwise.

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He’d have to win the SEC championship, win a Semi-Final, and go to the national championship this season to equal “same trajectory.”

I seriously cannot even fathom Tennessee fans delusions, they are making up definitions to words now. I’ve never seen a fanbase prematurely anoint themselves champions after going 8-1. You’ve had a good season, you may get into the playoff, until then you have accomplished NOTHING. This is insane listening to these ppl talk about their program like they’ve already won championships. I’ve never seen anything like it. With every new post TN fans remind us they haven’t seen greatness in 25 years. Unreal.

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Huepel took over a team that had 31 transfers that went 3-7 year prior.

Smart took over a UGA team that was a top 25. team year prior that won 9 games.

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And 3-4 years down the road y'all will be crying about how you still don't have as much talent.

Y'all trolled nonstop before and after the game, and now you think you will get serious conversation. You made your bed. Enjoy it.

The state of Georgia is VASTLY SUPERIOR to the state of Tennessee in quantity and quality of high school football talent and Bammer is closer to Memphis (Tennessee's best area for HS football talent) and recruits it better than Tennessee...

Tenner will likely NEVER have a top 10 recruiting class based off of those 2 facts (lack of overall HS talent in Tennessee and Bammer recruits Memphis better than Tennessee).

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My point was that Kirby took over a team already loaded with talent. They jsut needed a new change in coaching. Huepel took over a team that didn’t have anyone drafted year before Huepel got there. Kirby situation was far better than any new coach

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The team wasn't loaded with talent.
We had 1 player drafted in 2016 (and he was a junior).
The only good senior was Maurice Smith (a grad transfer who came over with Kirby to play nickel defense).

The 2014 recruiting class for Richt was very good. #8 in the country but yielded a very good senior class with Nick Chubb, Lorenzo Carter, Sony Michel, and Lamont Gaillard.

The 2015 class wasn't as good but had studs like Roquan Smith, Terry Godwin, and D'Andre Walker.

From that point on, it was Kirby's recruiting that brought up our QBs and offensive/defensive lines.

I just don't see tennessee stocking up on kids rated .9400+ in the composite.
Kirby signed 15 of them in the 2022 class. We already have 10 committed for 2023.

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My point was that Kirby took over a team already loaded with talent.

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if it was so talented why did htey lose 5 games in 2016, including to vanderbilt? Only beat nichols state by 2?

IF you're only speaking relatively then ok they had more talent than 2021 Tenensee, probably. But it's not like taht 2016 roster resembled anything close to the current ones. We had no one to play LT so had to grab a transfer from friggin rhode island (who sucked badly, btw). at QB we had virginia transfer greyson lambert, who was ultimatley benched for a true freshman. Nick chubb to start the season was only 10 months removed from his leg being treated like a rubiks cube. Only 1 WR on that team is currently playing in the NFL. Half the guys on defense wouldn't come close to starting compared to our last 3 or 4 rosters.