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Why is Tennessee not good?

Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:05 pm
Posted by TrNabs
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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 by DownSouthJukin
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:08 pm to
Phat Phil karma.
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:08 pm to
They just suck completely and they deserve every bit of it.

Follow up: Why is Texas not good?
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm
Posted by Bobbum Man
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:08 pm to
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Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm to
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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.
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Posted by KennesawTiger
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:09 pm to
LSU clapped them in the 2001 SEC Championship game and they haven't recovered since.
Posted by starkvingrad
Florida
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:11 pm to
Terrible management.
Posted by TRUERockyTop
Appalachia
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:11 pm to
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.
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 9:16 pm
Posted by dchog
Pea ridge
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:11 pm to
A revolving door of bad coaching hires.
Posted by starkvingrad
Florida
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:13 pm to
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.


Posted by psk_Vol
Nashville
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:17 pm to
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 by philly444
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:27 pm to
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 by Porker Face
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:27 pm to
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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 by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:33 pm to
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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 by Jcrew
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:37 pm to
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 by Mr Sausage
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:37 pm to
Posted by Tuscaloosa
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:37 pm to
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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 by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:40 pm to
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Nashville, and Charlotte which seems like a recruiting hotbed.


Well this is just false.
Posted by BigBro
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 9:40 pm to
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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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