But who do we go toe to toe with in recruiting? We've got LSU, AL, FL, GA, SC, AU trying to plunder our whole region! 3 of those teams claim NC's within the last 5 years and Auburn may join that group.
That's just from the SEC. Add FSU, UNC, NC St., VT, GT, Clemson, etc. from the ACC and Louisville and Cincinatti from the Big East all pulling from the same area.
Then UT is up against a few historically powerful programs that recruit nationally.