Not anymore.. Recruits for the most part could care less about UT's tradition.. They were barely out of diapers the last time we won a NC.. It's a 'what have you done for me lately, what are you gonna do for me now' enviroment these days..
I know you don't want to hear this but it is true.. Tennessee does not sell itself like you want to think...
I'm not even talking about tradition.
Recruits still know who Jarrod Mayo, Eric Berry, Peyton Manning, Arian Foster, and Jason Witten is.
Recruits still know that Tennesse is one of the greatest nfl factories in college football.
Tennessee still has one of the largest fan bases in America
Tennessee has the best athletic facility in the SEC.
The list goes on and on, if UT didn't sell itself, Dooley would not pull in top 15 classes. If Tennessee didn't sell itself, UT wouldn't be ranked higher than Oregon, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Arkansas, Nebraska, and all these other schools who have had more recent success than UT.