Do we not have the NIL to compete?

[OrangeBeachVol]

Couple of thoughts. I think you are both right. To add, I think this points to a couple of things UT is doing that are ahead of the game.

One, money ball. You don't want to assemble a list of the "best" players. You want to assemble players that create the best team. That includes raw talent but also culture fit, love of the game, commitment, personality, ego, etc.

Two, play'em. You aren't as likely to lose guys if you give them snaps. What UT is doing well on D and better on O is getting a lot of guys up to standard and on the field. I can imagine the recruiting conversation: Recruit "X university said that if I earn the starting role I'll get 65% of the snaps". UT recruiter "That's true but as soon as you are ready and even as a Fr you're going to get 20-35% of the snaps for us... over more games. And, you'll be able to play fresh and make more impressive plays while also avoiding injuries that come with fatigue." I'll be surprised if programs don't start copying what UT has done on D over the next several years.

Money ball. Had not thought of that, its a great analogy of recruiting which I believe Hype does. Also, was a very good movie.

 

[RandomUTfan]

I will ask you the same question , RandonUTfan, I asked of VolsBrick. Do you have concrete evidence of what you are saying or are you being your typical arrogant, rude, self? For the record we do not get all our targets, portal or otherwise. I wish we did.

I gave it to you. You are supposed to have the same ability that I have to figure things out. You are mistaking my confidence for arrogance due to your own insecurity. No one has ever suggested we got all our targets. You are Straw Manning this argument because you know you can't win on the actual merits. Fool a fool. I am no fool.

 

[ftsandersvol]

That's true but historically the teams that recruit at the highest levels: Bama, GA, Ohio State, Clemson have a boatload of trophies between them and are routinely at the top of the recruiting heap also.

Coincidence? Doubtful.

We need to be at least in the top 5 in recruiting to be consistently in the hunt for a trophy.

Agreed. Your chances improve dramatically the higher your class ranking. Some of them don’t work out, but your odds increase the more 4* and 5* rated recruits you have coming in each year.

 

[OrangeVolMan]

That's true but historically the teams that recruit at the highest levels: Bama, GA, Ohio State, Clemson have a boatload of trophies between them and are routinely at the top of the recruiting heap also.

Coincidence? Doubtful.

We need to be at least in the top 5 in recruiting to be consistently in the hunt for a trophy.

Not true anymore. You sign top 20 classes and fill in with the portal. We are in the playoffs and haven’t had a Top 5 class in years.

 

[DaddyChad]

this NIL thing will even out. These mega donors are going to stop contributing as much, if at all to NIL.

This why TN is ahead with the talent fee.

They’ll still contribute. You’re right they would like to get more involvement though where most of the financial burden isn’t on a relatively few.

 

[ShelbourneVol]

I gave it to you. You are supposed to have the same ability that I have to figure things out. You are mistaking my confidence for arrogance due to your own insecurity. No one has ever suggested we got all our targets. You are Straw Manning this argument because you know you can't win on the actual merits. Fool a fool. I am no fool.

You must be a troll based on your join date and a review of your posting history. My guess is you have been banned previously.

 

[RandomUTfan]

You must be a troll based on your join date and a review of your posting history. My guess is you have been banned previously.

You are quoting a post that ended an argument. Not sure why, but you're also making wild assumptions absent any evidence so I guess that tells me everything I could need to know about you.

 

[Vol8188]

We're ranked ahead of UF

Dude is the worst troll on this board. Literally made a thread asking if Arizona State would jump us