Has Anyone Else Noticed

[TNHopeful505]

That this year's class came exclusively from the South East US? Nobody from further north than West Virginia, and nobody further West than Texas.

Players like Pearson, Sheriron Jones, John Kelly, Guarantano all came from northern or western states, and yet this year, we managed to reel in nobody from outside of SEC country (sans Virginia).

I wonder if the staff focused less on those areas and concentrated on the SEC territory, or if that was just coincidence. With this staff's northern ties (Stoops just coming from Penn State, Butch and Co. from Michigan...) it just made me wonder why the geographical disparity.

Just something I noticed. I am not going to knock this class at all, because whether the services ranked them high or not, they all still CHOSE to put on the power T and play for our great University and I am excited about every one of them.

GBO and Congrats to the staff on another solid year.

 

[butchna]

No.

 

[Dudleys87]

That this year's class came exclusively from the South East US? Nobody from further north than West Virginia, and nobody further West than Texas.

Players like Pearson, Sheriron Jones, John Kelly, Guarantano all came from northern or western states, and yet this year, we managed to reel in nobody from outside of SEC country (sans Virginia).

I wonder if the staff focused less on those areas and concentrated on the SEC territory, or if that was just coincidence. With this staff's northern ties (Stoops just coming from Penn State, Butch and Co. from Michigan...) it just made me wonder why the geographical disparity.

Just something I noticed. I am not going to knock this class at all, because whether the services ranked them high or not, they all still CHOSE to put on the power T and play for our great University and I am excited about every one of them.

GBO and Congrats to the staff on another solid year.

It's because they don't recruit nationally

 

[CA_Vol]

We had to give Larry Scott the OC position to keep his recruiting ability in house. Then we pull the worst class of Butch Jones era. Hell, even Florida pulled past us & their class is awful.

 

[BruinVol]

We should have branched out more nationally

 

[Dudleys87]

We had to give Larry Scott the OC position to keep his recruiting ability in house. Then we pull the worst class of Butch Jones era. Hell, even Florida pulled past us & their class is awful.

Are you serious?


That's just laughable.

Way to go Butch.

 

[AboveAllNations]

It's because they don't recruit nationally

That isn't true; all of the outside commits from earlier classes prove that. It's likely just a random coincidence.

I live in Washington DC, and Tennessee's on national TV all the time. Last season Tennessee was in the CBS 3:30 game for 4 straight weeks, and there was also the 8 pm Battle at Bristol. Tennessee football gets plenty of national exposure.

 

[BIG BOI 23]

We had to give Larry Scott the OC position to keep his recruiting ability in house. Then we pull the worst class of Butch Jones era. Hell, even Florida pulled past us & their class is awful.

Somehow creeped into the top 10 lolz but yea still underwhelming

 

[feathersax]

It's because they don't recruit nationally

Thanks for your predictable gnarly input. :snoring:

 

[Grudenator]

Don't we have like the largest recruiting budget out of anyone in the country??

 

[volboy81]

That isn't true; all of the outside commits from earlier classes prove that. It's likely just a random coincidence.

I live in Washington DC, and Tennessee's on national TV all the time. Last season Tennessee was in the CBS 3:30 game for 4 straight weeks, and there was also the 8 pm Battle at Bristol. Tennessee football gets plenty of national exposure.

5 straight but who's counting!

 

[CrunchingTheVolz]

Don't we have like the largest recruiting budget out of anyone in the country??

I believe that a lot of that is peanut butter money.

TIFWIW

 

[PrattvilleVol]

We had to give Larry Scott the OC position to keep his recruiting ability in house. Then we pull the worst class of Butch Jones era. Hell, even Florida pulled past us & their class is awful.

Finally, Richard Head is in the house.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We had to give Larry Scott the OC position to keep his recruiting ability in house. Then we pull the worst class of Butch Jones era. Hell, even Florida pulled past us & their class is awful.

But hey at least we barley out recruited ultra powerhouses Maryland and South Carolina.

 

[Robtn77]

Has anyone noticed Clemson won the National Championship and only finished one spot ahead of us in 247 Composite?!

 

[KBVol]

Has anyone noticed Clemson won the National Championship and only finished one spot ahead of us in 247 Composite?!

Only signed 14 players.....quality over quantity.

 

[drvenner]

don't we have like the largest recruiting budget out of anyone in the country??

that. Does. Not. Matter. Everybody. Spends. A. Ton. Of. Money. On. Recruiting

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Only signed 14 players.....quality over quantity.

Something most cannot seem to understand

 

[PrattvilleVol]

Something most cannot seem to understand

Most understand perfectly. Most also understand re-building much needed depth.