'25 NC OT David Sanders (Tennessee)

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BigOrangeTrain said:
SIAP but what a great kid. Very respectful. Said he basically knew he wanted to a Vol after his official visit. Wow. Just a spectacular recruiting job by this staff. Really like this guy. We continue to see the trend with recruits talking about Heupel and this staff. How nice they are. How the players love them. That has been sorely missed for so long.

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I think it's funny/interesting how he said he's known it was TN since the official visit. So all these OSU analysts that thought they were leading the whole time and we blew him away at the last minute with a huge NIL deal were just mistaken. It was TN the whole time.
 
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Good thing OSU has always run such a squeaky clean program. They would never sully or besmirch the Buckeye brand by doing things like inducing athletes or providing extra benefits. A house is just beyond the pale!
 
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miket4god said:
I think it's funny/interesting how he said he's known it was TN since the official visit. So all these OSU analysts that thought they were leading the whole time and we blew him away at the last minute with a huge NIL deal were just mistaken. It was TN the whole time.
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its easy to be bad at your job when you dont have to do much. see: UGA mods

see: bama mods


etc
 
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miket4god said:
I think it's funny/interesting how he said he's known it was TN since the official visit. So all these OSU analysts that thought they were leading the whole time and we blew him away at the last minute with a huge NIL deal were just mistaken. It was TN the whole time.
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I don’t know all the details here but this is what I’ve gathered from several places.

OSU offered more than Tennessee

Sanders and family weren’t going to the highest bidder. Just wanted fair market value.

Sanders has much better relationships with the Tennessee coaches. He is close to the players and his family felt the most comfortable at Tennessee.

There are some other (non monetary) incentives for Sanders at Tennessee (business opportunities)

CJH the staff and Danny White have created a culture that is second to none. Extended family is welcome and embraced.
 
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Franklin_Vol09 said:
I don’t know all the details here but this is what I’ve gathered from several places.

OSU offered more than Tennessee

Sanders and family weren’t going to the highest bidder. Just wanted fair market value.

Sanders has much better relationships with the Tennessee coaches. He is close to the players and his family felt the most comfortable at Tennessee.

There are some other (non monetary) incentives for Sanders at Tennessee (business opportunities)

CJH the staff and Danny White have created a culture that is second to none. Extended family is welcome and embraced.
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cncchris33 said:
I'll add some additional context as it pertains to Lexington and Knoxville.

Lexington does not have a city/county (Fayette) separation. All of that 320k+ population makes up the entirety of Fayette County.

Conversely, the official city limits of Knoxville are rather small, and don't encompass the metropolitan area just outside the city limits, where the majority of people actually live. If you included all of Knox County, that number jumps to 478k+.

Now, that's still not Columbus, OH, but it ain't Mayberry, either.
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That was my next question. Well-answered.
 
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miket4god said:
I think it's funny/interesting how he said he's known it was TN since the official visit. So all these OSU analysts that thought they were leading the whole time and we blew him away at the last minute with a huge NIL deal were just mistaken. It was TN the whole time.
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They were being completely disingenuous. I personally believe they knew it was UT but didn’t want to admit it to their subscribers for whatever reason. It was OBVIOUS when he took that trip to Nebraska no UT but left Ohio State off that they were out. It had been trending UT for a long time before that, but I would have conceded it was close til his official visit.

Someone just randomly plucked a couple homers from their fanbase and told them to go make something up.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I will tackle that one. It stands out ...

SEC Towns from Most Populated to Least Populated with the Populations in parentheses.

Knoxville, Tennessee has the highest population of any non-state capital.

1) Austin, Texas (974,447)
2) Nashville, Tennessee (692,587)
3) Lexington, Kentucky (320, 347)
4) Baton Rouge, Louisiana (221,453)
5) Knoxville, Tennessee (195,889)
6) Gainesville, Florida (145,214)
7) Columbia, South Carolina (139,698)
8) Norman, Oklahoma (129,627)
9) Athens, Georgia (128,561)
10) Columbia, Missouri (128,555)
11) College Station, Texas (124,319)
12) Tuscaloosa, Alabama (110,602)
13) Fayetteville, Arkansas (99,285)
14) Auburn, Alabama (80,006)
15) Oxford, Mississippi (26,437)
16) Starkville, Mississippi (24,168)

Knoxville also has two major interstates (I-40 and I-75) running through it .... and McGhee-Tyson is a decent airport, and located only about 20 miles south of the UT campus. I mean, if that constitutes remote .... what do you call Auburn, Alabama?
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Frankfort , KY
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I will tackle that one. It stands out ...

SEC Towns from Most Populated to Least Populated with the Populations in parentheses.

Knoxville, Tennessee has the highest population of any non-state capital.

1) Austin, Texas (974,447)
2) Nashville, Tennessee (692,587)
3) Lexington, Kentucky (320, 347)
4) Baton Rouge, Louisiana (221,453)
5) Knoxville, Tennessee (195,889)
6) Gainesville, Florida (145,214)
7) Columbia, South Carolina (139,698)
8) Norman, Oklahoma (129,627)
9) Athens, Georgia (128,561)
10) Columbia, Missouri (128,555)
11) College Station, Texas (124,319)
12) Tuscaloosa, Alabama (110,602)
13) Fayetteville, Arkansas (99,285)
14) Auburn, Alabama (80,006)
15) Oxford, Mississippi (26,437)
16) Starkville, Mississippi (24,168)

Knoxville also has two major interstates (I-40 and I-75) running through it .... and McGhee-Tyson is a decent airport, and located only about 20 miles south of the UT campus. I mean, if that constitutes remote .... what do you call Auburn, Alabama?
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Additionally, where you draw city limits is random. Knox county has right at 500,000 and the majority of Blount County’s 140,000 are pretty much part of any logical statistical area.

If you don’t believe it try using major arteries at rush hour. Features and goofs and services are designed for all these folks.

Not to mention the entertainment offerings of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Additionally, where you draw city limits is random. Knox county has right at 500,000 and the majority of Blount County’s 140,000 are pretty much part of any logical statistical area.

If you don’t believe it try using major arteries at rush hour. Features and goofs and services are designed for all these folks.

Not to mention the entertainment offerings of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
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I think the Knox Metro statistical area (which includes adjacent counties) is around 900k (probably much more, since those are 2020 numbers and a 1/3 of California has moved here).
 
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