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UTProf said:
So which staff member do we have to sacrifice to get a recruiter? I'm ok with missing on a top guy like Nolen but I'm not ok with our recruiting ranking overall. Feels like we've done absolutely nothing.
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I thought Garner was an ace recruiter.Win some big games and it will improve.
 
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This is the most we've struggled in recruiting in a long time. I think it's just the result of a perfect storm. I mean, even ******* Pruitt was able to bring in some good players, albeit by cheating, but still... We have our fifth new coach since Fulmer, with a staff that was mostly at UCF in their last stop and didn't have relationships with the top talent in this '22 class. We're under investigation from the NCAA because of Pruitt. And apparently our boosters haven't helped out much on the NIL side of things. So it's a lot of different things that add up to this just isn't going to be a great recruiting class on paper. (Yet to be seen on the field)

If we struggle next year in recruiting, then I'll start to worry about the recruiting prowess of this staff. In the mean time, DW needs to be on the phone with boosters and putting together a better NIL framework to attract recruits to Tennessee. This year will be what it'll be.
 
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UTProf said:
That's what I'm unsure of. I think the investigation was a huge portion of it. Not knowing whether or not there would be a ban or huge penalties would be enough to keep a lot of players away and for good reason but I just don't know for sure. My worry is that no coach at UT has been able to generate hype since Jones. It's like he took the PR machine with him. Heupel is a damn good coach and is likable so where the hell is our PR machine?

ETA: Between Danny White and our fanbase we should be getting more traction. The OM game alone was golden regardless of the pearl clutchers saying it was a bad look.
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I view it this way. All coaches have been able to recruit at UT for the most part. I don’t think Heupel is any different. He just has a massive amount of factors going against him. NCAA investigation, negative recruiting, program sucking for a decade plus, way behind on the 2022 class, nothing to put on tape until recently, etc.

I’m not saying he or staff is some recruiting world beater, but I think in time they will be good enough to be successful in the SEC. I think we’ll see huge jumps rankings wise starting in the next two classes (post 2022).

And I think we’ve gained lots of traction since the OM game even if we haven’t seen tangible results from it yet (commits).
 
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crazy today and we ain't even made it to rivalry wkend

A vs A&M....3-3 at half
M St vs Purdue 14 -21 almost half

2 hrs and Big Orange kicks off !
 
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Jackcrevol said:
think he was talking about the Stros.
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Really don't think he was...just felt like a segue. He didn't say "nobody in Atlanta" he made a point to say "nobody in Georgia likes the color orange".

Now...it could have to do with us...UF...Auburn...maybe all of us combined. But it had to do with Georgia, not the Braves I'm pretty sure. And if you read all the comments from Braves+uga combo fans...they concur.
 
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Weezer said:
This is the most we've struggled in recruiting in a long time. I think it's just the result of a perfect storm. I mean, even ******* Pruitt was able to bring in some good players, albeit by cheating, but still... We have our fifth new coach since Fulmer, with a staff that was mostly at UCF in their last stop and didn't have relationships with the top talent in this '22 class. We're under investigation from the NCAA because of Pruitt. And apparently our boosters haven't helped out much on the NIL side of things. So it's a lot of different things that add up to this just isn't going to be a great recruiting class on paper. (Yet to be seen on the field)

If we struggle next year in recruiting, then I'll start to worry about the recruiting prowess of this staff. In the mean time, DW needs to be on the phone with boosters and putting together a better NIL framework to attract recruits to Tennessee. This year will be what it'll be.
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I hope everyone truly appreciates just how ****ing useless, worthless and inept a group of people have to be, for the above, plus many unmentioned things, ALL to have transpired.
 
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