What are the "competative disadvantages"

[gasguy98]

That Hart spoke of?

 

[Volfan615]

Academics..

 

[oregonvol]

Having an AD who is an Alabama fan

 

[utvols1975]

That Hart spoke of?

*competutive

 

[esarmstrong]

Academics..

... general overall lack of HS talent in home state.

 

[gasguy98]

Academics..

I don't think this is what he meant. Our Academics are on par with the rest of the league.

 

[FLVOL_79]

... General overall lack of hs talent in home state.

this ^

 

[BigOrange15]

Having an AD who is an Alabama fan

This whole line of thought is so unbelievably stupid, it blows my mind.

 

[Nashvol2]

Mainly finances. Current reserve funds, short term revenue, percentage of money going from the ad to academics, and some academic requirements on athletes. Throw in the buyouts and its gonna be interesting. The big boosters are gonna have to pony up.

 

[UrbanCryer]

iirc hart specificly said academic and financial disadvantages that have been around for a while but they are being eliminated.

 

[bmfcox]

That Hart spoke of?

competetive

 

[FEARinSEC]

This whole line of thought is so unbelievably stupid, it blows my mind.

If you keep reading OregonVol's posts, then be prepared to have mind blown on a regular basis....

 

[865dude]

Our fan base's iq.

 

[TVOLS]

He said they have also been issues for awhile. I wonder if Fulmer had one hand tied behind his back. After he was let go he did say Tennessee had internal issues.

 

[King Webbsticles]

I don't think this is what he meant. Our Academics are on par with the rest of the league.

Not competitively academically, rather the academic side of the University has too much pull on the athletic side of things.

As was said, we have a 1.9 million reserve set aside, while other schools have a 50+ million reserve. Those big time schools have athletic departments that are completely separate from the academic side of things.

 

[Spartacavolus]

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[Volfan615]

I don't think this is what he meant. Our Academics are on par with the rest of the league.

He meant that our academic requirements are not the same as the elite in the SEC. The requirements started going up toward the end of Fulmers days.

 

[King Webbsticles]

iirc hart specificly said academic and financial disadvantages that have been around for a while but they are being eliminated.

Translation: Cheek will no longer stick his nose in the athletic part of the university. Either by completely independent Athletic Dept. or Cheek's being let go.

 

[fade route]

Our fan base's iq.

Underrated post imo.

 

[Orange Blazer]

I don't think this is what he meant. Our Academics are on par with the rest of the league.

Academics are part of it. Why are you here? I thought you already stepped over the edge.

 

[LocoVol]

Translation: Cheek will no longer stick his nose in the athletic part of the university. Either by completely independent Athletic Dept. or Cheek's being let go.

That be a good Christmas present also! :rock:

 

[Catbone]

... general overall lack of HS talent in home state.

This is certainly part of it.

 

[gasguy98]

spelling

Jesus, so tired of the spelling Nazis.

C O M P E T I T I V E. I type fast and don't spell check.

 

[CountVolcula]

No black unis

 

[gasguy98]

Academics are part of it. Why are you here? I thought you already stepped over the edge.

Ha, I am here because I love Tennessee football. Stepped ovet the edge?

How are academics part of it? Like others have posted?