Aerie Vol
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We. Need. Age.
I see countless threads claiming Butch sucks because Pinkel beat him with inferior recruiting classes. Those claiming such need a serious dose of human anatomy class.
22 (often 23) year old 3 stars > 18 year old 5 stars
Those players who would be 22 on our team now are mostly gone from our supposedly great recruiting classes from 4-5 years ago. Some bailed with coaching changes, some couldn't hack it, and the best of them bolted for the NFL early.
Pinkel's making a living recruiting middle of the road players and training them for the next 4-5 years. Compare that with Butch's team full of 18/19 year-olds.
One last piece of supporting evidence. Remember those days back when Fulmer was dominating the conference with superior talent? How about Vandy? They had a run of 5 years or so where we barely beat them, then they eventually got us once. Why? Their defense was loaded with 5th-year players, several of whom went on to have great NFL careers.
Age. The great talent equalizer. Guess what we'll have more of next year? And the next. Go Vols!
AV
I see countless threads claiming Butch sucks because Pinkel beat him with inferior recruiting classes. Those claiming such need a serious dose of human anatomy class.
22 (often 23) year old 3 stars > 18 year old 5 stars
Those players who would be 22 on our team now are mostly gone from our supposedly great recruiting classes from 4-5 years ago. Some bailed with coaching changes, some couldn't hack it, and the best of them bolted for the NFL early.
Pinkel's making a living recruiting middle of the road players and training them for the next 4-5 years. Compare that with Butch's team full of 18/19 year-olds.
One last piece of supporting evidence. Remember those days back when Fulmer was dominating the conference with superior talent? How about Vandy? They had a run of 5 years or so where we barely beat them, then they eventually got us once. Why? Their defense was loaded with 5th-year players, several of whom went on to have great NFL careers.
Age. The great talent equalizer. Guess what we'll have more of next year? And the next. Go Vols!
AV