Marty McFly must have fired up the DeLorean to go back 8 years for that article.
Either way, we get plenty of talent, just need to coach them.
Orlando Brown would've been lucky to spell 2 of the 3 words in your post correctly coming out of HS
Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.
So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.
His GPA was sub 2 and even OU thought he was juco bound. Magically he did better in summer school than he had ever done in school before and amazingly qualified at the Oklahoma institute of higher learning.Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.
So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.
Agreed on the level field. They should be required to be college material like other students to be admitted. Fair enough?
This isn't the reason we have been losing. Last I checked Butch hauled in top 10 recruiting classes. Now, this might be a reason why we spend so much on recruiting, because we have to broaden our base, but it certainly isn't the reason we haven't competed for an SEC championship in recent years.
Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.
So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.
Who cares? He will be a top 5 pick. Top 10 at the lowest. I don't care if he has to do assignments in crayon if he can play. We need an even playing field.