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01-28-2009, 03:42 PM
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| | The Minister of Defense
| Why Do Tennessee Kids
Not want to play for the Vols? It seems like the top flight kids in state all want to go elswhere. The ones we do land, we have to fight tooth and nail for. Texas, UF, Bama, Georgia, LSU, are examples of state kids having a desire to stay in state. why is that not the cause here?
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01-28-2009, 03:46 PM
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| | Bleating Minion
| It happens everywhere, but I think you just notice it more in Tennessee when a kid goes outside the state since players in shorter supply. | |
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01-28-2009, 03:47 PM
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| | Agent Orange
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Originally Posted by rexvol  Not want to play for the Vols? It seems like the top flight kids in state all want to go elswhere. The ones we do land, we have to fight tooth and nail for. Texas, UF, Bama, Georgia, are examples of state kids having a desire to stay in state. why is that not the cause here? | Because the exception is so much more rare. You are acting like we haven't gotten some kids from other states when working against those schools.
Creer from Texas.
Morley from Florida.
Berry from Georgia.
Jones from Oklahoma.
I could go on and on. We have gotten in-state kids, but no school dominates their state, not even USC (which I think has gotten the closest). | |
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01-28-2009, 03:47 PM
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| | No color but orange
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| I think it is simply a result of us not having a team that was really exciting to watch for the last 5 years... These days more than ever its all about who is great right now. We just haven't been here lately.... | |
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01-28-2009, 03:49 PM
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| | Flammable when sparked!
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| Cause they think those schools have the big talent, and that's who they want to be associated with. (And I don't know why they'd wanna go to GA.)
They'll be headed back to Knoxville soon.
(I'm posting with orange colored glasses, I know.)
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01-28-2009, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BemisVol I think it is simply a result of us not having a team that was really exciting to watch for the last 5 years... These days more than ever its all about who is great right now. We just haven't been here lately.... | I would have to agree. Lets hope CLK puts an exciting product on the field, if that happens i think it will become alot easier to cherry pick TN. | |
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01-28-2009, 03:52 PM
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| | Ridge Runner
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Originally Posted by GAVol It happens everywhere, but I think you just notice it more in Tennessee when a kid goes outside the state since players in shorter supply. | This makes the most sense.
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01-28-2009, 03:53 PM
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| | Senior Member
| UT's been an average program since 1999. That's why.
Now that there's some new energy and swagger in the program, recruits are taking a harder look at UT. Kiffin might rake in Brown, Teague, King, Rogers, and Gordon on NSD. That's a pretty strong job of locking down the state's top players. | |
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01-28-2009, 04:00 PM
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| | flair...FLAIR!!!
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| better days are ahead!
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01-28-2009, 04:04 PM
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| | VN conasewer
| because TN is a divided state with so many neighbors. Players usually like what they grow up watching and many places are just closer to them than UT. Most of the time I don't consider a player from Memphis an in-state prospect since we're in an uphill battle. | |
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01-28-2009, 04:05 PM
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| Just something I've noticed over the years is that kids everywhere want to"get the hell out of Dodge". It's just that a sports player has a better chance than most and go to where he thinks it is heaven. Joined service for same reason basically. Learned later that this is God's Country and you can't blast this old man out of this holler. | |
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01-28-2009, 04:05 PM
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| | THE #1 COLLEGE DIFFENCE
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Originally Posted by rexvol Not want to play for the Vols? It seems like the top flight kids in state all want to go elswhere. The ones we do land, we have to fight tooth and nail for. Texas, UF, Bama, Georgia, LSU, are examples of state kids having a desire to stay in state. why is that not the cause here? | Because they want to explore other places, would be what I would say. | |
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01-28-2009, 04:06 PM
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| Once we start winning again, Tennessee kids will be flocking back to Knoxville.
Just look at the top Georgia kids in the 1990's. A lot them ended up wearing orange instead of red and black.
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01-28-2009, 04:14 PM
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| | Bang Bang
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