Recruiting at Tennessee

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16. Tennessee

"Tennessee is not a talent-rich state relative to what some of the above SEC schools draw from, and the Vols' recent tradition is nothing to write home about. But they have great facilities, a huge, passionate fan base and will spend the money it takes to bring in elite-level prospects."
 
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Here's what they said in the breakdown. The 7 was the rank within the SEC. Can't really disagree with the assessment and all the more credit to the coaches:

"7. Tennessee Volunteers: 21 out of 25

Favorable geography/local recruiting territory: 3 -- Only 429 in-state players from 2006-2015 have signed with a Power 5 conference school.

Recruiting/football budget: 5 -- Because of the distance Tennessee must go to recruit top players, the Volunteers have one of the highest recruiting budgets in the country.

Facilities to attract recruits: 5 -- Tennessee has made significant facility upgrades over the last 3-7 years, and is on par with the best-of-the-best in the SEC.

Next-level considerations: 4 -- The Volunteers have had 16 players selected in the NFL draft since 2010, though none were selected in the 2015 draft.

Other intangibles: 4 -- Tennessee has a lot of tradition, a huge fan base and has won national titles, but its location can be difficult for consistently recruiting at the top level. The Vols have maintained a strong brand despite not being an elite team since Phil Fulmer stepped down as head coach in 2008."
 
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Orange-White53 said:
16. Tennessee

"Tennessee is not a talent-rich state relative to what some of the above SEC schools draw from, and the Vols' recent tradition is nothing to write home about. But they have great facilities, a huge, passionate fan base and will spend the money it takes to bring in elite-level prospects."
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The last sentence caught my attention. Are we Auburn now? :)
 
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I believe Tennessee has been in the top 3 recruiting budget in recent year.
 
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Doesn't consider the time a coach has to be away from home compared to others. That makes it tougher.
 
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UT spends the money and has the facilities to compete in recruiting. TN is also producing more and more in-state talent, and doesn't have to a strong in-state rival to try and steal them. Still, going into places like GA, NC, and others are impressive. TN isn't a hard job at all, but it isn't easy. The staff works it's butt off and gets the support it needs to be elite.
 
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Worth mentioning that TN is ranked 19th nationally now according to Rivals.com
Still in on some big time prospects. I'm thinking we finish this year top 15 and maybe even top 10. Not bad considering we can only take about 20 recruits
 
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Also I'll take the Vols' situation over UCLA any day. People put way too much stock into in state talent. Of course it matters, but it's not like there's an invisible wall you can't cross.
 
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In-state talent in Tennessee has been higher the last few years than it has ever been.

Many of our top contributors are in-state players

Barnett, JRM, Hurd...etc
 
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Our problem in the past is with the instate talent on the west side of the state. A lot of those kids go to Ole Miss and some of the schools closer to home for them. And we all know the talent pool in the West has been historically better than the East or Middle.
 
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We can no longer base our team from here like we did in the 80s and 90s. We can get our top kids but then we have to go outside the state. Who could sign an entire class from just the state of GA and you could have a top 5 class
 
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"...and will spend the money it takes to bring in elite level prospects."

They obviously have us confused with Auburn.
 
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UtahVol said:
Here's what they said in the breakdown. The 7 was the rank within the SEC. Can't really disagree with the assessment and all the more credit to the coaches:

"7. Tennessee Volunteers: 21 out of 25

Favorable geography/local recruiting territory: 3 -- Only 429 in-state players from 2006-2015 have signed with a Power 5 conference school.

Recruiting/football budget: 5 -- Because of the distance Tennessee must go to recruit top players, the Volunteers have one of the highest recruiting budgets in the country.

Facilities to attract recruits: 5 -- Tennessee has made significant facility upgrades over the last 3-7 years, and is on par with the best-of-the-best in the SEC.

Next-level considerations: 4 -- The Volunteers have had 16 players selected in the NFL draft since 2010, though none were selected in the 2015 draft.

Other intangibles: 4 -- Tennessee has a lot of tradition, a huge fan base and has won national titles, but its location can be difficult for consistently recruiting at the top level. The Vols have maintained a strong brand despite not being an elite team since Phil Fulmer stepped down as head coach in 2008."
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The phrase is NOT "stepped down" but FIRED; let's not kid anyone there was a good reason for it.
 
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Tennessee has a larger recruiting budget than any other University in America.

Schools in power conferences spending more on recruiting
No public school spent more on football recruiting than the SEC's Tennessee, with an average of nearly $1.3 million annually — 36% more than any other major college program. Tennessee was the only school over that span to average a seven-figure expenditure for recruiting expenses, which include transportation as well as lodging and meals for both recruits on school visits and coaches on recruiting trips.
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Not mentioned is the fact that there are eight SEC schools closer to Memphis than to Knoxville. Memphis as arguably the states most fertile recruiting ground.

The eight are Vandy, Ole Miss, Miss State, LSU, ARK, AUB, BAMA, and Mizzou. Mezzou is almost equal distance by car but much closer as the crow flies.

Many people don't know it but the northeast corner of Tennessee is closer to Canada than it is to Memphis.
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MT LeConte said:
Not mentioned is the fact that there are eight SEC schools closer to Memphis than to Knoxville. Memphis as arguably the states most fertile recruiting ground.

The eight are Vandy, Ole Miss, Miss State, LSU, ARK, AUB, BAMA, and Mizzou. Mezzou is almost equal distance by car but much closer as the crow flies.

Many people don't know it but the northeast corner of Tennessee is closer to Canada than it is to Memphis.
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That is not true anymore and hasn't been for a while. Middle Tenn has produced more talent the last several years than Memphis. The growth in Tenn is in the greater Nashville area. Jalen Hurd, Josh Malone, Rashaan Gaulden, Jashon Robertson, Derek Barnett and then the ones that got away (Jalen Ramsey, Rico McGraw)... Most people who don't follow recruiting underrate the state of Tennessee (at least slightly) because they don't understand the growth in Nashville and are using an out of date narrative. Nashville is definitely still a far cry from Atlanta but it's above Memphis.

...and so many Memphis kids have grade troubles anyway... but of course, we did land Drew Richmond.
 
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