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We look like a HS team compared to those teams.
How do you get back to the top? Recruit a top 5 class for 5 straight years. It's that simple (well the answer is simple).
I grew up with a guy that was a D1 starter on O line at NC State. This was during Bobby Bowden's heyday, with Charlie Ward and every other 5* you could think of on his roster.
He said do you ever see a game where Team A (ranked in top 5) is struggling with Team B (unranked) and they're tied or barely ahead at halftime and you think "wow, team A is stinking it up today"
Later you see the score scroll by and it's the 4th quarter and the 10-7 game is now 34-10 and you think "wow, Team A really turned it on the 2nd half"
Well, he said I'm here to tell you it's depth. That's typically all it is. He said at the start of the 4th quarter, FSU would rotate in their 3rd string DE (who was also a 4-5* player). Meanwhile, my friend had played every snap. All the sudden you give up a sack.... The QB fumbles and the game turns on a dime. Everyone starts wearing down, you miss an assignment, etc....or you being in a backup on your side and that kid is a walk on.
Anyway you get the gist. He said most teams have a good coach and a good starting 22. The teams that win titles have quality players 3 deep (especially in the front 7 on defense).
This is a serious question. How do we get back to the top? Seriously. I just don’t see it. I mean did any of you really take a good look at UGAs and Bamas OL and DL? And let’s not even mention LBs. How can we honestly ever expect to get the Will Andersons, Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean type of players?
Georgia has never had a problem getting talent. In the last five years, they and Bama have risen to a level in recruiting that is hard to undo. At this point, they’re superpowers. We may upset one or both of them on a bad day, but challenging them regularly is far in the distance, and will require a high level of recruiting over several classes.Georgia used to ask the same question. We were decimated roster-wise and yet set a program record for points scored. With a halfway decent defense this year we win 9 this year. That’s with a new coach coming in late and trying to change the culture.
I don’t believe things are as bad as people want to believe.
This is THE scary stat that Heupel sychophants ignore when screaming he needs an extension now. No he doesn't until he can win against the big boys of the SEC.
Going to be hard to be in the top five recruiting classes with Bama, Georgia, and A&M almost locking up the top three yearly. Ohio State is also always up there as well. And you have schools like Texas and Southern Cal that will throw heavy money at NIL as well.We look like a HS team compared to those teams.
How do you get back to the top? Recruit a top 5 class for 5 straight years. It's that simple (well the answer is simple).
I grew up with a guy that was a D1 starter on O line at NC State. This was during Bobby Bowden's heyday, with Charlie Ward and every other 5* you could think of on his roster.
He said do you ever see a game where Team A (ranked in top 5) is struggling with Team B (unranked) and they're tied or barely ahead at halftime and you think "wow, team A is stinking it up today"
Later you see the score scroll by and it's the 4th quarter and the 10-7 game is now 34-10 and you think "wow, Team A really turned it on the 2nd half"
Well, he said I'm here to tell you it's depth. That's typically all it is. He said at the start of the 4th quarter, FSU would rotate in their 3rd string DE (who was also a 4-5* player). Meanwhile, my friend had played every snap. All the sudden you give up a sack.... The QB fumbles and the game turns on a dime. Everyone starts wearing down, you miss an assignment, etc....or you being in a backup on your side and that kid is a walk on.
Anyway you get the gist. He said most teams have a good coach and a good starting 22. The teams that win titles have quality players 3 deep (especially in the front 7 on defense).
If Steson Bennett can win a Natty, any QB playing under Huepel is capable.
If Steson Bennett can win a Natty, any QB playing under Huepel is capable.
That game last night revealed just how far we are from competing for an SEC championship. We don't have one player on defense that would see the field for either of those teams. I'm going to try to enjoy our team as they are fun to watch, just not going to delude myself into thinking we can be a contender anytime soon. I will always love the vols (and hate everyone else in the SEC), but we have a long way to go. GBO!!!
Well I'm convinced that we have made the necessary upgrades at the top with a new AD and with Boyd and Plowman. They just weren't in any position to get a high-calibre coach and staff to turn the program around at the snap of a finger. AD White has foresight and all you debbie-downers are wrong in forseeing UT as a middle of the pack SEC football team in the future. That's my opinion but we'll be near the top soon enough. Where there's a will there's a way!!!Going to be hard to be in the top five recruiting classes with Bama, Georgia, and A&M almost locking up the top three yearly. Ohio State is also always up there as well. And you have schools like Texas and Southern Cal that will throw heavy money at NIL as well.
Tennessee needs to get organized and run football like what it is a separate business entity not a cash cow for academia to fleece. The fact that we’re still decent recruiting speaks to where the program could go if it were organized and ran better.
Been hearing similar thoughts for almost 20 years now.Well I'm convinced that we have made the necessary upgrades at the top with a new AD and with Boyd and Plowman. They just weren't in any position to get a high-calibre coach and staff to turn the program around at the snap of a finger. AD White has foresight and all you debbie-downers are wrong in forseeing UT as a middle of the pack SEC football team in the future. That's my opinion but we'll be near the top soon enough. Where there's a will there's a way!!!