Top 5 Class

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BigOrangeTrain said:
Look at the teams that win national championships. Are they like 15-20th in HS recruiting and top 3 in portal rankings? Or are they top 3 in HS recruiting?
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I agree, but this does look like a very strong recruiting class. If you can recruit like that and are aggressive and successful to fill needs in the portal, what more can you ask for. I would say things are trending up in Knoxville, and really have been. You’d likely be in the playoff again but for a missed FG. Yes that sucks, but things could be much worse. My point is, or rather my opinion is that things are looking up for the Vols future, and that’s more than most can say.
 
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BigOrangeNC said:
Is it better to win the transfer portal or recruiting?
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To me, I look at like the NFL model.

HS recruiting and signing day is the draft...thats where you are building the biggest part of your team and your future.

The portal is Free Agency...thats where you are going to get that two or three pieces in an area of need to bump you up to a contender.
 
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Gandalf said:
Got to love the fact that CJH and team are hammering the recruiting trail. #5 class (Georgia is #4 and Bama is #6)

Some great suprises like getting Legend Bey back in the fold and signing on the dotted line, right out of OSU's dirty clutches

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Yes, I was not happy with how the season went, especially the Vandy game but gotta give a lot of credit to CJH team for going out and getting the talent we need to compete in an SEC that is getting more brutally competitive every year.

There were many years where we couldnt even sniff top 5 so I am going to take this and be happy. Now we need to raid that portal.
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As long as Banks and Halzle are over there (among others) it doesn’t matter. This is about NIL, not Heupel. UT drummed up massive NIL for this class.
 
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DocVol said:
I approve this message. CJH fighting for his life on the recruiting trail. Love to see some good results and excitement!
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This isn’t the 90s. UT was able to stockpile major $$ for this class. It’s why we were in on guys like Hiter. They are spending like drunken sailors. This isn’t that Heupel is a great recruiter. They just literally opened the check book early and often.

Sounds like they have also earmarked a pretty big chunk for the portal. I wouldn’t be surprised if UT is top 5 in NIL this year.
 
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Tnphil said:
I've seen it change even after a couple of days...I've also seen players downgrated over the years when they chose us some of the chosen ones. Shows that some of it is a beauty contest.
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Happens as well. Just like the kid that flipped from Bama. He was a four star and now 247 and ESPN has him as a 3. No shame lol.
 
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IndianaVol said:
To me, I look at like the NFL model.

HS recruiting and signing day is the draft...thats where you are building the biggest part of your team and your future.

The portal is Free Agency...thats where you are going to get that two or three pieces in an area of need to bump you up to a contender.
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I agree. Recruit HS for talent and hit the portal for needs.
 
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Sheik Yerbouti said:
Our roster was predominantly sophomores and freshmen, right? So, we add a dominant young class and our current guys level up a year, meaning we will have strong sophomores and juniors plus this group? One would think we’re a few portal pieces away from a three-year run that could build some momentum for the future.
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In theory sounds great. But unfortunately in the new wild Wild West of the portal and nil it’s not the case. It’s not bad news, it’s certainly a great class. I’m critical of the staff on here a lot and this is a great day.

BUT, kids don’t stay like they used to. I’d be interested to know how many freshmen we brought in 2 years ago are still on the team. The portal is just as critical even with great classes.
 
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IndianaVol said:
To me, I look at like the NFL model.

HS recruiting and signing day is the draft...thats where you are building the biggest part of your team and your future.

The portal is Free Agency...thats where you are going to get that two or three pieces in an area of need to bump you up to a contender.
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Best post I've read in a while. I couldn't agree more
 
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The value of this is very little. All these players will be standing on the sidelines and not contributing to anything. Some will transfer out for more money or decide to hang around and then transfer
 
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