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3. Recruiting
This one’s obvious but still worth mentioning. If my seven-year-olds’ jaws dropped in reaction to what Butch Jones and his staff are building at Tennessee, I imagine plenty of 17-year olds’ jaws dropped, too.
Which is why the following tweet makes so much sense. Because the Vols served notice to recruits everywhere that this whole foundation thing has taken. One gets the sense that Tennessee is building straight up from this point forward.
Butch Jones essentially just guaranteed a top-5 recruiting class.
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) January 3, 2015
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Agreed.
Have Following Will Travel
(for those old enough to remember…)
While, I definately feel good about the way the season ended, and the direction I believe the program is going, I’m going to hold off a little longer proclaiming the program back.
I too remember the jubilation of the SugarVols, and the momentum that we were supposedly riding but I also remember what a flop the 1986 team was. I’m sure Oklahoma felt they were back after laying it to Bama last year. I also remember thinking we turned the corner after 1979 Notre Dame and 1982 Alabama games.
One of the reasons for my caution is still lack of experienced depth. I can’t imagine we will be as lucky as Ohio State next year if Dobbs goes down.
I’m not trying to be negative at all, I just prefer to say ” so far so good” at this time.
Vols are my team have since 1978 go vols I’m die hard fan win or lose I’m a vol. Butch will show he’s the man for big orange!