I was talking with a national college baseball writer the other day. He covers the game for a living and writes for one of the major college baseball websites. With the struggles of the team these past few years, I asked him about the perception of the program to fellow writers and college coaches around the league. This was his response
"I think the Tennessee job has a unique set of challenges. There's not a great deal of in-state talent and you have to venture to other areas to get some of that talent on campus. And you have to do it without the advantages, scholarship wise, that Vanderbilt has.
I think Tennessee, for me, is a bottom four job in the league, but that absolutely does not mean you can't win there."
I found it very interesting. I disagree about the amount of in-state talent, but I do agree that there is not enough to live off of. I know it's nothing earth shattering, but I wanted to share what the program looks like on a national level.
"I think the Tennessee job has a unique set of challenges. There's not a great deal of in-state talent and you have to venture to other areas to get some of that talent on campus. And you have to do it without the advantages, scholarship wise, that Vanderbilt has.
I think Tennessee, for me, is a bottom four job in the league, but that absolutely does not mean you can't win there."
I found it very interesting. I disagree about the amount of in-state talent, but I do agree that there is not enough to live off of. I know it's nothing earth shattering, but I wanted to share what the program looks like on a national level.
