Over on Vol Nation, their fans are talking about how they will dominate us with superior talent talking about their recruiting rankings vs. us which obviously heavily favors the Vols. They talk like we are a Vandy level team in terms of talent.
However, I brought up to them the fact that Iowa has 29 NFL players and Tennessee has 21. Since 2019 Iowa has 6 first round picks to just one from Tennessee.
Should we really just assume Tennesee is more talented because they have higher ranked recruits? I would argue NFL talent is the better indicator since the players on the field are closer to their pro careers than their high school ones. What do you guys think on this?
However, I brought up to them the fact that Iowa has 29 NFL players and Tennessee has 21. Since 2019 Iowa has 6 first round picks to just one from Tennessee.
Should we really just assume Tennesee is more talented because they have higher ranked recruits? I would argue NFL talent is the better indicator since the players on the field are closer to their pro careers than their high school ones. What do you guys think on this?