How important is playing football games in Nashville for the Vols?

Does playing in Nashville really matter for recruiting in the mid state?

We already play at Vanderbilt every other year. We have made an ugly habit of going to the Music Shitty Bowl. Now we are scheduling a neutral site game there?

If it truly helps us, okay. But does it? It seems like the Volunteer presence is strong in Middle Tennessee to me, when I visit.

Would moving games to Memphis or some out-of-state location be better? Or does this even matter at all in the current environment of travel and internet media?

 

Bonus tangential question: Is the home and home against UVA deliberate and geared towards growing a presence on the recruiting trail in that state?

 

I don’t think it’s ever a bad thing to drive as much of a flag in your home state as possible, but having said that, I would think reaching into Memphis would be more beneficial comparatively.

According to the VQ guys Virginia is a place the vawls are trying to infiltrate. I can’t pretend to know myself.

 

But all that aside, it’s much better publicity than going to play BYU imo

 

Personally I feel that game locations play little to no role in recruiting anymore. Johnny from Murfreesboro doesnt give a damn about a neutral site game in Nashville every now and then.

 

Memphis ain't happening unless we play at a high school stadium because there is no way we're gonna get the Liberty Bowl.

 

Playing in Charlotte would be a bigger boost in recruiting. Midstate kids aren't on the fence. They know whether or not they wanna be at UT.

 

Everything has a price

 

I don't know that playing in Charlotte or DFW or Glasgow, Montana really matters anymore from a recruiting standpoint.

 

Depends if HS coaches can connect and go to practice or meet with Heupal. Doesn’t hurt to get time with Ingle Martin, Dilfer, BA, MBA, Oakland, etc coaches.

 

Unnecessary, and when a home game is played in Nashville, it robs local businesses of money and local fans of a chance to see a game.

Hate Nashville games. hate them.

 

Theyre stupid. Atlanta too.

 

And it would be SEC membership.

No.

 

I think it degrades the program. Seems desperate. If TN wants neutral site games then pick Atlanta, NYC, Miami, LA, Jerry’s place. Nashville? Screw that. Forfeit and take the L

 

That doesn't sound reasonable. What Atlanta was 30 years ago is what Nashville is now- a regional hub of growing national importance.

 

I mean, it's the same as when Arkansas plays in Little Rock. Middle TN isn't as solid orange as it's once was and it's a way to play in front of people there. We will have 7 games in Neyland. I don't want to do it every year, but once every so often I don't care.

 

Orange in mid Tn is on its way back. Saw more during football, then more with basketball and baseball. We are winning over teenagers again. Plus, especially where I am, seems like half wmsn county kids go to UT and student involvement in athletics hasn't been this high in awhile. I'll have one up there next year.

 

I don't mind it every once in awhile. It's also a good reason to go to Nissan Stadium and point out to my kids how Neyland is much better

 

I still call it Adelphia.

 

there's nothing wrong with hitting Rippys rooftop or Martin's before, then a couple tailgates, game, then gtfo and head to Gulch or somewhere else away from Broadway after.