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Tennessee Titans Impact On Recruiting
Topic Started: Dec 11 2013, 06:03 PM (102 Views)
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Saw this on another board and there were some very good astute observations.

TN Titans franchise impact on recruiting

So just an observation here, but I have been thinking about this big boom in talent we have had in Nashville over the last couple of years. I feel like the TN titans franchise moving to TN had more impact on in-state recruiting than we know. Look at a couple of things.

1. Franchise moved up here in 97 I believe, with the stadium being built in 99. The kids in the last couple of classes are in that age range of people that may have moved, in regards to jobs. A lot of coincidence, yeah, but maybe some not so much. Think how many jobs that brought to the area directly related and unrelated.

2. Some Impact is more obvious i.e CJ Sanders (Former Titans WR son), and Van Jefferson (Titans WR coach.)

So in conclusion. Franchise brought jobs, and athletes having kids. I know, obvious post of the year, but still interesting Here is to hoping Chris Johnson has 30 kids, and they all grow up in Nashville

it is obvious that the kids are getting more interested at an early age and they are exposed to improved training via the various new training facilities.
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That may have had some impact on the step up in talent, but you need to look at the automotive industry jobs and the resultant support industries it brought to the area. Middle Tennessee has grown leaps and bounds in population. The greater the population the greater the chances for talented athletes.
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Good news for Volunteer fans and Titans fans….New Titans coach will be retaining Van Jefferson's father, Shawn Jefferson, on his staff.

Jefferson will not be leaving state to play his senior year of football somewhere else. Jefferson is said to be leaning hard to the Vols.
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Michelangelo
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That may have had some impact on the step up in talent, but you need to look at the automotive industry jobs and the resultant support industries it brought to the area. Middle Tennessee has grown leaps and bounds in population. The greater the population the greater the chances for talented athletes.
Talent comes out of high schools - high schools with excellent coaching, facilities, fans and competition.

It actually starts and the middle school level - and the interactions between the middle schools and high schools.
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