It seems like Tennessee fans get a bad rap for hyping up certain teams, coaches, players, you name it. Some of the hype is justified, but various things unravel, and all of the sudden the optimism looks silly in hindsight. Unfortunately, it’s happened more frequently to Tennessee in recent years.
At risk of doing it again: the 2021 Tennessee basketball recruiting class deserves the hype.
No, we won’t call them the best recruiting class in school history...yet. We actually need to see how they perform on the court before that can be concluded. But from a pure talent standpoint, there’s little doubt that this is the best class the Volunteers have ever brought in.