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Vols Mailbag: Is Kelly Bryant to Tennessee a good move?

By Billy Williford

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: A fan of the University of Tennessee Volunteers cheers during the first half of a game against of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on December 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: A fan of the University of Tennessee Volunteers cheers during the first half of a game against of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on December 30, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – MARCH 17: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers reacts in the second half against the Loyola Ramblers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

John R writes…I’ve always been the Tennessee fan that enjoys basketball more than football. I used to play basketball, and the game is just more enjoyable to watch. With that said the basketball program has been far more successful the past 15 years than the football team. Is it time to consider UT a basketball school now?

No. Tennessee will never be a basketball school. Only because we live in the South, and people in the South love their football. Nothing compares to it. However, I like your way of thinking.

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    • For years, I’ve been saying Tennessee is a basketball school. Jerry Green always had good teams despite underachieving in many NCAA Tournaments.

    The years of Buzz Peterson weren’t so great, but then Bruce came along, and he arguably is the best coach in the history of the basketball program.

    The past 15 seasons the basketball program had 11 winning seasons. In eight of those seasons, the Vols hit the 20-win mark. During that time span, the program made the NCAA Tournament eight times with a handful of Sweet Sixteen berths and one Elite Eight appearance.

    Conversely, the football team has struggled a bit. Not counting this season, the football has only produced eight winning seasons in the past 15 years.

    Get this; the basketball team only lost one more game last season than the football did.

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