they mostly fill in non-pandemic years. they have SEC money. have won a national championship in the past 25 years. I don't think Knoxville is a worse city than the other SEC cities.
I was not overly impressed with Pruitt's sideline demeanor and how he yelled at his quarterbacks.
Its the nature of the beast - get the big bucks in the SEC but also deal with big expectations.
It is tough for anyone to compete in recruiting nowadays with Bama, Clemson, Ohio St.