When did Tennessee and Georgia start to decline?

Their decline has really just been gradual. For Tennessee, it was during the last couple of years of Fulmer's tenure there, when they were basically a perrenial 8-4, 9-3 team and started recruiting the players with character issues.

Same can be said of Georgia, after they were supposed to when the National Title in a walk basically in 2008, but finished with 3 losses, add to that the added pressure for them to beat Florida, which they've only done about 5 times in the last 20 years, they start recruiting players who also have character issues in an attempt to win.

But both schools, like many others, are having a tough time replacing talent, after top players continue to leave early for the NFL.

BQ: Its possible. I don't think Auburn should have been awarded the 2 TD's, especially since it was clear, at least for us viewers at home, that the 1st one was a fumble, and the ball just went straight down from where the player dropped it. And the other, you can tell in the replay that his knee was down before he fumbled the ball. The wheels basically came off for Arkansas after that. But still, to put up 43 points with your backup QB playing most of the game, not sure if that tells you how great Arkansas's offense is, or just how bad Auburn's defense is.

It's funny how Georgia started to suck right after their amatuer teamwide celebration in the endzone against Florida in 2007.