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10. Heightened Expectations
Most who follow this team have been pointing to 2015 as the year when things could finally get interesting again on Rocky Top. Tennessee’s dominant performance in the TaxSlayer Bowl will do nothing but fan the flame of those expectations. (And with Oklahoma’s humiliating bowl game performance, don’t think for a second people won’t be expecting a win in that one…)
Heightened expectations cut both ways, naturally, as with them comes heightened pressure on the coaches and players. But such pressure is part and parcel of a place like Tennessee. Or at least it used to be.
And I don’t know about you, but I sure am glad to see things finally getting back to the way they used to be around here.
It might just be a happy new year, after all.
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Agreed.
Have Following Will Travel
(for those old enough to remember…)
While, I definately feel good about the way the season ended, and the direction I believe the program is going, I’m going to hold off a little longer proclaiming the program back.
I too remember the jubilation of the SugarVols, and the momentum that we were supposedly riding but I also remember what a flop the 1986 team was. I’m sure Oklahoma felt they were back after laying it to Bama last year. I also remember thinking we turned the corner after 1979 Notre Dame and 1982 Alabama games.
One of the reasons for my caution is still lack of experienced depth. I can’t imagine we will be as lucky as Ohio State next year if Dobbs goes down.
I’m not trying to be negative at all, I just prefer to say ” so far so good” at this time.
Vols are my team have since 1978 go vols I’m die hard fan win or lose I’m a vol. Butch will show he’s the man for big orange!