1. Doesnt it just feel like Tennessees year?
Look, I know this isnt technically a reason, but when you think about UT in the big picture, doesnt it just feel that way? That after all the turmoil of the past decade, this is finally Tennessees time. After all, this was a program that went through four coaches in six seasons -- and all the change that comes with it, from coaching turnover, to scheme changes, to transfers, lost recruits and an overall dearth of depth that led to two straight years with zero Tennessee players drafted by the NFL. But what is the NFLs loss is now the Vols gain. Butch Jones has stabilized this program, stocked it with talent (thanks to top-10 recruiting classes in 2014 and 2015) and has slowly built it, from five wins in year one, to barely bowl eligible the year after, to a nine-win club that was arguably the hottest team in the country down the stretch. The stability is there, the talent and depth are there, the division is down, and the schedule (with Florida and Alabama at home) is in the Vols' favor. Vols fans have been waiting a long time for this kind of perfect storm -- for the right coach and the right players and the right circumstances -- and it finally feels like were there. After all the embarrassment of the past decade -- the Phillip Fulmer firing, the (brief) Lane Kiffin era and the everything-that-could-go-wrong-did Derek Dooley years -- its finally Tennessees time. The Vols won't compete just for an SEC crown in 2016; they can end up as the best team in college football.
A really good read and just a little more fuel for the Big Orange Hype Train
