We caution every reader to not make end-of-season conclusions after the first contest. Tennessee’s 31-27 win over South Carolina on Saturday showed off a lot of improvement in certain areas of the team, while also not delivering answers to many of the questions that arose in the offseason. This is to be expected when the team didn’t even get to run many scrimmages due to a COVID outbreak.
But much like the stock market, you could still take what you saw in the early stages and try to spot any long term trends that might arise. Certain aspects might not be at the level you think they will be.