For this newest generation of Vol fans, expectations are different than those who remember watching the "decade of dominance" in the 1990's.
The preseason 2015 Coaches' Poll was released on Thursday afternoon, and for the first time since 2008, the Tennessee Volunteers are ranked in a preseason poll. The Vols barely snuck in at No. 25, but it marks the first time since 2012 that the Vols have been ranked at all before, during, or after the season.
It's been a seven year gap since the last time the Vols were even talked about as relevant in a national context before the season began.