Yes, it’s only June, and yes, most fans are focused on the upcoming football season. After all, we are in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville is a football town, always has been and always will be.
Despite how well the Tennessee basketball program is doing, it will never be able to trump the Tennessee football program. To be fair, when Bruce Pearl was in Knoxville, the Vols were ranked the as the number one program in college basketball for the first time in program history.
There were also multiple 20 win seasons with an Elite Eight appearance.