Opposing groups of fans loved to mock Tennessee football followers in recent years with the Volunteers' often-empty "wait till next year" refrains.
Well, next year is coming.
The hope appears hollow no more; 2016 should be a good year on Rocky Top, and virtually every expert in the nation can't seem to say enough about the Vols' loaded roster next year.
Following a 9-4 season that ended with a thorough thumping of Northwestern in the Outback Bowl, a Top 25 ranking and six consecutive wins, things are looking up in Knoxville. Some way-too-early polls (such as SI.