By some measures, last Saturday may have been the best win of the season for Tennessee football. The UAB Blazers are the only team they have beaten all season that currently have a winning record, and that has to count for something.
Of course, UAB’s schedule has been atrocious, but the Vols do also have two Power Five wins, and they did dominate the Blazers. Simply put, after two losses to Group of Five programs to start the season, the stock value of Rocky Top is clearly significantly higher than it was at this time at the beginning of the season.