Expectations.
The word is defined in a variety of ways for those who are loyal to the Tennessee Volunteers. Disappointment, apathy, success, pride - the rollercoaster of emotions that accompany the brith of a new season are known all too well.
For the men’s basketball team, expectations haven’t been higher since the Bruce Pearl days and Rick Barnes knows it.
“Once we got through with the season and they had a little bit of time, which wasn’t much, we went in a room and talked about where we were and what we had done last year.