Tennessee Vols: 5 Bold Predictions For 2017 Season

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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeat the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The Tennessee Vols are hoping lowered expectations will make for better results in 2017.

Butch Jones and the Tennessee Vols will enter the 2017 season with significantly lower expectations than they did in 2016.

But that could actually be a good thing for the Vols.

Tennessee, with Jones at the helm, has been at its best when its back is against the wall.

Most folks are a little down on the Vols heading into this upcoming season, but that’s exactly why I think Tennessee will surprise in 2017.

If we’ve learned anything over the last several years, it’s that seasons rarely go as predicted.

Last year the Volunteers were the team to beat in the SEC East. This year, however, some analysts have Tennessee losing to Kentucky.

Combine those lowered expectations (which should be used as fuel for motivation) with the fact that Butch Jones is somewhat on the hotseat and I think you have a recipe for a surprise season.

Here are five things that I think will happen in 2017 to pleasantly surprise Vol fans.

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