i remember well the days in years past a fan of UT would know who left and who was taking that spot right off the top of their head. I had a grade school teacher, a lady, who knew that team better than most anyone else- but it wasn't uncommon as it was a certain way to converse in those hills at the time.
in greeting: "what about them Vols?"
in response: "hopefully (so and so) can take over the left tackle position on the line and let (so and so) time enough to hand the ball off or pull it, but until that comes to be known we just don't know- it's a mystery".
yeah, ^ that- ain't no mystery. those old timers just don't know what it's like to see a program crushed, kicked around for more than a decade, and then reattempting to establish a reflection of 'what they once were'. a mystery, a modern mystery, is not having a clue what to expect from the team.
OLine- just about has to be better than last season speaking solely statistically. or, it could hold steady. it's a question. a burning one.
Skilled Positions on O: QB? RB's? Receivers? What impact with Cheney have?
DLine- well... i'm guessing they're going to field a D line. I'm fairly certain of it, actually. There are 14 players topping 300#, and I'm guessing they intend to play them on the line, and most of them were recruited as D line players.. so...
LB's? Secondary? The transfer portal has remained largely quiet out of UT, and the team was youngish, so... there is hope? I don't know. It's a mystery, too.
it's ALL a mystery.
Tell me, savants of all things UT living in my computer, what does this season hold?