2013 Record: 5-7

2014 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 5.5

2014 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Under'

Odds courtesy of 5Dimes.

The Volunteers went 5-7 last season - the third straight year they posted that mark - and that means that they are oh so close to bowl eligibility, right? Wrong. Tennessee sucks. And even though I have a load of respect for coach Butch Jones he won't be able to turn around this train wreck that quickly.

Tennessee has just 10 returning starters, combined, on both sides of the ball. One of them is senior quarterback Justin Worley and I'm not a big fan of his work. The Vols have zero starters back on the offensive and defensive lines and they boast just five senior starters. This team is clearly still rebuilding.

The Vols beat Austin Peay, Western Kentucky, South Alabama and Kentucky for four of their wins last year. (How they beat South Carolina I will never know.) One of their cupcake nonconference games last year is replaced by a trip to Oklahoma this season, which will not end well.

Tennessee would have to beat Utah State (with Chuckie Keeton back under center), Kentucky and Vanderbilt just to ensure five wins. Then they would still have to spring another upset over a big boy program to get to six victories.

I don't see it happening. I think Tennessee takes its lumps this year and sets itself up for a surprise season in 2015. Play the Vols 'under'.

2014 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule

DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result

Sun, Aug 31st, 2014 Utah State 07:00 PM Neyland Stadium

Sat, Sep 6th, 2014 Arkansas State 12:00 PM Neyland Stadium

Sat, Sep 13th, 2014 at Oklahoma 08:00 PM Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memo

Sat, Sep 27th, 2014 at Georgia TBA Sanford Stadium

Sat, Oct 4th, 2014 Florida TBA Neyland Stadium

Sat, Oct 11th, 2014 Chattanooga TBA Neyland Stadium

Sat, Oct 18th, 2014 at Ole Miss TBA Vaught-Hemingway Stadium

Sat, Oct 25th, 2014 Alabama TBA Neyland Stadium

Sat, Nov 1st, 2014 at So Carolina TBA Williams-Brice Stadium

Sat, Nov 15th, 2014 Kentucky TBA Neyland Stadium

Sat, Nov 22nd, 2014 Missouri TBA Neyland Stadium

Sat, Nov 29th, 2014 at Vanderbilt TBA Vanderbilt Stadium

All Times EST

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