KNOXVILLE – The results are in and the survey says most University of Tennessee football fans are pleased with Butch Jones, even though a solid majority expect the team’s win total to remain stagnant in his fifth year as the Volunteers’ coach.
More than 82 percent of 1,076 people surveyed in the “Vol Poll: Tennessee Fan 2017 Preseason Survey” indicated they expect the Vols to win seven to nine games.
About 60 percent said they approve of the job Jones is doing as he comes off back-to-back 9-4 seasons.
The Vol Poll has no formal scientific or academic backing. It was distributed through social media by Bill Clark, a 32-year-old Tennessee fan and marketing professional living in Louisiana.
Clark, who is originally from Morristown, Tenn., wanted to gain a detailed glimpse at the temperature of the Tennessee fan base, and the survey provides an in-depth look at what fans expect from the Vols in 2017.