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Tennessee opens a season of greater expectations on Thursday night at Neyland Stadium.The ninth-ranked Volunteers draw Appalachian State, the Sun Belt powerhouse which went 11-2 last season and has the talent to make the Tennessee nervous entering the first game on the SEC Network this season (7:30 p.m. ET).Everyones optimistic. For the first time Thursday night, well put our initial football identity on video. Were responsible for what we create so were looking forward to that, Volunteers coach Butch Jones said.The talk of Tennessee this week is not just the opener, but next weeks Battle At Bristol, when the Vols play Virginia Tech at the fabled racetrack with a crowd in excess of 100,000 expected to be on hand.Jones said no one in his locker room is looking ahead. Appalachian State is a run-based offense and led the Sun Belt in red-zone defense. On film, Jones said, they already look like they belong.Appalachian State is coached by Scott Satterfield, who played quarterback at the school and is in the programs third season since jumping from the FCS. He seeks the biggest win the program has had since beating Michigan in Ann Arbor, nine years to the day from Thursdays kickoff. App State is 0-5 against Power Five programs since that landmark win.Every time we play a Power Five school it gets brought up, Satterfield said. I think in a way it kind of hurts us because everybody always references that game to their team.Only 160 miles separate Appalachian States campus from University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The talent gap might not be as great as the uninitiated believe, either.The Mountaineers arrive having won 17 of their last 19 games and 17 starters return from the team that beat Ohio in the 2015 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. Appalachian State was the preseason pick to win the Sun Belt Conference and boasts both of the leagues preseason players of the year in running back Marcus Cox and linebacker John Law.Cox has three 1,000-yard seasons and has a career average of 113.6 rushing yards per game. At this pace, hell be the all-time leading rusher in Mountaineers history by midseason. At 168.4 yards per game, Tennessees run defense was 65th in the national last season.That porous defense caused Jones to make a change on defense, hiring coordinator Bob Shoop away from Penn State for matchups like this one. Shoop declared this offseason, nobody will run the football on Tennessee.It helps to have a loaded front seven and talent galore at every level of the two-deep.Tennessee will honor former Vols offensive tackle Chad Clifton, who played in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers, and late womens basketball coach Pat Summitt. 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The New Zealand powerhouse is the only realistic option for expansion across the ditch, but would require a leap of faith from FFA.Pros: Successful football pedigree, the chance for a Kiwi derby and weekly A-League content in New Zealand, a strong catchment of 1.5 million.Cons: Questions of commitment. From the club, FFA, NZ Football and potential investors.* CanberraStatus: Up in the air. Governing body Capital Football isnt bidding and previous A-League aspirant investor Ivan Slavich is currently backing Central Coasts two-game deal in the nations capital.Pros: Solid stadium, junior numbers and lack of competition in one of Australias richest, if smaller, cities.Cons: FFA isnt keen. David Gallop pointedly rebuked the citys A-League aspirations around the time it hosted an A-League qualifer last year.* South MelbourneStatus: Ready to go, so they say. The powerhouse NSL club has been working to join the A-League since the day it was overlooked for the league and will mount a solid case.Pros: History and the chance to heal the ongoing rift between new football and old soccer. A solid stadium deal and long-term lease. History of success.Cons: Does Melbourne need another team with Citys attendances so low? Would Victory fight their admission?* GeelongStatus: Interested groups are getting organised but a Geelong bid is still in the embryonic stages.Pros: Theres room in Victoria for another team, and state and local government are likely to offer support. Geelong is a sports town with a record of producing Socceroos.Cons: Simonds Stadium might have narrow boundaries but its ultimately not a venue suitable for football. Questions over support base.* Brisbane StrikersStatus: The former NSL champions have assembled a bid team, headed by thee colourful Miron Bleiberg, and will soon submit a formal bid to FFA.dddddddddddd.Pros: A strong brand, an existing structure, a successful academy and a ready-made rivalry with Brisbane Roar.Cons: Venue. If the Strikers cant find somewhere to play other than Suncorp Stadium, theyll struggle for a point of difference with the Roar.* South SydneyStatus: They were nearly ready to replace Wellington Phoenix last season, and the murmurs are continuing that FFA wants a third team in Sydney.Pros: Sydneys big enough for three teams, right? FFAs number crunchers have determined the south is an untapped market, with a big participation base.Cons: Sydney FC are dead against it, as one third of their members come from the shire, while Wollongong wants a standalone team.* WollongongStatus: The Wolves say they will have a look at FFAs expansion criteria once its released, but they could have some high-powered backers lined up.Pros: The Illawarra, a bit like the Hunter, is a true football region. WIN Stadium would be perfect.Cons: Forces outside of their control seem to prefer a southern Sydney team, based part-time in Wollongong.* AdelaideStatus: Adelaide City and West Adelaide, two former NSL stalwarts, have made noises about an A-League bid.Pros: Both are historic clubs who figure the Reds could do with a derby rival. Wests want Robbie Fowler as their inaugural coach.Cons: Does little old Adelaide really have room for two teams? Whos not supporting Adelaide United in SA?* PerthStatus: Football West is aiming for a second Perth team in the next three to five years in an audacious bid to turbo-charge the game in WA.Pros: Perths a growing city and numbers would suggest not everyone is on board with the Glory, for whatever reason.Cons: The Glory are just getting settled off-field and a rival team would chew into their market at an inopportune time.* Not happeningNorth Queensland: The Northern Fury say they wont be ready for this round of expansion, and the Hong Kong casino mogul backers of Cairns-based FNQ Heat have seemingly moved on.Gold Coast: There is a desire from some parties to revive Gold Coasts A-League presence but no action at this stage. Maybe one day. ' ' '