SB Nation: Leave Butch Jones alone, he's meeting expectations

[JTBama]

Yes....he's expected to lose to Bama every year, keep him!!!

 

[deliveryman35]

I approve of this message.

 

[techster79]

I don't know if I read it off a link here or not, but it was saying that TN has to win one more game than florida/georgia because they play us every year. What's that say about LSU/Auburn? :cool2:

 

[Redwood Forrest]

I am rarely surprised by my first impression when a former Power makes a new hire.

Tennessee: Dooley -- What the heck? Kiffin -- Are you serious? Jones -- Get outta here. Three for three.

Nebraska: Bo Loudmouth -- Say what? Mike Riley -- What the crap? Two for two

Three of last four Notre Dame coaches: I just can't believe it. Three for four but I really thought the guy they hired from Stanford might make it.



Seriously, if you are a former power why, why, why would you want to hire a blue-light special? Are you that strapped for $$$?

 

[TitleWave]

Jones doesn’t measure up to a standard that requires him to produce nationally elite teams, but he is producing consistently good teams. That should be considered success at Tennessee.

UcheatT needs to keep drinking that Botch-ulism Kool-Aid 'til the :BigAocalypse comes - which, Good Lord willing and Phat Phil's donuts don't rise, will never happen on Botch's watch.

 

[techster79]

We will tie the longest win streak from the 70s with a win this year. I think Saban will have the streak record before he retires and it may never be matched.

 

[Redwood Forrest]

Fulmer is considered the recent gold standard at Tennessee, yet he had a losing record against almost all of the good SEC coaches during his tenure.

The Vols have to be careful about expectations. They are the only SEC East team that must face college football’s No. 1 program on an annual basis. They are at a recruiting disadvantage compared to Florida and Georgia, due to the lower amount of talent in Tennessee. And the layout geography of the state results in the University of Alabama being 90 minutes closer to a talent center in Memphis than Knoxville is.

My favorite part.

 

[Quicksilver]

Let me guess. Before Tennessee comes to Tuscaloosa this year, Butch will announce that Alabama got an unfair advantage by practicing at BDS. :smile:

 

[cbi1972]

The Jones Cup

 

[TitleWave]

The Jones Cup

And here I was thinking it to be a portable sewage treatment plant for Shoopy's defensive game plans - and in related environmental use, for disposing of Smokey's sideline "deposits"...

 

[Cruiser]

The Jones Cup

He is exceeding my expectations; please don't Can him.

 

[cuda.1973]

The Can has its own Twitter account:

It's a garbage CAN...not a garbage CAN't!

 

[theballguy]

Butch is another guy like Mark Richt and Les Miles who are great coaches and should never be fired. Would be kind of unfair wouldn't it?

 

[BigAlinKnoxville]

They're not being fair to Botch by not giving him enough time. It's only his 5th year at Tennessee. I mean, look how long it took Coach Saban to....

Oh, wait. Never mind.

 

[BigAlinKnoxville]

We will tie the longest win streak from the 70s with a win this year. I think Saban will have the streak record before he retires and it may never be matched.

Yep. Last year I told my sons that, on a certain weird level, I hoped the Vols won the SEC East because then we could get that No. 10 and No. 11 win both in the same year.

But that's okay. This year will be just fine.

 

[Probius]

I think UT should go ahead and give Butch a lifetime contract extension

 

[Valley View]

Vol fans want Butch gone. I think if Tennessee loses a couple of games they should have won, fat Phil will replace Butch. He is already there waiting in the Admin building.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Vol fans want Butch gone. I think if Tennessee loses a couple of games they should have won, fat Phil will replace Butch. He is already there waiting in the Admin building.

Fulmer needs to go get his knife and remove it from Johnny Majors back then he can put it in Botch's.

 

[BamaJama17]

Fulmer needs to go get his knife and remove it from Johnny Majors back then he can put it in Botch's.

That's the funniest post I've seen on here in awhile!!! On a serious note, I'm wondering how much Tennessee even wants to do with Fulmer these days.

 

[im4uainva]

Yes....he's expected to lose to Bama every year, keep him!!!

If I may...as long as CNS is at Bama, almost everyone is expected to lose to Bama every year.

Roll Tide!