Besteresque
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I know many of you are still upset following the game on Saturday, so am I. However, I do want to point out that due to the extreme youth of this football program, we won't really know what we have with Butch Jones until years 4 and 5. Giving the level of recruiting we are experiencing, you have to allow the coach to redshirt and develop guys for 3-4 years to have an accurate gauge of his coaching acumen. Only at that point will we be at a solid enough footing to truly compete with the rest of our conference.
As far as next year is concerned, we need to stay focused on improving. The schedule is about the same level of difficultly, so I would like to see us win seven. However, simply reaching a bowl game in back to back seasons would be a feat we haven't accomplished since 2009-2010.
I compare this to the rebuilding job Spurrier had at SC. It took him until year 6 to really break out at SC. I think the tradition and facilities at UT help to reduce that number to 4-5 years. Still, it will take time.
Overall, this is an unpopular call for patience. We are getting better, but it is going to take years to bring us back from where Dooley left us. (The worst coaching tenure in the history of our program)
As far as next year is concerned, we need to stay focused on improving. The schedule is about the same level of difficultly, so I would like to see us win seven. However, simply reaching a bowl game in back to back seasons would be a feat we haven't accomplished since 2009-2010.
I compare this to the rebuilding job Spurrier had at SC. It took him until year 6 to really break out at SC. I think the tradition and facilities at UT help to reduce that number to 4-5 years. Still, it will take time.
Overall, this is an unpopular call for patience. We are getting better, but it is going to take years to bring us back from where Dooley left us. (The worst coaching tenure in the history of our program)