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Other than Saban who would you rather have than Butch from that list? I am not sure there is another one, Maybe Dan Mullen for me but he still has underachieved outside of the Dak Prescott years.
What do you think of CBJ's B+ rating?
I don't like him but McElwain is 2 for 2 since taking over UF.
Mullen is a good coach hampered by a place that's really difficult to recruit to.
Again, I don't like the guy but Bielema has done more with less since going to Arkansas. It would be interesting to know what he would have done if he and Jones had reversed roles.
I'd take Malzahn over Jones in a half second.
Freeze had a bad year but he's had more success than Jones in a more difficult place to have success.
I'm not exactly sure what this guy based his grades on. Jones lost a game in each of his first 2 years that should have been wins. As talent has gotten better, his optimization of it has actually gotten worse. There were 3 losses in each of the last two years that easily could have if not should have been wins.
In his first 4 years, Jones has one upset win to his credit.
Jones' defenders do not want to deal with these things... but these and his overall record are the bottom line facts after you cut through all of the minutiae. Jones to date is more like a "D" than a B+. He needs a few years of earning "A's" to get his avg back up to B+.
Because of my limited knowledge of the game. All I know is BJ has taken us from a dumpster fire to winning some big games against quality opponents.
We beat Fla. and Georgia, and year before last we played Alabama to a five point game. Injuries can be devastating to a team that does not have a lot of depth. In 2016 our defense was decimated.
I will always wonder how good we would have been without all those injuries.
Jones has been recruiting some good players. When we build depth, I think Jones can take us near the top.
I have not given up on Butch Jones yet.
He is energetic, loves Tennessee, and wants to win. I wish him and our program much success in the years ahead.
The second half of the Florida game is one of the reasons I think he can get it done.