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I couldn't see it because I don't have a VIP account, but 247 Sports did an article on Butch always being tough after Bye weeks. Anyone with a membership care to tell us what the article says and if it tells us his record after byes?
Vandy lost a lot more that game. I love the coach but there is no excuse for not closing them out last year. Just sayin
Vandy lost a lot more that game. I love the coach but there is no excuse for not closing them out last year. Just sayin
I don't blame his gameplan. He had the team in position to win.
He can't force Pig to not block in the back, or the Oline to get a push for one yard, or the defense to stop Vandy from converting on 4th down.
If he can't beat Vanderbilt straight up in a game where he started 13 4 star recruits, then he really doesn't deserve all the myriad of excuses you folks make for him.
I agree that Tenn should have won that game and it was an ugly, boring crapfest....but how many 4 and 5 star players did Georgia start against Vandy in defeat last year? Even with all of their injuries, I'm sure it was more than 13.
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I couldn't see it because I don't have a VIP account, but 247 Sports did an article on Butch always being tough after Bye weeks. Anyone with a membership care to tell us what the article says and if it tells us his record after byes?
I can tell you that is 17-12 ATS after BYE weeks (58.62%), good for 31st best in the country, and 4th best in the SEC.
Interesting side note: Will Muschamp is 4-5 ATS after BYE weeks, ranked 83rd in the country and is third worst in the SEC. Only Sumlin and Mullen have a lower winning % after a BYE (ATS).
My reference (and a great short read by the way): View attachment 83335
The author does not appear to precisely define his criteria; it says only that "Below is a complete list of each FBS coach and his record when he has had extra time to prepare for a game." That could include an additional day of preparation, a true bye week or time elapsed prior to a bowl game. Rifleman provided this data (http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/205574-butch-jones-record-10-days-off.html) on 10/16/2013, which was prior to the post-bye week games against South Carolina and Vanderbilt:
"Butch Jones record with 10+ days off: 11-4 Updated numbers to reflect USC win.
Folks. This is going to be a great game this weekend, but I have no doubt our guys will be ready.
Why? With 10+ days rest:
* Coach Jones' teams are 11-4, including bowl games.
* They have won 10 of the last 12.
* They have won 8 of the last 9.
* The last five victims are Va Tech, Vandy, Pitt, Louisville and South Carolina.
* The last loss came at West Virginia in 2010, a team that finished #22 in the BCS rankings.
* The loss at West Virginia is Butch's only loss with the full bye week, 14 days rest before a non-bowl game. Interestingly, WVU had 15 days rest before this one, having played on a Friday before a bye week.
* 3 of the 4 losses were by 3 points."
Unfortunately, Rifleman does not cite his source for this data; it may well reflect his own independent research. However, defined in this fashion, Butch's record with additional time to prepare is even more impressive.
Incidentally, am I correct to assume that, within this context, ATS means "against the spread"? If so, that isn't necessarily a true win-loss record but a record of how frequently they beat the spread in games played with additional preparation time.