Unconditional Surrender
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Butch went 50-27 (33-12) at two mid-major schools before he came to Tennessee, including 4 conference titles. Central Michigan and Cincinnati have both been messes since he left; I imagine both of those schools wouldn't mind having him back. He can be successful at a lower level of college football - he has before. I don't think he's cut out for basically any P5 job. If he is cut out for one, it'd have to be at a place with really low expectations.
Even at a big boy school like Tennessee, he didn't have any trouble recruiting. He certainly didn't fail at Tennessee because he couldn't attract talent. Butch's problem is that at this level, he was average at best (and horrible at worst) at basically every aspect of coaching other than recruiting. That's why he failed. If you place him at a level of CFB that isn't as competitive, he can be a pretty good coach.
Butch went 50-27 (33-12) at two mid-major schools before he came to Tennessee, including 4 conference titles. Central Michigan and Cincinnati have both been messes since he left; I imagine both of those schools wouldn't mind having him back. He can be successful at a lower level of college football - he has before. I don't think he's cut out for basically any P5 job. If he is cut out for one, it'd have to be at a place with really low expectations.
Even at a big boy school like Tennessee, he didn't have any trouble recruiting. He certainly didn't fail at Tennessee because he couldn't attract talent. Butch's problem is that at this level, he was average at best (and horrible at worst) at basically every aspect of coaching other than recruiting. That's why he failed. If you place him at a level of CFB that isn't as competitive, he can be a pretty good coach.
He failed because he was a control freak
He failed because he was too afraid of failure. I think the pressure got to him. He seemed to weak mentally, the guy consistently made excuses for possibly losing a game before every big game (too young, first time flying, a lot of injuries).
A lot with Butch was mental. He never took risks, and always played it too safe. He should have thrown the clip board down and used common sense more.
The greatest coaches, the guys that win big arent afraid of the moment, and they most definitely arent afraid to fail.
Look at Les Miles Career, heck Saban started a true freshman QB after halftime in the Championship game over his proven guy that got them there and had only lost 2 games in his career. Would Butch have done that? Absolutely not. The guy wouldnt even start Kamara over Hurd.
I definitely think he has a problem with criticism, and he seemed to want to be respected the same as a guy like Saban even though he hadn't earned it yet.
His cliches and slogans and robotic personality didn't help either, though if he won it would haven't been nearly as big of a deal. But I compare him to a guy like Barnes; Barnes has done a great job but also has things you can criticize him for, but one thing I don't hear a lot of criticism for his sometimes brutal honesty.
He failed because he was too afraid of failure. I think the pressure got to him. He seemed to weak mentally, the guy consistently made excuses for possibly losing a game before every big game (too young, first time flying, a lot of injuries).
A lot with Butch was mental. He never took risks, and always played it too safe. He should have thrown the clip board down and used common sense more.
The greatest coaches, the guys that win big arent afraid of the moment, and they most definitely arent afraid to fail.
Look at Les Miles Career, heck Saban started a true freshman QB after halftime in the Championship game over his proven guy that got them there and had only lost 2 games in his career. Would Butch have done that? Absolutely not. The guy wouldnt even start Kamara over Hurd.