LostVol55
Butch smash!!!!!
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In trying to figure out why we looked so poorly against the first 3 opponents this year and turned it around offensively against Florida, I came up with a theory that Butch just has difficulty gameplanning for a coach that he hasn't faced before and then figures it out on the 2nd go around. Then I looked back at the his time at UT to see if that theory holds up. Here's what I found:
17 losses as the HC at UT (11 were against coaches he was facing for the first time). Yes, he's going to face a lot of coaches for the first time being the HC in a new conference.
That's not all, of the games he's lost and then returned to face that coach again the next year, he has improved the spread every time.
Florida (Muschamp) 1st year, 14 point loss - 2nd year, 1 point loss
Florida (McElwain) 1st year, 1 point loss - 2nd year, 10 pt win
Georgia (Richt) 1st, 3 pt loss - 2nd, 3 pt loss - 3rd, 7 pt win
Alabama (Saban) 1st, 35 pt loss - 2nd, 14 pt loss - 3rd 5 pt loss
Missouri (Pinkel) 1st, 28 pt loss - 2nd, 8 pt loss - 3rd, 11 pt win
Oklahoma (Stoops) 1st, 24 pt loss - 2nd, 7 pt loss
I've got a little more belief in my theory after his win against Florida (didn't have any in it during the first half).
So what does this tell me? We may struggle with Georgia, but he has faced a Kirby Smart defense a few times already so that's a good thing. I do think we're going to have a better showing against Alabama than we do at Texas A&M, due to the obvious factors of one being a road game and the other at home, as well as my little theory.
So in conclusion, I have a little more faith in Butch based on the above stats, but I will still yell at the TV when I don't agree with his decisions. Also, GBO :rock:
17 losses as the HC at UT (11 were against coaches he was facing for the first time). Yes, he's going to face a lot of coaches for the first time being the HC in a new conference.
That's not all, of the games he's lost and then returned to face that coach again the next year, he has improved the spread every time.
Florida (Muschamp) 1st year, 14 point loss - 2nd year, 1 point loss
Florida (McElwain) 1st year, 1 point loss - 2nd year, 10 pt win
Georgia (Richt) 1st, 3 pt loss - 2nd, 3 pt loss - 3rd, 7 pt win
Alabama (Saban) 1st, 35 pt loss - 2nd, 14 pt loss - 3rd 5 pt loss
Missouri (Pinkel) 1st, 28 pt loss - 2nd, 8 pt loss - 3rd, 11 pt win
Oklahoma (Stoops) 1st, 24 pt loss - 2nd, 7 pt loss
I've got a little more belief in my theory after his win against Florida (didn't have any in it during the first half).
So what does this tell me? We may struggle with Georgia, but he has faced a Kirby Smart defense a few times already so that's a good thing. I do think we're going to have a better showing against Alabama than we do at Texas A&M, due to the obvious factors of one being a road game and the other at home, as well as my little theory.
So in conclusion, I have a little more faith in Butch based on the above stats, but I will still yell at the TV when I don't agree with his decisions. Also, GBO :rock: