Butch has the potential to put about 8 coaches on the hot seat this year

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A loss to Tennessee will not threaten Bielema's job. Most Arkansas fans are on the fence in predicting the outcome of this one. If we get 8 wins this season, Bielema is in like Flynn.
 
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Mike1967 said:
A lot of Oklahoma fans were calling for Bob Stoops head after last season. I think Oklahoma goes 8-4(losing to Tennessee,Kansas State,Baylor and TCU)that will cost Bob Stoops his job. I think Kentucky will fire Mark Stoops after UK has losing seasons in 2015 and 2016. It would be wild if Lane Kiffin coached UK in 2017 :eek:lol:
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Then bolt for UCLA on 2018..
 
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Mike1967 said:
A lot of Oklahoma fans were calling for Bob Stoops head after last season. I think Oklahoma goes 8-4(losing to Tennessee,Kansas State,Baylor and TCU)that will cost Bob Stoops his job. I think Kentucky will fire Mark Stoops after UK has losing seasons in 2015 and 2016. It would be wild if Lane Kiffin coached UK in 2017 :eek:lol:
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Lol Dave.
 
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Could not be more wrong on UF. Reasonable and even somewhat in the know fans realize we have a way to go to get back to our usual standard. Most UF fans expect to lose the UT game this year. Really expected to last year, too.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Could not be more wrong on UF. Reasonable and even somewhat in the know fans realize we have a way to go to get back to our usual standard. Most UF fans expect to lose the UT game this year. Really expected to last year, too.
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Stop it LG.....there's just no way most UF fans expect to lose to UT at home this year, just no way. Last year in Neyland? Yes, I get that. But this year....after witnessing yet again that Tennessee will do everything it possibly can to find a way to lose to Florida....while knows with absolute certainty that they'll find a way, come hell or high water, to beat Tennessee pretty much every single year they play?? I'm just not buying it. No one obviously knows who's gonna win at this point (ahem), but I just can't believe any UF fan actually expects to lose (pretty much ever again) to Tennessee this year.
 
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KBVol said:
Stop it LG.....there's just no way most UF fans expect to lose to UT at home this year, just no way. Last year in Neyland? Yes, I get that. But this year....after witnessing yet again that Tennessee will do everything it possibly can to find a way to lose to Florida....while knows with absolute certainty that they'll find a way, come hell or high water, to beat Tennessee pretty much every single year they play?? I'm just not buying it. No one obviously knows who's gonna win at this point (ahem), but I just can't believe any UF fan actually expects to lose (pretty much ever again) to Tennessee this year.
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First year coach, lost a lot of players on offense. Not sure what to expect from the defense, although they do have some talent at LB and in the secondary. I don't think they should be expected (or expecting) to beat UT. Close, but they will struggle next season.
 
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A dopey OP. It's a looong offseason on this boards, what with about 500 variations of "we're going to be the best team of all time" threads.
 
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What LG is trying to say without uttering the words is...UT is turning the corner.
 
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There is also 8 coaches that can put Butch on the hot seat, that sword cuts both ways. He better come back from Gainesville with a gator skin or things will be rocky on rocky top.
 
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1974Vol said:
There is also 8 coaches that can put Butch on the hot seat, that sword cuts both ways. He better come back from Gainesville with a gator skin or things will be rocky on rocky top.
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Most UT fans i wager would still be satisfied with an 8-9 win season and one of the losses was to Florida. I'd rather see Tennessee beat the Crocs but I'd be very happy with 8-9 wins.
 
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LittleCat said:
First year coach, lost a lot of players on offense. Not sure what to expect from the defense, although they do have some talent at LB and in the secondary. I don't think they should be expected (or expecting) to beat UT. Close, but they will struggle next season.
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My post wasn't about matchups or who should be expected to win this year's game Cat.....just about UF fans and who they expect to win. Just can't see how any Florida fan wouldn't be extremely confident that they'd beat Tennessee this year, especially at home.
 
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Aesius said:
Oklahoma: Sooners fans are wishy-washy on Bob Stoops. He's good for 10-win seasons most years (including a pivotal season-defining loss), but they imploded last season and limped to 8-5, including a mid-tier bowl blowout at the hands of Clemson after being preseason playoff contenders. If "lowly Tennessee" beats OU right out of the gate in 2015, their fanbase will call for his head unless he unexpectedly runs the table after that game.

Florida: 10 wins in a row for the Gators. Beating Tennessee isn't just expected of UF's coaches, it's practically required. If McElwain drops the streak during his first season, Gator fans will probably start believing they have Zook 2.0 (or is it 3.0?) on their hands. If they also lose to Kentucky, all bets are off as to his future in Gainesville.

Georgia: Georgia fans are even more starved for a championship than we are. They're loaded with talent year in and year out but haven't won the conference in a decade or a national championship in 35 years. If Butch, working with a roster that's only about 75% rebuilt, beats Richt in year three, the pressure on him to retire/get fired will rise.

Arkansas: This is a bit of a stretch because I think Razorbacks fans are mostly happy with Bielema, but a loss to the Vols would be a painful pill for that fanbase to swallow, considering both programs started out on roughly equal footing when both coaches were hired.

Alabama: I think the Tide is in for a slight letdown of a season with a 9-3 record (the West is just too strong this year). If we're one of those three losses, Saban will start feeling uncomfortable in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007. Bama fans take beating Tennessee for granted almost as much as Florida fans, and upsetting the status quo won't sit pretty with them.

Kentucky: Tennessee always beats the **** out of Kentucky (except when it doesn't--thanks, Dooley!). But Stoops is recruiting well and should at the very least make Kentucky a bowl team fairly soon. However, another huge beatdown at the hands of the Vols won't inspire much confidence, especially if their season-ending outlook includes sitting at home in December yet again. Then again, we play them right before basketball season starts, so their fans will have forgotten about football by then anyway.

South Carolina: Never thought I would see the day where a Tennessee coach "owns" Spurrier, but Butch pulled off two miraculous wins against the man who tormented the Vols on a yearly basis in the 90s. Now Tennessee has a stronger roster and a chance to make it three in a row at home. I have to imagine that Spurrier will seriously consider retirement if he realizes his roster has fallen behind the Vols. He's too old to play catchup at this point in his career and the fans will probably turn on him if he delivers another 6-6 or worse season.

Vandy: Derek Mason is already a dead man walking, but Butch has the privilege of delivering the coup de grace to his tenure as head coach of the Vandy football team at Neyland this year. Last season's game was too close for comfort, and while Vandy frequently plays above their heads against Tennessee, a resounding loss at the hands of the "Viles" will be the death knell for Mr. Mason.
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What will it take for BJ to be on the list. If he loses to UGA at home, UF and Mizzou, is he on the hot seat?
 
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Mike1967 said:
Most UT fans i wager would still be satisfied with an 8-9 win season and one of the losses was to Florida. I'd rather see Tennessee beat the Crocs but I'd be very happy with 8-9 wins.
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Very much agree. Go 9-3 with one of the losses to Florida? I'd take that deal today with no questions asked.
 
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KBVol said:
My post wasn't about matchups or who should be expected to win this year's game Cat.....just about UF fans and who they expect to win. Just can't see how any Florida fan wouldn't be extremely confident that they'd beat Tennessee this year, especially at home.
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Was explaining why UF shouldn't be considered that good of a team. And I talk to a few UF fans now and then...they expect to get 4 or 5 wins this year.
 
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LittleCat said:
Was explaining why UF shouldn't be considered that good of a team. And I talk to a few UF fans now and then...they expect to get 4 or 5 wins this year.
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Just clarifying the point of my post buddy. It's all good. And to that point, I'd bet most of those fans fully believe that 1 of those 4 or 5 will be vs Tennessee.
 
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Aesius said:
Oklahoma: Sooners fans are wishy-washy on Bob Stoops. He's good for 10-win seasons most years (including a pivotal season-defining loss), but they imploded last season and limped to 8-5, including a mid-tier bowl blowout at the hands of Clemson after being preseason playoff contenders. If "lowly Tennessee" beats OU right out of the gate in 2015, their fanbase will call for his head unless he unexpectedly runs the table after that game.

Florida: 10 wins in a row for the Gators. Beating Tennessee isn't just expected of UF's coaches, it's practically required. If McElwain drops the streak during his first season, Gator fans will probably start believing they have Zook 2.0 (or is it 3.0?) on their hands. If they also lose to Kentucky, all bets are off as to his future in Gainesville.

Georgia: Georgia fans are even more starved for a championship than we are. They're loaded with talent year in and year out but haven't won the conference in a decade or a national championship in 35 years. If Butch, working with a roster that's only about 75% rebuilt, beats Richt in year three, the pressure on him to retire/get fired will rise.

Arkansas: This is a bit of a stretch because I think Razorbacks fans are mostly happy with Bielema, but a loss to the Vols would be a painful pill for that fanbase to swallow, considering both programs started out on roughly equal footing when both coaches were hired.

Alabama: I think the Tide is in for a slight letdown of a season with a 9-3 record (the West is just too strong this year). If we're one of those three losses, Saban will start feeling uncomfortable in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007. Bama fans take beating Tennessee for granted almost as much as Florida fans, and upsetting the status quo won't sit pretty with them.

Kentucky: Tennessee always beats the **** out of Kentucky (except when it doesn't--thanks, Dooley!). But Stoops is recruiting well and should at the very least make Kentucky a bowl team fairly soon. However, another huge beatdown at the hands of the Vols won't inspire much confidence, especially if their season-ending outlook includes sitting at home in December yet again. Then again, we play them right before basketball season starts, so their fans will have forgotten about football by then anyway.

South Carolina: Never thought I would see the day where a Tennessee coach "owns" Spurrier, but Butch pulled off two miraculous wins against the man who tormented the Vols on a yearly basis in the 90s. Now Tennessee has a stronger roster and a chance to make it three in a row at home. I have to imagine that Spurrier will seriously consider retirement if he realizes his roster has fallen behind the Vols. He's too old to play catchup at this point in his career and the fans will probably turn on him if he delivers another 6-6 or worse season.

Vandy: Derek Mason is already a dead man walking, but Butch has the privilege of delivering the coup de grace to his tenure as head coach of the Vandy football team at Neyland this year. Last season's game was too close for comfort, and while Vandy frequently plays above their heads against Tennessee, a resounding loss at the hands of the "Viles" will be the death knell for Mr. Mason.
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Big picture, CMR had put together one of the best staffs in all of CFB, is loaded with talent, and has, potentially a Peyton Manning coming in next year. A loss to UT in K'ville is not going to put him on the hot seat. The powers want to see him work with Eason, Chubb, and company. He's got several more years.
 
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KBVol said:
Stop it LG.....there's just no way most UF fans expect to lose to UT at home this year, just no way. Last year in Neyland? Yes, I get that. But this year....after witnessing yet again that Tennessee will do everything it possibly can to find a way to lose to Florida....while knows with absolute certainty that they'll find a way, come hell or high water, to beat Tennessee pretty much every single year they play?? I'm just not buying it. No one obviously knows who's gonna win at this point (ahem), but I just can't believe any UF fan actually expects to lose (pretty much ever again) to Tennessee this year.
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KB, you're a really good poster, but please stop posting about Florida. We already know your opinion.
 
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Aesius said:
Oklahoma: Sooners fans are wishy-washy on Bob Stoops. He's good for 10-win seasons most years (including a pivotal season-defining loss), but they imploded last season and limped to 8-5, including a mid-tier bowl blowout at the hands of Clemson after being preseason playoff contenders. If "lowly Tennessee" beats OU right out of the gate in 2015, their fanbase will call for his head unless he unexpectedly runs the table after that game.

Florida: 10 wins in a row for the Gators. Beating Tennessee isn't just expected of UF's coaches, it's practically required. If McElwain drops the streak during his first season, Gator fans will probably start believing they have Zook 2.0 (or is it 3.0?) on their hands. If they also lose to Kentucky, all bets are off as to his future in Gainesville.

Georgia: Georgia fans are even more starved for a championship than we are. They're loaded with talent year in and year out but haven't won the conference in a decade or a national championship in 35 years. If Butch, working with a roster that's only about 75% rebuilt, beats Richt in year three, the pressure on him to retire/get fired will rise.

Arkansas: This is a bit of a stretch because I think Razorbacks fans are mostly happy with Bielema, but a loss to the Vols would be a painful pill for that fanbase to swallow, considering both programs started out on roughly equal footing when both coaches were hired.

Alabama: I think the Tide is in for a slight letdown of a season with a 9-3 record (the West is just too strong this year). If we're one of those three losses, Saban will start feeling uncomfortable in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2007. Bama fans take beating Tennessee for granted almost as much as Florida fans, and upsetting the status quo won't sit pretty with them.

Kentucky: Tennessee always beats the **** out of Kentucky (except when it doesn't--thanks, Dooley!). But Stoops is recruiting well and should at the very least make Kentucky a bowl team fairly soon. However, another huge beatdown at the hands of the Vols won't inspire much confidence, especially if their season-ending outlook includes sitting at home in December yet again. Then again, we play them right before basketball season starts, so their fans will have forgotten about football by then anyway.

South Carolina: Never thought I would see the day where a Tennessee coach "owns" Spurrier, but Butch pulled off two miraculous wins against the man who tormented the Vols on a yearly basis in the 90s. Now Tennessee has a stronger roster and a chance to make it three in a row at home. I have to imagine that Spurrier will seriously consider retirement if he realizes his roster has fallen behind the Vols. He's too old to play catchup at this point in his career and the fans will probably turn on him if he delivers another 6-6 or worse season.

Vandy: Derek Mason is already a dead man walking, but Butch has the privilege of delivering the coup de grace to his tenure as head coach of the Vandy football team at Neyland this year. Last season's game was too close for comfort, and while Vandy frequently plays above their heads against Tennessee, a resounding loss at the hands of the "Viles" will be the death knell for Mr. Mason.
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Half this list is crap... are you bored?
 
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