Butch is Phil...

[Sarms58]

He recruits very well and will soon put teams out there that just out talent all the opponents...much like Fulmer did during his run as HC (and I think that has been the Bama plan under Satan)...and I expect Butch to stumble into some championships over the next decade...the question is: Is DeBord Butch's Cutcliffe or will he need to find a better OC?

 

[rtb1983]

I'm going to say no on all accounts and comparisons.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

No Fulmer trusted and relied on his coordinators, Butch surrounds himself with people he can micromanage.

 

[VolFootballlover]

Butch hasn't earned the right to be compared to Phil

 

[casetopia]

yes coaches stumble into championships all the time

 

[Forever151]

Cutcliff and Debord should never be in the same sentence

 

[orange_glory]

Oh no you didn't

 

[Gramps]

No Fulmer trusted and relied on his coordinators, Butch surrounds himself with people he can micromanage.

Fulmer trusted Chief and Cut. He did not trust Sanders or Clawson

 

[joevol33]

Geez.

 

[Boston Vol]

At this point that's an insult to Fulmer.

 

[volinbama256]

dude DON'T put DeBord and Cutcliff together, they are miles apart. Cut is the man.

 

[fade route]

No Fulmer trusted and relied on his coordinators, Butch surrounds himself with people he can micromanage.

Bingo

 

[zqvol]

Butch is not Phil, and will never be Phil.

 

[VoLunTiTan7]

Well, I will take back to back SEC titles and a National Championship somewhere in the next few years...so in a way I hope you are right.

 

[fade route]

dude DON'T put DeBord and Cutcliff together, they are miles apart. Cut is the man.

Seriously. Any chance DeBord could do what Cut is doing at Duke? Not in a million years

 

[Cartervol]

Minus a NC, 2 SEC titles. No where near as good as Fulmer. Fulmer was conservative yes, Butch takes it to another level.

 

[KBVol]

Lol. A 14-15 coach who can't coach his way out of a wet paper sack is equal to a hall of fame, national championship winning coach who was 152-52? What?? When Fulmer absorbs a 45 point loss or blows a 17 point 4th quarter lead in Neyland, feel free to get back to us. Until then, please don't mention Butch's name in the same sentence as Phil's

 

[Wilhelm16]

He recruits very well and will soon put teams out there that just out talent all the opponents...much like Fulmer did during his run as HC (and I think that has been the Bama plan under Satan)...and I expect Butch to stumble into some championships over the next decade...the question is: Is DeBord Butch's Cutcliffe or will he need to find a better OC?

First off, Until Butch appears even remotely possible of finishing his career 100 games over .500, let's not make comparisons. Debord and Cut are not even close to comparable, and given the Debord is like 80 years old, yes, we'll need a different OC.

Fulmer recruited well, and had a great staff around him to compliment him. When he had a subpar OC (Sanders) he still had enough talent from recruiting that the Vols were contenders on the national scene. 2005 was a year where lack of leadership on the roster along with Sanders finally being exposed as an inadequate OC led to an underachieving season. Chief's defense in 05 was ridiculously good. Recruiting took a hit, and after hiring another in-over-his- head OC, Phil didn't have the players to out talent teams in the SEC anymore. Until Butch gets the guys around him who he can trust to run things while he acts as a front man/cheerleader/fundraiser, he'll never compete in the SEC on the level that Phil did.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

How can Butch be Phil when he's already Neyland??

 

[Cartervol]

How can Butch be Phil when he's already Neyland??

The second coming.. Minus wins.

 

[MFL]

you can make that comparison based ob Phil's SEC record

 

[Carl Pickens]

No Fulmer trusted and relied on his coordinators, Butch surrounds himself with people he can micromanage.

How exactly do you know this?

 

[Cartervol]

Fulmer would have Dobbs as 3rd string RB. He'd win more games with this roster than Butch though..

 

[Cartervol]

you can make that comparison based ob Phil's SEC record

90's Phil was much better than 2000's Phil. Exception being Florida. Those were pretty good times. 2000 and beyond.. Not so much.

 

[Boston_Vol]

Don't be so disrespectful! Rottweiler Phil knew not only how to recruit player but he knew more importantly how to recruit great coaches and leaders around him. Out side of Coach G, Strip, and Thig CBJ has left a lot to desired with his coaching staff.

DeBord is more like CBJ's Sal Suneri