Butch Jones on Mike & Mike

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GAVol said:
But you knew that's what you were going to get. He's just always locked in that way. On one hand, I wish he'd say more, but in the other hand, I never worry about him going off message and saying something stupid.
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Like our team looking like a bunch of scared Germans on D-Day?
 
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GAVol said:
But you knew that's what you were going to get. He's just always locked in that way. On one hand, I wish he'd say more, but in the other hand, I never worry about him going off message and saying something stupid.
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Exactly. After the 2 previous buffoons it's nice.
 
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When he loosens up a bit like he did with Booger you can see a little more of him, but he will never, never go all Spurrier on anyone. Always displays the discipline he demands of his players.
 
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Great interview by Butch, he was much more personable than usual. He joked with Greenie and Booger. He seemed much more relaxed than usual.
 
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gunner said:
Great interview by Butch, he was much more personable than usual. He joked with Greenie and Booger. He seemed much more relaxed than usual.
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I agree.
He never leaves or changes message
on the regular football answers but on everything else, it's nice to see him joke around on occasion.

Funny though, they asked him about the comment on the car he drives. And he replied with how overblown it became.
We complain about him not saying anything new, yet every time he does, people are all over it.
 
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GAVol said:
But you knew that's what you were going to get. He's just always locked in that way. On one hand, I wish he'd say more, but on the other hand, I never worry about him going off message and saying something stupid.
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I know, I know, I just always have a difficult time not listening to anything Tennessee football. I should know better regarding Butch.
 
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GAVol said:
But you knew that's what you were going to get. He's just always locked in that way. On one hand, I wish he'd say more, but on the other hand, I never worry about him going off message and saying something stupid.
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BowlBrother85 said:
Did it ever bother you with Fulmer? He wasn't exactly a quote machine either.
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You're right, he wasn't. But he was a piker compared to Butch who's on another level IMO.

About the only thing that bothered me with Phil was when he was asked something specifically about the game his team just played and he'd typically answer that he had to go back and look at the film to know what happened. Didn't inspire confidence.
 
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CBJ leads by example. If he doesn't want the rest of his team to go around acting like a Jackwagon, he doesn't get to act like one either.
 
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KBVol said:
You're right, he wasn't. But he was a piker compared to Butch who's on another level IMO.

About the only thing that bothered me with Phil was when he was asked something specifically about the game his team just played and he'd typically answer that he had to go back and look at the film to know what happened. Didn't inspire confidence.
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That's true and it was an obvious crutch to avoid tough questions. What bothered me even more was the 'we need to work like heck' line or his use of 'dad gum'. I like that Butch doesn't use the southern lingo.
 
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GAVol said:
Exactly... People want candor and then kill guys for being honest. That's why we get coachspeak.
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I don't know about guys getting killed because of their candor. Spurrier was praised and admired for it, Les Miles is seen as half nuts, half lovable, and now Bielema is getting love for saying what's on his mind and being colorful.

To me there's a good balance that could be struck and it seems to me that these days, it's the guys who don't answer questions really at all and just pour on the cosch speak getting the most criticism. I don't know what the answer is and I certainly understand staying on message/getting your message out. I just think Butch could be more balanced and articulate with how he goes about doing it.

That being said, if he gets to Atlanta in December this year, I couldn't care less what he does or doesn't say.
 
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