Butch Jones rumored to be in Tuscaloosa

#76
#76
More proof Saban is a genius! He hires this idiot to bring him in the war room to show to his other coaches what not to do....

...basically every suggestion or idea this idiot blurts out....they will just do the opposite....

You can learn a lot from a dummy
 
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He has some bad habits that maybe Saban can fix to make the world a better place. Even if we pay him.
 
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Have to admit he was good for special teams. When Dooley left we couldn’t even send anyone back to field punts. Turned special teams into one of the best in nation. Saban has muffed a few ST plays in his career.
 
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He might learn a thing or two about real coaching. That said, I hope he gets hired and then gets canned by Saban mid-season. It would only be fitting for a coach who has ridden the coattail of greater coaches his whole career, minus his stint at UT.
 
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Hope this isn’t true. Analyst don’t even make position coach money so there wouldn’t be much to offset his huge buyout.
 
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Butch is a lot of things, some good and some bad, but the man could recruit. Could not develop talent worth a damn but he could sure get them here. Saban is a smart man. Now would I hire him as an offensive analyst? Absolutely not but I would hire him just for his recruiting abilities.
 
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UpstateVol613 said:
Hope this isn’t true. Analyst don’t even make position coach money so there wouldn’t be much to offset his huge buyout.
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Probably nothing to it. Other than Jimmy Sexton floating Butch’s name out and linking it with Saban to create a buzz. I’d be shocked if Saban hires him for any other than the water boy.
 
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Vol$_Deep_11_9 said:
Butch is a lot of things, some good and some bad, but the man could recruit. Could not develop talent worth a damn but he could sure get them here. Saban is a smart man. Now would I hire him as an offensive analyst? Absolutely not but I would hire him just for his recruiting abilities.
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In all seriousness, We all know what will happen if Saban hires him... Butch will look like a million dollars. Bank on it!
 
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Don't know if I believe this but apparently Butch Jones lost his zeal for football and wants to try something else. That something else is training and selling guard dogs. Apparently he went to Tuscaloosa to get some dogs.

Someone said they saw a van parked outside a puppy mill. On the side was Butch Jones picture and below it said "Protecting you from the Losers of Life, Bite by Bite"
 
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I could see Butch joining Saban's staff doing something and having his hand in recruiting. In all honesty, it's probably his best bet to get his foot back in the door to start coaching again somewhere.
 
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He is a good recruiter. He knows how to tell them what they want to hear and break the promises.
 
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#93
Most coaches would benefit from seeing the inside of a top notch program. It would be a good move for him to learn for a couple of years. Then he would be in a better position to pursue another head coaching job somewhere.
Butch wasn't able to invent that level of a program without having seen it. He also didn't have an AD that could help him.
One thing I like about Pruitt is that he's worked in several good programs.
At least he's seen it, and can also talk with Fulmer. Now we'll see if Pruitt can build a program of his own.
 
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Vol$_Deep_11_9 said:
Butch is a lot of things, some good and some bad, but the man could recruit. Could not develop talent worth a damn but he could sure get them here. Saban is a smart man. Now would I hire him as an offensive analyst? Absolutely not but I would hire him just for his recruiting abilities.
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He's not being considered for a coaching position to recruit. It's on off the field position. Offensive analysis. Lol. If he gets job this is great news for all other teams....
 
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Crash1984 said:
Don't know if I believe this but apparently Butch Jones lost his zeal for football and wants to try something else. That something else is training and selling guard dogs. Apparently he went to Tuscaloosa to get some dogs.

Someone said they saw a van parked outside a puppy mill. On the side was Butch Jones picture and below it said "Protecting you from the Losers of Life, Bite by Bite"
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If you were going for funny you missed the mark.
 
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Guess Nick is changing his philosophy on who he’s willing to bring on/which charity cases he’s willing to take on. Normally he tries to rehabilitate good coaches who need a second chance. Looks like now he’s willing to help even bad people who just can’t coach for ish.....Kiffin and Sark were walks in the park compared to what he’s gonna get in Butch Jones ....he’s got his work cut out for him.
 
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05_never_again said:
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.
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Although I made fun of him, I believe the above to be true. He was just out of his league in the SEC. I hope he can find the right coaching job where he can find success.
 
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