Why can't people just accept....Tennessee was a Kentucky level football team when Butch got here....firing him now would set us back another 4 years....let him make some coaching changes......We were decimated by injuries this year....it happens its football.....Just enjoy being back in the top 25...Everybody is living in the 1990s....I got news for you...Butch took over a program in a lot worse shape than Majors took on and has returned it to the top 25 a lot quicker than Johnny did. Give him a couple of more years...besides nobody you want will take this job. #lifechamps
Which is why I said he shouldn't be on the list in the first place. You're the one who decided to project the future and say he was safe under a new AD.
I think all he is saying is, the reason Butch is not on a hot seat has nothing to do with who the Athletic Director is, Hart or a new one. He's not on one because, regardless of what some fans think, he is doing an overall good job.
Fair enough. Should have stated it that way however.
I think any coach facing an AD change has to feel some level of apprehension for reasons I stated earlier. Some AD's want " their guy" etc..
I personally don't see Jones leaving or being fired barring unforeseen disaster or him jumping ship in the next two years minimum. Especially if Blackburn is the leader in the clubhouse for the job.
Amazing how many coaches on that list were thought to be big time "sexy" hires. Texas is practically printing money and yet their championship hire was a total flop.