Dobbs not backing away from expectations

[Iam4utalways]

He should let his coach know this.

Cause all I see is Butch trying to downplay expectations.

And it makes it look like he doesn't have confidence in his team.

That's weak and you know it.

 

[sjt18]

Now I wish Butch Jones would do the same thing.

Instead he keeps running away from the expectations.

It's disgusting.

Another profoundly ignorant comment. Was that your expert layman's leadership opinion?

A good coach's job is to make sure his team doesn't become overconfident or unfocused on the task at hand. The ONLY time Jones should pump expectations is right before the team takes the field.

 

[EZE]

He should let his coach know this.

Cause all I see is Butch trying to downplay expectations.

And it makes it look like he doesn't have confidence in his team.

You have no idea what Butch is saying to these players. NONE. I bet it is somewhere along the lines of "you know guys, we have the talent to do great things, but all the chatter in the world doesn't mean jack unless we stay focused on the task every day and actually do it."

Have you ever played a sport? And no, band is not a sport.

 

[EZE]

Another profoundly ignorant comment. Was that your expert layman's leadership opinion?

A good coach's job is to make sure his team doesn't become overconfident or unfocused on the task at hand. The ONLY time Jones should pump expectations is right before the team takes the field.

Exactly.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

Leadership is not an airplane. You don't get your team into the air, point its nose at the destination, and then put it on auto-pilot.

Leadership is not a ship. You don't get out of the harbor, turn the bow toward the horizon, and lash the helm in place with a piece of rope.

Leadership is more like driving a race car on a curvy road. Constant course corrections, have to be attuned to nuances and adjust for them, speed and direction never the same two heartbeats in a row.

The message Butch gives his team, our team, is constantly changing. There is no single right answer, because what the team needs is different this week than it was last week, and will be different again in a few days' time.

Butch gets paid a seven-digit salary because he has proven to be very, very good at this task. This leadership thing, specifically as it applies to college football teams.

Not a one of us here, even those who have spent their lives leading, can armchair QB him on this. We don't have nearly enough information to. We can only pretend at it.

Go Vols!