CountVolcula
Eternal Vol
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How do you know they did hold him back? How do you know Dobbs didn't just make some bad reads and etc.? Today was the first time I've seen him look like he was playing scared.
I'm a true fan because I want Tennessee to succeed and not get embarrassed by a coach who has been here 4 years.
Non-true fans like joshy are okay getting curb stomped by 39 points.
Too many key injuries. Killed us.
You sir (op) stand alone. That was embarrising. No excuses. I tried to get on the wagon but it keeps tipping over. Its time to pay a coach who can get it done. This staff will never get it done. How much proof do you need?
I'd rather have Butch here than either Kiffin or Dooley, obviously. However, I have zero confidence that he will ever get Tennessee to an elite level.
IMO, great coaches either fall in to one of two categories: 1) They are great recruiters who simply over power teams (e.g. Fulmer in the 90's), or
2) They are exceptional x and o guys who can take less talent and "coach it up."
Unfortunately, I'm not convinced Butch falls into either of these categories.
Would Tennessee be 5-2 if we were in the West?
If you answer no, then we arent where we need to be
If you answer yes, then you dont know how much better the West is over the East
I'd rather have Butch here than either Kiffin or Dooley, obviously. However, I have zero confidence that he will ever get Tennessee to an elite level.
IMO, great coaches either fall in to one of two categories: 1) They are great recruiters who simply over power teams (e.g. Fulmer in the 90's), or
2) They are exceptional x and o guys who can take less talent and "coach it up."
Unfortunately, I'm not convinced Butch falls into either of these categories.
Look I agree that we should've been a lot more competitive in this game and that it was an embarrassment, but we're all vol fans in our own way. Don't you dare call anyone on this board a "non-true fan" just because they disagree with you, that's just disrespectful and quite frankly immature.
We're all miserable after this lost and I wouldn't go through with any other fan base, even if I disagree with some of the other opinions on here.
We'll see where Butch plateaus...he has recruited well in some areas but ultimately you have to have the talent at all positions...I do like that he had the guts to fire a long time assistant last year...not that we've seen a big difference but at least Butch was able to make the change - something Fulmer had a hard time doing...
In the off season there was a thread about how long it took to do a total rebuild...Butch said 6 to 7 years and the folks on here went crazy...it never takes that long when playing video games...but in the bigger scheme of rebuilding UT football from one of the weakest 5 years in Vol football history, the 6 to 7 years is probably accurate...
How many years is it really gonna take this staff to build an offensive line that can compete against any team we face? It's been 4 years already, they should be better than this.