At this moment, I don't know. But I do know that every assistant coach anyone had any somewhat solid reasons to doubt are gone. And most of the coaches brought in have either impressed by reputation, by hitting the ground running, or both. In that, there is reasons to be hopeful, but also to wait and see.
The fact we finally had men in orange selected in the draft is a relief, but guys no longer here don't help you win championships. They do, however, impress the next round of recruits and it seems to be helping wrangle in some players for the 2018 and 19 classes that pleases that forum. I feel a lot of folks are questioning the 2017 haul. Though we bring in No.1 recruit Trey Smith and some other solid players, there were some highly regarded players that got away and we settled for some good guys who didn't have enough stars. But how many highly regarded guys came in and faded into the woodwork or transferred out? Maybe being underrated bodes well? Guess we will see.
Though I still firmly support Butch Jones, he is my biggest concern. Sometimes he seems his own worst enemy. Is it just me, or when he opens his mouth does he sometimes seem the coaching equivalent of a buddhist monk dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire? If I have a concern about this team or it's coach, it is another press conference faux pas. Despite that, I feel he has done a better job bringing in quality student athletes. Yes, we have had a few incidents with Butch's recruits but overall the character of the players seems to have risen, and I am damn proud of that. It may not matter to many, but it matters to me.
And if you don't like it, in the words of Eric Cartman, "Screw you guys, I'm going home."
