But the only reason they wouldn't fire him anyway and pay him the bonus as part of the buyout is if they think we may not make a bowl game......and if that's the case......shouldn't they go ahead and fire him and turn gameplanning duties over to give us the best chance of making one?? Gotta win at Kentucky or vs Vandy to make one presumably (unless there's a repeat of 2015 with major lack of eligible teams), and I honestly can't see that happening under Butch's direction.
100% right.
The power struggle began, as some have alluded to, when the AD was placed under the Chancellor. Subsequent bad hires have only compounded it.
Whether we win or lose this weekend has no bearing on the timeline that he is fired IMO.If we lose to Kentucky and Butch is still the coach Monday morning we might as well face it....he isn't going anywhere. I could see the possibility that they keep him another year to let him try and dig himself out of the hole.
