Butch Jones on the road

[thebjd]

He needs to win at home. Neyland needs to be a near impossible place to win at again. If he can knock off a top ten Auburn team and close the home schedule with a win the ticket sales will be rolling. I am very optimistic about our recruiting class and the positive impact they will have on the program the next few years. The only road game I go to is the UGA game and bowl games.

 

[thebjd]

Let's see, 76% + 54% = 130%

Butch has a 130% win percentage!!!! He gets it, we goin' undefeated next year!

Did you learn your math in Tuscaloosa?:loco:

 

[branchvol]

I figured I'd do a little research on Butch Jones' history on the road, and it's actually a little troubling, but I could just be looking too far into it. I do have faith in Butch Jones and think he's going to bring us back to prominence, but from the statistics, it would be indicative that his candor, morale, motivation and/or confidence decreases when he goes to the opposing team's stadium. Attitude and performance reflect leadership, so this could be an issue for the Vols down the road if true.

The following are Butch's regular season records, not including conference championships or bowl games:

Central Mich, 2007: Home: 4-2 Away: 3-3 (7-5)
Central Mich, 2008: Home: 4-1 Away: 4-3 (8-4)
Central Mich, 2009: Home: 5-0 Away: 5-2 (10-2)
Cincinatti, 2010: Home: 3-4 Away: 1-4 (4-8)
Cincinatti, 2011: Home: 5-1 Away: 4-2 (9-3)
Cincinatti: 2012: Home: 7-1 Away: 2-2 (9-3)

Home Total: 28-9 ~76% win percentage
Away Total: 19-16 ~54% win percentage

Just thought it was an interesting, though slightly discomforting, statistic.

please tell me what teams would've beaten the #1,#2,#9, and Florida on the road in same year..I woulda just like to see us more competitive myself

 

[zreeves]

i think the road games have simply exposed how young our team is and how mentally weak they are from the last coaching staff and this is why we have looked scared. we were going to look bad regardless with who our away opponents have been, but that is why i think we looked timid/flat etc.

 

[OrangeDonkey]

I would be much more concerned if he was losing at home.

Exactly, you don't play cupcakes on the road.

 

[vol445]

We are in year one ( for the third time in 5 years ) with a depleted roster, not to mention we are playing the toughest schedule in the country. I really don't know what some of you people want.

We are in year one and the toughest schedule. Depleted roster eh it's still down but there is some talent. We at 20 to 30 percent I'm guessing

 

[MSCE09]

The only way to judge fairly is to compare to other similar coaches away records to his.

Brian Kelly
2004 CMU 4-7 (0-6 Road) (0-4 Road MAC) Loses at Indiana, Michigan State, N Illinois, Toledo, E Michigan, Buffalo

2005 CMU 6-5 (4-2 Road) (3-1 Road MAC) Loses at Penn State, W Michigan

2006 CMU 10-4 (4-3 Road) (4-1 Road MAC) Loses at Michigan, Kentucky and N Illinois

2007 Cincinnati 10-3 (5-1 Road) (3-1 BigEast Road) Loss at Pittsburg

2008 Cincinnati 11-3 (5-2 Road) (2-1 BigEast Road) Loses at Oklahoma, UConn

2009 Cincinnati 12-1 (6-0 Road) (4-0 BigEast Road)