If this year is really a "throw away" and assuming "Butch gets it" then reasonably how long before we are a 10 win relevant team? Depth is a primary concern, this year and next. Some have said losing the lines will be too difficult to overcome next year as well.
Does that mean 3, 4, 5 or more years to 10 wins?
Looking at your Scout current verbal commits, there's a lot to like about the number of HS and JC four stars lined up to help out, though the list lacks O linemen.
UT shares something with Oregon, a shallow in state talent pool. This means you need tireless recruiting efforts. If CBJ is that guy, you'll be a force soon.
As a CFB junkie, I watched the cut ups here of your offense and defense these past weeks. They were somewhat funny because you could readily see how Oregon would destroy UT in all three phases. Make Worley beat you and make the D overcommit to the perimeter run.
But something else is on that tape too. CBJ is installing a system this year, results be damned. Rather than play to the strengths of a team he didn't build, he's making them play his chosen systems. That's not about this year or next, its about re-establishing a culture of winning. It's about getting these players to be the mentors of classes yet to come. It's about playing whistle to whistle even in the face of long odds.
We faced Dooley in his first year. I saw a team that had no identity, one that the week following had LSU on death's door and let them escape via disorganization. Sloppy.
CBJ's squad was powerfully overmatched, but what I saw was organization and discipline remaining solid. The UT team didnt quit. Didn't get chippy, and fought to the end.
There's a lot to build on in that.
