How would you rank

[rocktopper16]

Coach Butch Jones Thus Far.

 

[strongtower]

premature pollulation

 

[stevenrich2003]

Hard to vote but i did. I wanna see the product he puts on the field.

 

[AshG]

Ugh. Wrong image file. My apologies.

Let me see if I can find one that makes a little more sense in the context of grading a coach before he's had time to remember the name of the street he now lives on. Do I want to go with this one:

or this one?

 

[rocktopper16]

Hard to vote but i did. I wanna see the product he puts on the field.

Agreed, I just wanna see if anyone is impressed so far. IE The hiring's and recruitment.

 

[terrypedigo]

So far good but lets see what we do in the fall, anybody can talk the talk, lets see if we can back it up.

 

[QVOL81]

The top 2 are actually the same thing...

 

[rocktopper16]

So far good but lets see what we do in the fall, anybody can talk the talk, lets see if we can back it up.

Right, I'm just curious to everyones opinions.

 

[Wickerhead]

Coach Butch Jones Thus Far.

I'm going to rank him better than a 97. I understand we haven't seen the coaching abilities but the enthusiam he has brought so far is a positive sign of good things to come. From people i've talked to that attend UT seems the players really like him and the staff. GBO :good!:

 

[rocktopper16]

The top 2 are actually the same thing...

Lol. >90 anything greater than 90. 90< anything less than 90. In this case it's 90-80.

 

[fade route]

Right, I'm just curious to everyones opinions.

My opinion is that none of us know jack crap about what kind of job CBJ can pull off.....hope it's good.

 

[rocktopper16]

If you rank him pretty low I'd like to know whyy.

 

[rocktopper16]

My opinion is that none of us know jack crap about what kind of job CBJ can pull off.....hope it's good.

Thus far. You know through recruitment and hirings. I hate the FF form during the offseason

 

[SaintLouisVol]

I ranked him greater than 90 because he looked nice in his suit at the presser and seemed to have a lovely family. He has also gone onto television and radio a few times and handled himself quite well.

Of course, this has nothing to do whatsoever with his success as a football coach at the University of Tennessee, but being that it is all we have to judge him on, I'm going with it.

 

[BaldBiker]

I went with 80-90. I am excited with what I've seen so far, but really until NSD has come and gone, we just don't know. I do like the attitude that seems to be developing though. Love the cross country road trips to see recruits too.

 

[865dude]

I think I'm the only one who wasn't impressed by the presser. It was generic, and seemed scripted by the AD. I've liked pretty much everything else.

 

[TN Reb]

It is too early, but I like his style, his former players have good things to say about him, but it is just too early for me........

 

[oregonvol]

The only thing he's actually done here so far is hire a staff. Based solely on that, I'd say 70<. Hoping that rating rises come signing day (but so far, it's not looking too good).

 

[Cyclopskiller]

I agree with oregonVol

 

[Witch_Doctor]

Witch Doctor went 60 and is very concerned about this staffs recruiting abilities. not too too negative but very very concerned. WE aint chasing any big dogs and the only "stars" are what Dooley and Jay G had lined up. Not a star gazer but you GOT to offer instead of throwing a party over a Juco VB player(hope he is Witten Jr) besides who we had already ...they aint burning any doors down.. still early yes..but concerned
BNL

 

[Phat-Phil]

Lol. >90 anything greater than 90. 90< anything less than 90. In this case it's 90-80.

Lol no

It should be <90 or 90> for the first one. >90 and 90< both say less than 90. But I think we all know what you meant.

 

[YankeeVol]

I'd say 80-85ish

 

[YankeeVol]

Lol. >90 anything greater than 90. 90< anything less than 90. In this case it's 90-80.

You're still wrong

 

[KoachKletus]

At this point, >100 and <0. Get back with us next fall.

 

[TempeAZVOL]

I'm not sure what I would rate him at this point, but I do like what I see. I am employed at Arizona State U and I am seeing some parallels with what ASU Football went through last year.....

ASU football 2011 - beats USC - huge expectations - crash and burns the last half of the season - and gets killed by Boise State in a Bowl game. (Expected to win the PAC 12 South) - Erikson fired. Starting QB declares for the draft after his jr year. Receiving corp depleted. Best defensive player - who under performed his jr year also leaves/declares for the draft.

ASU's coaching search seemed to go longer than any of us wanted. Finally after "missing" on several names that the community wanted - i.e. Sumlin, etc. ASU hired Graham. Who??? The coach that just ditched his players at Pitt after one year?
Coach Graham was not well known by the ASU fan base or community. He came in last year and hit the ground running - met the public - shook hands - and worked his a$$ off in PR with the community. He brought is much needed discipline to a team that was lacking it. His players bought in to his system (I am an academic advisor to a few players). In his 1st season at ASU - A season with little expectations for a team to do anything - ASU finished 8-5; beat/upset its in-state rival; and killed Navy in the bowl game.

Jones seems to be doing at Tennessee what Graham came in to ASU doing - winning over the fans/community/players.

I know "its the SEC" - but I'm seeing and hoping for a similiar trajectory with the VOLS this coming year as I have seen with the Sun Devils over the past year.

Just my humble take......