It's been the third game of the year, of which he took a middle rate team on the road to play the number 2 team in the entire country. Good lord.
Give him a minimum of three years before going head hunting, extend that to four or five years if the team wins enough to break even or hits the 7-5 mark.
I think Jones is far better than Dooley in terms of being able to win, and even if he isn't here for the long term I don't think he will throw us under the bus like Kiffin did, but given the state of the team these past few seasons, building back to where we're even remotely decent is not going to happen over night.
I full expect that even when the team is winning more consistently and going to bowl games, I would not be surprised if it's two or three years of the Music City, Liberty, or whatever the name of that bowl game in Shreveport is.
Until then, just settle back, relax, and buy your Lady Vols Elite Eight Bball tickets.
If he can eventually get to the point where 8-9 wins a year are possible with the Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl, or Peach Bowl being a regular realistic prospect, I'll be happy. Not that a BCS Bowl would be bad, but anything is a far cry from where we are.
Butch Jones may finally be the answer to turning the team into a relevant program again, or in the long run he might not be, but anyone calling for his head now should wake up and smell the roses. This team is in a deep hole right now, and for better or worse, it's going to take at least 2-3 seasons before 6-6 might be consistently doable, let alone anything much beyond that.
Give him a minimum of three years before going head hunting, extend that to four or five years if the team wins enough to break even or hits the 7-5 mark.
I think Jones is far better than Dooley in terms of being able to win, and even if he isn't here for the long term I don't think he will throw us under the bus like Kiffin did, but given the state of the team these past few seasons, building back to where we're even remotely decent is not going to happen over night.
I full expect that even when the team is winning more consistently and going to bowl games, I would not be surprised if it's two or three years of the Music City, Liberty, or whatever the name of that bowl game in Shreveport is.
Until then, just settle back, relax, and buy your Lady Vols Elite Eight Bball tickets.
If he can eventually get to the point where 8-9 wins a year are possible with the Cotton Bowl, Gator Bowl, or Peach Bowl being a regular realistic prospect, I'll be happy. Not that a BCS Bowl would be bad, but anything is a far cry from where we are.
Butch Jones may finally be the answer to turning the team into a relevant program again, or in the long run he might not be, but anyone calling for his head now should wake up and smell the roses. This team is in a deep hole right now, and for better or worse, it's going to take at least 2-3 seasons before 6-6 might be consistently doable, let alone anything much beyond that.
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