Butch recruited that roster, though. So he at least gave us a chance. For some reason, our fans wanna dog him more than Dooley or Pruitt, who were much worse. Butch beat Georgia, Florida, Virginia Tech, and won 3 bowls. Dooley never had a winning season and Pruitt had one (and never beat a rival). Butch gave us the best seasons and biggest victories between Fulmer and Heupel, but for some reason, it’s Butch, not Dooley/Pruitt, who is enemy #1 to many Vol fans. Let’s also not forget that Tennessee has to play Bama every year, while the others in the SEC East do not, so Tennessee was handicapped in winning the East, whether the East was down or not.
Butch underachieved and should have been fired, but the obsession with attacking him instead of Dooley or Pruitt is weird. I’d rather have 9-win seasons and go to bowls than losing seasons getting blown out by Florida, Georgia, and SC.