There was a lot of speculation during the spring and summer as to whether Butch would start a true freshman at QB if they displayed enough ability and maturity. I think you'd have to put yourself in Butch's situation to understand why he started Worley. I think most of us would agree that he (Worley) just looks lost, hesitant, and uncertain a good deal of the time. Admittedly, at times he has performed well, with the help of a few circus catches. But, back to my point. In my opinion, Butch knew who the better athlete or athletes are but he also knew that if he were to start either Dobbs or Ferguson over Worley or Peterman, that one or both of them would likely transfer to a school where they knew they could be top dog. If that had happened, then we'd be stuck with an unproven true freshman (albeit a gifted one) as the starter and another true freshman as his back up. I would venture to say that Butch considered these things when making his final decision. Argue, comment, criticize or whatever, that's why I posted it, to stir.
Butch recruited Dobbs to Tennessee. He recruited Peterman to Cincinnati. Fergy was already a committment to U.T. when Butch arrived. He didn't recruit Worley.
So, the only q.b. that Butch actually recruited was Dobbs.
Butch is trying to get us to a bowl game. Had he played Dobbs or Fergy immediately, and we lost a game or two due to q.b. play, then he might lose the fan base. So, he went with the percentages and started Worley.