Considering the shape that the program was in when Phillip took over, and the quality of assistants he employed, who do you think unachieved more in their first 2.5 seasons, Fulmer or Butch Jones? I ask this question because this seems to be the underlying theme so far in CBJ's tenure.
This is by no means meant to be an excesize in comparing the two coaches. Fulmer is a HOF'r and Butch is in his 2 season + 5 games. But relative to the staff they employed, the condition of the program when they took over, and the level of talent at their disposal, who did more with less in their first 2.5 years in the job?
Keep in mind, that Butch still doesn't have his QB in place (of course he recruited Dobbs, but it was a hastily thrown together recruitment in which he had to flip Dobbs at the last minute from ASU. Fulmer had Heath, and when Colquitt went down he had to settle for a future baseball HOF'r that just happened to be a decent QB. Then he had #16 and Tee Martin. The more time that passes, the better Casey Clausen looks. So far, despite the best efforts of the LOM to scare off any future players CBJ has what looks like as promising a stable of quarterbacks as we've seen at UT. Dormady is a stud, and I don't think people realize just how good this kid can be. You don't have to be Steve Clarkson to see on film that JG has an insane upside. I've only seen one high school QB film that was remotely close to Jimmy Clausens, and that's Hunter Johnson, and from all indications the Lawerence kid in Georgia is pretty keen on Tennessee. But so far Butch has had Worley Peterman, and Dobbs.
The other question is how would you quantify the areas of importance in a successfull program?
This is not what you think the current staff has done so far, but what you consider the most important areas , and what percentage would you give each area? For example I would give it:
1. Recruiting 60%
2. Pllayer development, teaching fundamentals, coaching and teaching players in winter workouts, spring ball, summer conditioning, and pre-season training camp. 15%
3. Game planning, and scouting opponents, preparing the team for each weeks opponent. 15%
4. In game coaching, play calling, adjustments, decisions. 10%
I will say this, although I believe game time coaching is vastly overrated by fans, it's the one area that can negatively affect a game the quickest
If I did a poll of the board and asked:
Who is the one coach in the SEC that you would pick to draw up one play in the dirt to win you a ball game? I'd say it would overwhelmingly be Steve Spurrior. Butch had beaten him twice.
This is by no means meant to be an excesize in comparing the two coaches. Fulmer is a HOF'r and Butch is in his 2 season + 5 games. But relative to the staff they employed, the condition of the program when they took over, and the level of talent at their disposal, who did more with less in their first 2.5 years in the job?
Keep in mind, that Butch still doesn't have his QB in place (of course he recruited Dobbs, but it was a hastily thrown together recruitment in which he had to flip Dobbs at the last minute from ASU. Fulmer had Heath, and when Colquitt went down he had to settle for a future baseball HOF'r that just happened to be a decent QB. Then he had #16 and Tee Martin. The more time that passes, the better Casey Clausen looks. So far, despite the best efforts of the LOM to scare off any future players CBJ has what looks like as promising a stable of quarterbacks as we've seen at UT. Dormady is a stud, and I don't think people realize just how good this kid can be. You don't have to be Steve Clarkson to see on film that JG has an insane upside. I've only seen one high school QB film that was remotely close to Jimmy Clausens, and that's Hunter Johnson, and from all indications the Lawerence kid in Georgia is pretty keen on Tennessee. But so far Butch has had Worley Peterman, and Dobbs.
The other question is how would you quantify the areas of importance in a successfull program?
This is not what you think the current staff has done so far, but what you consider the most important areas , and what percentage would you give each area? For example I would give it:
1. Recruiting 60%
2. Pllayer development, teaching fundamentals, coaching and teaching players in winter workouts, spring ball, summer conditioning, and pre-season training camp. 15%
3. Game planning, and scouting opponents, preparing the team for each weeks opponent. 15%
4. In game coaching, play calling, adjustments, decisions. 10%
I will say this, although I believe game time coaching is vastly overrated by fans, it's the one area that can negatively affect a game the quickest
If I did a poll of the board and asked:
Who is the one coach in the SEC that you would pick to draw up one play in the dirt to win you a ball game? I'd say it would overwhelmingly be Steve Spurrior. Butch had beaten him twice.
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