There is no doubt Butch has some growing to do. He also needs a boss who is a dutch uncle. Slim Whittman said in Dr. Strangelove "Just because I am paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get me." I think he is in a job that is under a second by second analysis where, unfairly, every single word he says is parsed beyond common sense. He hired two Coordinators and has tied both of their hands. He has to fix that.
Stepping back, if we had been told that he would have us in the Sugar Bowl in year 4, most of us would have said " I'll take that.". We were one game from that. We are two games from consecutive SEC East Championships. I don't view that as failure. With Bama on our schedule and FLA and GA in our Conference, frankly we are not going to regularly make it to the SEC Championship, unless Saben decides to come to TN. The best that is going to happen here is 8 or 9 wins on average. Every couple of years we will knock of two of the three of ALA, FLA and GA and have a shot at the Championship. That is what is so disappointing this year.
Next year we play four teams that will likely open in the top ten next year.
Stepping back, if we had been told that he would have us in the Sugar Bowl in year 4, most of us would have said " I'll take that.". We were one game from that. We are two games from consecutive SEC East Championships. I don't view that as failure. With Bama on our schedule and FLA and GA in our Conference, frankly we are not going to regularly make it to the SEC Championship, unless Saben decides to come to TN. The best that is going to happen here is 8 or 9 wins on average. Every couple of years we will knock of two of the three of ALA, FLA and GA and have a shot at the Championship. That is what is so disappointing this year.
Next year we play four teams that will likely open in the top ten next year.
