Butchisms

You can have all of the cliche "brick by brick" stuff you like, as I think that it means very, very little.

However, I'll take comments like this, which Butch made at practice, all day, every day:

Link: http://m.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/aug/10/butch-jones-praises-rajiion-neals-running-vols-nig/

 

nice

 

“You have to run the ball to win in the SEC,”

I LOVED this one!

 

Now that's not a canned middle school cliche. In fact, that's a great example of genuine southern football jibberish. Reverand!

 

#bUTchgetsit

 

Got get em Butcher!

 

#bUTch-chugging

 

That's where the rubber meets the road with me - I'm ok with Butch throwing the dullards amongst our fan base a bone by perpetuating the naive belief that we are all just one big family, so long as they accept that we are also perfectly willing to put some kids up for adoption, if needed, for the betterment of said "family".

The first part makes for a good t-shirt.

The second is necesaary to making big rings.

 

If he holds his staff accountable too, he'll be alright here. I hope he's on the phone to Manny Diaz and Tyrone Nix this off season.

 

I suspect the Butchisms are as much a symptom of his personality as it is a football, or motivational, strategy.

George Allen did a lot of similar things to Butch in this respect when he took over the Rams. They weren't very good and he did all these types of gimmicky things. Of course, Allen was left with the greatest D-line in NFL history too, so it ain't apples to apples but still. Butch isn't the first to go corny and get results.

 

Butch is just a corny guy. He's not forcing it. It's who he is and it apparently works.

 

This is true.

I didn't believe it, at first. But its true.

 

Yeah I don't get why people care so much about it.

 

I tried to tell you

 

Can't wait to find out

 

You mean his schtick coachisms?

I think that I'm a little gun shy of them for three reasons:

1. They are of complete unimportance in winning games. Or, as I call it "All that matters."
2. They can sometimes be confused with actual coaching ability.
3. If the recent past has shown us anything, its that this fan base is particularly susceptible to going "All In" for coaches who "Get it" have a famous last name, or wear orange pants....and who often confuse this tripe as anything of significance when evaluating a coach, and the actual results which they produce. I'm convinced that Dooley's orange pants won him a completely undeserved third season.

 

motivation in any form or fashion is something that coaches strive to do on a daily basis. Call it corny, unnecessary, or whatever label, but every coach at every level that is worth a damn, and many who are not, try to find ways to motivate themselves, coaches, players and team daily.
The motivation that matters most, imo, is the motivation from your own teammates on the field. When they play for each other and hold each other to a high standard, we will win again.

 

you worry that it's covering up a lack of coaching ability or at best he's wasting his time on a bunch of crap that doesn't really make a difference (as you mentioned).

 

there are plenty of legit ways to motivate people without using schtick. usually that type of motivation only works short term. at some point the players start tuning it out. in particular if you aren't winning.

 

So you think a coach like Butch spends his time on a bunch of crap that makes no difference?
Why would he do that?