I hope that what ever happens, whether butch leaves now or stays throughout the next year, that the Tennessee AD doesn't panic and make another 4-5 year commitment to another loser. Name an interim head coach if need be, but for the love of all that is good in this world, take the time and do it right. With this AD it may be too much to ask for, but I will remain hopeful for now.
Yeah, but that old itch gets scratched and all the local yocals get all hot and bothered, and the 990 crew starts drooling, who knows what would happen.
"Ima bring back my good buddies, Chavis, Slade, Caldwell, Brooks and Kurt Roper but we understand it's just for the year. I'm also gonna call my good buddies Doug Matthews and Doug Marrone. The Doug show for one year baby!" "The expendables 4, coming to a field near you."
Why not follow KSU? Snyder may be older than the Crypt Keeper but I'd take him over Phil for only a year. Because IF Fulmer happens to be a one year interim and even finishes 7-5 our benchlicking fanbase will demand he be awarded a lifetime contract. And Fulmer is just smart enough to realize that.
You could shit in a bucket and put it on the sideline as interim HC for a win against a directional FCS school and 90% of our fan base would want to give it a 5 year contract.
that's my fear and it would empower all those "you shoulda never fahred him in the first place" rednecks