The Sad Truth...

This was my fear; and based on what I saw Saturday it has become my expectation. We aren't going to out-coach anyone. The east is awful, and this season was tee'd up perfectly for a decent coach at Tennessee to run the division.

 

His career here may very well rest on DeBord, I saw some things to be really excited about from our defense, we've got some studs and there more in reserve that I think will start to show out as the season progresses but you can't call games like DeBord did and be a good team. Our passing game has to improve dramatically.

 

This DeBoard hire is going to kill Butch Jones.

Kill. Him.

He had way, way, way, WAAAAAAAAYYY too many people with way, way, WAAAAAAAYYY too much skin in the game who flat-out warned him against it.

Rarely does a coach get such a strong warning, ignore it, have that specific decision bite him directly in the ass, and survive.

 

That's fair, until proven otherwise is probably the safe play.

 

Western Carolina, North Texas, Vanderbilt and South Carolina are wins.

The rest, I'm not sure about.

 

I legitimately don't know this story. Someone fill me in.

 

debo may influence Jones to run more but don't lose sight that the play calling is Jones, not debo

 

I don't think it's a question. It does rest on DeBord.

I disliked hiring him, but I did like the fact it put everything in Butch's lap.

 

You could have followed this one in the media.

Forget winning the presser, the DeBoard hire lost the impromptu notice to the big boosters.

 

I would not count out losses to Vandy or SC if this team starts 2-5.

 

Well then our big boosters should act like the rich and powerful men that they are and fix it.

 

the same thought process that hires debord is the one that kicks 17 yard field goals and that's why he won't get it done

 

I can buy that.

 

You have not been following this board then. There has always been skepticism and doubts along with hopes of being wrong.

 

There is no reason he does not beat USC, Arky, Vandy, Florida, UK, and UGA. The SEC East is ripe for the taking.

 

North Texas has won here before... Granted... Our face masks were grey, Neyland had artificial turf and the players wore tear away jerseys but there IS precedent....

 

coaching?

 

The problems is that our boosters are all a bunch of babies that want their own way and have not sense of solidarity. Why we have Butch in the first place.

 

What did you think about the play calling on the second to last drive when a first down would have won the game; dive up the middle, dive up the middle, pass short of the first down?

 

And to add, still paying for past error in judgment