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Posted: Thu, October 1st, 2015, 6:47 AM • Permalink
I was panning the job that Bret Bielema has done at Arkansas in 2 and 1/3 college football seasons yesterday right here. Upon further review, Bielema does stink so far, but his path is way tougher than that of Butch Jones at Tennessee.


Tennessee and Arkansas have four common road opponents over the last 2 years Florida Alabama Ole Miss Missouri and both teams are 0-4. Arkansas lost to LSU, Auburn A&M, and @ Mississippi State while Tennessee lost to Georgia and beat South Carolina Kentucky and Vandy. Obviously Tennessee's path is much easier.


Still Bielema doesn't win on the road in this league. At least he hasn't to this point. Of course these things have a way of ending over the past decade on 'our time'. If I can quote Mr. Hand here. I will say that after really breaking down some film with Vol Colonel, Tony Robinson and Coach Jerry Glanville, Arkansas is going to make Tennessee execute in the passing game to move the football. Then again, if the weather turns entirely nasty all bets are off as to how the game plays out. Needless to say, Butch Jones desperately needs a win to keep the wolves at bay. If Tennessee should somehow lose Saturday night, I think they will have a real issue getting to into bowl contention. I'm not kidding when I say that.



Building the Perfect Coach
Mrs. B had a wonderful idea on how to rehab Butch Jones. We could surround him with previous Tennessee football coaches in the hopes of helping him augment his strengths and curtailing his weaknesses. See how you like this.

Johnny Majors, Press Conference Coordinator: Johnny is pure gold in these settings. Even in the most crushing of defeats, Johnny had a way of disarming the fan base. Butch Jones has the ability to inflame and talk in circles. Johnny could really help here.


Phillip Fulmer, In Game Coordinator: Phillip could, with help of a life-line to David Cutcliffe accompany Butch Jones on the sidelines during games. He could be his consigliere designed to save Butch Jones from himself. For major decisions, Fulmer could consult with Coach Cut.


Lane Kiffin, Social Coordinator: Since Butch Jones has the Tweetingest staff in college football (until they start losing), Kiffin could really kick this thing in to high gear. If a staff member needs a date, call Kiffin. Lane has a black book as thick as the letter A of the World Book Encyclopedia. It contains entries encompassing prospects in at least 3 corners of our great country.


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Bill Battle, Follicle Coordinator: Butch has a pretty bald staff. I'm not going to knock it since I'm also follically challenged. Battle has perfect hair for a guy his age. He always has. Battle would be a great guy to oversee UT's in house barber shop that they just had to have in that indoor facility.



Derek Dooley, Hygiene/Sleep Coordinator: Need to learn how to keep staff away from your football team, Dooley is your guy. Of course when he coached at UT you wanted to keep HIS staff away from our guys but that's another story for another day. Dooley was the man that introduced shower discipline into the lexicon of Tennessee lore. With Butch's fascination with sleep along with Dooley's want to involve himself in every area of every player's life, Dooley will be a perfect sleep coordinator too.


Doug Dickey, Shake Coach: Butch Jones loves feeding his players protein shakes. Doug Dickey almost got fired back in the day for selling them to his underlings at UT while he was the AD. It was called Shaklee and Dickey was up to his eyeballs in controversy when word got out on this. Dickey was a real peach but his love of protein shakes make him perfect for this position.



If Tennessee can plug these guys into this program, we may just be onto something!!!




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Orange King is a semi-frequent contributor here at tonybasilio.com. He called the shot in Gainesville last week and it looked as if he hit it right on the money. OK is no OK as you will see in his latest transmission.

'Musings From the Throne (Which throne? You decide.)

The worst case scenario happened for the Vols after they dominated the game for over three quarters. The game was profoundly affected and the players were hamstrung by the inept game management of our CEO of a coach. Botch could not get out of his own way and once again cost this team of ballers a victory. They overcame his miscues in the first three quarters but could not in the final 10 minutes.

UT wins the game if any of these happen: UT plays with zero timeouts, which negates Botch’s ability to affect the game by calling stupid timeouts. This allowed Florida to gain a first down and to go for a first down instead of attempting a field goal. UT is forced to take every penalty and Botch cannot decline a penalty that would have forced Florida into a 1st and 13 inside their own 10. Botch has the balls to call plays that will let the players win the game. He played not to lose and peed down his leg again. I am sure he was mad at Hurd for screwing up his plan to kick a field goal by making a big-time TD run in the second half. Botch decides to join the cheerleaders during critical moments to make sure the fans are giving their all. Jan-made-me-sick sends the heat instead of rushing three and having one player simply wasting his time in no-man’s land. Botch is able to run more than 4 plays in the final 1:30 with two timeouts.

The Good Butch is the one who recruits and organizes. He is in the top tier when it comes to that. The Bad Butch is the one that shows up on Saturday between the first and final whistles, and affects the game in a negative way more than any coach of a major program in recent memory. The Good Butch is the one that stands up in his Monday press conference and says he takes responsibility for the loss. The Bad Butch is the one that in the same breath does not say he was wrong about anything, defends every decision and says they coached well enough to win. The Good Butch is the one who recruits the best players in the nation and fills a roster with ready-for-primetime-players. The Bad Butch is the one who doesn’t get out of the way and let these same players go out and win the game. The Good Butch is the one that builds mailboxes and paints rocks with Charlie at State Farm. The Bad Butch is the one that tries to wear the cheerleader outfit and be in charge of fan behavior and attitude.


This weekend could either right the ship or start a quick journey down the whirlpool in the toilet. Based upon what we have seen out of this staff so far, it is a 50/50 proposition at best. Despite Arkansas’ recent struggles, I would put my money on Brett Bielema over Butch Jones. The only way we win this game is if Butch gets his arse out of the way and lets the players make plays.


Also, this may be the best time to work Dormady into the mix as a change-of-pace. This does not mean Dobbs is losing his job, but that we have a lot of tools in the shed and we need to use every one of them to overcome Butch and win. Remember, without the outstanding individual performance and effort by Dobbs, we had no chance at Florida.


This Arkansas game is critical and will make it hard to win 6 games if we lose it. If that happens, it will be time to take a hard look at the AD and football coach. It may well be time to bring Fulmer back as AD, and find someone who is a game-time coach as well as a very good recruiter. We have the talent and depth at a level not seen around her for a long time. That is a credit to Butch and staff.



However, almost every other team in the SEC has the comparable and, in some cases, better talent. We will never have such a talented team
that they can win at a high level without good game-time coaching. You may be able to get away with that in some places, but not here at UT. Butch needs to get better or get gone.

Orange King'







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Tee Mail:

'Tony,

I'm a longtime listener but have never e-mailed before. I'm not a psychologist or anything of the sort but I have some thoughts on the coaching meltdowns we have witnessed.

I hope I can explain this to you in a manner that makes some sense. I work with a guy, let's call him Fred. Fred graduated from college, has a good white collar job, and seems to be reasonably intelligent at first. But the more time I've spent around him I have come to realize that he has some sort of (undiagnosed) mental disorder that prohibits him from performing logic or reasoning like a normal person. I have never met anyone else like him. Let me give you a couple of examples:

1. One day HR gave us a simple test of analytical thinking skills. The test asked us why a manhole is round. There are 3 different reasons. I managed to come up with 2 of the 3. Fred got none.

2. Another time he was attempting to park on the street downtown. He found an empty space but the parking sign next to the spot, instead of saying simply no parking, said parking only between certain hours such as 8AM and 6 PM, or something similar. Fred got a confused look on his face and then decided to pay to park in a deck even though it would have been completely legal to park there at this time.

I could give many other examples but these are two of the easiest to describe. Fred does just fine as long as he has a set of rules or instructions to follow, but as soon as he has to make a logical decision, he can't. And typically the decisions he makes in these situations are wrong. He would absolutely be a lot better off if he flipped a coin. I am honestly baffled how he managed to graduate from college. He appears to be completely oblivious to these issues as well. I've done a little research online but can't figure out what he has.

I think whatever disorder Fred has is very possibly what we are witnessing with Butch. I can only imagine if Fred were placed in these situations he would make some of the same ridiculous decisions that Butch does. Especially so given the high stress involved. And then would have no idea that he screwed up, which is apparently the case with Butch.

I'm wanted to share this with you in hopes of shedding a little light on what we've witnessed. I may be way out in left field but like all of us, I'm grasping at straws here trying to make some sense of it.

Keep up the great work.

Another Battered Vol Fan, Nashville'



I'm feeling you. For the common fan I can say, having been on the sidelines during these games, it's very fast and is a completely different game than the one we see on TV or even in the stands. That said, these guys are highly compensated and should be able to process this stress with time and training. I guess you're trying to infer that Butch isn't wrapped too tight. Can't say I'm with you on this.



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'Tony,

Love the show. Butch has done all he can do building the UT brand, recruited great players, and built a ton of excitement for the program. I keep hearing you say we need to give him a 4th year to figure it out, but Tony, if he keeps losing, fans are going to stop showing up, just like they did at the end of Fulmer's tenure, just like they did at the end of Dooley's tenure. Once fans stop coming, change is swift. Dave Hart was going to give Dooley a 4th year, but could not ignore all those empty seats in Neyland!

I think Jones deserves a 4th year, even with some bad losses, given how much he has done to rebuild this program. However, a 4th year is not coming if he does not win some SEC games that are not South Carolina, Vandy, or Kentucky simply because this is on the horizon:

Link


"The biggest college football game of all time"? 160,000 people are not going to show up to watch two 5 and 7 programs play. There is going to have to be some excitement to go along with this thing. No way Beamer and Jones both make it to see this game with the seasons they are having.

D.C.

Knoxville'



DC:
That's a good point you make. I don't think there's a pathway to Jones losing his job short of scandal. And the last time I checked, Jones isn't the scandal type of guy. So, I wouldn't hold your breath on him losing his job this year. It ain't gonna happen.






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'During the months of November and December, the media was fed Butch Jones' name and the Michigan job opening from Ann Arbor by none other than his long time buddy Mike DeBord, who hadn't been on the field in 7 years, but had the ear of a number of media outlets covering the Wolverine mess and hunt for Harbaugh. DeBord was shuffling papers in the Michigan athletic department for the past couple of years.


Jones had a snow ball's chance in hell getting the Michigan job, but DeBord kept putting his name out there as potential, DeBord is running the day to day football operations after Hoke is canned, while Hart and Jones worked on a new deal, which in reality already had plenty of bonus provisions in place for bowl games, etc. and finishing 6-6, but Hart got the sack pulled over his head, everybody knows he doesn't want to hit the trail again to hire another coach, in any sport, and Tennessee fans don't want Angry Elf AD out there prospective for another hire, so Handsome Dave extends the contract through 2020 bumps Jones by about $700,000 for finishing .500 right before the bowl lineup is announced.



Then over the holidays and after the bowl game with another plan in place, Jones pushes Bajakian out to make room for, guess who, the guy who engineered the angle from Ann Arbor to shake up Handsome Dave and put an additional $3.5 million in Jones pocket and add two years to an already generous and cash rich for a coach who's not won anything other than a B.S. bowl game over a hapless Iowa team. DeBord got the boot in Chicago while working for Lovie Smith when they cleaned house. DeBord had no trouble getting Lovie Smith on the line and opened the angle for Bajakian to take the demotion from an SEC offensive coordinator to carrying luggage for, keeping tabs on and the tunes for Jamies Winston.


DeBord comes on staff at $500,000 a season, signs a two year deal, plus perks, plus camp money and a car allowance is not a popular hire, couldn't be spun into any buzz or hype despite Handsome Dave's best efforts. Lots of more competent and active offensive coordinators available, but Butch inexplicably insisted on DeBord with no real explanation how somebody who had no SEC experience, hadn't called a play or schemed a game in 7 years was a perfect fit for Tennessee. Big donors deferred, money was already budgeted.


When Choke Jones and Obama DeBord futz around blowing the Oklahoma game and the Florida game, embarrassing the program on national television and hourly on the national sports media, showing their rank ineptitude and incompetence, and once how this fiasco came to be, all at the expense of the fans, the big money boosters, and what was generally perceived to be the right guy, in the right place, at the right time.


Big donors may go Cuonzo on Choke Jones, as there is some indication, in my opinion, that he has none of the program's best interests up front, it's all about putting money in Butch Jones' pocket, setting him and his family and his cronies up financially forever. With a $10 million buyout in place not to coach at Tennessee, he may say or do a number of quirky things to create fan apathy, rankle the fan base, and get the big money to pull the trigger and get back to a coaching level that he can perform at and cash solid 6 figure checks from Tennessee on a monthly basis.


Going to be a long season, could have been a great season, but not now.


Cody, Vinton, VA'



Cody: Jeez man. Slow your roll playa. Firstly, Butch Jones was NEVER in play at Michigan. And I mean NEVER. Michigan had one and only one target. Even Dave Hart had to see this. Now it is true that Jones does have an absurd buyout not commensurate with his track record but your theory smacks of a conspiracy theory and I'm not buying. Who in their right mind would buy any kind of leak that Butch Jones was in play for the Michigan job. No offense to Butch Jones but I can think of at least 10 guys off the top of my head better suited to succeed there. Being from that state doesn't a great candidate make! Sorry. Nice try. You do get extra credit for firing off a few good lines nonetheless. Keep it up. Kind of fun stuff today.


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'OK Tony I've analyzed the situation for both teams heading into Saturday's UT-ARK showdown, and I'm ready to make a prediction:

This game will be the first time ever that both teams will have a lower score at the end of the game than they had at halftime.

That's right, both are so bad at closing out games that they will actually LOSE points in the second half. (Is there really anything UT fans THOUGHT could never happen that we STILL THINK could never happen???)

Halftime: UT 24, ARK 21
Final score: UT 14, ARK 11

Book it. Go Vols

Robbie, Knoxville'




'Serious question Tony and I haven't really heard anyone address it. I am just a simpleton, but how was Tennessee charged with a substitution infraction there at the end of the game when Wolf ran on and ran off before the ball was snapped? I know it doesn't matter one bit, just never heard an explanation. Love your show and your work. I can't stress that word enough (love). I stayed with you for all of the 5th quota the other night, thanks for the free therapy! We love you down here in Muscle Shoals, take care.

Joe is Muscle Shoals, AL'



Joe: That's a great question. I hope we get a decent reply on this one from somebody well versed in the inner workings. My strength has always been self-awareness to the point of fault. Here's hoping someone will come forward with a sensible explanation to that sequence. BTW, Muscle Shoals? Do you ever get to FAME Studios. I need to come see you sometime and hang out with my buddy Rick Hall. He gave me an hour a few weeks back in a conversation you can find in Book Corner on this web site. I encourage all to check out our Book Corner offerings.


'Tony,

Can you do me a favor in tonight's film study? Ask Jerry, Coach Glanville and T-Rob to explain CBJ's offensive philosophy, because I'm at a loss to define it. It looks to me that he has taken an a la carte approach to his system. West Coast passing concepts and zone blocking form the NFL, zone read from Rich Rodriguez, outside zone stretch run without the inside zone run, etc. It's like he has a collection of plays, but no offensive philosophy. I would love to get their take on it.

Thanks,

Jay Setser'



Jay: I'm going to do you one better and I'm going to get Coach Glanville to talk about it today on the air. We had a terrific film study last night. Arkansas is extremely beatable. Then again, Tennessee doesn't close. Nor do they throw the ball very well. There are two things that must happen should the Vols emerge victorious Saturday Night.



Hope you'll come out and see us and support the show today! Jerry Glanville will be with me live at Noon. It should be all time great.


Go Vols

Tony

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Posted: Fri, Mar 1st, 2:21 PM
We can now officially congratulate Caitlin Clark on breaking the record for the most points scored in women’s basketball!

Caitlin Clark is the biggest superstar in college basketball (men’s or women’s). That’s not just me being a fan, Caitlin Clark is HER! Caitlin scored 49 points on February 15th to pass Kelsey Plum’s NCAA record for the most career points in women’s college basketball..... [more]
It's a Love Story
Posted: Wed, Feb 14th, 11:23 AM
Jared (the redneck from Roanoke, VA) thought the Taylor Swift coverage would end with the Super Bowl, but this love story isn’t going anywhere. In a game that was four hours and 18 minutes (that’s a total of 15,480 seconds). Swift only appeared for around 55 seconds! 55 SECONDS from the moment the game kicked off to the overtime touchdown.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ONwhRyugP/.... [more]
Missouri Game Preview
Posted: Thu, Nov 9th, 12:56 PM
by Josh
The Vols did what they were expected to do against UConn. There's not really much to say about that game. The game this Saturday in Columbia, Missouri will decide whether or not this season is a failure in my opinion. If they Vols lose, they are staring at 8-4 and probably the Gator Bowl. Maybe Reliaquest..... [more]
Connecticut Game Preview
Posted: Thu, Nov 2nd, 6:19 PM
by Josh
The Vols are coming back to Neyland Stadium and I am returning after a discretionary bye week. I'll be honest with you. This year it seems like I've been writing the same preview over and over because the formula to win has been the same pretty much every SEC game. I didn't want to sound like a broken record so I needed a bit of a break from that.

I'll start with some general observations..... [more]



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