An old Butch Jones quote is making the rounds on social media and it's hilarious to read after Vols' 7-0 start
If you're a diehard Tennessee Vols fan, you likely remember a lot of disastrous quotes from former UT head coach Butch Jones. From the "championship of life" quote to Jones saying that the 2015 and 2016 seasons were some of the best seasons in a 20-year period for the Vols, there's been no shortage of […]
If you're a diehard Tennessee Vols fan, you likely remember a lot of disastrous quotes from former UT head coach Butch Jones.
From the "championship of life" quote to Jones saying that the 2015 and 2016 seasons were some of the best seasons in a 20-year period for the Vols, there's been no shortage of terrible quotes from the current Arkansas State head coach.
One old quote from Jones that's making the rounds on social media this week, however, is particularly hilarious to read after the Vols' 7-0 start this season.
In 2015 (which was Jones' third season in Knoxville), after Tennessee had lost several close games that they should've won, Jones said during an appearance on Vol Calls that it takes "six to seven years" to build an SEC program.
(I can't take credit for finding this quote — someone sent it to me on Twitter on Tuesday.)
That quote from Butch looked bad in 2015 — especially after Tennessee blew games against Oklahoma, Florida, and Arkansas that they should've won (the Vols should've been a playoff contender in 2015 and 2016, they had the talent).
And it looks even worse after Josh Heupel went 7-6 in his first year at Tennessee and has the Volunteers at 7-0 this season with wins over Florida, LSU (on the road), and Alabama.
It obviously doesn't take six or seven years to build a program in the SEC.
Jones was full of excuses while Heupel is delivering positive results. It's amazing what competent coaching can do. Jones did some good things at Tennessee. He brought a lot of talent to Rocky Top and he beat Georgia and Florida (something his predecessor and successor couldn't do), but ultimately, he wasn't the right guy for the Vols.
Heupel, however, clearly is. And he's proving it with results and not words.
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