Tenn Stud on Memphis and Butch Jones

Memphis high school coaches elated with selection of Butch Jones as UT coach. I've had numerous Memphis high school coaches call and express enthusiasm, something they have not been doing the past few years. Many of them have openly expressed high regards for Butch Jones the past few years, calling him a hard worker, and putting him in the category with Alabama's Nick Saban, Vanderbilt's James Franklin, and OleMIss Hugh Freeze as good recruiters in Memphis. Memphis high school coaches being complimentary about UT has been most rare and unusual the past few years. Several made the comment that now UT has a coach who knows Memphis is in Tennessee!
The UT members of the Memphis TD Club heardCoach Jones last year when he brought his team to the Memphis LIberty Bowl to face and beat Vanderbilt. He spoke to the Memphis TD Club again on Sept 17th this year, impressing the members each time. He can communicate, speak, well! He openly expressed his admiration for the UT job and to several members told them he would love to be UT's coach. Naturally, we are proud and happy that our school has selected such a hard worker, good communicator, as Jones. Far more important than us UT alums, fans, feelings, is the fact that Memphis high school coaches like Coach Jones. Hope springs eternal!
Several Memphis high school coaches even took the time today to call into sports radio talk shows to express their approval.