re: How did Butch survive allowing 45 in a loss to Vandy

Mediocrity is acceptable at Tennessee. 8-4 and Butch will be back next year. The east should have been owned by Tennessee the last couple of years and this year as well but 8-4 or 9-3 will be acceptable. If your coach can't win the east and you know for a fact that he never will then why the frick would you keep him? Only thing I can come up with is that hardware isn't important to our Tennessee brothers right now and I am ok with it. When he goes 8-4 and beats a shitty Nebraska team in a meaningless bowl game go ahead and extend his arse. We are all rooting for him.