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re: Question: Why did Saban hire Butch Jones?
Posted on 4/12/18 at 4:56 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
Posted on 4/12/18 at 4:56 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
Jones is a solid coach and his first couple years at UT were pretty good. He can bring a lot to the table in this analyst role and obviously Saban believes so or he wouldn’t have hired him. It’s good for Bama and it’s good for Jones as well to get his career back on track.
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Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:01 pm to GA Tiger
I will give you the only honest answer.
Saban needed an offensive analyst. He wanted Hugh Freeze, but the AD considered him to still be too toxic to hire.
Among the other applicants, Butch stood out, because despite the collapse in 2017, his offense was the all-time UT scoring leader in 2016 (and they've had some pretty dynamic offenses). He's going to watch film and give suggestions. And he'll probably fetch coffee. Offense is the one thing he was pretty good at across his career.
Saban needed an offensive analyst. He wanted Hugh Freeze, but the AD considered him to still be too toxic to hire.
Among the other applicants, Butch stood out, because despite the collapse in 2017, his offense was the all-time UT scoring leader in 2016 (and they've had some pretty dynamic offenses). He's going to watch film and give suggestions. And he'll probably fetch coffee. Offense is the one thing he was pretty good at across his career.
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:03 pm to GA Tiger
as a middle finger to Tennessee. We have Tennessee paying our intern like 5 million dollars a year, and we are offsetting like 30k to fulfill the employment clause
This post was edited on 4/12/18 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:05 pm to narddogg81
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as a middle finger to Tennessee. We have Tennessee paying our intern like 5 million dollars a year
Yeah, bite it, Phil!
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:07 pm to GA Tiger
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and so, ,if it's not for scouting. why did he hire him?
Probably because it's beneficial to have someone with Jones' expertise in an off field consultant role. Jones was a bad HC that failed at Tennessee, but he's not some Junior High gym teacher. He doesn't need to "help" Butch. Jones is going to get another shot somewhere as a HC and he isn't hurting for $35,000. Bill Belichick hired Bret Bielema in a similar capacity.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:08 pm to GA Tiger
We needed some new catchy ideas like the trash can thing he did at 10rc, Champions of Life, etc.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:47 pm to GA Tiger
Butch Jones
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:53 pm to GA Tiger
There have been many coaches over the years who could not succeed as head coaches but excel as assistant coaches.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 5:57 pm to Crimson Wraith
Botch can play the trumpet so he can entertain the team during water breaks at practice.
IMO it's mostly a favor to Sexton who is Saban's and Botch's agent. They are hoping it will help Botch's resume that he coached under Saban and at Bama. Botch will probably get a SEC championship ring and a chance at a NC ring that he can flaunt around to future recruits he's trying to recruit to Southeast Dakota State.
Folks don't know how much damage he did to the UT program....it was and is bad. He had ZERO...NADA idea how to handle ego's of SEC type talent. Bama just better hope his stank doesn't somehow infiltrate the Bama program.
IMO it's mostly a favor to Sexton who is Saban's and Botch's agent. They are hoping it will help Botch's resume that he coached under Saban and at Bama. Botch will probably get a SEC championship ring and a chance at a NC ring that he can flaunt around to future recruits he's trying to recruit to Southeast Dakota State.
Folks don't know how much damage he did to the UT program....it was and is bad. He had ZERO...NADA idea how to handle ego's of SEC type talent. Bama just better hope his stank doesn't somehow infiltrate the Bama program.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:00 pm to GA Tiger
Well, the last former UT coach Saban hired worked out OK for Bama.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:09 pm to GA Tiger
He is not a quality offensive guy by any means. He has never been a coordinator at any level and his offenses at Tennessee we’re WOAT bad without Dobbs.
The guy does not bring anything to the table Xs and Os wise. The hire was likely made for some other reason.
The guy does not bring anything to the table Xs and Os wise. The hire was likely made for some other reason.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:15 pm to East Coast Band
Kiffin can and would coach circles around Botch....Not even in the same universe.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:26 pm to GA Tiger
Jones is a good talent evaluator
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:27 pm to Pdubntrub
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Jones is a good talent evaluator
Zero evidence of this
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:43 pm to volfan30
To troll UT fans when Butch Jones ends up with a National Championship ring in alabama colors.
Posted on 4/12/18 at 6:58 pm to GA Tiger
Isn't UT's current HC fresh off a job where Saban personally witnessed the coach in action? Seems to me that would be a much better scouting opportunity than hiring a guy who no longer has any influence over the team.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 12:37 am to GA Tiger
It’s part of Saban’s Coaching Rehabilitation of Reputation Program.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 1:24 am to TouchdownAlabama
We should be asking why Odom (Mizzou) hired Dooley for OC.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 8:06 am to GA Tiger
Didn't cost nothing, UT is paying his salary to coach at Bama. Sweet deal.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 8:30 am to GA Tiger
Help Jones
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