re: Question: Why did Saban hire Butch Jones?

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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.

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This is all true, but they don't want an honest answer they just want to make fun of Jones.