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You mean like Malzahn, Tommy Tubby and little Terry Bowden? Ha--graveyard indeed.

The 2017 season is already 25 percent over for Tennessee football and we’re officially into the truly meaningful portion of Butch Jones’ fifth year with the Vols.
During his time in Knoxville, Jones has had multiple top 10 recruiting classes, all the national primetime coverage a program could ask for, and fan engagement is near some of its highest levels ever.
And yet, Jones cannot beat a clearly inferior Florida team.
But that’s not everything he can’t do with all of the incredible resources he’s been provided and provided for himself.
He apparently can’t give the ball to John Kelly at the half-yard-line when Kelly has been completely imposing his will on the opposing team all day.
He can’t beat a wretched South Carolina team coming off of a bye week with an SEC East title on the line.
He can’t go for two points when his team is up by 12 in The Swamp.
He can’t go for it on 4th and goal from the 1-yard-line against Oklahoma when he has one of the best power running backs in the nation in his backfield.
He can’t beat Vanderbilt more than twice out of four attempts with a wholly superior team in every matchup.
Needless to say, Saturday's disaster wasn’t Jones’ first trip around the coaching malpractice block. And this simply can’t be ignored or erroneously rationalized any longer.
Time and patience are running out for Jones and every excuse in the world won’t get him out of this bind.
Just do a quick search of the phrase “fire Butch Jones” on Twitter. It’s a blistering stream of discontent that is no longer coming from only the overly negative Big Orange fans.
Even the UT fan pages on Facebook that have become known for being relentlessly positive have taken a bit of a turn against Jones.
You can only spurn people so many times before even the most cheery among them say enough is enough. And the Vol faithful appear to be near the end of their rope.
Frankly, if you still fully believe in Butch Jones, I would encourage you to join the clergy because you have the patience of a saint.
Obviously, there are still nine games left in the season and Tennessee could still win the SEC East and beat expectations. But, if the level of coaching remains where it was against the Gators, that will not happen.
And notice that I haven’t brought up any of Jones’ assistant coaches. There’s no reason to do that because Jones hired them all and their actions fall squarely on his shoulders. Getting a new offensive or defensive coordinator won’t help at this point because Jones has already done that. Multiple times over, in fact.
This is on Butch Jones and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Exactly. Plus, people seem to forget that a field goal beats the Vols at that point in the game. They could have thrown a 30 yard pass to run out of bounds to set up the winning field goal. Number 22 cannot cover a snowman and Abernathy took the wrong angle. Should have been backing up.

Thanks. Congrats, but Gary Daniels said it best: both fan bases will be pissed no matter who wins this game. No offense to you, but all offense to Coach Mac as that is the worst Gator team to have ever beaten the Vols. The Vols are their own worst enemy. Three missed field goals and three pick (one pick six). One of the missed field goals came after the Vols are on the one yard line in the red zone. Lyle doesn't have the sense to call a timeout to get Dormady back in the game and Guarantano flubs the snap. The Gators would have won by 30 with a decent coach.

Both teams suck and certainly are not top 25 teams, but this is what it will take to get Butch fired. This in addition to two teams in Tennessee playing better should be enough to do the trick. However, UT's administration has been the real enemy of the school in their hiring of ADs who hired horrible head coaches. Lyle got raped by Shark Boy. Butch coached that abortion on the field that let a receiver get behind not only the corner back but also the safety with 9 seconds left to go in the game. This was after numerous points left on the field by the Vols. No way Florida is the better team, but since both suck--who cares.

Or: play conservative staying with the running game and letting his field goal kicker give them field position? This is what I'm expecting him to do, but that is what UF is likely expecting and will stop the run to force the inexperienced QB to throw. UF's defense would love nothing more to see Dormady throw on 3rd and long. Trevor Daniel is averaging 44.6-yards per kick with a 70 yarder in the GT game. I'm not looking for predictions on who will win, but more depth as to what we will see game strategy-wise. I missed the UF v Michigan game so what do you Gator fans see as their game plan on offense?

Take your time and stay safe. I will have to miss it this year. Can't say I'm that unhappy about it.

I could see Coach Cut going to Tennessee again if Butch flops this year.

Gruden has the best deal now. No pressure with big money. He had his chance to coach the Vols and turned it down.

Been saying that since they joined the conference, which needs further realignment anyway switching Auburn. Making Mizzou fans travel that far to Gainesville makes as much since as having West Virginia in the Big XII.