It’s been hard to be a fan of the University of Tennessee
football over the last five seasons. VOL fans never saw the day when their team
would be playing Kentucky for the battle of basement in the SEC East in 2012.
Finishing 1-7 in the SEC, the same year that Vanderbilt finished 5-3 in the SEC
is simply unacceptable for the once feared “Power T” program.
In those past five seasons the Vols were coached by three
different head coaches who together earned a 28-34 record and even more
embarrassing with a 12-28 stats in the SEC. Maybe this works in the ACC, but
not in the mecca of college football, not in the South Eastern Conference. The
University of Tennessee had officially hit rock bottom.
It’s shocking to have witnessed this debacle for the past
five seasons from a program that stands 11th overall in all-time
wins and second in the SEC for all-time wins.
On December 7th 2012, Butch Jones was announced
as the new head football coach at the University of Tennessee.
From day one, Coach Jones has laid the foundation brick, by
brick. He has promised us winners on and off the field. He has welcomed the
former VOL greats back anytime, and he promised to own recruiting. He didn’t
promise the change over night, or even over one season, but inch-by-inch Coach
Jones promised to give his all for the University of Tennessee.
Former players have come back to support their alumni and
recruiting for the 2014 season is on par to be the number one recruiting class
in college football. It’s an exciting time for Tennessee Football. We don’t
plan to win a National Championship this year, but the future looks as bright
as the color orange.
Butch Please, Rise to
the Top, and BUTCH t-shirts were an overnight success. The
fans have bought in and we are ready for the Jones era to begin.
Coach Jones will make his coaching debut as a VOL on
Saturday against Austin Peay. The Vols are a 50-point favorite and they are
going for UT’s 800th gridiron win.
Welcome to Knoxville, Coach Jones.
GO VOLS!
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