Report: Butch Jones turned down chance to coach Tennessee's final two games
On Sunday morning, the inevitable finally happened and Tennessee officially fired coach Butch Jones.
It was a decision fans had been waiting on for several weeks, and after a 50-17 loss at Mizzou on Saturday night, Jones was given the boot.
However, according to Tennessee insider Jimmy Hyams, Jones was given the opportunity to coach the Vols’ final two games (against LSU and Vanderbilt), but declined to do so:
Breaking news: Tennessee coach Butch Jones has been fired and has informed his coaches. Jones was given the chance to coach the last 2 games and declined, a source said.
— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) November 12, 2017
Based on the way Tennessee fans have (deservedly) booed him and the team this year, it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to face the home crowd at Neyland Stadium again.
Much like Jim McElwain at Florida, it’s time for Jones and the Vols to part ways and not let the goodbye linger.
Brady Hoke, the former Michigan coach and current Tennessee assistant, will serve as the team’s interim coach for the final two games of the year.
The Tennessee AD should be a major concern to the fans. He even screwed up the firing. Nothing good could have come from Butch hanging around the program any longer.
I couldn’t disagree with you any more than I do right now jarhead. I think you’re completely wrong. Candidates for the job absolutely look at all aspects of the job, including how previous staff was treated.
That’s just silly. Butch being around the program would be a total negative. Nothing at all positive about that.
Come on numb nuts you are downright embarrassing
Hmm that’s another to beefy not lsumc
Fuzzy, when you click reply, it indents one column from the comment you are replying to. Since lsusmc replied to the same comment as you before you did, his reply is above yours.
I don’t think it’s that big a deal. UT has been the coaching ringer since they canned Fulmer. I don’t think it matters how they finish the season with or without Butch. There’s no face saving for this year, so it doesn’t matter if he stays or goes.
So he pulled a “Hurd” and quit on the tm wirh gms to be played??
He did the team and the program a favor.
Probably the best thing to do under the circumstances…Hoke and Shoop should be gone too as well. I’ve watched a defensive line all year get manhandled…hardly any tackles made at all on the DL, too many tackles made by the secondary and nickel backs.
You got that right. Shoop should have been gone end of last year. Too many missed tackles, points, and mistakes on defense. The run defense was atrocious against missouri.
I tend to agree he should stick it out with the players, and I thought why isn’t he staying?….. but maybe it’s for the best for him to move on and see if they can find something to play for without him.
Staying on as a lame duck coach would not have served anyone well. Best to cut the cord and move on to the next gig. I am truly sorry it didn’t work out. We just can’t seem to find the right guy. Hopefully Curry will not be the moron the previous ADs have been. IF we truly want to compete for championships, then the wallets have to open up. I have not done a calculation, but it would not surprise me if we have spent more money on crappy coaches and the severance pay we have to fork over than if we had just paid top dollar for the best. Never have time to do it right, but always have time to do it over. Seems to be the UT motto for head football coaches.
They did open up the checkbook in previous searches. Only problem is the guys they made big offers to wouldn’t come. When they settled on Dooley and Jones, they paid less. It wouldn’t make sense to pay either of them the amounts they offered to big name guys.
The one thing I learned since Mizzou has been in the SEC is how brutal coaches are treated by the fans if they don’t win and win quickly.
This is Butch’s fifth season and UT is winless in conference play. Your comment seems a bit misplaced.
I definitely agree that fans get out of hand, and some cross a line. But when you’re making 4 Mil a year, you gotta produce or you’re out.
Geez 5years winless in seven yeah we should throw him a parade.
I was hoping Jitch Bones stayed forever. Tennercee is the bottom dweller of the SEC now where it belongs. You hillbillies can thank the Phat Rat Phil for throwing Bama under the bus to save his Phat butt and awakening the sleeping elephant. Karma is a Butch! LMAO!
Glad to see you don’t hold grudges and let things go. The fact rules were broken by your coaching staff at the time was meaningless of course to you.
Don’t let silly little things like cheating facts mess up a good troll Saturday bama
You’re a perfect example of line breeding.
You’re probably like most Bammers, e.g. A Troll that lives in a beat up house trailer, your mom and dad are first cousins, have maybe 3 teeth in your mouth, can’t do 3rd grade Math and when Saban is gone (and he will be) and Bammer starts losing AGAIN, you carry your Ass over and start cheering for another team, Loser.