gator-n-buck
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seccou ... t-2017/amp
Some highlights:
"Is it win the division or get fired for Jones in 2017? Not necessarily," Ostendorf writes. :"ut getting Tennessee to Atlanta would go a long way in extending his future in Knoxville."
Surprise! A Week 3 tilt with Florida will be very important for Jones' future. He broke the losing streak against the Gators last season, and a loss to the Gators in 2017 is not necessarily a deal breaker. But it eliminates any margin of error for losses to teams like South Carolina or Vanderbilt, both of which beat Jones' team in 2016.
"There's not a magic number for Jones," Ostendorf writes about the 2017 Vols win total. "It's not like if he wins eight games, he's safe — less than eight wins and he's gone."
Ostendorf believes Jones would be smart to lay off the "champions of life" and "five-star hearts" type of talk. Not only does it make the natives restless, it allows the narrative of the program to be hijacked by outside voices.
The upcoming hire of a new athletic director may turn this into a "make-or-break" season for Jones. He is replacing a 31-game starter at QB and several key defensive pieces, but a big step backwards from back-to-back nine-win seasons would not be a great first impression.
Some highlights:
"Is it win the division or get fired for Jones in 2017? Not necessarily," Ostendorf writes. :"ut getting Tennessee to Atlanta would go a long way in extending his future in Knoxville."
Surprise! A Week 3 tilt with Florida will be very important for Jones' future. He broke the losing streak against the Gators last season, and a loss to the Gators in 2017 is not necessarily a deal breaker. But it eliminates any margin of error for losses to teams like South Carolina or Vanderbilt, both of which beat Jones' team in 2016.
"There's not a magic number for Jones," Ostendorf writes about the 2017 Vols win total. "It's not like if he wins eight games, he's safe — less than eight wins and he's gone."
Ostendorf believes Jones would be smart to lay off the "champions of life" and "five-star hearts" type of talk. Not only does it make the natives restless, it allows the narrative of the program to be hijacked by outside voices.
The upcoming hire of a new athletic director may turn this into a "make-or-break" season for Jones. He is replacing a 31-game starter at QB and several key defensive pieces, but a big step backwards from back-to-back nine-win seasons would not be a great first impression.
