Butch Jones

Butch Jones: “We’re pissed, but now it’s what you make of it.”

Butch Jones spoke to the media at his weekly press conference earlier this afternoon. After reiterating that he was disappointed in the loss and commenting that the team’s will to win was derailed by details, he laid out the plan for moving past it:
“We all hurt. We’re angry. We’re pissed. All the above, but now it’s what you make of it. How do you become better because of this. Sometimes there are situations like this that you suffer the adversities of a long football season,  it can also galvanize you. It can bring you closer together as a football team. And again, we have to get back to work. UMass is not going to feel sorry for us. Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. So again, we have to get back and we have to go to work. That’s part of being a mature football team. It’s a long football season. Maybe people don’t want to hear it, but it is what it is. We have to get ready to play the next snap, the next play of the game, the next game. We  have to move forward. Again I’ll tell you, the details will not be ignored. I can promise you that.”
The way that game ended has to rank right up there as one of the most disappointing conclusions to a game in the history of the program. The emotions are still running extremely high on Rocky Top this Monday afternoon, but the only thing Jones can do about it right now is to make sure that his and his players’ minds are right and to get back to work.
Part of that work has to be figuring out how to prevent the things that went wrong from going wrong again, of course, but that can’t be done until you get your attitude right, and it’s good to hear that Jones is not going to let the team linger in a negative mental state that would make things worse.
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Evan
Evan
6 years ago

Folks want Jones to break out from his talking points to be real. The opening to that quote is real.

Pete
Pete
6 years ago

Maybe you buried the lead… Did he say anything about resigning or an upcoming meeting with AD Currie or interim Coach Hoke?

Oleg Zeltser
Oleg Zeltser
6 years ago

I’m pissed Butch has not read this book yet

Kent
Kent
6 years ago

I’m still fully behind Butch for now. This team still has a lot to play for. If we can avoid further injuries, 9-3 is still a real possibility. I think that would be great considering the NFL talent we lost and the breaking in of so many new starters. We were bound to lose a game or two like this under the circumstances. It hurts for several reasons, but let’s put it behind us and get back to work. Nothing is gained from wallowing in this. UMass, here we come. 3-1 after Saturday.

Oleg Zeltser
Oleg Zeltser
6 years ago
Reply to  Kent

” 9-3 is still a real possibility”

You honestly think with Georgia/Bama/LSU/South Carolina/Kentucky and yes Vandy we are only going to lose just 2 more times?

Reality is this is at best this is a 7 win team.

We used to put 10 people in the pros every year and still win 10 games ( check out the 90’s and early 00’s)

Stop making excuses.

Butch is way over his head.

Kent
Kent
6 years ago
Reply to  Oleg Zeltser

I didn’t say I think we are only going to lose two more times. I said, as you quoted, “9-3 is still a real possibility.” Georgia is good but not unbeatable, and we get them at home, Alabama will throttle us, LSU just lost to Mississippi State 37-7, South Carolina just lost to Kentucky 23-13 and lost their best player for the season in the process, Kentucky has not looked very good, and Vandy is looking better than expected but is still very beatable. Only one of those is a certain loss, but all the rest are at least winnable… Read more »