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Former Vols football coach Butch Jones cleared as Alabama football 'intern'

wow.

(03-20-2018 10:24 PM)BEARCATDALE Wrote:  Former Vols football coach Butch Jones cleared as Alabama football 'intern'

wow.

Maybe Saban can teach him something about football.

Rath gets Butch back

(03-21-2018 08:19 AM)gerhard911 Wrote:  Rath gets Butch back

I thought they were announcing the new intern is rath.

Meh, these positions have grown pretty common place the past few years. Its a sign that these power conference schools have too much damn money. This position allows a recently canned coach to "rehabilitate" himself for a year or two so they can land back on their feet at a good job.

In an ideal world, these positions should be going to young coaches trying to work their way up in the ranks, but they're going to veteran coaches.

(03-21-2018 08:51 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Meh, these positions have grown pretty common place the past few years. Its a sign that these power conference schools have too much damn money. This position allows a recently canned coach to "rehabilitate" himself for a year or two so they can land back on their feet at a good job.

In an ideal world, these positions should be going to young coaches trying to work their way up in the ranks, but they're going to veteran coaches.

The funny thing is that a plan like this backfires on the p5. This is cronyism. When another Power 5 program takes a chance on a Butch or Tuberville type, this gives an advantage to the g5 who hires a worker bee.

Wasn't this Joker's role at OSU before we hired him?

(03-21-2018 10:51 AM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  Wasn't this Joker's role at OSU before we hired him?

I don't think OSU calls it an intern, but basically it was.

I suspect this Intern thing is just a way of paying him little so that the offset against TN is as little as possible.

(03-21-2018 11:24 AM)Banter Wrote:  

(03-21-2018 10:51 AM)Cataclysmo Wrote:  Wasn't this Joker's role at OSU before we hired him?

I don't think OSU calls it an intern, but basically it was.

Wasn't Joker an offensive consultant or a passing game consultant? He is a coach that isn't allowed to recruit.