but my confidence in him as the right head coach for the future has gone down tremendously in a three week span.

to his credit, the team is in a better place than they've been in years, talent-wise. unfortunately, he also takes the blame for not having a damn thing to show for it. Derek Dooley would have a 2-2 record at this point as well. "one play away" doesn't mean much when your head coach is the one sabotaging victories.

this is a crossroads for him. if he's humble enough to learn from this past month and become a better head coach, Tennessee will start winning these games. if he keeps blowing two-possession fourth quarter leads and showing he's too arrogant or incapable of change, Tennessee finds out that Butch is a great program builder who can't coach worth a shit.

it's up to him.