Butch Jones says Vols don't have cultural problem

Feb 21, 2016, 4:52 PM

Vols coach Butch Jones clearly wants to argue about what he sees at the reality that Tennessee doesn’t have a problem from a program-culture standpoint, though.

Jones said moments before Tennessee’s basketball game against LSU on Saturday there’s “no culture” problem in Knoxville despite a series of allegations — but no convictions to this point — regarding women in recent headlines.

“We’ve worked very hard to build our culture,” Jones said. “We’ll continue to be very proud of what we have here. You just look at the academic excellence, the graduation rates, the community service, winning on the field, winning off the field. There’s no culture problem.

“Everything, every day, you’re building your culture. We’ve had over 50 speakers, guest speakers, the Fourth-and-1 program. We’re one of the very schools in the country to have a year-round personal growth and development program. Most people do it just in the offseason.”

Vols coach Butch Jones clearly wants to argue about what he sees at the reality that Tennessee doesn’t have a problem from a program-culture standpoint, though.

Jones said moments before Tennessee’s basketball game against LSU on Saturday there’s “no culture”
The Tennessee football program hasn’t had a great week from a public perception standpoint. That’s not arguable.

Vols coach Butch Jones clearly wants to argue about what he sees at the reality that Tennessee doesn’t have a problem from a program-culture standpoint, though.

Jones said moments before Tennessee’s basketball game against LSU on Saturday there’s “no culture” problem in Knoxville despite a series of allegations — but no convictions to this point — regarding women in recent headlines.

"We’ve worked very hard to build our culture,” Jones said. “We’ll continue to be very proud of what we have here. You just look at the academic excellence, the graduation rates, the community service, winning on the field, winning off the field. There’s no culture problem.

“Everything, every day, you’re building your culture. We’ve had over 50 speakers, guest speakers, the Fourth-and-1 program. We’re one of the very schools in the country to have a year-round personal growth and development program. Most people do it just in the offseason.”

“We always are looking to get better, but like I said, we try to be proactive, we’ll continue to be proactive with guest speakers and continuing to educate our players.”

Jones said the Vols have had a “very good offseason,” and that he expected that to continue heading into spring practice and beyond.

“The people that know us, they know our football program, they understand what’s going on here with all the positivity. They understand that. We just have to continue to work and grow and get better and let it galvanize us closer as a football team and a football program. But people who understand what we’re all about, they understand that we have a good culture in place.

“We’ve had a very good offseason. Our players have worked exceptionally hard.”

http://247sports.com/Article/Butch-Jones-Tennessee-Vols-football-has-no-culture-problem-43829131

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There is something very wrong at the heart of the SEC.

Honestly, I look at Alabama, and in some ways I see the program the least guilty of these sort of endemic problems. Nick Saban, whatever else his flaws, is a severe taskmaster and a serious, no-nonsense professional who expects, well, professionalism from his players. (You could insert a snarky comment that his guys should act professional given what they're paid, considering many of them take pay cuts when they go in the NFL...but no. I won't go there. I will not. No.)

Anyhoo...when you watched Alabama in the NT game and they were, well, professional. Very little woofing, no garbage penalties, no unloading on guys out of bounds, no JV attempts to intimidate, no...nonsense. Just some very serious-minded guys getting on with it. About as far from Oklahoma as it gets, actually. They were savage whistle-to-whistle and conducted themselves with sportsmanship and poise before and after it. I was...impressed, having seen something very different from the other SEC teams I've watched. Who were one and all very proud to be in the SEC, and very belligerent that somebody not in their hallowed conference would dare challenge them on a football field. Do us peons not read ESPN headlines, after all?

The problem is, all these would-be "Elite" programs seem to cut a lot of corners to get and stay there. The pressure to survive, not just win, is immense, and it often seems like character, discipline, and accountability are the first things they sacrifice. Well, that and old-fashioned honor. Witness the way A&M's QB situation blew up on them when apparently Sumlin's staff lured not one but two 5-star QB's to campus...both, apparently, having been promised to start, and promised that they would run very different offenses than the playbook they were actually handed once they'd signed on the dotted line. Both guys ended up transferring out, which a pretty savage indictment of what kind of promises had been broken there.

And it seems like every SEC program has their very own Bud Kilmer, who will do anything to win. Butch Jones is actually even less likable than the coach from Varsity Blues, which is saying something. The only people who are applauding right now, actually, are the FSU Seminoles, who I suspect are more than happy to see UT take the lead in the Atrocities Against The Female Gender Cup.

Butch Jones says Vols don't have cultural problem

he fits right in at UT, a cheater who has no morals***

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D@MN!!! I forgot Butchie was at CMU

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Sounded like an interview with Baghdad Bob! They might as

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Honestly, I don't see what the problem is here....

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