We all know that Butch Jones did not leave Tennessee football on the best of terms. What appeared to be a collection of inspirational quotes from a motivational speaker on the way up for his first four years turned into pathetic excuses by a man many considered to be a snake-oil salesman and a liar during his final 12 months.
To be fair, both were true. But it ended ugly, as in his final season, Jones lied to the public multiple times, continued his excuses, and actually went out of his way to blame the media for many of the program’s issues.