Be honest. Even when you had faith in Butch Jones back in 2013 and 2014, something seemed awfully wrong with Tennessee football running the spread offense. It went against everything Vols fans prided themselves on thanks to a culture that had been built decades before.
Perhaps Jones’s spread was made even worse with the way he attempted to force players into it. And the most annoying part was he insisted it was a pro-style, just more based in the shotgun. But we could all see that wasn’t the case.
It’s well-documented now that Jones had a finesse offense focused on trickery and misdirection than just being better.