And, oddly enough, I agree with it 
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Win-Win for Florida/Tennessee
Kirby is basically a clone of Muschpoop, but without head coaching experience.
We know nothing about him as a coach except that Alabama was loaded with 5-stars and that defense was a priority for Saban. Muschpoop has more pedigree as a defensive coach because he did it at LSU, Auburn, Texas and at Florida. Of all the "defensive" hires, he's clearly the most seasoned. It goes Muschpoop, Kirby, Odom and 2/3 have zero head-coaching experience and no offensive philosophies so far. Actually, all three of them have no offensive philosophies so far.
So what happens with team personnel with coaches who are clones of each other and a couple who are not? Until Kirby can get an identity post-Saban, he'll struggle. This is exacerbated by him not being available to hit the recruiting trail until January because of his obligations to coach Alabama through the playoffs. Muschpoop already has boots on the ground. That article is just spin at this point.
Say what you want about Butch Jones, he actually is building a good team in Knoxville. They were fourth-quarter collapses away from beating Oklahama and Alabama, both of whom are in the playoffs. They also should have beat Florida and gone to the SEC Championship game. They are a few players away from being dominant (and I do not like Tennessee at all).
Both Jim McElwain and Jones are offensive guys (spare the judgement on this year, we had a 5'8" read-option guy struggling to run his pro-style offense and an offensive line with only 2 upper classman). The big winners in the SEC East are Florida and Tennessee. Both teams have nearly an automatic 3 wins next season against the SEC, probably 4-5 automatic wins with Kentucky and Vandy mixed in, for at least the foreseeable future.
!Win-Win for Florida/Tennessee
Kirby is basically a clone of Muschpoop, but without head coaching experience.
We know nothing about him as a coach except that Alabama was loaded with 5-stars and that defense was a priority for Saban. Muschpoop has more pedigree as a defensive coach because he did it at LSU, Auburn, Texas and at Florida. Of all the "defensive" hires, he's clearly the most seasoned. It goes Muschpoop, Kirby, Odom and 2/3 have zero head-coaching experience and no offensive philosophies so far. Actually, all three of them have no offensive philosophies so far.
So what happens with team personnel with coaches who are clones of each other and a couple who are not? Until Kirby can get an identity post-Saban, he'll struggle. This is exacerbated by him not being available to hit the recruiting trail until January because of his obligations to coach Alabama through the playoffs. Muschpoop already has boots on the ground. That article is just spin at this point.
Say what you want about Butch Jones, he actually is building a good team in Knoxville. They were fourth-quarter collapses away from beating Oklahama and Alabama, both of whom are in the playoffs. They also should have beat Florida and gone to the SEC Championship game. They are a few players away from being dominant (and I do not like Tennessee at all).
Both Jim McElwain and Jones are offensive guys (spare the judgement on this year, we had a 5'8" read-option guy struggling to run his pro-style offense and an offensive line with only 2 upper classman). The big winners in the SEC East are Florida and Tennessee. Both teams have nearly an automatic 3 wins next season against the SEC, probably 4-5 automatic wins with Kentucky and Vandy mixed in, for at least the foreseeable future.
