I think you are right except the part about Butch. If they play hard again then yes it will mean he is motivating the guys, if they fall flat again it isn't all on him because this team has been that way for so long. I hope they play hard and get a little better execution wise. Just seeing that guys are still buying in and trying is about the most we can hope for in these games. We are outgunned at most positions, so unless the other team makes mistakes we will be hard pressed to steal a game.
That said if they can build on the uga performance and keep trying and making just a few more plays I will be as content as I can be without winning. Butch has not only has little talent to work with but dools left him a basket case for a team from a mental standpoint. He is having to teach and reinforce a winning attitude in upperclassmen that should already be present in any team like UT. As Butch says it is a "mindset" and this group did not have it due to the last 4 years.
I think a lot depends on the team's mental state. We're all assuming that they turned a corner against UGA- but it may have been just the opposite. It's possible they're now thinking "well, we still can't win the big games" and go into a shell, as Dooley's teams tended to do. It's really on the coaches to build on their last showing. IMO, this game will be the best indicator yet whether or not CBJ is the coach we all hope he is.