If the prevailing rumor of the day is true, Guarantano won't be starting any games at UT because he won't be at UT. I hope it isn't true because I think this kid is our future.
I, for one, couldn't care less if he pouted a little bit on the sideline. I think the bigger issue is how Butch Jones manages the situation, as John Adams alluded to in a column today. If there's distraction in the locker room and it's because Butch has mismanaged this, then that's an issue. The last thing this Tennessee team needs right now is distraction off the field. As Adams wrote, there's a fine line between telling someone to be ready to play and leading someone to believe they're going to play when in reality you have no intention of playing them. Butch obviously made the right call to leave Dormady in the game, but if he isn't handling this situation correctly, it's going to blow up on him. Is it a minor thing? Maybe...but we had a minor thing like this last year that detracted from the entire season. Little things add up to big things. Plus, if it is true that Guarantano is considering his transfer options...well, that's no minor thing imo. Regardless of how good Dormady proves to be this season, he's gone after next year and we didn't go after a replacement in the '18 class.
Hm. Butch is usually in full blown BS sales mode, so maybe Git had the wrong idea. Could be a factor. If so, Butch hopefully learned from his Hurd experience and can handle it. I will worry about it when it's more than John Adams and rumors though.
As for QBs, we did take Will McBride this year, and speculation is that he is someone with a pulse who can step in if either Git or Dormady gets mad and quits midseason and then the starter is injured. So it's not like the coaches haven't been thinking about it, if the speculation is accurate.
Will McBride is considered a potential diamond in the rough, compared favorably to Brees, who was not that highly rated either. Not that I am counting on Will McBride but he is better than converting Juan Jenkins back, maybe. Oh wait! Can't even do that now.