This is awesome. We are back to the epic Fulmer recruiting days of the mid 90s, and we all know what that did for the program.
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For this reason, even if Jones does not go to the SECC next year we should extend his contract, provided we win 9-10 games next year.
Dobbs may not quite be the guy to get us over the top, though I hope he is.
So forgive me for the look ahead to next season, because this one has not even quite started yet, but I am saying that given his recruiting ability and the general progress so far, a near miss at the SECC next year and a New Year's bowl game with 9-10 regular season wins is enough for me to give Butch another 2-3 years.
We will likely face a rebuilding year in 2017 (but in this case "rebuilding" once again means "only" 8-9 wins), but if things continue as they are we will be really strong the next 2-3 years. In other words, we will be fully back.
Had hammy not been an idjut, we likely never drop below the 7-8 win threshold of barely acceptable mediocrity. Butch has done well enough that I am already liking him beyond 2016.
And yes, let's see what happens this season first.
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