Tennessee Vols: 5 Best Coaches To Replace Butch Jones 4.0

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PULLMAN, WA – SEPTEMBER 03: Head coach Mike Leach of the Washington State Cougars takes the field prior to the start of the game against the Eastern Washington Eagles at Martin Stadium on September 3, 2016 in Pullman, Washington. Eastern Washington defeated Washington State 45-42. (Photo by William Mancebo/Getty Images) /

Mike Leach — Washington State Head Coach

I scoffed at the idea of Mike Leach when Fox Sports Knoxville’s Houston Kress first floated the idea on Twitter.

But after these last few weeks, I think I’m all in on Leach.

First off, I think his press conferences would be incredibly entertaining. I love his pirate infatuation and his affinity for Key West (the Mike Leach/Chip Kelly/Dale Jr story is fantastic).

But you don’t hire a coach for press conferences (if that was the case, Derek Dooley would have unseated Nick Saban at Alabama by now), you hire a coach for results.

And that’s something that Leach delivers.

Leach took over a pretty bad Washington State team and by Sunday afternoon, the Cougars should be in the top 10.

I’d love to see what Leach could do at Tennessee. I don’t think he’d be an elite head coach, but I do think he’d have Tennessee consistently competing for the SEC East and around the ten win mark on an annual basis.

And the Vols most certainly wouldn’t be a laughingstock anymore under Leach.

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