I don't mean to be presumptuous; after all, you get paid millions of dollars to coach the UT football team while I get paid diddly squat to write these words. You've compiled a winning record that stands with the greatest coaches in the game, and you've done so with dignity and class. You've won the big games and the little ones, and most of the others in between, so it's hard for me to doubt you.
But I've been thinking, and I think that maybe, just maybe, you might want to reconsider your decision to make Eric "What the hell was he thinking" Ainge your starting quarterback for the rest of the season.
I'm sure Eric is a great kid with a lot of talent, and if he works very hard on his short passing game, he might become an SEC quarterback.
But he ain't quite ripe yet, and you've got an accomplished veteran quarterback in Rick Clausen who has done nothing for you but win games. You might remember that the heavy ring you wear on your hand came not from the kid with the best skills in the game, but from his backup, a kid who knew how to fight, how to lead a team, and ultimately, how to win a National Championship. You might remember another special backup, another 5th year player who stepped in when the starter went down and lead the Vols to glory in the 86 Sugar Bowl against the Hurricanes.
Great athletes are fairly common, but true leaders are very special and very rare; they don't come around all that often. Against all odds, you have been gifted with another one.
Don't screw it up and waste him. Rick Clausen is your starting quarterback. Get behind him and see just how far he will take you.
With a little luck, you might even get a couple more pieces of hardware to keep the first one company.