Last year when the Vols lost the SEC East title to the Florida Gators, coach Butch Jones proclaimed that his team were still “champions of life” in a bizarre press conference after the game.
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Tennessee fans watching Butch's press conference pic.twitter.com/y78FG4wlJU
— Vols Big Orange Podcast (@BigOrangePod) November 21, 2016
Jones on this senior class: "They’ve won the biggest championship – that’s the championship of life”
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) November 21, 2016
After beating Tennessee via a last second hail mary play on Saturday, Gators punter Johnny Townsend took to Twitter to mock Butch Jones
Still champions of life so it's all good!!!!
— Johnny Townsend (@johnnytownsend1) September 16, 2017
YOU CANT MAKE THAT STUFF UP!!!!!!! GO GATORS 🐊🐊🐊🐊
— Johnny Townsend (@johnnytownsend1) September 16, 2017