For those who still want Jon Gruden....

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#26
Gruden is nothing more than an attention wh__re. Hiring him and meeting his outrageous demands would have destroyed what's left of a once proud program. I'm so glad the ones spreading the Gruden rumors were FOS and even happier that POS isn't anywhere near Knoxville.
 
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I too was enamored at the thought of Gruden possibly wanting to coach here. I thought that maybe he was bored with broadcasting and was getting the itch for a real coaching challenge. Yes, I think he would have drawn some big time recruits in a hurry. But, here's the thing... Even though he likes UT, he didn't need us. In fact, I think he would have felt like he was honoring us with his presence and doing us a big favor. It would have been all about him, and not the Vols and our rich history. He would have been a "trophy coach" for us to flaunt around for awhile until he jilted us and left. No, give me Butch Jones and let his drive, enthusiasm, and appreciation restore this program from the ground up so that one day soon it stands again on it's own. In the long run, we will be much better off. Winning is a process, not an event.. and we must enjoy the hunt before we can truly appreciate the kill.
 
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Volballfan said:
Gruden is nothing more than an attention wh__re. Hiring him and meeting his outrageous demands would have destroyed what's left of a once proud program. I'm so glad the ones spreading the Gruden rumors were FOS and even happier that POS isn't anywhere near Knoxville.
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I second that....H*** with Gruden and his game playing....hiding behind his skirt agent.....
 
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Eddie Vol Halen said:
Anyone who doesn't think Gruden was in play, and anyone who doesn't think Gruden was THE homerun hire at Tennessee is smoking far too much crack from their seedy crack-pipe.

Most of us who were all-in on Gruden are getting behind CBJ. I am. BUT let's not kid ourselves. If Gruden were the HC right now, we would have at least three 5* recruits.

I don't care if he can't coach a lick (he can). The man could get Saban-talent to Tennessee, and that is 90% of the battle.

(PS - we are all still waiting for the REAL Gruden story)
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Good, accurate post. But you are wasting your breath on most of this bunch. They could see the Golden Arches of McDonald's and not realize there were hamburgers there.
 
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It's amazing that the ones who just can't let this Gruden saga go are the ones making posts like this. If you want to move on, why would you start a post about it knowing all it will do is create some more discussion? Instead of ranting about the so called Grudenites, just ignore and walk away. OP, you've defied your own desire. Good job.
 
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92volalum said:
This grud would recruit circles around ol bj boy but he didnt come here so we move on..

As far as bj being a
Home run hire no one knows.. Heck he hasnt even signed a freaking recruiting class..

Get over it op u can sniff his jock but some of the more sane fans will wait n see
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Gruden never sighed one player much less a class, Gruden didnt do nothing wrong, the fans got this started like last time the man has said several times he does not like working with young players, he will never coach at Tennessee or any other college, so people should give up on him, its like waiting on Santa Clause, a kid thinks he is coming but a ADULT knows he is not coming, now if you are a kid, chuckie might come, but a adult knows different.:loco:
 
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rockymountainvol said:
Let it go. The man used UT as a bargaining chip the last couple of times; not to mention the fact he let rumors of this latest go around go on for weeks before stating his interests.

The man is a better analyst than coach. He was mediocre in the NFL sans a couple of years. While he did build the Raiders and coach a Dungy built Tampa Bay team in the SB; he did nothing much after that.

He would have been a rock star by name and Knoxville would be more of a media circus than a football haven.
Nobody really knows if he would have had true success in the SEC.

I think that Butch Jones may be an inside the park home run hire. You dont have to be a flashy name (see Phil Fulmer in 92) to win championships. I say give the guy a chance and see how he does in year 2/3 before we run him out of town.

I am in no way stating Butch Jones should be given the keys to Knoxville, but at least give him praise for his enthusiasm. His energy level seems to be leaps and bounds from what Dooley portrayed.
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FIRST>>>NO ONE on this board wanted Gruden more than I... I was all in and if he wanted to come here to coach I would be all in again.... but HE DIDN'T and I ain't

SECOND>>> I still post with most of the old posters from the Gruden thread, they are my friends, and I CAN TELL YOU we have moved on... I may not be totally sold on CBJ, but so far I like what he has done and that is basically what most the old grudenites believe

THRID>>> I have NO IDEA what you are referring to as no one in our thread even brings it up

FOURTH>>> The only people I every hear any complaints about it comes from people like the OP and others in the FF... and those complaints are saying we believe things that we do not

LAST>>> I was all in for Gruden, and would still be... however that is not going to happen. I do not know if CBJ will succeed against the likes of Saban some of the elite of the SEC, but we will soon all know... so why don't we just give it a BREAK and all just be Vol fans
 
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eddie vol halen said:
anyone who doesn't think gruden was in play, and anyone who doesn't think gruden was the homerun hire at tennessee is smoking far too much crack from their seedy crack-pipe.

Most of us who were all-in on gruden are getting behind cbj. I am. But let's not kid ourselves. If gruden were the hc right now, we would have at least three 5* recruits.

I don't care if he can't coach a lick (he can). The man could get saban-talent to tennessee, and that is 90% of the battle.

(ps - we are all still waiting for the real gruden story)
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solid post
 
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rockymountainvol said:
Let it go. The man used UT as a bargaining chip the last couple of times; not to mention the fact he let rumors of this latest go around go on for weeks before stating his interests.

The man is a better analyst than coach. He was mediocre in the NFL sans a couple of years. While he did build the Raiders and coach a Dungy built Tampa Bay team in the SB; he did nothing much after that.

He would have been a rock star by name and Knoxville would be more of a media circus than a football haven.
Nobody really knows if he would have had true success in the SEC.

I think that Butch Jones may be an inside the park home run hire. You dont have to be a flashy name (see Phil Fulmer in 92) to win championships. I say give the guy a chance and see how he does in year 2/3 before we run him out of town.

I am in no way stating Butch Jones should be given the keys to Knoxville, but at least give him praise for his enthusiasm. His energy level seems to be leaps and bounds from what Dooley portrayed.
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Lulzing. Gruden won a SuperBowl but how do we know he would have succeeded? Jones .... what did CBJ do? He coached a team in the Big Least, but did he win that conference? I know he didn't this year, but not sure if he had in the past. Back on point, one was infinitely more qualified and denying it because you're butthurt is just silly.

Further to point, most of us haven't mentioned Gruden in awhile, yet you feel strongly enough to start a new thread about it. Way to encourage people to let it go.

I hope CBJ succeeds, but I would have taken Gruden in a heartbeat over him. As for Gruden's flirtation with us, it doesn't take a genius to know there's more to that story than we'll probably ever know. My personal opinion is Hart tanked it somehow, perhaps intentionally, perhaps because he's an idiot. Either way, I still feel he should be fired. And to be clear, not because Gruden didn't pan out, but because he totally screwed up the coaching search process. CBJ clearly wasn't our first choice, just the first to tell Hart yes. Doesn't speak well of our AD.
 
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rockymountainvol said:
Let it go. The man used UT as a bargaining chip the last couple of times; not to mention the fact he let rumors of this latest go around go on for weeks before stating his interests.

The man is a better analyst than coach. He was mediocre in the NFL sans a couple of years. While he did build the Raiders and coach a Dungy built Tampa Bay team in the SB; he did nothing much after that.

He would have been a rock star by name and Knoxville would be more of a media circus than a football haven.
Nobody really knows if he would have had true success in the SEC.

I think that Butch Jones may be an inside the park home run hire. You dont have to be a flashy name (see Phil Fulmer in 92) to win championships. I say give the guy a chance and see how he does in year 2/3 before we run him out of town.

I am in no way stating Butch Jones should be given the keys to Knoxville, but at least give him praise for his enthusiasm. His energy level seems to be leaps and bounds from what Dooley portrayed.
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Rumor has it Hart is meeting JG him in Oakland! LOL

Let it go, it hasn't been mentioned for weeks.

:ermm:

tennesseeduke
 
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rockymountainvol said:
Let it go. The man used UT as a bargaining chip the last couple of times; not to mention the fact he let rumors of this latest go around go on for weeks before stating his interests.

The man is a better analyst than coach. He was mediocre in the NFL sans a couple of years. While he did build the Raiders and coach a Dungy built Tampa Bay team in the SB; he did nothing much after that.

He would have been a rock star by name and Knoxville would be more of a media circus than a football haven.
Nobody really knows if he would have had true success in the SEC.

I think that Butch Jones may be an inside the park home run hire. You dont have to be a flashy name (see Phil Fulmer in 92) to win championships. I say give the guy a chance and see how he does in year 2/3 before we run him out of town.

I am in no way stating Butch Jones should be given the keys to Knoxville, but at least give him praise for his enthusiasm. His energy level seems to be leaps and bounds from what Dooley portrayed.
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I have no idea why New England ever hire Bella cheat. He was unsuccessful at Cleveland and as a co ordinator he has been riding the coat tail of Bill Parcells.

Do you see how we could say that both Gruden & Bella cheat would not be successful? Don't discount Gruden out and think he would be unsuccessful on the college level. You might be surprised!!!
 
#43
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No one on here is talking about Gruden except the people like the OP who keep starting these stupid azz threads telling us to forget about Gruden. I can't take it anymore, I love this site being that I don't get info like most of you do because I'm from up north so I come to this site first, but dammit I'm tired of this Gruden S***. STOP IT PLEASEEEEE.



"Pretty please with a cherry on top, clean the f****** car."- The Wolf
 
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#44
We have a coach in place now. Let it go.

This is not another "smokescreen". I'm 99% sure, per my sources. It's done.
 
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As soon as Jones loses his first game, the same goobers will be calling for his head, and that Skeeter goobernut will come on here saying Gruden is a done deal.
 
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#46
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Gruden: may have the best job in sports. He makes $4 million for working 1-2 days each week, just saying obvious stuff on monday night games.
 
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rockymountainvol said:
Let it go. The man used UT as a bargaining chip the last couple of times; not to mention the fact he let rumors of this latest go around go on for weeks before stating his interests.

The man is a better analyst than coach. He was mediocre in the NFL sans a couple of years. While he did build the Raiders and coach a Dungy built Tampa Bay team in the SB; he did nothing much after that.

He would have been a rock star by name and Knoxville would be more of a media circus than a football haven.
Nobody really knows if he would have had true success in the SEC.

I think that Butch Jones may be an inside the park home run hire. You dont have to be a flashy name (see Phil Fulmer in 92) to win championships. I say give the guy a chance and see how he does in year 2/3 before we run him out of town.

I am in no way stating Butch Jones should be given the keys to Knoxville, but at least give him praise for his enthusiasm. His energy level seems to be leaps and bounds from what Dooley portrayed.
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Why are we back on this subject?????????????
 
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This is all just misinformation. A smokescreen, if you will. Gruden will be here in 2013, according to sources that are big time donors and inside the Athletic Department.
 
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