Actually, I grimace when I see the Gruden thread.
DD came into a football program that no other coach "worth their salt" would take. Fulmer drove it into the ground and Kiffin added more dirt to the pile.
Just look at the situation today, this program is filled with promise for the season. The have a full roster, and a lot of skill at the key positions. This is the season where CDD will show his coaching ability (or lack of... as many here hope).
IMO...CDD will be a fixture at UT for years to come...the man will mature into the role of a head coach of a major football program, we will see a change in him this year.
The Vols under CDD's leadership will win enough games to capture the hearts of even some you you haters.
Just heard the UF announcer from Jacksonville say that he thinks CDD is gone after this year and that HE thinks that Gruden is in. What does everybody think about that?? :unsure::unsure:
Actually, I grimace when I see the Gruden thread.
DD came into a football program that no other coach "worth their salt" would take. Fulmer drove it into the ground and Kiffin added more dirt to the pile.
Just look at the situation today, this program is filled with promise for the season. The have a full roster, and a lot of skill at the key positions. This is the season where CDD will show his coaching ability (or lack of... as many here hope).
IMO...CDD will be a fixture at UT for years to come...the man will mature into the role of a head coach of a major football program, we will see a change in him this year.
The Vols under CDD's leadership will win enough games to capture the hearts of even some you you haters.
Hey.......everyone that says "GRUDEN won a Superbowl!!! OMG, HE'S AWESOME!!! He would bring SO much prestige to the UT football program!!!"
Mike Ditka won 3 Super Bowls. He doesn't have a HC gig. Let's hire him. [/sarcasm]
JON GRUDEN IS GARBAGE.
You make it stand out as much as you want, but it doesn't mean it's any more true. It may make you look insane, though.
because backing up the bank truck and pay more than double the salary we are now to get a coach who has
* never coached a college game
* been out of the college game for 21 years
* been out of football for 5 years
* has a mediocre record as a HC
all for the "chance" he can recruit.
That, my friend, is truely insane. :crazy:
when Derek Dooley took the job ,Tennessee was looking at ncaa investigations into recruiting violations.Kiffen had bailed taking our almost entire coaching staff and any new recruits he could with him, there were offers being turned down for the head coaching job at tennessee ,Coach Dooley has come in picked up the pieces and worked his tail off to put it back together and represented UT with integrity:salute:
because backing up the bank truck and pay more than double the salary we are now to get a coach who has
* never coached a college game
* been out of the college game for 21 years
* been out of football for 5 years
* has a mediocre record as a HC
all for the "chance" he can recruit.
That, my friend, is truely insane. :crazy:
Jon Gruden was a successful head coach at the highest level. I'll trust him to run my college team any day.
ah, winning a SB the first year he was traded to TB the proceeding to rack up a sub .500 record. Yeah, that's one impressive resume.
I guess your #2 choice is Larry Coker. He's won a cfb NC at the highest level too.
1. College football isn't the highest level.ah, winning a SB the first year he was traded to TB the proceeding to rack up a sub .500 record. Yeah, that's one impressive resume.
I guess your #2 choice is Larry Coker. He's won a cfb NC at the highest level too.
1. College football isn't the highest level.
2. Gruden inherited a team which Dungy kept failing with. It's no the same team he finished with. Blame the management for that.
1. disagree
2. still, his team whether it was management or not. He failed. Dungy failed and was fired. So was JG
Answer me this one simple question: Name one player Gruden recruited and groomed to be an elite player. Just one.
If you cant answer that then just name one player he recruited. Period.
I'm confident he could recruit at a high level. He has gotten so much exposure that all recruits would know him. Recruits want to get to the NFL, and I have pretty much no doubt Gruden would be able to convince recruits he can get them to the NFL, and he'll be able to find a staff to back him up unless he simply isn't willing to look.you just answered your own question. :clapping: