Jon Gruden thread (merged)

[Orangeslice13]

There's a post that says if he were to coach CFB it would be at TENN. :hi:

Yup. That's why I posted it.
I'm fanning the flames.

 

[Blackmarket803]

Yeah. I'm with you. Just some clarification for all.

k:

 

[JayVols]

Where did I say it should save his job?

People are really sensitive to each written word right now. I guess that's understandable.

Old soldiers call that "shell shock". That just sounds cooler than PTSD.

 

[Blackmarket803]

Yup. That's why I posted it.
I'm fanning the flames.

k:

gonna cool it on this thread for awhile guys.

 

[Vol2424]

Didn't most people here pick us to go 8-4 with losses to those teams?

People here did. Not "experts". That Florida game was a win to almost everyone here.

 

[Orange Blazer]

People here did. Not "experts". That Florida game was a win to almost everyone here.

Florida is proving to be the better team. That being said, we should have beat them.

 

[Orange Blazer]

People here did. Not "experts". That Florida game was a win to almost everyone here.

People here aren't experts? What!?

 

[utmba93]

Your hatred of Dooley and his quick hiring as National Signing Day approached is over the top, IMO.

Go Vols.

I don't hate Dooley. I hate the fact that he is the HFC at UT. There's a major difference that's worth noting.

UT fired a coach who won a national championship and did give his all for Tennessee (I know he didn't finish strong)--and that firing was based on his inability to do better than mediocrity in the SEC. Then the same AD hired a coach who couldn't achieve mediocrity in the WAC.

It was moronic and the program didn't deserve that.

That's not saying anything against Dooley as a person. He seems like a nice enough person. This is about his ability as a football coach, his qualifications for the job, and whether he deserves to keep the job. Nothing more. :hi:

 

[Vol2424]

People here aren't experts? What!?

 

[peyton4heisman]

Haven't been following the Gruden thread. What's with it? Besides the classic land in knoxville, ga here 20 years ago, and wife married a ut cheerleader, are there any other legitimate reasons to think it's really a possibility?

Or is it all coming from some hardcore wishful thinking? I'd be all over it myself, but I don't want to get my hopes up if there's no fire making all this smoke.

 

[Vol2424]

Florida is proving to be the better team. That being said, we should have beat them.

Yeah , they are. But just like every year , I thought we would beat them too.

 

[Vol2424]

Yeah , they are. But just like every year , I thought we would beat them too.

I shouldn't say every year. I should have said in the past 2.

 

[Orange Blazer]

So who is going to spot the AD the $5 million to fire Dooley this season? Experts? Thoughts?

 

[Vol2424]

Haven't been following the Gruden thread. What's with it? Besides the classic land in knoxville, ga here 20 years ago, and wife married a ut cheerleader, are there any other legitimate reasons to think it's really a possibility?

Or is it all coming from some hardcore wishful thinking? I'd be all over it myself, but I don't want to get my hopes up if there's no fire making all this smoke.

Lots of smoke. Hoping for a fire if we can't get things going this season with Dooley.

 

[Spartacavolus]

Funny how every respectable poster on here has heard positive things about Gruden, and the people that shoot it down really bring nothing to the board at all.

You are correct. Common sense and facts oftentimes mean very little on a board filled with angry people getting their information from other anonymous forum posters.
I can see where that would be construed as bringing nothing to the board.

 

[JayVols]

Didn't most people here pick us to go 8-4 with losses to those teams?

The majority here was sure we'd take UF.

It's not the people here that matter. The money says it's not acceptable.

 

[Sheezy]

Who is this "Credible poster" and what did he say?

 

[gcbvol]

People here did. Not "experts". That Florida game was a win to almost everyone here.

The Florida game was disastrous for Dooley, the way it played out with buildup, Gameday, electric home environment, et al. I just think that game took on more significance - especially with the way it was lost.

 

[Yay4Bray]

So who is going to spot the AD the $5 million to fire Dooley this season? Experts? Thoughts?

The haslam's, dish network, thunder, etc. you people that think we don't have money are ignorant. I guess you will see in a few weeks.

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

So who is going to spot the AD the $5 million to fire Dooley this season? Experts? Thoughts?

You obviously have not heard about my Skittles deal.

 

[volatil]

You obviously have not heard about my Skittles deal.

Taste the rainbow

 

[Orange Blazer]

The majority here was sure we'd take UF.

It's not the people here that matter. The money says it's not acceptable.

Who do you know that is responsible for the money? I'd love to know.

 

[Orange Blazer]

The haslam's, dish network, thunder, etc. you people that think we don't have money are ignorant. I guess you will see in a few weeks.

Where was this money when we hired Dooley?

 

[JayVols]

So who is going to spot the AD the $5 million to fire Dooley this season? Experts? Thoughts?

Was pledged and then some post-KY game.

 

[zjcvols]

Where was this money when we hired Dooley?

We offered Muschamp $3M a year at that time. He just didn't want the job.

It wasn't the money. It was A) Timing and B) Hamilton panicking.