Official Jon Gruden Thread 37

[InVOLuntary]

AtlantaVol sent my family tickets for the LSU game, but UPS can’t deliver them until Monday.

Any resolution to this?

 

[TuxedoVol]

Any resolution to this?

Yep. AV got AD to get more tix. Cool eh?

 

[landscapingvol]

Great news when you consider how negative he can be

He isn’t negative. He is realistic and quite frankly he is generally right. Let me see if I have this straight: there may or may not have been a gag order placed on the details, Currie is not letting any information out yet Orange Pill and Beaver know all the details of said contract? This whole thing has legit written all over it

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Any resolution to this?

Apparently, got it fixed last night.

 

[vols72]

Eff it if Tee doesnt want it then let Kiffin be OC...at least he can recruit

Don't kid yourself if you think this has not been discussed

 

[Herman Hickman]

So we should keep our thoughts to ourselves?

The whole coaching a bowl game comment ruins the rest of the post for me as well.

And I sure as heck hope there is no truth in Tee getting in writing he is the HC in waiting.

I would make such a guarantee if certain performance-based conditions were met with the program (certain number of national or conference championships achieved, meeting/exceeding an agreed winning percentage in conference, etc.).

If there is one scenario where I would consider bringing someone without head coaching experience for the job, then it is one where a legend steps down and you want to keep things going strong with the next in charge within the program.

If Gruden kills it like a Devaney, an Alexander, or an Engle, then it would make some sense to maintain continuity with an Osborne, a Dodd, or a Paterno.

But even if you were to put such a guarantee in writing, there would be nothing there preventing Martin from taking a quality opportunity and leaving Tennessee.

A P-5 could come in for him, like UF did for Muschamp at Texas, and then the guarantee is void.

Considering Martin's ability as a coordinator and recruiter, it might be a guarantee worth making as he would not be around long enough to accept it.

 

[FacelessArya]

Any resolution to this?

AV is the man. He called someone at the University and I have tickets waiting on me tonight at the game!

 

[Jake]

We Got Our Guy. He will make the SeC tremble.

Que: Kool and the Gang, YOU DROPPED THE BOMB ON ME, BABY....

 

[Dudleys87]

Op update for those who don’t like to hunt

 

[jefferson]

If the deal falls through over his damn Corona and Hooters endorsements...

 

[SWFLvol33]

Twin peaks>hooters

 

[Chatt Vol]

Hooters is orange. Just make the deal through TN

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Twin peaks>hooters

X2

 

[volzfanz]

AV is the man. He called someone at the University and I have tickets waiting on me tonight at the game!

One of the coolest things I’ve seen

 

[volfan1631]

I don’t know if it’s confirmed just seen grumors of it

There were grumors that he was at Cherokee Country Club a couple days ago.

 

[Volsfan458]

Que: Kool and the Gang, YOU DROPPED THE BOMB ON ME, BABY....

You mean Gap Band?

 

[apevol]

the start of true love

 

[LoudOrange]

Que: Kool and the Gang, YOU DROPPED THE BOMB ON ME, BABY....

That's The Gap Band. No blue font. Lol

 

[cbbowlingmd]

There were grumors that he was at Cherokee Country Club a couple days ago.

False

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Hooters is orange. Just make the deal through TN

Put a couple of Hooters throughout Neyland

 

[Volfan82]

I thought that too - no new coach would step into begining at a bowl game

Brian Kelly did in 2006. He coached Central Michigan in their bowl game and took the job at Cincinnati and coached their bowl game.

 

[VandyAlum Vol Fan]

OrangePill is trolling. It is impressive--but here's one giveaway: "Controlled leaks to begin on 11/20." What kind of BS is that? First, I doubt the subject of controlled leaks would come up in talks with anybody--but if it did, let's say, who would actually be privy to that much detail? Who would be privy to even half of the detail in his/her post? Would a single board member be told all that while talks are in progress--and remember all that? No--and no. Far too much detail--that is the giveaway. Troll.

My thoughts exactly...just too lazy to type it all out. LOL

 

[Volbrando]

There were grumors that he was at Cherokee Country Club a couple days ago.

That was false.

Maybe the rumor was he’d be at vandy

 

[FacelessArya]

One of the coolest things I’ve seen

For sure. One of the coolest things to ever happen to me, hands down.

 

[Jake]

OrangePill is trolling. It is impressive--but here's one giveaway: "Controlled leaks to begin on 11/20." What kind of BS is that? First, I doubt the subject of controlled leaks would come up in talks with anybody--but if it did, let's say, who would actually be privy to that much detail? Who would be privy to even half of the detail in his/her post? Would a single board member be told all that while talks are in progress--and remember all that? No--and no. Far too much detail--that is the giveaway. Troll.

Hang on...I’m not defending anyone, but let me say this. I work with some humongous executives on an international level in video production. I have somehow been welcomed into their lives like family and I promise you, controlled leaks are real and an extremely common practice in business marketing and leverage at many many levels.