Official Jon Gruden Thread 37

Status
Not open for further replies.
#651
#651
ttocswob said:
37 already? I need a burger!
Click to expand...

productsBigAngus_BBQ_Bacon_MD.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#654
#654
All Vol! said:
Well I'm really on the fence with the whole Gruden thing. On one hand, the whole mania with a lot of the fan base, I can't really understand it...other than the championship Bucs team he coached, which some say was a roster he essentially inherited from Tony Dungy (which is not entirely true, he did keep Dungy's defense mostly intact but completely retooled the offense with 9 new starters, so this claim is largely debunked), but apart from that championship, he has been a picture of mediocrity as a head coach with a career record of 95-81, didn't manage to win a single playoff game after that championship season, has never head-coached a snap at the college level and of course was famously fired by the Bucs in '08. Despite all that he is for some reason almost universally touted online as a brilliant football mind. All that said, a championship NFL coach I guess is always attractive to college programs. I have to say his head coaching career to this point does not merit his becoming the highest paid coach in the history of the sport (reference rumors that we are prepared to offer him 10 milliion+), but Currie seems to have bought into the fan base mania and the notion that Gruden could be Tennessee's Saban. All that said I think the name Gruden, sensibly or not, would carry a lot of clout and recruiting power at the collegiate level, especially in the now talent rich Southeast. I suppose part of his appeal for many fans are his past and current family connections to UT, which kind of give him a native son appeal. Also I can't help but wonder if his recent teasing of Vol fans amounts to a lot of trolling, amounts to simply using us, to try and boost his stock in ESPN contract negotiations or maybe even the NFL. If he doesn't come, then I imagine that's exactly what he's been doing, which may be standard in the business, but with his knowing how enamored with him many of our fans are, that would make me very upset, and I would never wish again for him to come, no matter what. He would essentially be Lane Kiffin to me at that point. Nonetheless if he shows up at a presser wearing orange and commits to Tennessee for the long haul, then I will stand behind and support him as I would any coach in the beginning. Ultimately I just want to see us win championships and pursue a program of integrity, and if he is the guy to make that happen, then I'm ready to welcome him with open arms. In any case, we should know soon...
Click to expand...

You are aware of paragraphs, aren’t you?
 
  • Like
Reactions: 22 people
#657
#657
thistime said:
I know it has been posted by several but as a long time lurker and sometimes poster these are a few things that stand out:

1. Gruden or the Admin have never denied anything about him being coach.

2. The Grudens have either looked at or bought a home in the Knoxville area.
Some say it is for his son but a huge house for a college student is a
stretch.

3. His son is a student and I assume he wants to graduate from UT and the
pressure on him if his dad did not come would be something I don't think a
parent would want a child to go through.

4. It seems a change in the big time boosters ranking is coming or has already
happened. The Haslams have bigger problems than UT's next coach.

5. Peyton and Phil are heavily involved and I heard Doug Matthews also say
Charles Davis, who was Grudens roommate, as well may be playing a role.

6. The fact that a 300+ million dollar upgrade is planned tells me they have
big plans when it comes to ticket sales and other revenue.

7. ESPN is having money trouble and Monday Night Football may be cutting back
salaries.

8. Sports Media is all over the place and it appears Currie is running a tight
lipped ship and they are just not as connected as they once were or the
people that was giving the info out are scared for their jobs.

If you add all this up and add the info we get on here from the people that are in some ways involved it tells me the Gruden is going to be our next coach and the timing has been planned for a specific time and reason.

All we can do now is wait and cheer for OUR VOLS. The VFL's, past, present and future deserve that. As far as the VOL fans we expect the best we can get from the school and in the past several years we haven't always got that. I hope this time the powers that be come through because I believe we have earned that with our voices and our money.

GO BIG ORANGE......that will mean something special again....SOON
Click to expand...

This pretty much sums it up for me as well.

Great post.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 people
#660
#660
VFL-82-JP said:
xfX5OE.png



Can be really hard to tell apart the trolls, attention-seekers, and folks with real info. Just keep in mind that the first two groups are going to vastly outnumber the real deal.
Click to expand...

Wrong, people who have actual information and Volnation are mutually exclusive events.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 people
#666
#666
All Vol! said:
Well I'm really on the fence with the whole Gruden thing. On one hand, the whole mania with a lot of the fan base, I can't really understand it...other than the championship Bucs team he coached, which some say was a roster he essentially inherited from Tony Dungy (which is not entirely true, he did keep Dungy's defense mostly intact but completely retooled the offense with 9 new starters, so this claim is largely debunked), but apart from that championship, he has been a picture of mediocrity as a head coach with a career record of 95-81, didn't manage to win a single playoff game after that championship season, has never head-coached a snap at the college level and of course was famously fired by the Bucs in '08. Despite all that he is for some reason almost universally touted online as a brilliant football mind. All that said, a championship NFL coach I guess is always attractive to college programs. I have to say his head coaching career to this point does not merit his becoming the highest paid coach in the history of the sport (reference rumors that we are prepared to offer him 10 milliion+), but Currie seems to have bought into the fan base mania and the notion that Gruden could be Tennessee's Saban. All that said I think the name Gruden, sensibly or not, would carry a lot of clout and recruiting power at the collegiate level, especially in the now talent rich Southeast. I suppose part of his appeal for many fans are his past and current family connections to UT, which kind of give him a native son appeal. Also I can't help but wonder if his recent teasing of Vol fans amounts to a lot of trolling, amounts to simply using us, to try and boost his stock in ESPN contract negotiations or maybe even the NFL. If he doesn't come, then I imagine that's exactly what he's been doing, which may be standard in the business, but with his knowing how enamored with him many of our fans are, that would make me very upset, and I would never wish again for him to come, no matter what. He would essentially be Lane Kiffin to me at that point. Nonetheless if he shows up at a presser wearing orange and commits to Tennessee for the long haul, then I will stand behind and support him as I would any coach in the beginning. Ultimately I just want to see us win championships and pursue a program of integrity, and if he is the guy to make that happen, then I'm ready to welcome him with open arms. In any case, we should know soon...
Click to expand...
I had to stop half way through... this was giving me a headache...use the tab down button..
 
  • Like
Reactions: 5 people
#672
#672
JohnnyVolunteer said:
This may have been mentioned already but I’m still catching up. IF we do have Gruden then one of the reasons for holding the announcement was given by himself on Mike&Mike. He is “sensitive to the coaches out there”. If this is done its a timing thing. Now it just depends on how much some people in here know, and I hope they’re proven right!

Just saw someone mentioned this a few posts up...
Click to expand...

I thought about this too. This makes total sense as to why they're waiting.
 
#673
#673
'Boro-vol said:
5 days. That's all it's been. Nobody is being strung along, despite the fact we've been at this for 6 weeks.
Click to expand...

5 days?...It feels like a lifetime!
This is truly causing way to much stress on my body...I should turn all this off and find something else to do!
Might go trout fishing this afternoon....just so afraid I might miss something.
:banghead2:
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
New posts
Status
Not open for further replies.

VN Store



Back
Top