I know for a fact that Gruden personally called Majors, Manning, and Fulmer today to say he was considering job. He is "hopeful" that things can work out and that he can leave ESPN gracefully. ESPN was at first very adamant on him finishing the season but was willing to be flexible on the Saturday Dec. 22 game between Atlanta and Detroit. After the Vols lost bowl eligiblity Gruden would like to leave after tonight's game or the Carolina-Philly game. ESPN was not happy about this but they are going to try and work something out with Gruden. Gruden wants to announce Thursday or Friday after contract and staff are worked out while ESPN will let him leave on good graces if they can hype the announcement and do it at halftime of next week's MNF game. (This is where the piggies got the wrong word of him announcing at halftime tonight).