Official Jon Gruden Thread VI

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pattiycake said:
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Man I have always like him. He just looks like a Coach, a smash mouth Coach
 
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LurtzVol109 said:
Here is the copy i have sent everyone thus far. The info presented was put together by me using info I collected and pieced together. I then sent these copies out to confirm the story as I have put it together, and have received enough confirmations to feel comfortable posting it. I claim no personal ties to inside sources. You may choose to believe what I present, you may choose not, but this is the story pieced together. Anyone willing to confirm may choose to do so. I will answer any questions as phone battery allows. Go Vols!




Here is the story as I've seen it put together. After MSU game, Boosters (not Hart) contacted Gruden about the job and served as intermediaries between UT and Gruden. Cheek, at that point, is not in the know (does not need to release money.) After numbers were agreed upon and contracts were placed in University hands, things got political. Gruden issued queries on specific control over the program, and cooled until specific items were met, specifically control over the football program. Enter BOT meeting. The BOT meeting changed who Hart reports to, a VP with AD experience (assistant AD). Politically, this allows Hart more freedom from Cheek and puts an athletically minded individual in control of AD money. Hence, control clamps taken off program for Gruden, securing deal, and putting pressure on Cheek to learn more on Athletics and meet other more minor demands for job security. Now that deal is being sealed, smokescreens are being put out by both University and Gruden (media monitoring Grudens calls for assistants, now to produce an NFL-looking route, radio hosts going silent and denying Gruden emphatically on University side) to avoid PR nightmare and allow Gruden to finish MNF. With bowl in play, Dooley is allowed to play for a bowl, but will be released upon another loss or end of season, where more smokescreens with fake coaching candidate "leaks" will be used until it is time to announce. Spot on so far? I also have more on Gruden 6, pages 180-192. Look through post history.

(multiple confirms, including Danomite, awaiting more replies)
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Interesting story, and I hope it is true.

I do have one question. What is the purpose of smoke screens? It seems like that takes a lot of energy and serves no real purpose. If this was a hush deal, it seems that the few power brokers involved could keep it hush. This isn't a story of international intrigue or spy v. spy, this is about a new head football coach. I find it difficult to grasp that the effort of creating a misinformation campaign would be necessary or worthwhile. Help me understand that because I might just be missing something...
 
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volgr said:
It seems Ainge is trying to over sell the whole "Gruden ain't coming", kind of like bad acting and to further show he is over selling it he keeps mentioning Cutcliffe and Chavis. Ainge is smart enough and knows too much to really think Hart would even imagine a scenario where Cut or Chavis would be brought back.
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Agreed. Every quote I have read or clip I have heard from Ainge he is almost ahead of the question.
 
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pattiycake said:
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A player just told me that Dooley got emotional when he broke the news to the team. #Vols #Dooleytried
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Geez, some sources say the players have been told other sources say they haven't. This is the biggest fiasco ever. I really hope Gruden is at the end of this f'ed up rainbow because this whole thing from the MSU game on has been a disaster.
 
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ukvols said:
Unrelated to Gruden, but it takes a real loser to walk into a restaurant today and falsely claim to be a veteran to get a free meal.
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I'm a veteran and saw the add for Applebee's offer. Even though I have my VA medical card (with Picture ID) to show proof, it would feel awkward to come in and freeload, even though they offer it. I'd say most vets would feel this way, too.
 
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