Official Jon Gruden Thread VII

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kohlrums said:
We would vault into the top 5 right away...And it's not just because we would have Jon Gruden. It's because this place had infected Jon Gruden (Super Bowl winning, ESPN rock star, etc.) to the point that HE wanted to come here over other college and NFL jobs. He has openly spoken about how much he loves it here-how he credits Majors for getting him started, etc, etc. I haven't heard anyone say this about Mississippi State, South Carolina, or Miami of late.
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The naysayers ignore that over and over again. The fact that Gruden says he loves UT. Hear no real argument other than "he is an NFL guy he would never come to UT"
 
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I little bit of what has been said today regarding Harts thinking of Coach Dooley. Hart has been very upset since the Bama game. The final 40 secs of the Mizzou game upset him as well and made him realize Dooley doesnt have that killer instinct. Under no scenario will dooley be back as coach next year.

We knew he was all but done, but today is the first time we've heard that 100% Dooley will not be back as long as Hart is the AD at Tennessee. The players are aware, but believe it or not the team really likes Dooley and have hopes of making a bowl game. The players heads seem to be on straight and seem to be practicing well. Hopefully the distractions dont affect them and they play well.

-Skeeter, recruiting forum SIAP
 
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kohlrums said:
We would vault into the top 5 right away...And it's not just because we would have Jon Gruden. It's because this place had infected Jon Gruden (Super Bowl winning, ESPN rock star, etc.) to the point that HE wanted to come here over other college and NFL jobs. He has openly spoken about how much he loves it here-how he credits Majors for getting him started, etc, etc. I haven't heard anyone say this about Mississippi State, South Carolina, or Miami of late.
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I agree man...I think he would take great pride in this job.

I heard it said by Treece today, as he was paraphrasing comments of others, "Gruden is an NFL guy. He has an obsession with another Super Bowl." Blah blah blah

What if he gets us to an SECCG or a NC in due time? Win or lose...the hunger would be insatiable. I love his attitude towards football.

It's contagious.
 
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robisc said:
First let me say that I am a Gruden fan but in the last few weeks of all the Gruden talk and me being objective I have to ask why is he the favorite it seems by everyone? Now I will say that he would be a monster at recruiting because all the kids know him because he's on TV and he does have a Superbowl ring but other than him dissecting game film on his shows and on MNF what has he really done as a head coach not to mention having never been one at the collegiate level and his overall winning percentage is .540 so honestly why is he the best option that everyone is going gaga over?
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What do Brian Billick, Tom Coughlin, Mike Ditka, Jimmy Johnson, Bill parcells, Dick Vermeil, and Jon Gruden all have in common? They've all won Super Bowls and they all have an NFL winning percentage below 57%.

The truth is no ones NFL winning percentage is all that high. The League is just too hard, everyone is good, and it almost impossible to dominate. Most would say Bill Belichick has dominated the NFL and his is only 63%. Bill Cowher's is 62%.

And when it comes to college football, NFL wins mean next to nothing. Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier, Bobby Petrino, and Pete Carroll all have worse NFL records than Gruden. Even Gene Stallings and Lou Holtz failed in the NFL before winning National Titles in college.
 
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ITSGR82BATNVOL said:
Who here thinks JG is currently (or already has been), watching tape of prospective HS players? If the time frames that have been posted here are accurate or close to accurate, that leaves barely over a month from the announcement until the dead period sets in for recruiting. Enough time to possibly turn some recruits, but certainly not enough time to start watching film from scratch, in order to determine which guys you need to target.
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Sure is a lot of room for tape in that FFCA office of his.
 
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Maybe I'm trying to rationalize Gruden to UT to myself but I think that once you've been out of the NFL for a few years, the league tends to pass you by, no matter who you are. Even if he doesn't land at UT, I think Gruden would do better as a college coach than he would in the NFL nowadays.
 
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DynaVol said:
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COLD blooded man.
 
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Wilson27 said:
The one thing I'm sure of whether you like Tony or not (I happen to like him) is that he is a HUGE fan of UT and supporter. He would outright back off and even be willing to look foolish if he thought it might help in some small way to get this deal done.
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I think this is why folks like TB and Ainge are trying to shut down Gruden talk. I wasn't with all the smoke screen theories at first, but something weird is going on. Ainge came out of nowhere a few weeks ago on a Monday, and unabated said Gruden wasn't coming. TB spent an ENTIRE show a few weeks ago talking about Gruden-the whole show, and then recently he says the chances are remote. Ummm-k.

Something has happened behind the scenes, and the entire Knoxville media seems to be in line-almost like they don't want to be the ones to spill the beans and cause questions for Gruden, and screw it all up.
 
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Jake said:
I agree man...I think he would take great pride in this job.

I heard it said by Treece today, as he was paraphrasing comments of others, "Gruden is an NFL guy. He has an obsession with another Super Bowl." Blah blah blah

What if he gets us to an SECCG or a NC in due time? Win or lose...the hunger would be insatiable. I love his attitude towards football.

It's contagious.
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It cracks me up when folks in the media say this. NFL jobs have been available lately-and good ones, but Gruden has been on the sideline for what-4 years now? If that's what he wanted to do what has he been waiting for?
 
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Sheath Huler said:
Maybe I'm trying to rationalize Gruden to UT to myself but I think that once you've been out of the NFL for a few years, the league tends to pass you by, no matter who you are. Even if he doesn't land at UT, I think Gruden would do better as a college coach than he would in the NFL nowadays.
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Agreed just look at Joe Gibbs......BUT Gruden hasn't been out of the nfl just out of coaching.
 
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