Official Jon Gruden Thread VIII

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OrangeInKy said:
still, I remember high school and how things spread. There would be rumblings and commotion and some kid would find them, snap a pic, and tweet that puppy. Again, not saying it isnt true just seems odd noone has taken a pic of his wife and kids touring these schools if every person at the school knows who they are
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I remember when was in school in upper E. Tn and it was always it's snowing in Knoxville will be out of school by lunch. Amazing how stuff spreads.
 
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1world1love said:
We had several discussion in the previous threads about the MOU, and essentially the deal is:

In general, an MOU is like a "pre-contract". In some cases it is binding, but not in all cases. In any case, it lays out the basic terms of an agreement and forms the basis for the final contract.

In coaching, this last point is important, because contracts (especially for state schools) take a LONG time to draft and finalize. Usually way longer than a school can wait for a coach to start work.

The status quo is that an MOU is drafted and signed and a coach can get into the HR system and start getting paid and accessing facilities, etc. There is a lot of trust attached to the MOU in these cases.

Dooley worked under an MOU for 3 months. Mike Price only ever had an MOU at Alabama and was fired with nothing but an MOU in place.

Every coach out there coaches under an MOU at some point. The hiring process in coaching depends on it.
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Excellent post. I am an attorney, and I have drafted MOUs. This is a good summary. As other posters have mentioned, MOUs are technically enforceable, depending on the language in the document. However, they are very rarely litigated, and as 1world mentioned, parties typically abide by their provisions. They really are foundational to the hiring process.

With respect to Gruden's MOU, there is no way for us to know at this point just how enforceable it would be, because we don't know what kind of language it contains in that regard. I CAN say that Dooley would not have to be publicly terminated in order for the MOU to be effective as between UT and JG.

IMO, the fact that our OGs are convinced a MOU has been executed is significant. Once these things are signed, it is rare that the hire does not go through. Thanks to all you guys who have been bringing the behind-the-scenes info and who haven't backed down! :hi:
 
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Can FREAK do a search and see how many times the word Gruden has been posted on volnation.com or this thread? If I could only have a dollar for everytime.

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pattiycake said:
For the LAST time..no! He is with me at West Towne, holding my purse while I shop! Geez people! :crazy:
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dang it patti:)y stop trying to take my thunder I told he was with me eating dinner he just got done with a piece of pie and having coffee now we bumped fist
 
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