Official Jon Gruden Thread XII

[UTodd01]

If anything 'we just started the coaching search' coming from the AD is a good thing.

Means we are close and they are covering their asses.

 

[VolMaster14]

I cant believe some are still believing or even listening to Ainge or any local media for that matter. These guys have flipped more than a stack of pancakes.

 

[HDTVDinner]

Zero chance that is true. Zero.

Ainge is sliding into Basilio territory

Really? All reports have Hart sitting in his office all day, playing Angry Birds until he goes to the basketball game. Is it really unfathomable that he has not started? Hubbs has said he is not planning on interviewing anyone until next weeks many times.

 

[tastycar]

This is what I believe but ... UT really is THAT bad when it comes to decisions and pR sometimes.

You are very generous with only saying 'sometimes'

 

[destair]

I cant believe some are still believing or even listening to Ainge or any local media for that matter. These guys have flipped more than a stack of pancakes.

Boro said Ainge knows it's Gruden. Therefore Ainge is part of the misdirection.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Mr. Tanner would you like some beans?

I'd say you've had enough.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

That Hart is JUST NOW STARTING THE SEARCH...no one in the local media knows because THERE IS NOTHING TO KNOW...trying not to freak out, but I am freaking out a little bit

He's either lying or has absolutely no idea what is going on.

 

[tastycar]

Really? All reports have Hart sitting in his office all day, playing Angry Birds until he goes to the basketball game. Is it really unfathomable that he has not started? Hubbs has said he is not planning on interviewing anyone until next weeks many times.

I can't fathom this being true, but hearing it out loud is frightening. If this is true, then I am on board with the conspiracy theory of Hart being a Bama plant sent to destroy Tennessee football....

 

[VolMaster14]

That Hart is JUST NOW STARTING THE SEARCH...no one in the local media knows because THERE IS NOTHING TO KNOW...trying not to freak out, but I am freaking out a little bit

Come on dude, no way you believe that. I promise you Ainge doesn't believe that.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Boro said Ainge knows it's Gruden. Therefore Ainge is part of the misdirection.

This.

He has been blowing smoke for 2 weeks now on and off, mixing in just enough optimism to not disregard it completely.

 

[Vol_Doc]

I feel like I'm in that movie "Inception."

 

[tennvols77]

Good, hoping for good news today!

Ditto.

 

[VolsMan26]

Anyone that believes the media today needs to be shot in the foot, this is going down tomorrow gruden 2012!!!

 

[alexconner]

I cant believe some are still believing or even listening to Ainge or any local media for that matter. These guys have flipped more than a stack of pancakes.

I wouldn't go so far as say "flipped" but they def. play with different theories/grumors. They gotta talk about something...FULLGRUDEN.

NO WAY HART HAS JUST STARTED THIS THING. WHAT IF ITS ALREADY FINISHED? SMOKESCREEN.

 

[bigmac]

I am all in on the missdirection thing....but there is a 10000000% better way to spin all of this. The pressure they are putting on the local media is insane!!!!!

 

[FearlessFreep]

Ye of little faith. Do those sound like the actions of someone who knows the legacy of his program and his job is on the line? That this is the most important hire in the past 40 years for UT?
Hart has his guy.

 

[tastycar]

Come on dude, no way you believe that. I promise you Ainge doesn't believe that.

Logic gives way to panic in my head sometimes...he really sent me over the edge with the Golden being the first interview bit...I am caaalm now...whew...first freakout of the day out of the way

 

[JCP201]

Could it possibly be the media doesn't know? Or the ones that did know realize that something went wrong yesterday?

 

[YankeeVol]

Negative issue number 1. Fans will go..Who? Recruits will go..Who? And eventually When people say Tenn Vols, people will go...Who?

We're pretty much already there on the latter

 

[PineyBluff Vol]

EXCUSIVE: JOAN GRUBEN IS COACH TANNASSEE - Every Day Should Be Saturday

From a kindergarten perspective!

 

[rekinhavoc]

Ditto.

Hey that's my line!

"Ditto"? "Ditto," you provincial putz!lol

 

[VolMaster14]

I wouldn't go so far as say "flipped" but they def. play with different theories/grumors. They gotta talk about something...FULLGRUDEN.

NO WAY HART HAS JUST STARTED THIS THING. WHAT IF ITS ALREADY FINISHED? SMOKESCREEN.

Ainge has been on and off the wagon like crazy, although with him I thinks its all a game, I believe he has known for a while. The rest of the media may not have flipped but when they say no way on Gruden, ten minutes later they come back with "well I wouldn't say no chance but maybe 10%." These clowns are a joke! Especially Rucker and Hyams!

 

[BIG ADAM]

just read the article on vq. i hope they're wrong. i really do.

 

[GmanTN]

If I am Dave Hart and I need to create a diversion, what tools do I have at my disposal. Oh I know Hyams and Hubbs, it is not rocket science.

 

[bcartervol98]

What was the pulse like yesterday at your place of business?

About the same as here. Those that know people still feel confident while hearing constant argument to the contrary from those that do not.

My visitor yesterday did a lot to calm my nerves lol. He said usually these things are sort of "scripted" and what gets reported is what they want reported, and he would know. He spent a lot of years in the UTAD in this area.