Official Jon Gruden Thread XIV

[rocovol]

This, too.

100% agree

 

[Coastypop]

I don't consider bcarter as an OG, because when I first started following, he had it as a slim chance of getting done. After he got with some of the OG, people started calling him an OG, but I didn't, because of what he was saying when I first read.

I said this the other day and he got his feelings hurt at me...but it is true

 

[CoachClick]

If/when Gruden is announced, Rucker and Hyams will finally be seen for the tools they are. Can't wait.

Or more importantly:

MARK MAY SHOVE IT IN YOUR FAIL HOLE.

...man I hate that guy

 

[dancinoutlaw]

My banana will be sticky if Tarzan becomes King of Jungle...no homo...?

 

[Donger]

I haven't see his statement from last time but I hope you are right and it is positive instead of negative. Any idea where I can find that statement? :good!:

This is all I could find:
Nov. 2008
Jon Gruden says he isn't interested in Tennessee Volunteers job - ESPN

Jan. 2010
He was offered by Hamilton, but it died out shortly
Jon Gruden turns down Tennessee's advances - NCAA Football - Sporting News
Sad when you look at the list of could-have-been's and see who we ended up with...

Nov 2012 (We have an every 2 year reunion with him going lol)
3rd times a charm?

 

[cutnitclose]

Go ahead. We promise not to tell anyone :whistling:

I agree... It is just between us..

 

[AbeFroman]

Yep!

If you want to exchange some info offline, I'm sure we could figure out a way. Some things I can't put on here.

me either

10 Minute Mail

 

[peelwonder]

I believe you had even said it a few days ago, and it is something I said in my very first post: Gruden had agreed, in principle, a while ago to be the next coach. He shook hands with some pretty big names behind his word.

I don't care how highly you think of yourself or what you think you're capable of doing or getting away with, but you do not agree on something and shake hands with the people he shook hands with and go back on your word. Never. You would have to be the most idiotic person on this planet to betray that kind of power

I like the way you think. I think it's done been done and is only a matter of time.

 

[Unknown Muppet]

I agree... It is just between us..

Pinky swear.

You know there is no more binding contract than that.

 

[WesternKyVol]

I'm all in. Hopes almost as high as ever for Jon Gruden.

 

[Coastypop]

Hope you're right. Because I haven't heard that. Doesn't mean it isn't true. I'm like Boro -- things don't add up to me.
I still allow for the possibility that Hart screwed it up. I also allow that JG came with unexpected demands at contract time, and our team couldn't agree to do it. But id have to hear it first hand to believe Gruden placed impossible demands on us and really just didn't want to come, or never really wanted the job. Nothing I know about this jives with that. The only thing that might have crept in is he got wind of an NFL gig he wants. Idk

Of course, all of those scenarios are that he is NOT coming. I hope he is, and none of these are true.

well we won't be needed police protection for Fulmer...ha ha ha

 

[Weee'rre Baaccckk]

This just in, Grruden has been offered ownership of Neverland

 

[RWB427]

When you're working with a once in a lifetime hire like JG, you're going to follow each of his reasonable requests as closely as possible. JG said from the beginning that he wanted this to play out how he wanted it to play out to make for the easiest possible transition. That's what we're doing. Gruden wants to be able to go from one stage to the next without an unnecessary amount of media harassment. We're providing the ideal atmosphere

If this is true, who and why was the story leaked to Chattanooga or Memphis? That would not make sense at all.

 

[Man!!!]

10 Minute Mail

if all this plays out do we think he needs to wait til all monday night gigs are over or does he begin recruiting on each trip he takes with ESPN !!. He is also suppose to be announcer at the Bama/ND game. Will he still have to do that?

 

[Boomer_Vol]

this is not a "try and get things negotiated" or "time to meet needs and meet on middleground"....

This is a "working on Jon Gruden's time" thing. I really can't say much more right now. That's what it is

 

[Unknown Muppet]

This just in, Grruden has been offered ownership of Neverland

Yeah. That was promised to Caulkin.

 

[truevol8]

This is more of a push in that directions than some think.... I count this good news not bad....

CPF....... AD
gruden....HC

could be a reality..... I would take it... I know CPF and he loves UT and would do it if asked.... take my word on this

just got here from working today,i see that my post last night about rumblings in Knoxville has been discussed. i heard late last nite about the changing of the guard.

 

[Face]

if gruden is hired every jounalist around country looksnlike a damn fool and tfp is the.most.reputable newspaper in the southeast.

this

 

[VolFan32]

If this is true, who and why was the story leaked to Chattanooga or Memphis? That would not make sense at all.

Maybe Hart was flexing some muscle, and boosters wanted to show him who's really in charge.

 

[VOLumeUp]

I posted earlier my findings from a close personal friend employed at UT. I just got off the phone with him and find a few things very interesting after we compared notes. Give me a few minutes to put this together, I will need some help trying to decipher this i think..

 

[Coastypop]

This just in, Grruden has been offered ownership of Neverland

This just updated Weee'tte Baaccckk = FOS

 

[peelwonder]

simple as that. Now, we need to know what that is, and can it be repaired? Does it even need repairing?

I don't think it needs repairing. Like I said pure logic points to Gruden.

 

[WesternKyVol]

Contrary to earlier in this saga...

The longer this goes on the better chance we have of getting Gruden.

True

 

[Coastypop]

I posted earlier my findings from a close personal friend employed at UT. I just got off the phone with him and find a few things very interesting after we compared notes. Give me a few minutes to put this together, I will need some help trying to decipher this i think..

Well hurry the he!! up.... you know how impatient we are

 

[BristolVol]

If this is true, who and why was the story leaked to Chattanooga or Memphis? That would not make sense at all.

The only media getting leaked info was the Knoxville media.