Official Jon Gruden Thread XIV

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Smokeyshowl66 said:
Some of you are impossible. I got it, you want it and guess what - you're not going to get it! :banghead2:
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Please view things from the perspective I have you. Let you make a case for yourself and asked someone questions that let you drop hints. Don't be discouraged by people saying "YOU'RE AND EFFING TROLLLLLLLL!"


I for one would love your info when you can say it
 
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vol2002 said:
I can respect your view on Gruden, even though I disagree.

I've been impressed with the way some of the "insiders" in the Gruden thread have handled themselves. It's clear to me now they really, really believed it and are very confused by this outcome. I honestly wasn't sure how many were trolls, how many were taking fragments of information a little too far, etc. I think these guys were honestly blindsided.

I still don't believe we ever had that good of a shot and I think the resolution to the puzzle is that Gruden wasn't truly interested. But that's my opinion.
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That's a major reason why I believe so strongly that Gruden will be the new coach. The OG's aren't lying. They aren't trolling or making up stories. They are sharing information they have been told from boosters/agents/nfl guys/coaches on the Gruden situation.

They aren't coming from the AD side of things. So this might blow up and Gruden might not be the new coach, for whatever reason, but I believe it was real and was going to happen. It's possible something changed last week or maybe it's still going to happen? We'll find out when Hart calls a press conference and introduces UT's next coach.

JMO
 
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This coaching search has been insane, I had to take a hiatus from this thread. This has been the most confusing search I can remember, here is my recap of the coaching search:

1. We have been talking to Gruden since spring, through Boosters. After the Florida loss, talks intensified to a boiling point after Miss. St. These talks got so serious that several reported a done deal. Memphis news said done deal, Chattanooga news said one small hiccup from being done. Reporters saying the entire time we never had serious convo with Gruden. Agent says the talk is fantasy and Gruden supposedly withdrew his name from a search he never "joined". Hope I didn't miss anything, crazy isn't it, it gets better or worse (from your perspective).

2. We interviewed Strong on Friday, but Louisville press says there was no interview. People close to him say it went well, but he doesn't comment. We supposedly are about to offer him, but we never spoke to him.

3. Mora wants this job, just like Gruden did supposedly. We have had phone calls, but we haven't...?

4. Davis is not a candidate, but he is the betting favorite for the job.

5. People want Tressel, even though he would be suspended the first 5 games of his tenure and we would be ineligible for a bowl that year...

6. Fedora interviewed last week, but reporters say no way he could have. But supposedly he interviewed at the same time as a high school coaches event...

7. Jones is a major candidate for this job, but he has accepted the purdue job, supposedly...

8. Fisher is suposed to interview today in NY, but reporters are saying he isn't interviewing or going to NY at all. We supposedly have an offer eady to go, but yet we aren't interviewing, him?

9. Fedora, Strong, Davis, Petrino, Mora and Gruden have all supposedly contacted UT about the opening, but we are having "trouble" filling the position.

This is long but this is why we need to hire a coach soon, this craziness has to end...
 
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I would say Tennesseee's attempt at a smokescreen is working very well. Nobody knows what's going on, how they want it. Keep it up boys and will have our man!
 
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The OGs had info and i think that getting a coach is like recruiting, so many factors so its very hard to predict whats going to happen.
 
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Just trying to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together still.... so when did the the deal with Gruden fell apart? Ron Zook was quoted as saying he received a text from Jon at 3 a.m. and was going down to see him in Tampa on Nov 30. The timing of the interview with Zook was close to when the OGs and even Gary Haskew in Chattanooga exclaimed that it was a done deal.

Did Zook indeed meet with Jon Gruden on the 30th? The timing of that meeting would have been after it was reported that the deal fell apart. Just wondering?
 
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