Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIII

[Ibracadabra]

they were winning at the highest level before he bought them..

Completely false. Hahahahaha

 

[tastycar]

Going to try to sleep PART 2. I have to work in the a m, dang it!

 

[volgr]

I think there is little chance it happens now unless Currie is fired or is castrated of power.

I only see the possibility of Gruden if Blackburn is AD and Haslam loses the booster war.

 

[Dtj64]

She only has 2 less wins against ranked opponents than Florida's new coach.

Did they get mullen?

 

[TruVolFann]

There is no chance whatsoever. I wish there was, but there’s not.

tee

cut

Brohm

That’s what we’re looking at in the real world

Not true
Campbell
Norvell
Strong
Would all consider it

 

[Grand Vol]

I think there is little chance it happens now unless Currie is fired or is castrated of power.

Barring any crazy influence from a family we know and love, who in your opinion would be in line to act as interim AD when Currie gets removed?

 

[bray2milton]

How would you know?

14 lol. You are a idiot. That’s a fact.

 

[jollygreenrescue]

It’s amazing how Sexton seems to have a lot of coaches in his camp. Even got butch before he was outed.

 

[UTVolinExile]

I don't always agree with the information you bring here, but at least you do it with a level of professionalism and maturity that is to be expected. A few more could probably learn from you.

Well if that doesn't rate a :hi:, I don't know what does!

 

[wildorange]

This is going to get good. Booster war. Surely we suspend the coaching search till the war is over.

If the Boosters have balls they will make a stand of all stands. I guarantee they have almost full backing of Tennessee fans all across this great state and nationwide. The fans are the program and the University needs to be sent that message, one way or the other!:rock:

 

[Biso]

We know there was mutual interest between Gruden and Tennessee. I just cannot believe Gruden would troll this fan base the way he did on the Seattle radio interview and on other occasions if he didn't want the job.

And as recently as this morning, CBS Sports reported UT was talking to Gruden. CBS isn't some fly-by-night media company. Their info should've been solid.

But obviously Gruden is off the table or Schiano would've never been offered. How the hell did we go from Gruden to Schiano?? Ah, the million dollar question.

 

[JFreak]

Well if that doesn't rate a :hi:, I don't know what does!

Now you just gotta learn to stop standing up for Knuckle.

 

[Face]

Not true
Campbell
Norvell
Strong
Would all consider it

Do you not realize what happened today? We’re not getting anyone who doesn’t come here for a huge raise or because they love UT and what it used to stand for.

 

[VolArmy74]

So just because they donate lots of money they should control everything? That sounds like dirty scratch my back and I'll scratch yours politics to me. They absolutely should stay away from all athletic involvement. Let people that were hired to do their job do it. The issue here is that we seem to have wasted two weeks to hire this bozo when we could have actually been performing a legit coaching search.

Welcome to this thing we call the real world. If you're laying out a quarter of a billion dollars to any cause, your voice will be heard. There's not dirty politics about it. The narrative that the family who has given massively to the University has these evil plans to keep football awful is, frankly, insane.

 

[tbones0711]

Not if he denies pursuing Schiano and states that the media ran with a story based on inaccurate info. "I did not have negotiations with that man, Greg Schiano"

He can't deny that. He was in Columbus to have the contract signed. MOU had already been signed. Haslam is behind this. The reason is the old guard is gonna be ran out of UT athletics. It's obvious they want to control that huge amount of revenue 1st and foremost. They could actually care less about winning if that cashflow continues. Sad but true.

 

[GVol1966]

The man who played for General Neyland and has given a couple of hundred million dollars to UT doesn't own the Browns. His son does. Big Jim is the man who is constantly accused of being an old power monger who loves throwing 10s of millions of dollars at UT to make sure it's mediocre.

Jimmy is the owner of the Browns. He only gives UT 5-10 million dollars a year most years. He's the one who can't get the Browns winning. It's a real shame because they were winning at the highest level before he bought them.

Bill, the Gov of Tennessee, is the head of the BoT and gives the University around 2 million per year last I saw. He's Big Jim's younger son.

Yes I knew all of that and stand by what I said, I don’t care how many millions they donate.
The Vols of the last 20 years and the Browns after he bought them proves it. It’s fact .

 

[UT PaulVol]

Has Gruden Told Tennessee NO or is there any chance he will be next Coach ?

I know why you're asking this question and I think you know the answer to both as well. Be hopeful but don't let yourself be fooled by false hope.

 

[volinjackson]

It's Gruden till it's not!

 

[VolGlim]

White zin?

True desperation.

We do need to have a Gruden Thread party still, one way or another. Would be more fun than today has been, that's for sure!

I typed up a bunch of stories, but the bottom line was that a party is warranted come hell or high water.

 

[VolArmy74]

We know there was mutual interest between Gruden and Tennessee. I just cannot believe Gruden would troll this fan base the way he did on the Seattle radio interview and on other occasions if he didn't want the job.

And as recently as this morning, CBS Sports reported UT was talking to Gruden. CBS isn't some fly-by-night media company. Their info should've been solid.

But obviously Gruden is off the table or Schiano would've never been offered. How the hell did we go from Gruden to Schiano?? Ah, the million dollar question.

CBS was rehashing the story that guys like Wallace and Brice reported weeks ago. I fully believe that Gruden said no this time. I don't know why, because I believe he was made a huge offer as had been reported. You can't make the guy take the job though.

 

[UTVolinExile]

Now you just gotta learn to stop standing up for Knuckle.

Lol, he doesn't need me to stand up for him, he's more than capable of doing that on his own.

Sometimes I just like to wade into things though.

 

[Codaman]

But obviously Gruden is off the table or Schiano would've never been offered. How the hell did we go from Gruden to Schiano?? Ah, the million dollar question. [/QUOTE]

I think Gruden has genuine interest in the job and has been talked to. But I think he may also have been used as smoke by Currie. Sadly.

 

[LittleDTO]

Barring any crazy influence from a family we know and love, who in your opinion would be in line to act as interim AD when Currie gets removed?

I don’t know. There are others who are more connected to the actual athletic department than I am. Little Jim will come out looking really bad in this.

There is a lot of money thrown around in Tennessee politics by the same people who are mid to high level boosters of UT. I’d be willing to bet that this has some serious political fallout for the Haslam family as well.

 

[UTVolinExile]

Do you not realize what happened today? We’re not getting anyone who doesn’t come here for a huge raise or because they love UT and what it used to stand for.

I'm behind this part, 100%.

 

[dyer_maker]

I fully believe that Gruden said no this time. I don't know why, because I believe he was made a huge offer as had been reported. You can't make the guy take the job though.

Call me crazy but maybe Gruden didn't want to work for/with Currie no matter how much you paid him.