Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIV

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

Love Tee, but I seriously doubt it. Tee did not get much of a HS education and doubt he improved much on it while at UT. He has not really excelled at OC. Adequate, may even better than average, but not elite by any means. He has no head coaching experience. I think it could be a disaster. I would support him 100% though. With most any other hire, I'm withholding support until they prove themselves.

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Someone has already addressed this today. They said USC has a top 10 offense. Sounds like he has adequately excelled to me.

 

[zydane47]

Somebody connected the dots finally

Barrett has been on the side of the fans since the beginning, he gets it and is backing us

 

[EZE]

any hint about powerful person....west, mid, east TN....initials ?

It is exasperating for anybody to post a story, because it never is enough.

 

[vol494]

Hubbs reporting they offered 6 mil for Gundy

 

[Souce]

Haha. That’s my bulldog, Dozer. He has a tongue that would make Gene Simmons jealous.

:blink:

 

[EZE]

Sorry about the liver, but spitting into the wind would have produced better results than Shoop. Still trying to figure out how the man forgot how to coach defense once he donned orange and where the never met a blitz he didn’t like ran off to.

I think it ran into the end zone with the opposition's ball carriers.

 

[NAILS]

We've all "heard" it. But the question is, what will you do with it?

This being a stage to set the wheels in motion for an overthrow makes the most sense.

I'm honestly very confused right now. Not my normal

 

[buckfama]

Jimmy Haslam should NOT have the final say in who the next head football coach is going to be.

I agree, but at this mmoment in time he does. Thats the reality. Unless then other money players can pull off their power play then we are screwed. Firing Currie may not be enough because you will always have the Haslams undermining the new AD.

 

[tastycar]

Hubbs reporting they offered 6 mil for Gundy

Where did the $8.4 number come from?

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

Hubbs reporting they offered 6 mil for Gundy

base does not include incentives

 

[VolPenn]

One thing that has been clearly established. Despite much (and wow do I mean much) recent experience with coaching searches, the UT administration always becomes a national punchline when it runs one. We can claim that the media "hates us" all we want, but the derision is largely justified.

It really is mind boggling the level of ineptitude. I fully expect Gundy to tell us to move along tomorrow, and we will move down another tier in the search.

Every coach we've hired has been shoved down our throats as a great hire from national media. Look at Dooley and Butch. Any disagreement has been met with condescension. It all makes sense now that Jimmy Sexton pulls weight even among the media.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Peyton was calling former teammates. Unfortunately it is true.

:sad: I'm very, very sorry to hear that. I don't know what to think now.

 

[EZE]

base does not include incentives

Still obscene.

 

[LawVol30]

Pedal to the metal. Don't quit.

emails sent to: president, chancellor, AD, & UT media dept.
petition to fire Currie: signed & shared

(lurked for years - finally made an account to join the fight)

 

[austin_vol]

I can't tell the whole story but here is what I can tell .
A very powerful person in Tennessee sent out a tweet Sunday night supporting Vol fans. Within hours this person got a call from Jimmy Haslam and was TOLD not asked to delete tweet. Can't tell the whole conversation but he was politely told to go to hell. I can say with 100 % confidence by what Haslam said during phone call , he was behind the hire.

This is easy as can be. Was more than likely Beth Harwell (speaker of the TN house) that he called. She was most definitely the most powerful person in the state to post about the hire.

 

[peerless98]

Guys. Sometimes a narrative gets written on here and it takes a life upon it's on.

Peyton knew and he helped. The guy was recommended.

BS. If Peyton backed the Schiano hire, why was he calling Gundy last week?

 

[VolzMan53]

It is exasperating for anybody to post a story, because it never is enough.

not sure what that means ? but that was no where near a story and no disrespect to the poster but most we are already knew !!

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

One thing that has been clearly established. Despite much (and wow do I mean much) recent experience with coaching searches, the UT administration always becomes a national punchline when it runs one. We can claim that the media "hates us" all we want, but the derision is largely justified.

It really is mind boggling the level of ineptitude. I fully expect Gundy to tell us to move along tomorrow, and we will move down another tier in the search.

Yeah I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

[ForkedDeerVol]

any hint about powerful person....west, mid, east TN....initials ?

No and please no trying to figure it out. People's careers are on the line. They are not a Tennessee legislator but I would say powerful if Haslam had their cell number. I know this is not earth shattering but it is first hand straight out of his mouth. He seems to think we are stupid and he can bite me.

 

[VolPenn]

Still obscene.

He's probably worth 6. I really think the guy at UT paired with a great DC could be playoff contender year in and tear out.

 

[tastycar]

I have posted about this several times, but it is so demoralizing to see the way the fans have been lambasted by most everyone over the events on Sunday.

And they continue to do so. We say we are a laughingstock, but we REALLY are a laughingstock.

We will continue to be until change happens.

 

[Sstterry]

Yes. I am in agreement with you. If Peyton needed support to hire s chiano and was calling vfls then he would call Ainge. He didn't. Which makes this story bs.

Former Tennessee star Peyton Manning has 'cussed out' Greg Schiano

Remembering that time Greg Schiano made Tennessee legend Peyton Manning furious | For The Win

Greg Schiano has heated history with Peyton Manning over kneel-down incidents

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Still obscene.

No worries! You'll get 10,000 UT fundraising robo-calls to help pay for more of this kabuki!

/sarc

 

[nagle]

But is it doing any good.... ? Honest question?

haslam name needs calling out for being a cheat now..this is how.


night

go vols!!

 

[iamadoc]

Where did the $8.4 number come from?

Incentives?