Simple if he wasnt interested he wouldve just told him when he called or whatever to set up an actual meeting. Why waste the time meeting if your mind has changed bc too much has happened. Gruden isnt dumb enough to think that if haslam blocked it the first time that he wasnt gonna try again this time.That being said, what makes you feel good? Do you feel that he is still interested? And just discussing this (because the football coaching conversation has been missing for a good 36 hrs), if what you said is true, is there any concrete reason to feel good?
I would think time is of the essence to get this done while Haslam's camp is weakened, before he can form some dastardly plan.
If y'all haven't heard it, check out Swain's podcast with Al Wilson yesterday. I've gone back and listened to it, and Al gets it. If he had any interest in coaching at all (LBs), UT needs to lock him up. Our defense would run through a brick wall for him, just as he did for Fulmer, Chavis and his team.
boro, totally makes sense. If gruden is in play, phil knows time is of the essence. If you wanna save the cruitin' class, gotsta give gru some time to say 'i'm here'. Its only fair to ut to move on if its not gonna happen. Gruden's smart enough to know this. By next weekend, we've got to move on to someone else.