Official Jon Gruden Thread XV

[cutnitclose]

Zach is still waiting for Shannon to be named DC.

And L. Smith's plane to land..

 

[VolInNorthCack]

Refresher...

Wasn't Rich Rodriguez hired at 'Bama? Then... No he wasn't?

I believe a certain AD was at 'Bama during this saga....

Just sayin...

 

[iterator]

The smoke is thick, all that I can make out is... Charlie Wrong

 

[peelwonder]

Great recruiter, has SEC and head coaching experience. Defender guy, which is what we have been lacking, and he automatically gets the attention of big time recruits. The only people not excited are the ones who actually believed the Gruden mess.

Zzzzzzzzx

 

[crparker21]

The sad thing is Strong would have been a homerun hire in 2009 and we'd be pissing all over ourselves with little puppy dog excitement. Who knows? This Strong thing could be false, or at least not completely true. After all, Chris Low only said he's the front-runner for the job and we "want" him.

I disagree, he wasnt a homerun hire then either. Given the situation then I would have been okay with it though.

 

[govols10302bb]

One thing you can say about Dave Hart he believes in lots of foreplay.

 

[Godfatha]

Great recruiter, has SEC and head coaching experience. Defender guy, which is what we have been lacking, and he automatically gets the attention of big time recruits. The only people not excited are the ones who actually believed the Gruden mess.

You need to go back and check his recruiting rankings as a head coach.

 

[yrock777]

The athletic department knows nothing for fact yet, your buddy is speculating.

i hope youre right, but I seriously doubt it

 

[DynaVol]

So I guess this is the 'real close' news that's going to make us puke or cry.

Next up, Strong gets a pay raise and stays put or it's a false rumor and Gruden gets hired later this week.

Don't you just love it when a well thought out plan comes together!

~All Gruden!!~

 

[Unknown Muppet]

Refresher...

Wasn't Rich Rodriguez hired at 'Bama? Then... No he wasn't?

I believe a certain AD was at 'Bama during this saga....

Just sayin...

I like this.

 

[SmokeyX]

The pro-Strong people should grasp this: coming into a pro-Gruden thread and talking trash is childish and silly. Strong isn't a bad person and I don't think people are mad if HE is hired. Instead, it's just that it's yet another unproven up-and-comer that makes the program look like a mid-major. So we HAVE the money, resources and facility to grab a top-flight coach with serious pedigree... we just CHOOSE to continuously hire up-and-comers. Holy Mary, are we a damn half-way house?

Truth.

 

[phowell23]

The pro-Strong people should grasp this: coming into a pro-Gruden thread and talking trash is childish and silly. Strong isn't a bad person and I don't think people are mad if HE is hired. Instead, it's just that it's yet another unproven up-and-comer that makes the program look like a mid-major. So we HAVE the money, resources and facility to grab a top-flight coach with serious pedigree... we just CHOOSE to continuously hire up-and-comers. Holy Mary, are we a damn half-way house?

This, if you like a coach great, stay in your thread. This thread is to talk about Gruden, [and whatever else we feel like talking about ]

 

[Jake]

No really! i'm serious!

I, myself, have 462 friends in the AD. And that guy has 1, so, thats 463, and I know you have some right Jake??

Ya, I've go at least 272 friends in the AD, none of which you know. So that would add up to 734 just between you and me.

 

[InVOLuntary]

This is a great hire.

Yea for Ole Miss or Vandy or Miss State.

 

[Boomer_Vol]

GUYS

REEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLaaaaaaaaaaaxxxxxx

Refer to my earlier post if you'd like. It's just coming a lot sooner than I thought/was told. Things are still 'right'. Don't panic. The result is worth the wait

 

[vmivol00]

Refresher...

Wasn't Rich Rodriguez hired at 'Bama? Then... No he wasn't?

I believe a certain AD was at 'Bama during this saga....

Just sayin...

No he wasn't.

 

[Donger]

This thread was so much nicer last night... way off the rails tonight though

 

[Mean Old Man]

IMO, if it happens, Strong is not the hire we need. Bama went through this process a few years ago, bad to mediocre hires and then they finally decided to step up and we see the results. A mediocre hire is not going to allow UT to compete (at least not at the level we should all expect) with the great coaching and talent we have in this league.

But there is a timing issue to consider as well. Assuming it is true that Gruden is really not interested, who is the great available hire?

 

[UTodd01]

"...but that there ESP channel said that Strong feller from the Gators was serposed to be coachin'...?"

 

[gatorhator4eva]

"Big Bird"will be the next tennessee coach, strong will be his assistant

 

[rev_911]

You need to go back and check his recruiting rankings as a head coach.

It is the only way they can pump up the hire. "He was on the FL team that had a billion 5 stars..."

You are 100% correct. Dooley has out recruited him over the last few years.

 

[vol494]

Evening grudenites. How's the roller coaster this evening? Still up I hope.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

You've been infiltrated. RUN

Hell no, I ain't running from them..I'll hit them head on.:machgun:

 

[InVOLuntary]

We aren't trolls....we're realists.

Well go to the realist thread then.

 

[Jonboy]

So I guess this is the 'real close' news that's going to make us puke or cry.

Next up, Strong gets a pay raise and stays put or it's a false rumor and Gruden gets hired later this week.

Don't you just love it when a well thought out plan comes together!

~All Gruden!!~

You really still believe this?