Official Jon Gruden Thread XV

[keithvol1071]

Very mediocre recruiting.

So he was a mediocre recruiter at UL and yet his record was 41-9? And you say Strong was a good recruiter at UL and his record is 24-13? That Strong sure can coach em' up!

 

[UTMBA]

John Gruden.

My coach until he's not.

eace2:

 

[VOLARMY]

the best way to show your anger is not buy tickets and show up to games if they hire strong.send a message.if strong is hired i will give up my season tickets.its not cheap to go watch tn play

No Gruden = one year boycott of UT football for me , my family and friends ...already agreed upon

 

[Hrockytop]

If Strong is hired then Arky certainly made the "splash" hire. Solid proven coach in the Arky hire.

So Strong is why UT freed up $18 mil.? COMICAL

 

[Dylecho]

He did win there, though. Bobby P is a disaster at recruiting but a great coach....no need to flame people...I know I am in the EXTREME minority with my like of BP...helluva motorcyclist, too

No flame intended. Sorry if it was taken that way.

 

[orangepaladin]

The day I trust Hart and his 2 Alabama assistants that he brought with him to do the right thing and make the right hire, will be the day hell freezes over. I say pack their Alabama asses up and sent them on their way.

IMO there is no way on earth that Hart will hire a coach here that could upstage Saban at Bama his Alma Mater.

So much stupid. You yokels will just judge anyone because you don't get your way. Grow up!

 

[Stevorino]

All these "Grudenite haters" have to come over here. The silence in the Charlie Strong thread is deafening.

Just like the fanbase will be in 2 weeks....silent and apathetic.

Get ready... For vandy to actually become a rival if strong is hired

 

[iterator]

Gruden is the next coach

fyp

 

[Titans4Vols]

C'mon, don't call me 'bro'. I don't know you, and really don't mind that as I'm sure I wouldn't like you. I have a problem getting along with inferior/submissive people. Just been that way since birth.

If Strong were to be named Head Coach, I would quit supporting the Vols as well. That doesn't mean I wouldn't love the Tennessee Volunteers; it just means that I would be indifferent to the failures that would befall them while this group of Neanderthals were spearheading their journey towards irrelevancy.

Inferior/submissive, eh? Still trying to sneak in those personal insults? Keep it up.

Boro straight out said he was going to quit being a fan of Tennessee and go over to Texas A&M. There's a difference between no longer supporting(which I take as no longer funding, etc), and no longer loving the team. Also, as much as it sucks to say. We're not on a "journey to irrelevancy". We're already there thanks to Fulmer's final few years, Kiffin and Dooley.

 

[vol66]

Anyone know if the hall of fame induction will be televised?

I know you can go to UTsports.com and watch it.

 

[crparker21]

I hope Freak nukes all you "Grudenites" after Coach Strong is announced as head coach. It's obvious all you all will be are trolls to the board.

You are in the wrong thread.

 

[LNGTIMVolfan]

Been watching VN for months. This is more fun than the first time I rode the Superman ride at Six Flags. I finally decided to jump in and post. I am a Gruden believer! Years ago, I pretended I was Holloway throwing the last second TD when I was kid. I listened on a.m. radio to John Ward call the "Bernie and Ernie" show in basketball...beating Joe B Hall. I followed Battle, Majors, Fullmer...(Kiffin was an idiot) but this Dooley thing was NUTS! What were we thinking? I go awhile back. Seavers, Morgan, Price. Heck I've got Reggie Whites autograph in my Bible!
UT has got to go big!!! It will take 15 years to recover if they settle for mediocrity now. Arguing won't change anything. Most of these choices look like another Dooley to me. I'm not an insider and I do not know ANYBODY. But I do know that the OG's gave me perspective and hope (for TN football). I have never seen anything like this. I hope it's Gruden. By the way...OG's...Thanks!

 

[ptcarter]

I'm getting a little miffed at the Strong zealots stooping to questioning school loyalty, Vol loyalty, and even (about 500 pages back) racism (gasp).

I think blind loyalty at this point should be questioned. Neyland stadium has always been a great destination, even in down years, but this SHOULD BE the low water mark. To be more precise, that ASS WHIPPING in Nashville should be the low water mark.

What could potentially happen is that we go with yet another coach who is unproven in the big arena. Louisville IS NOT the big arena. As far as the racism thing is concerned, to me, it's not a problem, only in the aspect that the race card has been played already by Charlie Strong. I'm not trying to judge one way or another - but lets just say hypothetically that the coach that got the job (Urban Meyer?) just might have been a better candidate and Strong says it's because he has a white wife. I dunno.. I just don't like it. If he's gone there before, he may again.

OK let's be fair and cut some slack here too. Could it be that was the real reason he was passed over? We will never know, because we weren't involved. We don't have all the facts. One fact we do have however is that in his mind, he feels like he was passed over because he has a white wife, and if that wasn't the reason, it's like Aesops sour grapes story.

America is changing. There are plenty of black sucess stories around if you look. Tony Dungee comes to mind and others. Let me be crystal clear before you flame me, I do not have a problem AT ALL with UT having a black coach. I just don't like a victim attitude that could accompany that.

I'm just saying that this story makes me nervous, and I'm talking race, but not playing the race card, because Strong already played it. Just pointing it out.

Florida Gators' Charlie Strong says race is factor in not getting head coaching job - ESPN

 

[SmokeyX]

 

[Orangefrenzy71]

These idiots will be shocked if boro ever reveals who he is to them.

Boro/CT

 

[patrick]

If that's true, I'd say the trip to Oakland is what clinched Gruden going back. He was treated like royalty there like he was when he visited here. Reggie McKensie as an Vol alum, actually, played a big part.

We made a really good offer, but Gruden wanted to go back. Raiders were really the only opportunity. I doubt any other opportunities would have opened up.

Sorry guys but I believe this is the truth.

If Gruden goes back to pros for 2013 Goodell is going to probably pop him with an immediate multi-game suspension for violating NFL anti-tampering rules which prohibit contact with other teams assistants coaches during the season. He must also seek permission from the club to talk to assistants but u must wait til after season has been completed!

 

[AlumniChase]

These idiots will be shocked if boro ever reveals who he is to them.

An attention seeking idiot? He reveals at least that much with every post.

 

[keithvol1071]

He hasn't even coached a game yet and you are already labeling him a loser. This is why our fanbase sucks.

So Boro is the bad guy huh? You say our fan base sucks. Well, I'm glad we have you as our ambassador of fans now.

 

[dbarker]

John Gruden.

My coach until he's not.

eace2:

*Jon

 

[gatorhator4eva]

I know grew up nextdoor to majors on topside rd. My grandma ann exum was his neighbor for decades. I can tell u right now his demeoner and he aint tellin nobody until its announced. Ad got him on lochdoen.

BOOM
TAKE THAT

 

[LotteryPick]

Beast.

 

[Sheath Huler]

Real thrilling time for Tennessee football

 

[UTodd01]

At this hour, 6 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 4, multiple reports out of Tennessee are that Charlie Strong is a finalist for the Tennessee coaching job, and ESPN even has indicated that he has become the central candidate, though nothing is done. All indications are, however, that the process will draw to a close soon.

Out of those second-hand sources I have, the belief is that Strong is indeed under consideration, but either moved to the back burner while other candidates were interviewed, or is wrestling very hard with how he wants to proceed. Or both. Another, within the department, when asked whether there think Strong is leaving, said, "I really don't."

I want to tell you right here, that perspective should be taken with all the skepticism you would ascribe to any information you hear in these cases, and in fact the skepticism with which I take all such information. The problem with sources is that they themselves often have only part of the picture. And it's a picture that can change from hour to hour at that.

CRAWFORD BLOG | Updated thoughts on Charlie Strong - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community

Boom.

 

[JCP201]

We know right before the TFP article, zook was getting calls at 3:15 am from Gruden. He coached with Fedora and Strong. Don't know the connection to Gundy, but according to him, our presentation sucked.

ANother thing, Louisville said they would match anything we offered, and Strong told that recruit he was staying.

Although I will support Strong if he is our coach, (and don't think he's as horrible as most of you) I want Gruden and will not give up, till it's over.

 

[tastycar]

If Strong is hired then Arky certainly made the "splash" hire. Solid proven coach in the Arky hire.

So Strong is why UT freed up $18 mil.? COMICAL

We either way underpay and get buried or way overpay and get buried. Sigh....who wants shots?