Tennessee getting left behind

#52
#52
BristolVol said:
I can give you a couple of reasons, first NFL coaches have very little control of what players they have on the roster, second look at highest paid NFL coach and Colleges are going to be a lot more competitive than in the past with TV money pouring in.
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So Gruden has to go recruit, something he's never done before. He also has to train 18 year olds which are worlds apart from NFL ready players. I agree pay will be competitive, but UT doesn't have the funds to match an NFL team.

jasonvol18 said:
Lets see where to start. First off he has coaching in his blood, thats why he wont stay in the booth. Second in the NFL you have very little control over what players you have. He has already won a super bowl and maybe he wants to see if he can win a NC to go along with that at a university he loves alot. Coach's have unreal egos and do you think Spurrier works 18for hrs a day? No not even close. He will be our next coach and I hate deeply to burst your bubble but its going down soon. To think he has no desire to coach college is just incorrect. He wont have to deal with the millionaire brats and owners who try to control everything. Thats why bro.
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If coaching is in his blood, it would make more sense to go to the NFL. He has to deal with the burden of recruiting in the NCAA and as a pure coach, he probably doesn't see an advantage in that. :twocents:
 
#53
#53
Volatility said:
So Gruden has to go recruit, something he's never done before. He also has to train 18 year olds which are worlds apart from NFL ready players. I agree pay will be competitive, but UT doesn't have the funds to match an NFL team.



If coaching is in his blood, it would make more sense to go to the NFL. He has to deal with the burden of recruiting in the NCAA and as a pure coach, he probably doesn't see an advantage in that. :twocents:
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He has recruited before and has coached 18-22 yr olds which are much easier to coach and deal with than spoiled brat millionaires. Its not a burden that he would be doing by himself. Its not like the HC goes out and recruits as much as his assistants. So its not as burdening as your making it out to be. Honestly making more out of it than it needs to be.
 
#55
#55
Volatility said:
So Gruden has to go recruit, something he's never done before. He also has to train 18 year olds which are worlds apart from NFL ready players. I agree pay will be competitive, but UT doesn't have the funds to match an NFL team./QUOTE]

What? We got a man that not only pays a NFL coach's pay check but everybody that works for the whole franchise paycheck too! Lol I think UT will be aight when it comes to $$
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#56
#56
VOLS1704 said:
What do yo guys think about Tennessee being left behind in the coaching search. If Arkansas gets Peterson auburn gets bobby. We don't get you know who or stoops. I hope we don't end up with butch davis or al golden
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#57
#57
Volatility said:
So Gruden has to go recruit, something he's never done before. He also has to train 18 year olds which are worlds apart from NFL ready players. I agree pay will be competitive, but UT doesn't have the funds to match
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Have you checked the top coaches salaries in NFL? Top is 7.5 mil down to 5.75 mil for the 6th highest. Tennessee can pay Gruden in that range.
 
#59
#59
jdbeard said:
Volatility said:
So Gruden has to go recruit, something he's never done before. He also has to train 18 year olds which are worlds apart from NFL ready players. I agree pay will be competitive, but UT doesn't have the funds to match an NFL team./QUOTE]

What? We got a man that not only pays a NFL coach's pay check but everybody that works for the whole franchise paycheck too! Lol I think UT will be aight when it comes to $$
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Beard you are right. This is also about Butts in the seats. How much is being lost with stadium 20% empty? Now what coach can fill those seats? That will be a very short list.
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#61
#61
jasonvol18 said:
Coach's have unreal egos and do you think Spurrier works 18for hrs a day? No not even close. He will be our next coach and I hate deeply to burst your bubble but its going down soon.
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Based on the above well-informed source, SPURRIER IS COMING TO COACH UT!!!!!! What an odd change of circumstances. Makes sense though, with his Tennessee connections and I understand that he does have property in the area.
 
#66
#66
Until the hire is made official and we actually see Jon Gruden standing and speaking to the local press and national media outlets after being introduced as head coach, I'll say this: I'll believe it when I see it.

Of course, there have been rumors going all around since the middle of October. Where there's smoke, there's usually fire, but in the realm of the human condition, this is not always the case. My best friend and I were talking about this tonight after he got done with band rehearsal, and he compared this situation to the hiring of Jim Tressel at Ohio State: there was a list a mile long of candidates lined up to take the Ohio State job. The two most notable names on the list were Glen Mason, who was a former assistant coach under Woody Hayes and offensive coordinator under Hayes' successor, Earle Bruce, and former Buckeye All-American/NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, who hadn't been out of the NFL that along by the year 2000. Suddenly, people started hearing rumors about this unknown coaching commodity who had won a couple of national championships at Youngstown State University and played in a couple of other title games, and people were totally turned off by that. That person turned out to be Jim Tressel, and he wound up winning the national championship in his second year coaching at Ohio State in 2002.

People, it won't be the end of the world if Jon Gruden doesn't take the job. I just have this gut feeling that if and when he doesn't take the job and we hire someone "lesser" than him, people are going to go jump off of bridges and balconies. Don't get your hopes up because it may not happen.

That being said, I hope like hell we get Gruden.
 
#70
#70
If Chris Petersen is going anywhere, it's going to be to Oregon if and when Chip Kelly takes the job in the NFL. He's got strong ties to the Northwest from what I understand, and I just can't feature him coming to Knoxville when he could possibly get to stay closer to home at Oregon.
 
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