Official Jon Gruden Thread XXIV

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I think this was the plan all along and UF actually was pressured by the moves we were doing, not the other way around. They pulled the trigger but I bet they don't have anyone lined up.
 
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I say this with a huge amount of sarcasm... And totally joking... If this doesn't happen... I am hunting each amd every one of you down... Lol. My brother wont even talk to me about the coaching situation at UT... Every time I mention it he hangs up on me... I cant wait to rub it in his face... On the other side of it.. If Gruden gets the job yall can come to my house for the largest Vols party ever! Too bad I live in ohio
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
I seem to recall when the library was completed there were a lot of empty shelves because they had no money to buy books. In steps the Athletic Department with a donation to help them out. A successful athletics program absolutely has a positive impact on the University as a whole.
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I have a daughter that goes to (dare I say it) AL! I can attest to this. that campus is exploding!
 
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Catfish11 said:
I hope this isn't too inflammatory for this thread, but I feel relatively confident in saying that Gruden isn't interested. I know everyone's mother's brother's third cousin's uncle on his father's side has a friend on the board that knows with absolute certainty that the deal has already been made, but I've just heard too much of that on the last go-around to have much faith. That being said, I'm not overly excited about potential Butch replacements either. The current Vegas odds top 5 have John Gruden (+250, although I still don't buy that he's interested, but maybe they know something I don't), Chip Kelly (+400), Jeff Brohm (+550), Bobby Petrino (+550), and Mike Norvell (+900).

Not gonna lie, there's only one name on that list that excites me, and that's Chip Kelly. Yes, the idea of Jon Gruden excites me, but as previously discussed, I just canlt make myself believe that he's interested. That being said, I;d like to discuss a name that I don't think gets brought up enough. It might be a long shot, but I think it's at least worth having a discussion about seeing if Jim Tressel is ready to come out of retirement. His show-cause penalty ended in Dec '16. He had 6 Big Ten Conference championships, 2 BCS championships (if you count the vacated one), and a a career record of 229–79–2, or 241-79-2 if you count the vacated wins. With Ohio State, he was 94-22 (106-22). I just don't see another coach out there that can really match that record, and I don't know why he isn't discussed more.

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I think you are catfishing us.
 
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VFLnSFD said:
That's what is irritating. They used to, but they don't today. Tennessee is one of very few athletic depts in the country that has historically given back to the academic side. There were lean years where bailing out had to happen, but with the right hire this go around they could really set things back up like they used to be and then some!
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You academics are so greedy. Bama had a $600M fundraise just for the academic side and they contribute that success to the football program. They have raised tuitions due to demand and attracted more out of state students to the tune of an extra $80M because off football.

So WHY when they are getting those MASSIVE benefits do they need another handout from the athletics side? Why do we need to do that? Just so the academics side can have more? Why would the massive benefits they would receive not be enough? Maybe the athletic program can use that money for more scholarships for women's soccer and softball, maybe remodel the baseball stadium, yanno build up other successful programs that would in turn bring more attention and thus more money to the university.

Academics always want more,more, more. Pisses me off.
 
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Power T-Rev said:
I’ll say it again. Either MIT is the greatest troll in the history of message boards, or he will be an instant Volnation legend. I won’t be mad either way. Respect
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Trust me I far better things to do with my time than Troll on the Internet. I would much prefer to be playing golf and smoking a cigar.
 
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