Official Jon Gruden Thread XXVI

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DuckRiverVol said:
Butch is gone after this season regardless...

Currie wants HIS man.
Wants to keep control of athletics and money.
Currie isn't working alone.

This is all about money and the control of it. (Power)

Saban has complete control of the football program at Bama...

Gruden will have it at UT.
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Who does Currie want?
 
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Boca Vol said:
Phase I was originally estimated to cost $106 million but is now estimated at $180 million. The updated plans will include some visual differences, to be presented to the committee Thursday, said Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Tom Satkowiak.
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Where did you get that?
 
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DuckRiverVol said:
The boosters have offered to pay the buyout...
Currie doesn't want Gruden, doesn't want to relinquish power, exactly like Hart.
This is all playing out exactly like it did in 2012.
Except this time the boosters have had time to cover all of their bases.
The boosters have everything covered, including the academic side.

The 20 million dollar question in my mind is this...
WHO is backing Currie? WHO hired Currie?

Many boosters wanted another candidate for AD, one of which most of them played for.
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Your last sentence is the truest, which is what worries me about MIT's story. I know that the AD hire did not have the boosters on a united front. I also know that when PM tried to calm those that were angry, they were not all receptive.
 
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tennvols77 said:
Could be nothing but that is what I found a little interesting
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The article discusses some of the revisions, such as shifting the order of construction. Apparently the revisions upped the cost of some phases of construction, but resulted in a net savings of about $10mill. from the original plans. I was looking for any hint of involvement of boosters but didn't see any.
 
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tennvols77 said:
What I'm waiting for is concerning the conversation I had with VFLnSFD (I believe was same person)from yesterday morning concerning the separation of the AD and AA as it once was. If we see any type of resemblance of the AD going back to less control from the academic side or Chancellor then I will take that as the sign we all want and need to see if Gruden is a real possibility.
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That is a must for the AD to move forward towards a better Tennessee Football product...with or without Gruden, IMO.

But, what does it say about the UTAD with the $340M renovation budget for Neyland Stadium? This confuses me. $340M is a serious commitment towards football.
 
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Boca Vol said:
Phase I was originally estimated to cost $106 million but is now estimated at $180 million. The updated plans will include some visual differences, to be presented to the committee Thursday, said Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Tom Satkowiak.
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Close to a 70% increase? That's some major updated plans.
 
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ChiefTKE said:
Your last sentence is the truest, which is what worries me about MIT's story. I know that the AD hire did not have the boosters on a united front. I also know that when PM tried to calm those that were angry, they were not all receptive.
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This is the only part of all of this I can't figure out. Might be because I don't want to disappointed. Idk.
 
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Several people have commented on the increase from $106mill to $180mill, but you left out the fact that that increase was only one phase. The overall project cost was reduced by about $10mill.
 
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volfan1631 said:
Close to a 70% increase? That's some major updated plans.
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That was just a snippet. Here's a little more of it:

The overall cost of the project, however, is $10 million less than was originally projected, according to materials prepared for Thursday's meeting.

That's because the project team has shifted more of the total work into Phase I and chosen to prioritize renovations in the south end of the stadium over less critical work in the west end of the stadium. It has also reduced the work of the project from three phases to two.

Phase II, which includes improvements to the east and northeast concourses, a new entryway in the northeast corner and technology upgrades throughout the stadium, would cost $160 million.
 
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ChiefTKE said:
Your last sentence is the truest, which is what worries me about MIT's story. I know that the AD hire did not have the boosters on a united front. I also know that when PM tried to calm those that were angry, they were not all receptive.
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People with power never want to relinquish it.
You get used to always having your way and enjoy others bowing to you.
Human nature.

People keep power until they die or someone else takes it from them.
 
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