Official Jon Gruden Thread XXVI

[Nash_Vol97]

But do you honestly think that if Currie is going into a meeting that is supposedly this big, he is watching twitter???

I don’t think Currie is on twitter period. I think a team or one employee runs it for him. If that is true then word can still get to him.

 

[revjayp]

True. But I assure you John Currie does not care about that Twitter account tweeting him mean things and it certainly doesn't "turn up the heat" on him.

Y’all need to do some research on the power of social media.

 

[Skizer41]

His twitter isn’t public, that’s known.

Right. He approved me a while ago.

 

[Halph66]

Curious number

Good observation!:good!:

 

[bevman]

While I’m not in this exchange, I will say I’m one of the few who likes Salisbury steak.

And this whole time I thought I was the only one.

 

[robbymoore94]

True. But I assure you John Currie does not care about that Twitter account tweeting him mean things and it certainly doesn't "turn up the heat" on him.

But enough people on this message board reading and talking about his tweets surely will get his attention.

 

[FleeceItOut]

Sorry to bore peeps with stats, but I found these numbers troublesome...UT football attendance was 6th in the nation last year. Yet UTAD performance overall is trending down when compared to the rest of the SEC(while the conference as a whole is trending up), and UTAD overall performance ranks 46th nationally, which is pretty bad given the resources available.

Why is that troublesome? Just brings home the point that UT needs a home run hire.

 

[coffeevol]

But enough people on this message board reading and talking about his tweets surely will get his attention.

Yes because I am sure a bunch of wealthy independent businessman are on volnation and care about one dude with 250 followers.

 

[DownTheField]

It dont really matter if his account is private or how many people follows him. His twitter post have already been copied and pasted all over VN and prob VQ, reaching many more than his 250 twitter followers.

and yet his putative reason for posting on twitter instead of VN is because of the "doxing" attempt...but that hasn't stopped him from posting here--he continues to post here every day

 

[BubbaWms]

I’ve not been trolling, I’ve said from the start I doubt Beaver. I haven’t hid from that at all in this thread, so what’s your point?

there is no point undoubtedly....you claim your going to "troll them good in the Gruden thread Joe" but your not....understand fully :good!:

 

[ericberry4heisman]

Y’all need to do some research on the power of social media.

I have over 65k tweets, I've had twitter since the beginning. One random guy with 250 followers doesn't matter to John Currie one bit at all. I promise. He might not even read it.

Verified accounts have filters and can literally filter out any notifications from people they don't follow or aren't also verified accounts. So I'd put the chances of Currie even reading those tweets at like 50% at best.

 

[JFreak]

Correct. It can't be overstated how important that is. The boosters are happy about something.

No, it could be due to any number of reasons. A reduction in phases due to a request by the contractor, an effort to save money (2 phase is cheaper than 3) by the university, etc. It will be paid over like 10 years anyways.. makes little difference whether we have the money now or not WRT stadium renos.

 

[joevol33]

But enough people on this message board reading and talking about his tweets surely will get his attention.

You think Currie is on Volnation? I hope so, so he’ll see he needs to go if he screws this up.

 

[Sara Clark]

Honestly, it's hard for me to believe Haslam doesn't want Gruden to coach the Vols because he'd lose control. Lose control of what exactly?

Give Gruden full reigns to hire his staff (which Haslam has very little say in), give Gruden power to influence schedule, which a lot of top tier coaches do, badically give him control of the football program.

What exactly is it that you guys think Haslam does? I swear I think some of you believe he literally goes out and flies city to city interviewing head coaches left and right, dictating who we're going to play every year, and stuff like that. In reality, there are people in place to do all of these things and they run it by him at the end while talking to him through the process. And he 'signs' off on it.

There isn't really any control to be lost by Haslam if Gruden becomes the coach.


As for Currie, I don't buy it either. He'd lose some control over football but he'd still be Grudens boss and have the ability to fire him if ever needed. But hiring him would men's trusting him to a higher extent than some other coaches. In exhange for Currie becoming a legend and having unbelievable job security for hiring Gruden.


What's far more likely? That people just want someone to blame if things go South, and are going to pin it on Haslam and Currie. Or if things have already gone south, they've began blaming it on them.

Also, the Haslam's have on multiple occasions expressed the willingness to sell Gruden Bill's home if he becomes the coach at Tennessee. You don't do that if you're trying to derail him being hired.

Don't believe everything on the internet before using some logic first.

Agree. I think people feel the need to create some crazy scenario with riddle and puzzle pieces when in actuality, it's probably a pretty black and white process. We think he's purchased a home in Knoxville, presumably to coach at TN. Then, we have to assume he purchased it knowing he didn't have a coaching job nailed down. People need to calm down and let the process happen.

 

[Hammer85]

True. But I assure you John Currie does not care about that Twitter account tweeting him mean things and it certainly doesn't "turn up the heat" on him.

No but it does insite the fans that want a change. Furious fans apply more pressure. Pressure burst pipes.

 

[G8rh8r]

Stadium renovation budget gets upgraded today due to new booster money. Deal to funnel more research opportunities and funding into the academic side was alluded to by Bubba a few days back. Ergen has the support of every major booster except Haslam. It seems like Ergen has his bases covered unless I'm missing something. Currie siding with Haslam at this point is basically career suicide.

It's a deal no one can refuse

 

[volfan1631]

True. But I assure you John Currie does not care about that Twitter account tweeting him mean things and it certainly doesn't "turn up the heat" on him.

if it ignites the fanbase it most certainly can turn up the heat.

 

[JFreak]

there is no point undoubtedly....you claim your going to "troll them good in the Gruden thread Joe" but your not....understand fully :good!:

He didn't say it. I did.

 

[ericberry4heisman]

But enough people on this message board reading and talking about his tweets surely will get his attention.

That is more likely. Currie and AD follow message board chatter, maybe he'll hear about it through that. But it still won't matter. Beaver is one guy, and he's not one of the few guys who has an opinion that matters to Currie during this coaching search.

I don't like that that's the way it is, but that's the way it is.

 

[Sstterry]

No, it could be due to any number of reasons. A reduction in phases due to a request by the contractor, an effort to save money (2 phase is cheaper than 3) by the university, etc. It will be paid over like 10 years anyways.. makes little difference whether we have the money now or not WRT stadium renos.

I agree I don't think the boosters are happy about anything...YET!

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Meanwhile Lyle Allen Jones hasn't been officially fired.

Fml

 

[The Comb]

Gruden to the Hill!

 

[FleeceItOut]

Yes because I am sure a bunch of wealthy independent businessman are on volnation and care about one dude with 250 followers.

Not really the point. Soon as he tweets Currie those tweets become visible to everyone else tweeting Currie.

 

[Specks]

I don't see MIT's tweets as evidence of a Haslam win. Just another salvo at Haslam in a series of shots more or less across his bow:
1. Davenport's decision on outsourcing
2. The BoT vote today on the revised renovations
3. MIT's tweets

All building to
4. Tonight's booster meeting

I hope you’re right. Considering his education, I was just expecting them to be a little more eloquently written.

 

[FleeceItOut]

Meanwhile Lyle Allen Jones hasn't been officially fired.

Fml

Do you think his face is red right now? Just curious