Official Jon Gruden Thread XXVII

[Wild @s a Mink]

Ridgewood bbq or no bbq.

I grew up on Ridgewood. Man, nobody does beans like theirs...so good.

But I also was raised eating vinegar sauce on bbq.

Don’t judge.

 

[RikidyBones]

pocket aces and the flop has a 10, 9 and 8 of same suit while aces are off suit.

 

[OSVolFan]

That's not gonna work for me.

Saw the post about your son starting at QB last night through sleepy eyes, lol. Congrats, that is awesome and I know you must be proud.... I hope he balls out!

 

[Godfatha]

I am still confused why MIT_Beaver was tweeting Currie last night. He's claimed for over a week that the Gruden deal was done and was a sure thing. If that was the case, then why did he even need to tweet Currie at all, especially those types of tweets.

Maybe he had too much Scotch?

 

[vollygirl]

The collective irrationality is scary! These threads should be used to study human herd mentality.

fyp

 

[neuteboomt]

But why pay above face value?

To make noise. The more people know about it the quicker the media will catch wind.

 

[BearCat204]

Well one thing this thread has brought me today............I now must have BBQ for lunch today.

 

[#1ManningFan]

I still believe in the Beav! Who's with me?

 

[VFL1010]

We 👏 do 👏 not 👏 currently 👏 have 👏 an 👏 open 👏 coaching 👏 position.

2 claps and a Ric Flair??

 

[Ten_Titans]

One thing I've noticed that is different than 2012 is Gruden's agent hasn't been interviewed or quoted once. No denials? Speaks volumes compared to 2012.

Jon Gruden turns down Tennessee for the third time: Surprise! - SBNation.com

That article is from November 30th. Dooley was fired the first week of November I believe.

When was Butch fired? Right.

 

[G8rh8r]

I am still confused why MIT_Beaver was tweeting Currie last night. He's claimed for over a week that the Gruden deal was done and was a sure thing. If that was the case, then why did he even need to tweet Currie at all, especially those types of tweets.

I believe he said it was a deal no one could refuse and Gruden was on board. I took that to mean it was locked and loaded pending approval. What sane person would deny Gruden and funding for the university? No one.

I think beav tweeted that to show Currie we know and show us he's fighting to make it happen.

 

[RagingOrange]

Ridgewood bbq or no bbq.

That the one near bluff city?

 

[allvol]

Here's a weird/interesting/maybe related and maybe not tidbit...

A chattanooga attorney bought 4 tickets to tomorrow's game from someone my husband works with. For above face value. And supposedly he was buying "tons" of them.

Did you ever find tickets for yourself?

 

[CoachClick]

I grew up on Ridgewood. Man, nobody does beans like theirs...so good

Don’t judge.

And Blue Cheese dip. Don't forget the dip!

 

[emzeeee]

I am still confused why MIT_Beaver was tweeting Currie last night. He's claimed for over a week that the Gruden deal was done and was a sure thing. If that was the case, then why did he even need to tweet Currie at all, especially those types of tweets.

The only people who see those tweets are his followers. Even if you @someone, when your tweets are protected, they don't see them unless they're a follower.

 

[DuckRiverVol]

Qualifier - I don't pretend to know any UT Football boosters or have any firsthand knowledge (now or ever) of how things work in the UT AD.

However, what I do know is that every entity that has ever had a fundraising arm eventually will draw the line on booster bullying and tell them to take their money elsewhere. Doesn't matter whether that is $10,000 or $1Billion. If every gift given comes with strings attached or expectations of influence, eventually the booster is told "thanks, but not under those conditions".

To believe some of the stories on this board about the Haslam family, one has to first accept that every UT President since Boling; every UT-K Chancellor since Reese; every Governor of Tennessee since Blanton - are willing to accept this kind of bullying from one family. I would contend you have greater odds of finding ice on the bright side of the sun, than that being reality.

The stories told on here are good ones. But more fiction than fact - at least I hope so. If not, we have far bigger problems than who our next HC will be.

Money controls EVERYTHING.

Believe it.

 

[preacherwebb]

Think his list is as long as preachers list??

not a chance

 

[InVOLuntary]

It's one of the details that keeps me in it. The others I keep close to my heart.

I can't remember, did Gruden make his statement prior to Dooley being released or after?

 

[#1ManningFan]

I direct you to my previous post about TX and brisket.

Anyway, all this talk about food is making me hungry. We still have a few hours before lunchtime arrives.

Let's get our Grude-on!

Fair enough. Just saying cant forget brisket or some tasty burnt-ends. Some of the folks might not ever had burnt-ends.

 

[YouTubeVol]

I don’t understand how Penn State football can go through so many terrible things and now be back winning, but it takes us decades to still not be competitive? And I don’t remember, but how long did Alabama let their program slide before hiring Saban? Are we just unlucky?

 

[vollygirl]

Here's a weird/interesting/maybe related and maybe not tidbit...

A chattanooga attorney bought 4 tickets to tomorrow's game from someone my husband works with. For above face value. And supposedly he was buying "tons" of them.

To keep people from being in the stadium?

 

[VFLnSFD]

Did you ever find tickets for yourself?

Haven't looked. Assumed we could buy them in the street for 5 if we decided to go.

 

[BearCat204]

C'mon guys, share.
Help those who are hanging by a thread.

I listened to his show this morning and I don't know why others think he "knows" something. Sure didn't sound like it to me. JMO

 

[volfan1631]

But why pay above face value?

Value of any item is based solely on how bad the individual wants the item and how many of those items are available.

 

[Nuctech777]

Ridgewood bbq or no bbq.

Over-rated