Official Jon Gruden Thread 30

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VFL-82-JP said:
If I understand it all properly, one member of the community passed by a certain hotel on the west end of Knoxville today, and saw the Monday Night Football production trucks pulled up there (or moving vans craftily decorated to appear to be MNF production trucks, we're still not sure which).

So the community scout, Sara, got on the phone and tricked the hotel staff into neither confirming or denying, which is of course, a confirmation just of a different sort.

And then another community scout (Tasty maybe?) drove by and confirmed that, indeed, those trucks are there, right now, live. And there are now 5 of them.

Folks have pointed out that while you might take the interstate route that passes through Knoxville to get from Green Bay (this week's MNF locale) to Charlotte (next week's site), it's not the most efficient route. And it is extremely odd that the drivers would leave that route to go to the west side of town for a hotel when there are better-situated hotels in east Knoxville, on their route without detour.

Another member of the community pointed out that those rigs have the extended cabs, and why would any trucker pay $$ for a hotel room when he's got a crib for free and doesn't even have to pack a suitcase?

So that's kind of where we are right now with the trucks, the whole thing about Bubba and the bitcoins is a separate deal (we think. so far). And Daniella seems to be a separate deal, too, we believe. Honestly, no one is explaining her role in all this, which I find suspicious.

Oh yeah, and that exit with the hotel in west Knoxville? Same exit as Jon Gruden's house, they say.

Hope I didn't leave anything out.
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UTSuave who was investigating the trucks has not been heard from in a few hours. Might have taken one for the team.
 
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Holy crap!

MNF trucks on Cedar Bluff? I just drove past there on my way home from work, but hadn’t read the thread so I didn’t know! I’d have marched my happy a$$ up there and asked what they’re doing! “Hello, I’m Arya and this is my colleague Daniela (holds up phone with butt gif) from VolNation and we need to know what’s going on here”.

I’ll be driving past there again in the morning, so I’ll keep a look out.

Also, I live off Strawplains and agree that would have been better when navigating trucks. Food choices, although aren’t as good as Cedar Bluff. We do have a nice Aubrey’s, on Strawplains with a good bar and trivia night on Wednesday’s...
 
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revjayp said:
We don’t have time for that nonsense! We’re trying to figure out why the MNF crew is hiding out at the Holiday Inn Express on Cedar Bluff exit! Lol...

Seriously, Tuesday is friends with Tee and can confirm this pretty easily. I believe so far he’s stated Tee hasn’t been contacted at all.
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He actually stated Tees agent was contacted to gauge interest if I recall
 
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volfan1631 said:
i'd probably rather have Shoop than Chavis
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I can name a dozen better D coordinators than Chavis.

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate him and all he did here but I feel his better days are behind him.

Chavis wasn't known for his recruiting either. It would make more sense for Gruden to surround himself with elite recruiters since it has been years that he has had to recruit.
 
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Squints said:
I would argue that it's cheaper in a team-driven truck. The route has to be covered, regardless of the path. With two drivers, you practically never have to stop other than for fuel, meals, bathroom breaks, etc. With a single driver, the truck is almost continuously running... uh oh, more fuel to run a truck, while idling for sleep, when it could be moving, covering the ground that will have to be covered to get to whereever it's going. Team drivers may make more due to sharing miles, but I doubt it's more expensive to operate a team driven truck. Not a trucker by trade, just using common sense deductions.
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I get it ... But

I think the MNF guys are treated a little better than most OTR truckers.

I would imagine their living a truckers dream and being compensated very well.
 
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Coastypop said:
Chavis is not a recruiter
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He's not a DC either.



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FacelessArya said:
Holy crap!

MNF trucks on Cedar Bluff? I just drove past there on my way home from work, but hadn’t read the thread so I didn’t know! I’d have marched my happy a$$ up there and asked what they’re doing! “Hello, I’m Arya and this is my colleague Daniela (holds up phone with butt gif) from VolNation and we need to know what’s going on here”.

I’ll be driving past there again in the morning, so I’ll keep a look out.

Also, I live off Strawplains and agree that would have been better when navigating trucks. Food choices, although aren’t as good as Cedar Bluff. We do have a nice Aubrey’s, on Strawplains with a good bar and trivia night on Wednesday’s...
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Howdy, neighbor! Quite a few of us at the Strawplains area. :)
 
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JCP201 said:
UTSuave who was investigating the trucks has not been heard from in a few hours. Might have taken one for the team.
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...and we have a strange story tonight involving ESPN semi-trucks, a message board and an amateur detective that goes by the name UTSuave. Stay tuned. Full story at 11.
 
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