Official Jon Gruden Thread 33

[G8rh8r]

Would love to have Mullen but my guess is he may be happy at Miss State. Who knows for sure?

You know, I like Mullen. If this was 2012, I'd say sure. After 10 years of subpar performances on the field, I have to go for a knockout hire. There are maybe 3-5 people who I think qualify as a knockout hire that are still coaching (not ancient) and not coaching their per se dream job. Gruden is one of those. If Kelly goes to FL, it's Gruden or bust in my book. Maybe Patterson too. I'd take Patterson.

 

[CoachClick]

This thread is an obsession....I get home on my lunch break, check in to this thread for my Grumors fill. Get home from work, check this thread. If I had a girlfriend or wife she’d kill me as much as I’d be ignoring her for my daily Gruden news. Thanks to all those who post their information it gives me hope. Hope that Gruden is coming and will lead us back to our rightful place among the elite programs.

Soon...I really, really, really hope.

You seriously need a smartphone

 

[onevol74]

We expecting white smoke from the UT power plant smoke stack?

 

[VFLnSFD]

My subtle attempt at humor failed. That kind of day.

Hahaha! There is just so much to process!!!!

 

[andywilson001]

This should be funny to follow...

Clay's Jon Gruden Diary: Day One - Outkick the Coverage

 

[VFL-82-JP]

No.....if you make a donation for season tickets you are, but not if you simply purchase tickets. Its in black and white.

You don't even have to spend a penny to be a booster, by the NCAA's definition.

Boosters, referred to by the NCAA as “representatives of the institution’s athletic interests,” include anyone who has:

• Provided a donation in order to obtain season tickets for any sport at the university.
• Participated in or has been a member of an organization promoting the university’s athletics programs.
• Made financial contributions to the athletic department or to a university booster organization.
• Arranged for or provided employment for enrolled student-athletes.
• Assisted or has been requested by university staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes.
• Assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student athletes or their families.
• Been involved otherwise in promoting university athletics.

Role of Boosters | NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA

If you do any one of those things, you meet the NCAA definition of a booster.

So the very act of calling Cade Mays (or his dad) to encourage Cade to re-commit to the University of Tennesse, would make you a booster, whether you had any formal relationship with UT or not.

 

[VFL1010]

Pshhhh, blackberry farms...You mean Olive Garden.

 

[The Comb]

you’re my boy blue!

✊️🤜

 

[Squints]

That ledge needs to be closer.

 

[sona]

Yahoo is pretty good a breaking news....didnt Beaver say something about Yahoo?

Yahoo is only good at breaking hearts man. One company, poised to be the final boss of the internet, and they squandered away all of that momentum with horrible misadventures.

 

[UT PaulVol]

So tonight gives Jon the perfect opportunity to deny he’s looking at leaving MNF to coach. He wouldn’t comment in the past about a job that wasn’t available but it is now. So does he? Does ESPN completely stay away from it or allow him to talk about it. It’s had to have come up in production meetings. Gotta be the elephant in the room.

If I remember correctly, which I’m recalling fairly vividly, 5 years ago, he never gave us any hints either way.

I wish he would, but I highly doubt it.

However, 5 years ago, he did wear an orange tie...

 

[CladInOrange]

ESPN just tweeted a Gruden DUnkin Donuts ad - kind of random - maybe they are unloading the ads they have because they wont be able to use them much longer.

 

[tbones0711]

I have to agree with you on your points. I just think he is a huge risk. The short term will be huge benefits just on name alone. But what if he flames? Say on the chance he is hired and we are throwing monster $$$ at him and he fails? Then what? We are financially strained for a long time. Worse yet, if he flames and other guys we didn't hire turn out to be successful, we look totally inept.

However, if he comes, keeps the initial enthusiasm going, wins big....we are a national power again. Recruits would be lined up to sign. Especially top QB talent.

I don't think anybody doubts his football IQ. I think what people doubt is his dedication to coaching right now. My hope with all of it is maybe he has stayed away from coaching for this long to be a more involved family man. But now his kids are older and he wants to coach again. A motivated Gruden is pretty darn good.

He'll get the best coordinators in the country and some dang good position coaches also.

 

[amarcus07]

This thread is an obsession....I get home on my lunch break, check in to this thread for my Grumors fill. Get home from work, check this thread. If I had a girlfriend or wife she’d kill me as much as I’d be ignoring her for my daily Gruden news. Thanks to all those who post their information it gives me hope. Hope that Gruden is coming and will lead us back to our rightful place among the elite programs.

Soon...I really, really, really hope.

I talk about JG constantly and my girlfriend already said "I don't really care, so you don't have to tell me everything you hear."
I still love her.

 

[Sstterry]

This should be funny to follow...

Clay's Jon Gruden Diary: Day One - Outkick the Coverage

I refuse to even give Clay Travis a click.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Yahoo is only good at breaking hearts man. One company, poised to be the final boss of the internet, and they squandered away all of that momentum with horrible misadventures.

former stockholder i'm guessing?

 

[robvol]

Who was it that posted about being Tee Martin’s friend and him being contacted by Gruden? goinuponatuesday, maybe? Because they’ve been proven right pretty resoundingly.

Yes it was him

 

[jpope9]

soon.

 

[Behr]

You don't like being prayed for?

Got me on that.

Something you need to understand. I don't mind good trolling, in fact I enjoying it. But you've got two problems here. 1. You suck at it. 2.most here don't like any type of trolling and when they get tired of it you'll be reported. Then POOF, your lame ass will be gone.

Advice? Chill or leave. Tifwiw.

 

[onevol74]

This thread is an obsession....I get home on my lunch break, check in to this thread for my Grumors fill. Get home from work, check this thread. If I had a girlfriend or wife she’d kill me as much as I’d be ignoring her for my daily Gruden news. Thanks to all those who post their information it gives me hope. Hope that Gruden is coming and will lead us back to our rightful place among the elite programs.

Soon...I really, really, really hope.

I know. I keep reading this book and I can not tell what is fiction or non-fiction. It just keeps going on, and on, and on, and on.

Finally found something better than Father Brown on Netflix.

 

[UTVolinExile]

Hahaha! There is just so much to process!!!!

You've mentioned.

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

He would get his agent to do it if he were to turn it down, just like in 2012 he got his agent to release a statement.

After we fired Dooley in 2012.

How long did it take Gruden's agent to say Jon did not want the UT job?

I was paying more attention to Gundy at the time.

 

[Dudleys87]

How are you still on this thread? Saw you at 530ish this a m...I've been at work all day and you're still here?

Marathon poster

I don’t log out cause I don’t remember my pw lol

 

[DynaLo]

I'm still working through a lot of this right now. Concep really laid it out, but I'm trying to figure out what the motives are for the different parties involved. The biggest question mark I have is why were we drug into it.

IMO, we are the venue/vehicle for the message not the target audience. It’s known that folks from the AD, IMG and media are on VN. It only makes sense in a PR power play, knowing that we (VN) would fire up Grumors 2 after having Grumors 1, that this is the place to drop the info brought forth so far, as we all would take the nuggets and run amok with it. This also explains certain protected tweets as of course followers were expected to share them here so the targets could see them.

It’s always been Jon and it’s only been Jon, for certain boosters involved. You don’t go to the lengths we’ve witnessed on a hope and prayer. This PR blitz to pressure a certain group wouldn’t make sense if Jon hadn’t already agreed to take the job once it was able to be officially offered.

I think Butch was supposed to coach out the season after being told it was his last but no one expected the dumpster fire on the field of play. This would have allowed him to go gracefully to a new job, given assistants a chance to find new jobs, allowed Jon to do what he needed to do and created the needed optics that Jon came in after Jones left on good terms to a new job. I believe LSU was circled on the calendar as “the loss” to start wheels in motion publicly and firing Jones due to craptastic results has thrown everyone’s schedule into disarray. Now we get to wait and watch as all the pieces scramble in the background getting the contingency plans in place. Part of which appears to be the media floating out the conflicting and fuzzy timelines of who has been offered the HC job. Appearances are crucial now.

From my background in marketing, akin to selling ice to Eskimos, it’s been fascinating to watch and I give massive kudos to all involved on the PR front. Well done, very well done.

 

[BearCat204]

You don't even have to spend a penny to be a booster, by the NCAA's definition.



If you do any one of those things, you meet the NCAA definition of a booster.

So the very act of calling Cade Mays (or his dad) to encourage Cade to re-commit to the University of Tennesse, would make you a booster, whether you had any formal relationship with UT or not.

I didn't say that donations were the only thing that make one a booster. I did say that simply buying tickets doesn't. Why and how you started writing a book disagreeing is beyond me.