Official Jon Gruden Thread 34

[wesleydmartin]

You ever go to the Sierra Nevada brewery in Asheville? Awesome. Best wings i have ever had.

Yes sir, of course i do, bigger fan of Burial and the Wicked Weed funkatorium but love me some Sierra as well (great facility), on the way i usually stop at Fonta Flora in Morganton

 

[Behr]

Haha you guys are funny.

I stopped right there.

You'll find funny guys in every single thread.

 

[Coastypop]

lmao @ the idea of Currie being on a commercial airline right now.

He has to, Gruden is using his plane :thud:

 

[Volbrando]

Basillio has decided NOT to have Blackburn on air today and throw him into the fire

 

[orange parmejohn]

Blackburn's on-record quotes in the Chatt news article today - in conjunction with Gruden's non-denial on Mike and Mike means I'll quit being a skeptical ***

Too much smoke. Far more smoke than in 2012 I think.

Blackburn's quotes (to me) are the most significant, verifiable information we've had that supports Gruden to the Hill is a very realistic possibility.

I haven't gotten to read full article. What did he say that is so revealing? I just caught the he said that Gruden would listen which isn't a reach, imo.

 

[VFLnSFD]

Do you think Blackburn would consider coming back in that role? And would Currie allow it? (He better)

That's above my pay grade, but I don't believe this article would have brought Blackburn into it otherwise.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Yes sir, of course i do, bigger fan of Burial and the Wicked Weed funkatorium but love me some Sierra as well (great facility), on the way i usually stop at Fonta Flora in Morganton

We just got the deschutes brewery here in Roanoke, should be open next spring

 

[tnwayne]

They stole George's clothes lol

Classic lol

 

[FleeceItOut]

Tldr. Gtfo.

Yet you took the time to respond. I’m pretty sure you read it. You can tell me to GTFO but don’t lie.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

Yes sir, of course i do, bigger fan of Burial and the Wicked Weed funkatorium but love me some Sierra as well (great facility), on the way i usually stop at Fonta Flora in Morganton

Damn. It must take you a few days with all those stops.

If you ever get to Charlotte South end, Old Mecklenburg is right down the street from me. It's probably my favorite in town.

 

[jmpearso]

Agreed. That’s when it’s the most fun. Every game counts and the West is afraid.

No one in the West is afraid.

 

[Backwards K]

Why even say this? Of course you will believe it then. You won't have a choice.

Not necessarily!! With Tennessee's luck going back to the Dooley LSU game and his Music City Bowl endings, it would be UT's luck for Gruden to accept the job and then change his mind the day after the press conference (ala Bobby Cremins)

 

[VFLnSFD]

Can anyone say, with certainty, where Blackburn has been working? Someone said a sports agency... which one?

 

[quadlee21]

Basillio has decided NOT to have Blackburn on air today and throw him into the fire

Basilio with his own smokescreen

 

[VolInNorthCack]

Not necessarily!! With Tennessee's luck going back to the Dooley LSU game and his Music City Bowl endings, it would be UT's luck for Gruden to accept the job and then change his mind the day after the press conference!!

 

[RockCityVol]

Basilio with his own smokescreen

More likely .... Blackburn asked to slow the roll and simmer the erupting volcano.

 

[Lovesomebigorange]

That's above my pay grade, but I don't believe this article would have brought Blackburn into it otherwise.

I haven't had a chance to read it yet but did he indicate he would work with Currie? Were those words actually said? That would be big I think.

 

[VFLnSFD]

I haven't had a chance to read it yet but did he indicate he would work with Currie? Were those words actually said? That would be big I think.

Yes.

 

[tennesseeduke]

No one in the West is afraid.

They SOON will be now GTFO!

:loco:

Tennesseeduke

 

[clt_tiger]

Damn. It must take you a few days with all those stops.

If you ever get to Charlotte South end, Old Mecklenburg is right down the street from me. It's probably my favorite in town.

Have you been to Wooden Robot yet? Really solid beers and maybe best in Charlotte IMO. Also, if anybody is flying through clt airport, I'll buy you a Hop Drop. In the airport weekly; hence, username.

 

[OrangeShadeOfDoom]

Haha you guys are funny.

I still don’t think it’s happening and won’t believe it until he takes the podium.

If you look at my post history you’ll see that I was full on Grude for a while but this has become too much like 2012 and I flipped.

I reserve the right to flip again if info changes. UT has burned us twice and there is a strong possibility they do so again.

Also, I started questioning as to why he would take the job? To what end does it actually benefit him? It’s not about money because he has plenty, and if he needs more he can go to the NFL where pressure isn’t as high and you can make the playoffs with 8 losses.

Between this thread and the expectations of UT fans I don’t see why he would want to take this on. The expectations for him would be insurmountable and anything less than a national championship will be seen as failure.

Apart from money (if you already don’t have it) I don’t see why anyone would want to coach big time college football. Nick Saban has broken college football and changed what qualifies a program as successful. No one is happy with 10-2/9-3 seasons anymore. You have to compete for championships every year and if you slip up the fans eat you alive.

Look at PSU, AU, OU, OSU, etc. they have all had success and fans still at times (some more than others) have called for their coaches heads. Auburn fans still want Gus gone and he just drubbed the #1 team in the nation. There was article after that game showing where some UGA fans were questioning Kirby. Heck, just a few years ago Bama fans were talking about the game passing Saban by and making a change.

You can argue that they want to do it because it’s in their nature but no one wants that stress and it’s beats you down over time. Saban put Urban into a brief retirement, and Bob Stoops just left last year. So even the best have a breaking point.

Gruden has had it so easy for so long, just don’t see why he steps back into the gauntlet, especially college football where you can’t afford to drop 2 games a year.

We have heard it all before.

You aren't shaking our ****.

 

[Vol737]

Basilio with his own smokescreen

Or Blackburn has to go dark with the revelation of him being contacted by the big G.

 

[schmalfungus]

Soon...

Yep. Photoshopped - and I do know what I am talking about. Lighting 'temperature' and highlights tell the story immediately.

 

[revjayp]

Tldr. Gtfo.

If we’ll quit quoting them, they’ll leave.

 

[preacherwebb]

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Your welcome.

hey guys, curious ... wiki or google didn't answer this question (at least that i saw) ... has JJ coached anywhere? If he's not, and he's coming out of retirement, what are we thinking he's coming for? VFL coordinator? honest question ... asking for a friend.

EDIT: or is JJ saying Gruden is thinking about coming out of retirement?