Official Gruden Thread 38

[5FingerVolPunch]

Confirmed. NCAA will need to reinstate the draft to fill all the vacancies.

Yep. It's about to get insane. The coaching turnover this year will be epic. Especially in the SEC.

 

[Volsfan458]

I read his follow up differently. We are likely gonna end up with Plan B which he is comfortable with but not all will be....aka....the Gruden or bust camp.



I’m prepared to wait and see. But expect this has been the last run at Gruden.

That’s the way I read it as well.

 

[Behr]

Not sure what just happened.

Ask Tex (GF)

 

[TenUhSee]

Will someone let us know when to start the "Official Plan B Thread I" thread if Plan A falls through?

its pretty certain that the 4 or 5 people who would be happy with "plan B" would be notified

 

[peerless98]

Yep. It's about to get insane. The coaching turnover this year will be epic. Especially in the SEC.

Butch has a better chance of landing somewhere for sure.

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

At this point the AD has allowed any hire to be terrible in the fans eyes unless it's Gruden....

They are creating a frenzy they can't stop because everything has had to be so hush hush!

Difficult to imagine it isn't better to go ahead and be transparent which I think the fans would respect. As for Gruden's opinion of that approach, who cares, our number one priority is Tennessee and if he doesn't respect that not sure he is the one to make Tennessee a Champion once again.

I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the AD or a coaching search. I'm sure there's a lot more to it than any of us could ever imagine, but at least some transparency would be nice.

 

[goooooovols]

I wouldn't hate the next hire just because it's not Gruden as long as it's a top tier proven coach. I would be somewhat disappointed, but I wouldn't hate them. You give me another google coach, then I won't spend another dime on UT football.

Ok let's say we hire one of the below:

Charlie Strong
Mike Bobo
or Petrino

All known non-Google coaches, how excited are you?

 

[chattavol420]

To me it's sounding more and more like the problem has not been the efforts of Hart and Currie but more that Gruden loves flirting and seeing what people thinks he is worth.

Im calling that this ends just like 2012 and our fans end up hating whoever the next coach is because it's not Jon Gruden. If nothing else the AD should come out and say "Jon Gruden has been contacted and we have met all demands but he keeps uping the stakes" which sounds to be true! This puts the pressure on Gruden to **** or get off the pot!

I agree. But it's bizarre because the family obviously does have an affinity for ut. So why would he not then immediately squash the rumors. That'd definitely be the classiest thing to do. To lead on the fan base when there really is no interest on his part is a really douche move. Hard to understand why he'd do that

 

[Sara Clark]

SBNation reporting that Bret Bielema and Arkansas are parting ways.

 

[peerless98]

Unless you push it together like that, then it's one.

We can do this all day, man. Heh.

True, like "abunch"

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

Butch has a better chance of landing somewhere for sure.

I think Butch will sit for a couple of years. He compromises that buyout money if he takes another job right now.

 

[TenUhSee]

What a big day for me. I found out my wife is pregnant with our first child. Couldn’t have received more exciting news!!!

God bless you and your family....great news

 

[OldTimer]

I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the AD or a coaching search. I'm sure there's a lot more to it than any of us could ever imagine, but at least some transparency would be nice.

I have a feeling if Currie was transparent with the Gruden stuff we’d be telling Gruden to “**** off we don’t want you now”......

 

[BODACIOUS]

Butch has a better chance of landing somewhere for sure.

I saw an article where he turned down Oregon st

 

[tennesseeduke]

If those are the candidates that we are interested in then expect more of the same.

There are only so many coaches to choose from. From there a % that would be interested.

Good grief!

🐋🐋🐋

 

[esarmstrong]

Report: Vols AD John Currie met with Jon Gruden as procedural move, 2 other candidates emerge

A “procedural move”. ??? What the heck is this 💩

It's a hard, cold dose of reality. IMHO, our AD is sending a message that it has moved from Gruden to other candidates. 2012 repeating itself, or at least that's narrative that is being advanced. Makes it more likely we get a good second choice and that the second choice doesn't feel like "sloppy seconds".

 

[UT_VOLS13]

Ok let's say we hire one of the below:

Charlie Strong
Mike Bobo
or Petrino

All known non-Google coaches, how excited are you?

Disappointed not excited in the least.

 

[Behr]

Ok let's say we hire one of the below:

Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden

how excited are you?

Ecstatic!

 

[Souce]

Those free minutes they send in mail?

Hell yah...used those CD-ROMs as coasters for drinks

 

[rocytop2624]

Greg Schiano? Come on now, Currie has to know that hiring him is not going to get the fans excited

Hey I am all for Gruden but if he says no Greg Schiano would be Solid hire. I would take him over Mullen.

 

[jpope9]

Kelly next mam up IMO

yep, thats why he hasnt fully accepted florida yet. Waiting on that UCLA job to open. IMO.

 

[peerless98]

Ok, I'm for real this time; I'm banning myself for a few hours. Keep up the fight!

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother!

 

[vols72]

Or a bigger pay raise if Florida

I think he fits in better out there

 

[OldTimer]

yep, thats why he hasnt fully accepted florida yet. Waiting on that UCLA job to open. IMO.

He will dominate the PAC 12

 

[jpope9]

I saw an article where he turned down Oregon st

if thats true, he should have jumped all over that, he's not getting another power 5 job.