Heres the other thing: his recruiting pitch will be pretty effective. A possible conversation with a recruit might go like this: Hey, Im Coach Gruden. I know every single head coach in the NFL, including my brother and my three best friends. Maybe youve heard of some of the players Ive coached. Brett Favre, Joe Montana, and Steve Young. If youd like a shot at playing big time college football in front of a rabid-to-crazy fan base, in front of 102,455 people every Saturday, and play in the NFL in a few years, why dont you think about coming and playing for me at Tennessee. Oh sorry for the bright light, thats just the reflection of the lamp off of my Super Bowl ring.
Yeah, recruiting shouldnt be a problem.