Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIV

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Looking back at the video of the guy yelling at Currie about Gruden. Currie was still in good graces. Could you imagine what it would be like if he had to make that same walk today? Or any time in the future, for that matter. I don't see how he keeps his job, nor do I see why he would want to.
 
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vol4life1981 said:
We need an explanation...I just feel like that's what we deserve...we have all put him on a pedastal not only for his athletic achievements but also for his deameanor off the field as well...I would gladly accept him back into the fold...nothing made my dad happier then to have him at the helm of the broncos but this has definately put a damper on that SB win for him at least
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He won't speak...if he does, that just says there was fuel behind the flames.

Deny Deny Deny
 
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I never understood why y'all wanted Gruden. His best CFB gig was TE coach at Pacific in 1989. He was fired by the Raiders. Then he inherited Tony Dungee's team and immediately won a Super Bowl. Then he proceeded to go 45-51 and was fired again.
 
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Coastypop said:
I hear T. Basilio (I know it's Tony lol) say today that Miles HAD contacted Tennessee last night saying he was willing to be our back up plan ????? :crazy::crazy::crazy:
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Before yesterday I would have screamed no way. But, I actually think he would treat our fans with class and he actually respects our history and tradition. He wouldn’t be my first choice but I’d rather have him over an up and comer. He could do what Barnes has done for basketball.
 
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A_Vol_n_Hog_Country said:
We don’t need a coach right now!!!! If a coach is hired right now that means Currie did the hiring and all of this is for naught.

We need the backlash to hit the Administration. Fire emails, twitters, phone calls etc.

Right now the National Media is on their side and that buys them more time so we need to up the ante!
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This^
 
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ZippyMorocco said:
I never understood why y'all wanted Gruden. His best CFB gig was TE coach at Pacific in 1989. He was fired by the Raiders. Then he inherited Tony Dungee's team and immediately won a Super Bowl. Then he proceeded to go 45-51 and was fired again.
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Not now. This isn’t the time.
 
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A_Vol_n_Hog_Country said:
We don’t need a coach right now!!!! If a coach is hired right now that means Currie did the hiring and all of this is for naught.

We need the backlash to hit the Administration. Fire emails, twitters, phone calls etc.

Right now the National Media is on their side and that buys them more time so we need to up the ante!
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This man gets it! Let it burn...for a while.
 
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Coastypop said:
I hear T. Basilio (I know it's Tony lol) say today that Miles HAD contacted Tennessee last night saying he was willing to be our back up plan ????? :crazy::crazy::crazy:
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We should offer Miles right now and we immediately become a better, more relevant football team.
 
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tennvols77 said:
lot nicer and more professional than mine were. I've donated alot of money to Northwestern over the years and would have done the same with UT except for the issues beginning in 2000-2001.

I'm sure my money doesn't mean much to UT in the grand scheme, but, this whole fiasco is a reiteration and confirmation of making sound financial decisions concerning these......... "a lot of bad words"... people.
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I'm not going to send

I refuse to appear uneducated and cause a dump of other emails

Thanks for your input :hi:
 
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VolDaddy87 said:
Looking back at the video of the guy yelling at Currie about Gruden. Currie was still in good graces. Could you imagine what it would be like if he had to make that same walk today? Or any time in the future, for that matter. I don't see how he keeps his job, nor do I see why he would want to.
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Currie won’t be able to show his face for a long time. Next time in TBA, I fully expect the student section to express our displeasure towards him with some colorful chants.
 
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ZippyMorocco said:
I never understood why y'all wanted Gruden. His best CFB gig was TE coach at Pacific in 1989. He was fired by the Raiders. Then he inherited Tony Dungee's team and immediately won a Super Bowl. Then he proceeded to go 45-51 and was fired again.
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You don't inherit NFL teams.
 
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superdave1984 said:
He may have done it as a favor because Haslam is looking at Manning for the Browns front office. Still pretty dang sad. But, Manning may never have looked into the story and only went off what he was told by Haslam. We will never know.
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Yeah, this makes me the saddest of this whole sorry affair. The idea that Peyton Manning, who so many of us look up to, felt that this coach was good enough for us. That hurts. He must not feel the way I thought he did, but then how would I know what he thinks. Just wrong assumptions on my part. No shortage of those lately it seems.
 
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revjayp said:
Before yesterday I would have screamed no way. But, I actually think he would treat our fans with class and he actually respects our history and tradition. He wouldn’t be my first choice but I’d rather have him over an up and comer. He could do what Barnes has done for basketball.
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Give me Gruden!

But, Miles is an acceptable hire IMO. Not a slam dunk, but a good, solid hire.
 
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Email sent:

I am writing to you as a native Knoxvillian, University of Tennessee alumni, Walters Scholar, and long-time fan of Tennessee football. I have long been proud of my state, of the beautiful East Tennessee area, of our hospitality, and of course of our flagship school, the University of Tennessee. The day that I graduated was one of the most proud moments of my life, and I have proudly spoken of my alma mater and have continued to support the University in the 16 years since I graduated.

However right now, I have never been more ashamed of my school. John Currie, along with Beverly Davenport and whatever booster(s) supported this hire, has made a national embarrassment of the University of Tennessee. Greg Schiano? Somebody who was associated with the Penn State/Sandusky debacle was our first choice? Somebody who may have known that Sandusky was raping children and didn’t report it? After we had to settle a Title IX lawsuit?

Not to mention his football credentials: Somebody who barely had a .500 record in an easy conference? Somebody who by all accounts was more abusive to players and staff than Butch Jones? Somebody who LOST to Butch Jones?

The day after the WORST season ever in Tennessee football, and we were about to name this person as the leader of the University of Tennessee football program? As our first choice?

Really?

How are we supposed to take our children to games and cheer on a team led by this person? How are we supposed to accept that he will be leading and molding young men into decent, educated, upstanding citizens? How are we supposed to accept him as a leader in our community? How are we supposed to accept that this was the first choice for our distinguished school? In a season where there are plenty of available and qualified coaches and tremendous upheaval in the college football world?

After yesterday, we, the citizens of Tennessee, Tennessee alumni, and casual Tennessee fans, have zero faith in John Currie, Beverly Davenport, any member of the administration or any booster (Haslam) to make decisions for our university.

John Currie needs to resign, forcefully if needed, and a new Athletic Director needs to be appointed so that we can start this search over.

Our fanbase is passionate and proud, and we have supported our university through good times and bad. We deserve far better than this dumpster fire of an athletic program and this negative national publicity.

If things don’t turn around, you will lose the 100,000+ people that meet at Neyland Stadium on Saturdays in the fall, as well as all their money, merchandise sales, advertising revenue, and support of local businesses, not to mention the number of quality scholars and donor money for both athletics and academics. This will hurt the value of a University of Tennessee education. This will hurt the state of Tennessee and even more so the greater Knoxville community, and it will be entirely John Currie’s fault for being completely disconnected and tone-deaf to what is needed in this athletic program.

General Neyland is rolling in his grave right now, and I have never been more ashamed of and disappointed in our administration.
 
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Orange4Prez said:
Guys, I’m as dejected and depressed as one could be in this situation. But the one silver lining is that we are strong when we unite. Knowing that, it gives me hope that we can still make a solid hire and can remove those that don’t have our best interests in heart.

Judging by several boosters reactions, it is clear that there is an attempt to make this happen. It’s our jobs to keep our voices loud enough to be heard, and not dismissed. Keep the pressure up on social media, it obviously is a great weapon for us to use. Don’t let the media make the narrative about us being spoiled, or entitled as they are trying to do, not without a fight.

It’s time for us to help make this change, along with everyone in AD who didn’t want this to happen, and all our alumni and boosters who are fighting so hard for us as well.

Go Vols!!!
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We really need the names of the boosters too. They need to know how we feel and that we support them.
 
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