Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIV

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FacelessArya said:
I could see Lane go public that UT offered him, he appears to consider it, then he turns us down in grand fashion, gets on twitter, trolls us that we want him now after burning mattresses, and then the national media who already hates us, picks it up and laughs and cheers and hundreds of articles are written making fun of us once again.

ESPN would have a field day. They are probably hoping that’s what goes down.
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I also feel the exact same way and voiced that in a LK thread and was told by site admin "no chance" that would happen. I just dont trust the fact LK has matured. Good post Faceless!
 
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edyeary said:
I know this is a double post from another thread but it belongs in both Yeah Im not being humble. Lol
Even ESPN acknowledges we, along with Fl.and Ne., are a team with the history that should legitimately aspire to top 10 heights yearly. True story. On Sportscenter last night.
Also, they seem to be putting more,emphasis on Currie,and the administration for this recent fiasco and much less on the fans. Said the administration should have known it's fan base better. I had steeled myself for the segment but was pleasently surprised. Also said 10 or 20 years from now we would look back and say UT fans changed college football forever.
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They said this on Mike and Golic this morning too. They said fans shouldn't necessarily have a vote because that's letting the inmates run the prison, but the AD should have definitely floated the name out to gauge the pulse of the fan base instead of blindsiding us with it.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I can safely say nobody should be hired as HFC right now. I don't trust Currie and don't trust him calling anyone to gauge interest.

Haslam can be dealt with internally by other boosters. They can get rid of Currie while mitigating his power at the same time by putting in a guy (or gal) they want. And then let the new AD pick their coach. But do it fast.

Atlanta, I hope you're reading. You're our voice up there..
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I think you are correct. I do not think hiring a coach is going to happen or should happen for a few more weeks. Hopefully the BoT will remove Currie and maybe even Davenport quickly, get a new group in place, get some stability and then go hire somebody. Yes, we miss early signing, but sometimes short term sacrifices lead to long term gain.
 
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edyeary said:
Its useless to post in this thread. Its like screaming in a room full of other people screaming.
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SFD is at Disney World. Don't give her any ideas about screaming at people. We do not want her on the 6 o'clock news and have to call LG to come bail her out.
 
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crparker21 said:
That is true for now. Once a coach is hired he can step back out for a while. He will get heckled at the bball games, but so did Hart. Heckling at games won't be enough. We need to keep the pressure on his bosses and hit UT where it hurts. Like AV said if you want to support players buy tickets off stubhub or scalpers. I called yesterday and let them know I will not be renewing as long as Currie is there. I know 2 other skybox donors that did the same.
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Honestly, I don't think the ticket idea is sound. In order to buy them off the street, somebody has to buy them to start with. Ticket sales will still be the same. Unless you buy them and then don't show up. Don't watch on TV so ratings go down. I guess we could listen on the radio.
 
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There needs to be a coordinated coup from the inside of the AD.

If its true about 90% of the department being upset, they can help to get the RAT OUT.
 
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zydane47 said:
Here's the thing, if people such as boosters and what not want change and want the Haslam's out of the picture then why not leak this whole messed up situation to someone like Trey Wallace or Clay Travis or Barrett Sallee?

It would seem like that's the only real way change will happen, get the dirty laundry in the hands of someone in the media. Make it so uncomfortable for the Haslams that they have no choice but to back off

While it might cause a big black eye for the university and the program it might be the only way to being about real change.

As the Joker said you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
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JMO, but I don't think you have to leak it anywhere...those folks are all over this and other message boards...I just wish they would publish more of it...
 
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AllVolinGA said:
Kiffin is like remarriage to your first wife who left you for her obgyn.
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I think it’s like someone who leaves you for their super hot dream girl....who then uses him and dumps him. He rebounds to a nice enough girl who’s stripping on the side to pay the bills. He’s in the relationship but not “in it” for good. But, you know, he realizes now that you were always “the one”. He starts dropping some interest out there to let you know. Starts showing up whenever you’re out.....and then boom. He’s professing his undying love and that you were the one that got away.

Kick that s*** to the curb.
 
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5FingerVolPunch said:
They said this on Mike and Golic this morning too. They said fans shouldn't necessarily have a vote because that's letting the inmates run the prison, but the AD should have definitely floated the name out to gauge the pulse of the fan base instead of blindsiding us with it.
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1. Golic is a living example of the effects of CTE on a brain.
2. 'Letting the inmates run the prison'? We're the damn customer. We pay for the product, so we get a say. The end.
 
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superdave1984 said:
Honestly, I don't think the ticket idea is sound. In order to buy them off the street, somebody has to buy them to start with. Ticket sales will still be the same. Unless you buy them and then don't show up. Don't watch on TV so ratings go down. I guess we could listen on the radio.
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They still get the money from ticket sales, yes. The donation involved with season tickets is much larger though. We need season ticket holders to be down.
 
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Wild @s a Mink said:
I think it’s like someone who leaves you for their super hot dream girl....who then uses him and dumps him. He rebounds to a nice enough girl who’s stripping on the side to pay the bills. He’s in the relationship but not “in it” for good. But, you know, he realizes now that you were always “the one”. He starts dropping some interest out there to let you know. Starts showing up whenever you’re out.....and then boom. He’s professing his undying love and that you were the one that got away.

Kick that s*** to the curb.
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F*** him and feed him fish!
 
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zydane47 said:
Here's the thing, if people such as boosters and what not want change and want the Haslam's out of the picture then why not leak this whole messed up situation to someone like Trey Wallace or Clay Travis or Barrett Sallee?

It would seem like that's the only real way change will happen, get the dirty laundry in the hands of someone in the media. Make it so uncomfortable for the Haslams that they have no choice but to back off

While it might cause a big black eye for the university and the program it might be the only way to being about real change.

As the Joker said you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
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The Haslam family didn't get to where they are without being able to cover their tracks and deflect when needed. They can throw folks under the bus and walk away looking like the victim.
 
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Smokey X said:
JMO, but I don't think you have to leak it anywhere...those folks are all over this and other message boards...I just wish they would publish more of it...
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Maybe, but you can only go on message board chatter so much, someone with direct knowledge of the situation needs to anonymously leak the info to the press.

This HAS to get out in such a manner that it causes a big black eye on all the Haslam's eyes.

That's the only way real change will happen. It's gotten to the point now that the boosters have an obligation to this University and program to get rid of any bad influences in anyway possible.
 
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crparker21 said:
I have a feeling Haslam is going to win out again. They believe once a coach is hired it will deflect some attention away from Currie and over time the attention(good or bad) will go to the coach. Whoever we bring in at this point is in a bad situation. Next year is going to be a tough year. The culture at UT will not change unless haslam, Currie, and davenport are gone. Even if a coach is hired please continue the heat on Currie, our proud tradition depends on it.
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I agree these parties want a coach hired as quickly as possible to remove the focus from them.

. I thought of this all night after Knuck and Exile told us what is happening behind closed doors. Is there a coach that we could hire that would actually help our cause against the power(s) that strangle this University?
 
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