Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIV

[VolNExile]

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.

Who knows that that isn't happening now?

Any press member who is going to put this out will need to be very careful about being able to document any claims about the Haslams. That will take some time.

 

[Dudleys87]

I wonder if that happened if the university would just open the gates and let people in for free just to have people in the seats?

No chance

 

[Behr]

What makes me even more mad about this Schiano thing is that evidently we told Chip Kelly and his people we weren't interested in him at all.

He was my number 1 until I thought Gruden might be a possibility.

Obviously it doesn't matter what I want. Actually, maybe it does. Seems any coach I really don't want is who we end up with and vice versa.

I really really want Lane.

 

[Vol_atile]

The kids out there playing are also hoping that they have an AD that will support them and provide them the best opportunity to succeed. They aren’t oblivious to this fiasco. I’m tired of the fans being the problem or responsible for the players feelings

This

 

[Smokey X]

I'm not sure how that's funny...

me either...probably would have to have been there

 

[BearCat204]

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.

I've already decided I will not keep my 4 until changes are made at the top.

 

[Dudleys87]

Art Briles.......?


It wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Orangedogsrule]

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.

Oh come on! It all depends on where he met the stripper, doncha think?:crazy:

 

[VFLnSFD]

I recognize dry enough humor to see what you did there.

Better than your nerdy jokes from before I suppose.

Don't knock math jokes.

 

[VolFan32]

It's too quiet right now. Feel like fits about to hit the shan.

 

[ButchPlz]

Art Briles.......?


It wouldn't surprise me.

If the admin tried to hire Briles leading us to riot again it may make us look great to the national pundolts.

 

[Wild @s a Mink]

You too, huh? :lol:

Incredibly happy to be past that stage of my life.

:lolabove::lolabove::lolabove:

So. Damn. Happy. Maybe that’s why the Kiffin thing sits wrong with me lol.

 

[SmokeyLives]

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[Grand Vol]

I'd rather not have an empty stadium for the whole country to see

It's the only way you force change, Duds. Here's the thing...

If we as fans decided to boycott a game (or several) and plenty of low level season ticket holders decided not to renew, that puts the pressure on the AD to find sources of money to pay for that expansion project. And you know where they are going for it. In turn, those boosters will have to ask themselves "why" this all happened and why they are cracking open their wallet to pay for things already underway or contracted out.

Less fans = The AD crawling towards the boosters begging because of a stupid mistake.

And they know the easy solution to that. The standard fan sitting in the nose bleed sections have way more power than they realize. Don't buy tickets, don't buy concessions, don't pay for parking passes, don't pay for tailgate areas, don't buy overpriced merchandise from the book store.

Don't feed the beast. You can support the troopers on the field by forcing a leadership change that might be in their best interest.

 

[Dudleys87]

It's too quiet right now. Feel like fits about to hit the shan.

And it's gonna blow all over the walls floor and doors

 

[Wild @s a Mink]

Pics of said hot girls?

You’ll have to ask Lane for those lol.

 

[Dudleys87]

If the admin tried to hire Briles leading us to riot again it may make us look great to the national pundolts.

Knox would be 100x worse than when kiffin left

 

[UTVolinExile]

That's good. One more to go.
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Bump.

 

[ButchPlz]

Knox would be 100x worse than when kiffin left

But that could be good in that it literally destroys the current top of the AD. A nice semi controlled burn.

 

[ATPVol]

If he stays on, it’ll be in name only. If they are allowing him to actually travel and interview on his own merit then we are in worse trouble than I thought. What does he even say to a coach when asked about Sunday?? Based in his statement, I bet he throws the fans under the bus.

Currie’s statement completely threw the fans under the bus. It certainly didn’t take responsibility for any of the change in opinion that nixed the Schiano deal. And didn’t put blame on anyone else in administration. I can only take that as his arrogance saying this only happened because of the public blacklash.

John Currie who listened to fans berate him for not firing CBJ soon enough and for 8 weeks, wasn’t going to all the sudden back out with cold feet on Sunday. He was sent to hire Schiano by HOH and would have done it.

Now real question is who nixed the deal from going through? That’s what we all want to know. Was it purely Davenport, or are there more people willing to step up against HOH.

The blaming fans can only go so far, before it points back to people in charge.

 

[edyeary]

Well, good sir, kindly shAre with me what you have to say. I am interested.

The thread moves so fast and so many people are engaged in a conversation making it hard to get a word in. Either goes unnoticed or ignored. I know I've had to skip at times to get to current posts.
Basically I said what I wanted in the post about Slortscenter......so never mind I guess.

 

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

If he stays on, it’ll be in name only. If they are allowing him to actually travel and interview on his own merit then we are in worse trouble than I thought. What does he even say to a coach when asked about Sunday?? Based in his statement, I bet he throws the fans under the bus.

He cannot throw the fans under the bus. What coach would come in and coach a team with a 3/4 empty stadium?

 

[volgr]

It's too quiet right now. Feel like fits about to hit the shan.

Yep, the storm is dying down. They are waiting us out.

 

[Wild @s a Mink]

And it's gonna blow all over the walls floor and doors

And the fans....but no worries! The Haslams will come out smelling like roses. :banghead2:

 

[ButchPlz]

He cannot throw the fans under the bus. What coach would come in and coach a team with a 3/4 empty stadium?

He already did throw the fans under the bus.