Official Jon Gruden Thread XLVIII

[RagingOrange]

A few said tonight

 

[apevol]

Where!

 

[patrick]

Do not want Les "retread" Miles........

If we can't get Gruden and Petersen is a no go then bring in Tee Martin and give him 5 mill for a stellar staff and AAA recruiters! In the end, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's....

 

[jb865]

where!

ape !!!!!

 

[tvolsfan]

A few said tonight

I'm not sure why anyone would think that was actually happening, unless the news simply breaks. He's not saying he's taking the job on national television in the middle of the game.

 

[volfan1631]

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For the folks out there saying Tennessee will announce their new Head Coach tomorrow, do you honestly think they would do this on the same day Peyton Manning gets inducted into the HOF?

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Uh oh he said Tom Brady = GOAT

Smoke screen

 

[Orangeburst]

Thank you for the funniest ever!

 

[Grayvol4life]

Was academics the reason UT never talked with him?

No I honestly think DB does a piss pour job of getting kids names out their IMO. Coty made good grades. Good kid. His cousin Gerald played for Jacksonville and Dallas for years. Also played at Db. We also had Daniel Kilgore on our team, he was a talent as well, ended up at appy st won two national championships there, has started center for the 49ers for a longtime.

 

[iamadoc]

Was academics the reason UT never talked with him?

Only a 2* recruit. We only go for 4* and up. Not the recruits fault. Our coaches had developmental issues.

 

[nagle]

Do not want Les "retread" Miles........

If we can't get Gruden and Petersen is a no go then bring in Tee Martin and give him 5 mill for a stellar staff and AAA recruiters! In the end, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's....

+1

 

[VFL2098]

So why would knuck tell us to watch MNF if nothing is going to be said? Is he just a Steelers or Bengals fan?

 

[RagingOrange]

I'm not sure why anyone would think that was actually happening, unless the news simply breaks. He's not saying he's taking the job on national television in the middle of the game.

Just reminding everyone a few loveable fav posters said tonight.

Didnt say what, when, or how.

Im not betting on an announcement. But if it were it would be something along the lines of "leaving...etc" with no specific purpose.

 

[onevol74]

No I honestly think DB does a piss pour job of getting kids names out their IMO. Coty made good grades. Good kid. His cousin Gerald played for Jacksonville and Dallas for years. Also played at Db. We also had Daniel Kilgore on our team, he was a talent as well, ended up at appy st won two national championships there, has started center for the 49ers for a longtime.

Thanks for the response.

 

[RagingOrange]

No I honestly think DB does a piss pour job of getting kids names out their IMO. Coty made good grades. Good kid. His cousin Gerald played for Jacksonville and Dallas for years. Also played at Db. We also had Daniel Kilgore on our team, he was a talent as well, ended up at appy st won two national championships there, has started center for the 49ers for a longtime.

Too bad Gerald is getting the **** thrown at him.

 

[Give_All_Vol]

Just reminding everyone a few loveable fav posters said tonight.

Didnt say what, when, or how.

Im not betting on an announcement. But if it were it would be something along the lines of "leaving...etc" with no specific purpose.

Halftime? Not sure when that conversation happens if it were to happen

 

[apevol]

ape !!!!!

Sh, Im posting incognito

 

[DownTheField]

Fulmer not in an enviable spot at the moment--the AD would like to be able to squash grumors by simply leaking who the guy is about 12-18 hours before an announcement...that's not really an option in this case for obvious reasons unless it's miles or Petersen...so if Fulmer is set to announce Wednesday (as some have said) and if it's not leaked by tomorrow that it's miles or petersen, then fulmer's only option is to explicitly squash the grumors tomorrow

 

[VinnieVOL]

Do not want Les "retread" Miles........

If we can't get Gruden and Petersen is a no go then bring in Tee Martin and give him 5 mill for a stellar staff and AAA recruiters! In the end, it's about the Jimmy's and Joe's....

Agreed. Will be disappoint.

 

[CoachClick]

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For the folks out there saying Tennessee will announce their new Head Coach tomorrow, do you honestly think they would do this on the same day Peyton Manning gets inducted into the HOF?

This guy has been right about very few things...so maybe?

 

[Dudleys87]

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For the folks out there saying Tennessee will announce their new Head Coach tomorrow, do you honestly think they would do this on the same day Peyton Manning gets inducted into the HOF?

If they announce today, tomorrow, or Wednesday it’ll overshadow Peyton anyway so what’s the difference

 

[tvolsfan]

Just reminding everyone a few loveable fav posters said tonight.

Didnt say what, when, or how.

Im not betting on an announcement. But if it were it would be something along the lines of "leaving...etc" with no specific purpose.

Okay, but if he doesn't say anything, are we to assume it's 100% not happening?

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

I have a family friend that works for the Gruden camp. He speaks with Jon everyday and has been speaking with the Tenn camp as well.
As most of you know, Tennessee and Gruden were very close to a deal around Thanksgiving, but Gruden could not stand Currie and this caused the whole thing to fall through.
Fast Forward to now: I just spoke with my source who said now that Currie is gone Tennessee has reached back out to Gruden. He is the #1 choice for the job and Les Miles is #2. He said that Tenn informally offered a contract to Miles (Basically like Schaino's contract, not good until Tennessee actually signs it). If Gruden falls through, Tennessee will sign on the dotted line and secure Miles.
Edit: I'll try to answer any questions you guys have. I should disclose that I'm not a Tennessee fan or even a CFB fan. I can try to provide any proof short of my sources actual name. He is typically the 3rd person on Grudens side of the table in any negotiations (Gruden, His Agent, My Source).
Edit 2: I am going to keep providing random details I know of. Tennessee fans might find them useful even if they don't directly involve Gruden. Saturday night my source had dinner in Tampa with Jimmy and Bob Haslam, the topic of discussion was mostly Tennessee AD politics. Basically Jimmy Haslam was saying he and Fulmer are not the best of friends and that he has been cut out of the coaching search for the most part (after leading it before). Haslam ultimately wants my source to do work with him for the Browns organization next year. Haslam believed Saturday night that Les Miles was still the front runner for the job. I talk to my source Sunday morning and he's like "yea Jon has moved on and just wants to focus on the Rowdies deal" (Tampa soccer team he has partial ownership in). I talk to my source today and hes like: "were back on, I just talked to the associate AD (He knows this person personally and used their real name) and they want Jon. Jon #1 choice... They have Miles if they want."
Edit 3: I will work on getting a picture of my source with Gruden and send it to a mod. This person is the childhood best friend of my father and lives in Tampa, I live in NC and haven't seen him in 15-20 years. So a picture with me and him is out of the question, and if I get a picture of he and Gruden together that could just be any picture off google right? Leaving work will be back in 30.
Edit 4: Guys I am working on getting verification to u/weazelbear so standby. If I had to guess you guys have a 50-50 shot to land Gruden (the other 50 being Miles).

Edit 5: Guys I have PMed your mod about the verification. I am not able to get a picture of my source with Gruden tonight as he didn't have any on his phone. He actually offered to speak with u/weazelbear on the phone to provide any verification LOL. My source is the one who has been asking me to get the news out there that Gruden is still in play to put the media/fan-base in frenzy and in turn put pressure on Tenn for their negotiations. Even though my source clearly has a financial incentive to get a deal done between Tenn and Gruden, I stand by everything I have said in these rumor threads 100%. All the details I gave about the meetings/negotiations and Tennessee interest is 100% rock solid. The only possible thing that I believe my source could be exaggerating is Gruden's interest in the job still. Remember Gruden went from 100% on board to royally pissed off after the Currie meeting in late November. Gruden doesn't need this and isn't going to be anyone's ***** if he takes the job. This is the last edit for tonight, I am going to watch Gruden call MNF for my Steelers. I will setup the phone call with weazelbear if he wants.

Edit 6: LAST EDIT TONIGHT FOR REAL. So I just called my guy to tell him not to expect a call from the subreddit mod and he gave me 1 more nugget for tonight. He said he just got a call from Tennessee saying they have tendered an offer to Les Miles that is not official yet. This was essentially a threat to let the Gruden camp know the clock is ticking, but the only reason they are even calling is because Gruden is still their #1 choice. If something doesn't happen very soon (tomorrow) with Gruden I think Les Miles will be your guy. I know only a % of you still believe me and that is completely understandable. I am off to watch MNF.

 

[RagingOrange]

No I honestly think DB does a piss pour job of getting kids names out their IMO. Coty made good grades. Good kid. His cousin Gerald played for Jacksonville and Dallas for years. Also played at Db. We also had Daniel Kilgore on our team, he was a talent as well, ended up at appy st won two national championships there, has started center for the 49ers for a longtime.

East Tn is poorly recruited. I got a nephew who plays running back lights out at HV...too bad no real school will look at him. All conference. Player of the week multiple times. Played varisty as a frosh, leading team rusher.

 

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