Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIX

[amarcus07]

Dude! He’s not doing anything out of bad spirit.

YES he is. ANYONE who leaves cryptic messages and won't come out and tell what they know is a bad person. ALWAYS. EVERY SINGLE TIME. They are Haslam. They are Manning. They WANT to see our program fail. THAT is why they lead fans to believe we are getting some kind of splash hire. THEN the disappointment will be even bigger.

He's a bad person, and so is anyone else that is feeding Grumors right now.

I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong. But I'm not.

 

[MaTaLa]

Yes....please....no glass. I’ll just drink straight from the bottle.

 

[volgr]

It may not be Gruden. But it is someone big that no one including Trey Wallace knows about.

I just don't see it at this point. It looks like we are small money hiring this thing. That is what his list indicates to me. I think the mystery candidate is bunk.

 

[revjayp]

If Gruden said no, there was little else UT or Fulmer could have done to make him say yes. It's to my understanding everything was given to him as requested and all it required was for him to say "let's do it." Allegedly the money was right, the staff salary was right, the conditions were right, there was never going to be a better deal put in front of him from Tennessee.

If the man is comfortable doing his thing on MNF, that's on him. If he wants to go back to the NFL, that's on him. I choose to believe we bent over backwards to accommodate the hire and there was nothing left to give. I don't choose to believe he was "afraid" of his legacy being tarnished or anything of that sort. Whatever happened happened on his side of the equation.

The one thing that sucks the most about Pruitt and why I’m just cringing over his hire is this: he’s a bama guy through and through and I can’t hear him singing “I don’t give a damn about the whole state of Alabama...!” at all. Just. Can’t. See. It.

 

[covert29]

Could there be ANY way that the "mystery" candidate is PM? I know he said he would never coach, but do you think there is any part of him that sees what is happening/happened and just says "screw it, lets get this going!" Maybe that is why phil is looking for all of the DC guys? IDK, I'm all Gruden, but just trying to find a way out of this "Steele" Trap...

 

[djohnnyg]

We NEED a coach with head coaching experience. A big name right? Hmmm. I wanted Gruden as much as anybody here...but it's interesting that 3 of the 4 coaches in the BCS playoffs this year are all former assistants/coordinators currently on their 1st ever head coaching gigs.

 

[Dudleys87]

Once you get past the initial struggles, it's rather peaceful.

Fat and drunk.
I’ll sink faster than the program

 

[Hawkpilot]

It's random and wild speculation.

Um...no..Trey said it's real..very real

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

PV..I like this logo..Do you like this logo?

 

[revjayp]

PV did we miss on a whale but land a shark? Who's the mystery man?

Hawk, I feel like this isn’t the same PV as before. The owner of the account seems to be trolling. Jmo...

 

[Dudleys87]

Could there be ANY way that the "mystery" candidate is PM? I know he said he would never coach, but do you think there is any part of him that sees what is happening/happened and just says "screw it, lets get this going!" Maybe that is why phil is looking for all of the DC guys? IDK, I'm all Gruden, but just trying to find a way out of this "Steele" Trap...

No

 

[Sara Clark]

Would melt down the Sports World if he rolls out Peyton..Will never happen but can you imagine?..I am hoping for Petersen or JOHN Harbaugh

Peterson, Harbaugh, or Cooter would make me happy. I'm sure others would too, have to see how it plays out.

 

[Achilles]

No idea who PV is...

But when he first started posting he was taking up for the Haslam family.

Yes. He explained that... the boosters at that point were trying to prevent the apocalypse because no one knew what was real or fake. Once, all the boosters confirmed what we all feared, all of them changed their tone and he lead the revolution

 

[ETennGal]

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I had one of those games :birgits_giggle:

 

[jp1]

You having to google him reflects more poorly on you then it does him. He is very well thought of and has been for several years.

How well does UGA think of him?

 

[volgr]

Dude! He’s not doing anything out of bad spirit.

LOL, look at Fulmer's list and look at his posts. Reality would indicate otherwise at this point.

 

[SandoVOL]

what happened to money is no obstacle? Mel Tucker and Jeremy Pruitt? Ugh...

 

[OrngeChkrboardVFL]

Add a "D"and it would be "PTSD".

Dale Jones

 

[DougVol]

My Grude meter is at 5% if it was really him we would have some solid leaks this late in the game IMO.

Click the off button. Have a little egg nog

 

[mrmax86]

Mystery man - Bill Cowher.

Can someone explain to me how Bill Cowher's name is always floating around? Does he have a connection to Tennessee that I don't know about?

 

[G8rh8r]

I knew after a good run I’d feel better.

Thanks PV/AV for the glimmer of hope.

 

[kayakonthefly]

Fat and drunk.
I’ll sink faster than the program

I'll admit, that's absolutely hysterical.

 

[Grand Vol]

10% chance gruden is mystery candidate?

We are just in for the ride...

 

[Orange4Prez]

We NEED a coach with head coaching experience. A big name right? Hmmm. I wanted Gruden as much as anybody here...but it's interesting that 3 of the 4 coaches in the BCS playoffs this year are all former assistants/coordinators currently on their 1st ever head coaching gigs.

I’d replace want with need, because of the rest of your statement. We have the ability to win with a great staff comprised of former coordinators. Even with established coaches, there is no guarantee for success. And given the current climate that is our program, not many wanted to risk their coaching chops on it. I highly doubt money was an issue.

 

[supersmo18]

This .gif bothers me. How is it the level of liquid in the glass never changes?