Neyland I (Formerly known as Gruden Thread)

[Leximax]

Calm down. She's a lawyer and I'm a solid 8.5 in Chattanooga (7 in L.A. or NYC).

I have a penchant for losers...just ask my parents. Haha

 

[BigOrangeVol29]

Guess at least now we have a home where those of us who aren’t simply Sunshine pumpers can talk. I’m unimpressed by this hire to say the least, but I will give the guy a chance only because I’m tired of being mediocre. Given that we almost hired a thin skinned, control freak just like Jones in Schiano, oh wait we hired an immature control freak it seems. I hope he proves me wrong and I’ll gladly eat crow, but the past decade has taught me to distrust anyone UT throws out there and the media adores. I’ll wait and see but this screams another cheap, desperate hire. We needed a splash, we got a thud in my opinion.

 

[wildorange]

I wanted Gruden, but if he had wanted to be here he would be here. There is nothing we can do about it. If you don't like it don't go and don't support. I am a fan, I go to maybe a game or 2 a year every year. I will give him a chance and pull for UT, if it doesn't work I will be the first to be yelling get him out. WINNING is what this is all about, either we will or we won't. If we do, the fans will be there with or without the ones saying they won't support. I agree the administration has to start working as 1 and for the good of all things. That includes being the best we can at athletics according to the rules. That doesn't mean we have to try to act like Harvard or Yale, it means we have to a good southern school that has a great university academically and athletically. The balance with common sense is what we have to strike, the fans and supporters want that and the administration is going to have to realize that. And for the LOVE of HUMANITY make our public relations board something to be proud of instead of mocked and laughed at. The fans and supporters of the university are not the problem. The problem is behind the walls of the administration and BOT and the one they let lead the around like a puppy dog.

 

[Grand Vol]

It’s my favorite movie. Plus, i had a dog named huckleberry who passed. I wanted a non-depressing memorial tattoo.

Love some Tombstone.

However, I'm a fatter and balder version of my avi. Same gravely voice though.

 

[Behr]

This is bad. Spin it however you want, put sugar on **** and call it a chocolate popsicle, I don't care.

The ones thinking we're on our way back to the top are the same ones who said give Dooley and Jones a chance. Just you wait, we'll be winning SEC championships by year 2 (or 3), they said. These guys are lights out recruiters, they said. Give me a f'n break. Only this time, we've handed the keys to the clown car to a career coordinator, and still, just you wait, he's a helluva recruiter and we will be back in the running in no time flat. Blows my d*mn mind!!

There with you, squirts.

 

[lifeVol]

Someone posted a link to this on twitter, pretty decent read ....

Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt secret success

 

[BigOrangeVol29]

This is bad. Spin it however you want, put sugar on **** and call it a chocolate popsicle, I don't care.

The ones thinking we're on our way back to the top are the same ones who said give Dooley and Jones a chance. Just you wait, we'll be winning SEC championships by year 2 (or 3), they said. These guys are lights out recruiters, they said. Give me a f'n break. Only this time, we've handed the keys to the clown car to a career coordinator, and still, just you wait, he's a helluva recruiter and we will be back in the running in no time flat. Blows my d*mn mind!!

The “believe everything UT sells us” crowd is a part of the reason we’re here now. Until we demand excellence and accept nothing less we’ll be just like Vandy, Missouri, etc.

 

[dougatkinsrevenge]

Guess at least now we have a home where those of us who aren’t simply Sunshine pumpers can talk. I’m unimpressed by this hire to say the least, but I will give the guy a chance only because I’m tired of being mediocre. Given that we almost hired a thin skinned, control freak just like Jones in Schiano, oh wait we hired an immature control freak it seems. I hope he proves me wrong and I’ll gladly eat crow, but the past decade has taught me to distrust anyone UT throws out there and the media adores. I’ll wait and see but this screams another cheap, desperate hire. We needed a splash, we got a thud in my opinion.

I appreciate your reservations, but Saban is a thin-skinned control freak. We'd take him in a second. Most coaches are thin skinned, and many are control freaks. It's inherent in the business.

We got likely one of the better coaches we could have hired given the debacle that is the last two weeks. Not sure if Steele, or Venables, or Miles, or Tee Martin would be a huge upgrade.

In sum, we got the best of the rest that would consider the job.

 

[VFL97]

Ugghh

Twitter

Y'all got any patience left?

 

[Godfatha]

After Butch and Doolander, it's hard to put a lot of faith in the leadership at the University. This looks like more of the same to me. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Charlie Kelly]

I have a penchant for losers...just ask my parents. Haha

Fair enough. It happens. I understand. I really have no reason to lie. I was encouraged to try again after my last time. You struck me as attractive. That's all.

 

[BigOrangeVol29]

I appreciate your reservations, but Saban is a thin-skinned control freak. We'd take him in a second. Most coaches are thin skinned, and many are control freaks. It's inherent in the business.

We got likely one of the better coaches we could have hired given the debacle that is the last two weeks. Not sure if Steele, or Venables, or Miles, or Tee Martin would be a huge upgrade.

In sum, we got the best of the rest that would consider the job.

Won’t argue most coaches are jerks, but why are we simply settling for “the best we could supposedly” that’s why we’re here. Dooley was a panic hire and Jones was because Strong jilted us and Hart was in a hurry. I’m tired of just settling but like I said I will give him 3 years to prove me wrong. I’ll always support the players whether I like the coach or not.

 

[Grand Vol]

The Grude News, the final broadcast. For those just tuning in.

Well folks, it's over. While it's not quite the outcome we expected, we have closure. And what a ride it has been... Looking back to the times shared by many and the family we created here, these were certainly the best of times and the worst of times. Just when we thought it was the worst of times, new hope would arise for us to continue forward and make it the best of times. And it's beneficial to give one last "shout out" to those I have come to admire over the past couple of months. I thought about dropping it in the final Gruden thread, but think it's far more fitting here.

I promise not to make this entirely sound like an Oscar Award speech, but many thanks are needed in this final post.

First off, Freak for giving us a home for all the crazy people involved in this latest coaching search. I know he's still looking for the keys to that new yacht to park with the Vol Navy, but without him keeping this place up, it's likely we never would have connected like we have. Now, I know he loved the clicks he received from the massive amount of Gruden threads we created and contributed to, but he loves his Vols and let us run a little wild. So, special thanks to him are due first.

Additional thanks to SFD for her maniacal obsession with piecing things together and providing a forest instead of trees. Along those lines, HearForGrumors and other legal folks were also critical in helping translate the "lawyer-ese" into plain English the rest of us could comprehend and digest. Without fine (and sharp) folks like you and others, a lot of us would be bumbling around in the dark grasping at straws of "what does it all mean?!" You provided invaluable insight and analysis of the entire process and you cannot be thanked enough.

Extreme special thanks to Sara who helped get the ball rolling on our outrage campaign. Without true fans like yourself, we likely would have been stuck with a hire we did not want and the same old crap going on another five to ten years. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for rallying the troops here at VN for that cause.

And where to start with the rest of the list? So many old friends from the 2012 Grudenmania to the "newbies" that came on board for the latest saga that came together over the past couple of months. Duds, Mink, Boro, Faceless, MaTaLa, EG, Hawk, the elusive Bubba, Hillbilly, Exile (both of them) and I could go on. Truth is, I wouldn't even know where to start with the family that formed in these threads. From Preacher Webb's "list" to Doyle's Grudometer to Comb's well timed "Gruden to the Hill!" to Coasty's daily emotional roller coaster, we formed a family here that will last a lifetime. We were strangers on a random internet board when this first started so many years ago. But we now share something we can look back on and smile thinking about those crazy times and posts we all laughed at.

We laughed at the great gif wars and chuckled at the Night Shift before coming together to send a resounding GTFO to trolls and waited anxiously for the drive by Beaver sightings. Truly, we had the best of times in a dark time of UT football. We won't forget places like the Olive Garden or the fence at the airport or fights over hash browns at the Waffle House. I know I poked fun at more than one or two of you (here's looking at Volly and Behr) but I wouldn't have traded any of you for any amount of money...okay, maybe I would trade the trolls for whatever loose change was in someone's couch. But the rest of you? Solid gold. There's just too many things to mention all of them specifically, but everyone contributed to these threads to make them great.

As for me, I have enjoyed my time in these threads and would never look on it as wasted. Sometimes in life, little things come your way that spark one's creative instincts. I can only hope some of my "updates" have helped ease tensions, provided a chuckle or two and lightened the mood when we needed it. I thank everyone here for indulging me in my posts.

From the entire Volnation News Team, I'm Grand Vol and the final thoughts?

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Arthur Ashe

And what a journey it has been for us.

Signing off.

 

[UT_King]

Let's do it, Welcome COACH PRUITT to Tennessee.

 

[SmokinBob]

Oh, I’m covered. Two full sleeves, a thigh, a finger, and my stomach. They’re talking about the stomach tattoo: I have “I’m your huckleberry” with a pistol on my hip.

You go girl!

 

[Leximax]

The Grude News, the final broadcast. For those just tuning in.

Well folks, it's over. While it's not quite the outcome we expected, we have closure. And what a ride it has been... Looking back to the times shared by many and the family we created here, these were certainly the best of times and the worst of times. Just when we thought it was the worst of times, new hope would arise for us to continue forward and make it the best of times. And it's beneficial to give one last "shout out" to those I have come to admire over the past couple of months. I thought about dropping it in the final Gruden thread, but think it's far more fitting here.

I promise not to make this entirely sound like an Oscar Award speech, but many thanks are needed in this final post.

First off, Freak for giving us a home for all the crazy people involved in this latest coaching search. I know he's still looking for the keys to that new yacht to park with the Vol Navy, but without him keeping this place up, it's likely we never would have connected like we have. Now, I know he loved the clicks he received from the massive amount of Gruden threads we created and contributed to, but he loves his Vols and let us run a little wild. So, special thanks to him are due first.

Additional thanks to SFD for her maniacal obsession with piecing things together and providing a forest instead of trees. Along those lines, HearForGrumors and other legal folks were also critical in helping translate the "lawyer-ese" into plain English the rest of us could comprehend and digest. Without fine (and sharp) folks like you and others, a lot of us would be bumbling around in the dark grasping at straws of "what does it all mean?!" You provided invaluable insight and analysis of the entire process and you cannot be thanked enough.

Extreme special thanks to Sara who helped get the ball rolling on our outrage campaign. Without true fans like yourself, we likely would have been stuck with a hire we did not want and the same old crap going on another five to ten years. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for rallying the troops here at VN for that cause.

And where to start with the rest of the list? So many old friends from the 2012 Grudenmania to the "newbies" that came on board for the latest saga that came together over the past couple of months. Duds, Mink, Boro, Faceless, MaTaLa, EG, Hawk, the elusive Bubba, Hillbilly, Exile (both of them) and I could go on. Truth is, I wouldn't even know where to start with the family that formed in these threads. From Preacher Webb's "list" to Doyle's Grudometer to Comb's well timed "Gruden to the Hill!" to Coasty's daily emotional roller coaster, we formed a family here that will last a lifetime. We were strangers on a random internet board when this first started so many years ago. But we now share something we can look back on and smile thinking about those crazy times and posts we all laughed at.

We laughed at the great gif wars and chuckled at the Night Shift before coming together to send a resounding GTFO to trolls and waited anxiously for the drive by Beaver sightings. Truly, we had the best of times in a dark time of UT football. We won't forget places like the Olive Garden or the fence at the airport or fights over hash browns at the Waffle House. I know I poked fun at more than one or two of you (here's looking at Volly and Behr) but I wouldn't have traded any of you for any amount of money...okay, maybe I would trade the trolls for whatever loose change was in someone's couch. But the rest of you? Solid gold. There's just too many things to mention all of them specifically, but everyone contributed to these threads to make them great.

As for me, I have enjoyed my time in these threads and would never look on it as wasted. Sometimes in life, little things come your way that spark one's creative instincts. I can only hope some of my "updates" have helped ease tensions, provided a chuckle or two and lightened the mood when we needed it. I thank everyone here for indulging me in my posts.

From the entire Volnation News Team, I'm Grand Vol and the final thoughts?

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Arthur Ashe

And what a journey it has been for us.

Signing off.

:::lump in throat:::

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[Voltbone43]

Well, He's here:

[twitter] https://twitter.com/Vol_Football/status/938819029317439489 [/twitter]

 

[TenUhSee]

Posts like this are why the ridicule you face will never go away, and rightfully so.

Many of us would’ve loved Gruden. It’s time to move on with life rather than support a single person over the program.

respectfully, you make a good point BUT ---

once again Vols fans are being given crumbs instead of cake and told we have to accept it and move on ---

its called "SETTLING" .

that needs to be considered also.

 

[Leximax]

Fair enough. It happens. I understand. I really have no reason to lie. I was encouraged to try again after my last time. You struck me as attractive. That's all.

I’m a bit lost. Likely sleep deprivation and the pile of work piling up on my desk. I’ll be around though. This board is currently my blanky.

 

[WhiteOakVol]

What hurts the most, is that I thought we really had a chance with Gruden this time.
I told all my friends who supported other SEC teams, especially the ones who are Bama fans.
I told them that Gruden would immediately be as good as Saban, and their days as SEC frontrunners was over.
So now, not only didn't we get Gruden, (maybe), but we go get a stinking Bama coach!
I guess we will just have to learn to be content, beating Bama with their own stick!

 

[buckfama]

Ain't no way I would put a pic of myself as my avatar.

I wouldn't be able to beat the ladies off with a stick.

 

[ASamWitch]

:::lump in throat:::

Yes, this was nicely done. Thanks GV :hi:

 

[Charlie Kelly]

I’m a bit lost. Likely sleep deprivation and the pile of work piling up on my desk. I’ll be around though. This board is currently my blanky.

I am as well. Apparently someone suggested I wasn't who I said I was (who was no one) and this happened.. All because I found your avatar attractive. I think that sums it up.

 

[Squints]

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