The big worry is if you stray from this message board, the silence is a bit deafening. It's easy to convince yourself that is a good thing, but the next moment, you can't help but wonder why the mainstream media is not talking more. It's one thing for the local writers to be confused, but this is a national story and you have to ask why the national media isn't on this.
Don't even try to argue with some of these fools on here. A lot of them already think that Gruden is going to make us forget about General Neyland....even if he has never been a HC in college.
Keep the faith. And, if it makes you feel better by comparison, here is Colorado's list of potential hires: Gary Anderson, Tim DeRuyter, Bob Diasco, Mike MacIntyre, Greg Roman, and Jeff Tedford. How depressing is that?
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If there's no plan b, what does that mean? Chaney keeps the interim tag?
From the article posted on the Chattanooga News Free Press:
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Like Michael Keaton's classic 1980s movie character "Beetlejuice," there is one name on the list of University of Tennessee football coaching candidates that very few journalists want to say aloud.
The idea of simply saying Jon Gruden's name, and the fear of looking foolish if he isn't the choice, prevents many in the mainstream media from even mentioning him.
Good morning Grudenfolk.
I hope everybody is well.
I posted this fascinating article last night, but it was crazy so I am not sure anybody actually read it, but it is absolutely relevant to our situation.
The art of hiring a college football coach
It talks about the Mike Leach hiring and how the AD never met with Leach once until the deal was closed. He didn't even know where he was flying to when he got on the plane to get the MOU signed.
From the article posted on the Chattanooga News Free Press:
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Like Michael Keaton's classic 1980s movie character "Beetlejuice," there is one name on the list of University of Tennessee football coaching candidates that very few journalists want to say aloud.
The idea of simply saying Jon Gruden's name, and the fear of looking foolish if he isn't the choice, prevents many in the mainstream media from even mentioning him.
Good morning Grudenfolk.
I hope everybody is well.
I posted this fascinating article last night, but it was crazy so I am not sure anybody actually read it, but it is absolutely relevant to our situation.
The art of hiring a college football coach
It talks about the Mike Leach hiring and how the AD never met with Leach once until the deal was closed. He didn't even know where he was flying to when he got on the plane to get the MOU signed.
Great for the pub....stealing thunder from the SEC championship game...and to settle the anxiety...but not critical to the program's success.