Official Jon Gruden Thread XII

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#828
#828
865dude said:
I don't know how it would be legal to offer him ownership in the browns? I remember the Knicks wanted to give lebron ownership in MSG and the NBA said no.
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big difference in offering a player part ownership
and a coach not affiliated in any way,shape,or form to the
League...
 
#830
#830
bigd14tn said:
Has any body seen this yet?
Knoxville, TN-News Channel 3 has learned former NFL coach Jon Gruden has a contract offer in hand from the University of Tennessee and a decision could be made as early as Wednesday. Part of the offer is Gruden getting a piece of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, who were recently bought by Jim Haslam, one of UT’s biggest boosters who played on the Vols’ national championship teams in the early fifties. He’s also the father of Tennessee governor Bill Haslam. A potential hangup could be over money Gruden may be owed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from his stint as head coach there that ended in 2008. The NFL is looking into the conflict of owning part of one team while getting money from another. Gruden is currently working as an NFL analyst for ESPN. He started his coaching career in 1986 as a graduate assistant at Tennessee where he met his wife, a former UT cheerleader. Gruden’s two head coaching stints in the NFL were with Oakland and Tampa Bay. He coached the Bucs to a Super Bowl win in the 2002 season.
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Nope never seen it. :)
 
#831
#831
phatjoe01 said:
Take it for face value! My son was being recruited by the former staff, and has been left in the dark, although only a sophomore. Not an over reaction, I'm tired of all the he said she said smart crap on this board! I think we ALL want Gruden, but people like u with ur smart comments, make me want to stay away! I'm passing along FREE INFO that I am trying to provide to fellow Vols! Like I said, as soon as I see it, I'll copy and paste. Just remember to eat ur crow if I do!

And I say I bid the farewell good sir!
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I love the "sir" at the end.
 
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#833
#833
I agree. It's a DUMB move. Idiotic. My post in that thread sums up my feelings


Get em Clay!

pattiycake said:
Off topic but why does Clay Travis dislike Arkansas so much? He is REALLY knocking them right now on Twitter.

Clay Travis ‏@ClayTravisBGID
The best thing about the Arkansas coaching search in Twitter age is the nation realizing how delusional Arkansas fans are.
Clay Travis ‏@ClayTravisBGID
Arkansas fans respond to all questions by talking about Wal-Mart money. As if they're the only school with billionaire boosters.
Clay Travis ‏@ClayTravisBGID
Arkansas has had seven months to hire a new coach and offers $27 million to Les Miles? This is just outstanding comedy.

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#839
#839
I don't understand WREG's claim that the Bucs payments are an issue. I thought those payments ended about now, if not already.
The speculation on VN that you cannot own an NFL team while coaching a college team makes a lot more sense.
 
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VolMater said:
I have a question about the ownership part. Would him owning part of a team (if it's during his time as the UT Coach), have any implications with the NCAA as a violation, since that's part of the NFL??
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Fair question.

However, I do not believe that the planning would have come this far this long if it would have NCAA tangles. The Haslams aren't stupid. They probably have the best lawyers in TN. No way that things would be illegal or against the NCAA.
 
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#846
#846
LOL! I think Johnny Football delivers pizza for Dominos in Murfreesboro. Kid doesn't even look like a player.
 
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