Eddie Gran supposedly interviewed for Memphis HC job

[NYYVol]

Taking a crap job worked out OK for Gen Chizik

Not even remotely close to being able to compare.
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[Nashvegas31]

imo this is Memphis way of taking any potential heat off of Porter until he takes job....as for Gran it is adding to his resume and I would be suprised if he would move his family to memphis

 

[dickens821]

imo this is Memphis way of taking any potential heat off of Porter until he takes job....as for Gran it is adding to his resume and I would be suprised if he would move his family to memphis

Why is that?

 

[ZombVol]

He is making more money now.
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[dickens821]

He is making more money now.
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Tommy West was making around 900k a year. That is a little more than Gran is currently making.

 

[ocoeerivervol]

The only way Gran leaves is with Tubs.JMO.

 

[ukvols]

This explains why Gran was still in Memphis boarding a plane to Knoxville by himself this morning.
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[VolsCigarMan]

Fml

Funniest thing I heard all week!!!!

 

[triadvolfan]

Him leaving could actually be good for the program. UT would miss his coaching but if he spends one year as UT's RB coach and then gets a head coaching job for a FBS school that would be a great sell to future assistants for UT. CLK will churn assistants if he's hiring the right guys because they will move on to higher level jobs with other schools. Even him getting an interview reflects well on UT.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

Good for him. Probably more for recruiting then coaching imo. He is a good coach though, look at hardesty's change. I'm sure there are plenty of great coaches looking to grab an open spot in our program. It's a bigtime program in full fledged comeback mode with more NC's in our near future. Go Vols!!

 

[codyg10]

on the entire staff? He's good but not the first I would pick

Well I mean he has made the best change on our team just because the runningbacks have gotten so much better and he can recruit good

 

[chavisut]

Why is that?

Memphis/thread

 

[saxvol]

Memphis is were coaches go to see their career die. This would be a mistake imo.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Just refreshing to have a wanted coach by others besides Cutcliffe and trooper. Other than that nobody has wanted our coaches in a long time till they had been released or fired.

 

[vol_in_ar]

well maybe our ST's will improve, with the next guy

 

[chavisut]

well maybe our ST's will improve, with the next guy

Our ST play is on our kickers, they're terrible.

 

[vol_in_ar]

yea, kickings the worst, but coverage's not the great either

 

[SGMVols]

yea, kickings the worst, but coverage's not the great either

Coverage has been light years better lately than it was early in the season.

 

[chavisut]

yea, kickings the worst, but coverage's not the great either

Some of that falls on the kicker. The coverage has improved in the last few weeks though.

 

[holdenbryan]

That would be like committing suicide.

 

[JohnWardForever]

I hope he dosent take it he is our best coach that we have. IMO

He can recruit----but not to Memphis. Would be a big boost in $$. Not sure the headaches are worth it.

At least we have a staff that someone is interested in. NOW.

 

[volINarkansas]

Must have been an early interview. I sat behind him on a plane that left Memphis at 8:30. I was wondering why he was not with the team...

 

[Austong]

Not even remotely close to being able to compare.
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Your right. What an idiot I am. Iowa St. is a much crappier job than Memphis. At least Memphis has made a few bowls this century.

:swoon3::swoon3:

 

[whatcanbrowndo4u]

Memphis is a dead end road. Bad team bad facilities, and a athletic program that doesn't want to put any money in the football program.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

I would hate to lose his special teams expertise...

Um, yeah, I'd hate to lose his recruiting superpowers.