Official Gruden Thread 39

[UTVolinExile]

Blue font.

I don't use the blue. I expect those who read my posts to have the high intelligence necessary to detect my sarcasm.

You pass.

 

[VFL97]

Better question isn't if. It is when? Are you in the camp that we line up for a press conference tomorrow.

Or are you in the camp that it happens on Sunday (maybe Monday)?

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

So, Tennessee's Grudenites are like fans screaming for Freebird at a .38 Special concert.

I am good with this 🕯

 

[volgr]

Don't trust anyone who gives an announcement date.

 

[crparker21]

Sorry, I just can't take Will West's reporting on Gruden seriously.



Jimmy Hyams has assured us consistently on behalf of WNML that all talk of Gruden to UT is bullspit. West is trolling us.

He is still saying he doesn't believe it. He is just saying boosters are putting that out there.

 

[nesbuddha66]

Is will west worth getting excited over? Anybody?

 

[Sara Clark]

I just cannot understand why as a fan base we cannot disagree without being so damn disagreeable and disrespectful of those with different opinions. I guess it is what it is but is disheartening.

Folks are frustrated. Don't take it personally, TN is a sensitive topic for many of us.

 

[VolFan32]

I don't use the blue. I expect those who read my posts to have the high intelligence necessary to detect my sarcasm.

You pass.

Was going to put "blue font" in my post. Should have.

 

[Hawkpilot]

gotta get dark before you can see the light. That is all.

👆

 

[VOLBREW66]

Wonder if this is how the negotiations went??

 

[Sstterry]

To stay on subject a Gruden hire would not be mediocre or underwhelming at all but can be argued it could be more risky than some of the others being discussed.

Maybe so but no reward without risk!

 

[Ez_Vol]

This entire timeline does not make sense if you don't have a guy like Jon Gruden.

Why keep Butch after the Georgia game?
Why keep him after Alabama and Kentucky?

Why hasn't Gruden publicly address not wanting the position?

This fanbase deserves so much more than what it is getting, from Kiffin to Dooley to Butch. Now, another unproven coach who will be gone in 3-4 years because we're tired of being an 8-4 team and never winning the East.

All signs point to Gruden and if not this administration has some explaining to do if we find ourselves with Butch 2.0.

 

[lonelawyer]

Is will west worth getting excited over? Anybody?

Actually, we should simply sit back and let Hyams pick our next coach for us.

 

[HearForGrumors]

I just cannot understand why as a fan base we cannot disagree without being so damn disagreeable and disrespectful of those with different opinions. I guess it is what it is but is disheartening.

There is something like a chicken and egg problem here. If others were more respectful of the intentions of this thread, then there wouldn't be so much disagreement.

 

[VFLnSFD]

None. Just putting the pieces together like so many others. I see something that looks pretty obvious, and have to comment.

This was largely spurred on by lots of comments yesterday regarding the Beaver, et al. being a troll. I obviously don't believe he is trolling.

If anything, I'm just another piece of their puzzle (an uninvolved participant who helps their mission). However, I don't believe anyone like me was contemplated at the outset. They don't need me (or anyone like me), and if such a service was required, another participant would have intervened.

And they have. When we've gone down the wrong path they've sent one in to set us straight.

For example, the day after the meeting at BlackBerry farm, one of them simply said, "tetelestai." Several of our preachers let us know that this means, "it is done." We went down that road for a while until stogievol chimed in for his first post (I believe) explaining the full definition to include "the debt has been paid."

 

[Dustin4Vols]

How come LWS or Deerpark don’t post anymore?

 

[Seattle Hillbilly]

I haven't seen many X's and O's questions. Hope I'm not committing some serious transgression.....

Will Gruden use a spread/shotgun type offense or a more old fashion pro style look?

I miss those fullback/linebacker hits.

 

[UTVolinExile]

I don't use the blue. I expect those who read my posts to have the high intelligence necessary to detect my sarcasm.

You pass.

A bunch of y'all need to recalibrate your sarcasm detectors.

 

[1725gatorhater]

Basilio was talking to a guy in Chattanooga that I think was a journalist. He saying that he heard John Harbaugh has an interest in Tennessee and thinks Currie met him in Washington last week. Didn’t catch all of interview and will have to listen to podcast on his 1hr near the end. What if Gruden is a smokescreen to John Harbaugh?

 

[mrmax86]

Just getting out ahead of this tweet before some dope posts it here:

This tweet tags an IT professional named Dan Mullen and the screenshot is from a very poor-edited Wikipedia page for Dan Mullen. Nothing to see here.

[twitter]932663726548844545[/twitter]

 

[Sara Clark]

Will West saying boosters are telling media members it's a done deal with Gruden.

Very interesting that it was being told to media members this weekend yet, it's just now being reported (Monday 12pm).

 

[crparker21]

Is will west worth getting excited over? Anybody?

It's interesting that boosters are saying this. I would like to know what level of boosters they are.

 

[VFLnSFD]

There is something like a chicken and egg problem here. If others were more respectful of the intentions of this thread, then there wouldn't be so much disagreement.

This.

 

[lonelawyer]

Wonder if this is how the negotiations went??

Indubitably.

 

[Bigworm87]

So will west on WNML 99.1 just stated, “Boosters were telling media members this weekend that Gruden to Tennessee is a done deal. Again I’ll believe it when I see it, but that’s what the boosters were saying.”

Controlled leaks...