Official Gruden Thread 39

[Godfatha]

Would it only take 11 minutes to get from Knoxville to Starkville?

Starkville is CST so it's probably 1 hour 11 min

 

[UTVolinExile]

No you don’t.

Thank you.

 

[Orangeblood98']

Did Lane wreck the other one already?

Lol that’s a legendary story around here. Told from the man who picked him up

 

[vol.E]

Who is in Smyrna

I am....unfortunately

 

[volfan1631]

Idk if this has been said, but I just watched chalk talk with Gruden and he had on the same black nike shirt he had on in the Calhouns. Now I know AV said he wasn't there but that's a weird coinidence. I would assume the chalk talk was done yesterday or Saturday.

It looked like the person had a shirt on with a collar at Calhouns

 

[HODGY]

Are we recruiting anyone in the Smyrna and Starkville areas?

 

[amarcus07]

I am....unfortunately

Dad?! Is that you?!

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Time change

Oh lol thanks. I was thinking what kind of jet it that.

 

[turdherder11]

Finebaum just said Chip Kelly asks more about a certain SEC school more than others and when Laura asked who he wouldn't say and then he said it but i didn't hear. Anyone else hear what he said. I thought he said Tennessee but my kid i loud so i didn't hear it.

He said tennessee right before going to a break

 

[jasonvol18]

Quick question..
When this all does finally start to go down...They will put out a press release naming the new head coach before the actual press conference right? I just have a hard time believing they call a presser and drop the surprise there. Surely, they've got to announce it in a press release the day before or something, right? I can't remember how the last several have gone, but I do believe it was announced a day or two before the actual presser where the new coach came out and introduced themselves.

And they will leak stuff even before it's announced also.

 

[Rockytoptn83]

Fake fan

I have been a Vol fan for 34 years. I named my first born son after Peyton Manning. I say YOU are the fake fan, for not being bothered by the fact that Tennessee is now the laughing stock of college football and will continue to be with crap hires like Dan Mullen. Maybe you don't know what real Tennessee football is, but I do. You sir, can GTFO.

 

[HearForGrumors]

I hate when people throw that word out when its debatable. The criteria of what constitutes a "fact" is substantial.

Hence why you always hear "alleged" before any supposed statement of facts.

Jon Gruden was at the game against USC is a fact. There is no disputing that. Just about everything else is an "alleged fact."

Currie grinned big when Gruden was mentioned is a fact. Why he grinned is unknown.

 

[B EaZy40]

Finebaum just said Chip Kelly asks more about a certain SEC school more than others and when Laura asked who he wouldn't say and then he said it but i didn't hear. Anyone else hear what he said. I thought he said Tennessee but my kid i loud so i didn't hear it.

Grounds for timeout.

 

['Boro-vol]

Exhibit #1 why Campbell is out.

http://www.volnation.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=146668&stc=1&d=1511211750

 

[Mattlock]

Would it only take 11 minutes to get from Knoxville to Starkville?

*facepalm

 

[OrangeGlasses731]

My uncle is a looooong time season ticket holder... say he won't renew if it's Mullen. I'm taking a wait and see approach before I make my decision.

Same here. We've had ours 20+ years but if it were to be some of these names being tossed around in the GRUDEN thread, we may give these 4 tickets back.

Still believing!

 

[daj2576]

Curious as to if anyone actually believes that MSU is allowing UT to fly to Starkville to meet with Mullen.

Allowing? Of course not.

They’ll fire up the AAA batteries and take care of business. I can’t imagine they’d need to add a broader surface to air component to stop a twin beach.

 

[B EaZy40]

*facepalm

time zones are a *****.

 

[TenUhSee]

OK Everybody....this is a pre-Announcement beer and its on APEVOL

CHEERS AND GRUDEN TO THE HILL...... GO VOLS !

 

[johnsonbrewer]

Destination is Starkville. Don't know who it could be on the flight... Hopefully just someone delivering fruitcakes as a holiday gift.

FA says Smyrna, TN

 

[vols4ever23]

It looked like the person had a shirt on with a collar at Calhouns

I'm looking at the picture now and I can't see a collar, but you may be right! This is turning me into a detective!

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

No you don’t.

 

[CladInOrange]

No you don’t.

If not a Fox Sports guy, he is a completely random internet troll. Who loves fine golf courses and finer scotch. I think we, or at least most, can agree that there are far more accurate posters here than MIT Beaver.

 

[GreyWolf1129]

No you don’t.

I told you...years ago..."Freak, you gotta check ID's at the door."


"No, no...they'll behave themselves", you said.


.............

 

[UTVolinExile]

My OPINION - and don't get confused, this is PURE OPINION - is that CJG is real close to saying yes.

I think the narrative is pretty believable (a small mountain of click-bait trolls aside), and that announcement time is a residual decision to be made.

I believe we have a good shot, if it isn't done already. (I have some issue with the "done already" part based on the TPRA and access to "contracts, including those in draft form only." (Although I've previously stated records requests can be easily thwarted).

There has been nothing definitive up to this point either way. For every point indicating its not Gruden, there's been counterpoint saying it is Gruden. Ultimately, it comes down to faith. To that end, I believe.

And, I won't be upset that I was wrong, even if I am upset in our choice of coach. There's enough smoke to form a rational belief. No shame in believing.

I can offer you my formal legal opinion that the TPRA is not an issue in this situation.