Official Gruden Thread 39

[andywilson001]

Have we considered the possibility that the upcoming stadium renovation is something that Gruden requested in his contract?

 

[AmoebaVol]

Whatever happened with Hargis? He was supposed to hear from this source the next morning, went on Finebaum that afternoon and nothing since.

Hargis? There is no Hargis. Hargis doesn’t exist.

 

[knoxswim890]

I love all the 2012 join date posters in here with no where near 5 years worth of posts], it’s like they were conceived during the old Gruden threads and came to life with this one. Myself included.

Agreed. When hope is all but gone, you gotta find it where you can get it. This thread is the only entertaining part of the 2017 football season.

I'm just here to watch Jon Gruden get hired.

 

[UTVolinExile]

Plot twist: knuck is @BigVolFan24

Ahhhahahahahahahaha!

 

[undertakervol]

:hi: proud of ya man.... stay strong!

He's a better man than me lol

 

[knoxswim890]

🤫

Hey, awesome to see my picture making the rounds on the internet! Glad you enjoyed it

 

[RockCityVol]

Atlanta Vol was in the picture at restaurant. That’s why he knows Gruden was not there. He gave us a clue about the skybox. That is was the location they discussed the second plan after the first plan.

Interesting.

 

[volforlife98]

Whatever happened with Hargis? He was supposed to hear from this source the next morning, went on Finebaum that afternoon and nothing since.

They probably told Blackburn to shut the hell up.

 

[tvolsfan]

Personal hunch.....announcement tomorrow.

Strongly doubt it.

 

[Coastypop]

10.3 seconds

 

[patrick]

woody

 

[daj2576]

My dads uncle was WWII b24 pilot. I've been
enamored w all planes in that war since.
Go to every airshow I can .

Awesome. Have any pictures??

My dads uncles jumped into Normandy as Parhfinders on DDay, but I grew up around aircraft and have always loved WW2 aviation history.

I recommend three books.

1) “The Big Show” by Pierre Clostermann. It’s basically his diary as an RAF pilot of Spitfires and Tempests.

2) “Fighter Pilot” by Robin Olds. Dude flew the P-38, P-51 and later the F-4. Was an Ace in WW2 and Nam.

3) “Lords of the Sky” by Dan Hampton. It’s an amazing history.

 

[reVOLution33]

What rhymes with doubt?

Gaut...???

 

[vollygirl]

There was a meeting with Currie and a lot of the big boosters on Saturday evening. The same Saturday evening that saw #grumors grow to absurd levels (looking at you, Calhouns). On Sunday, we started getting a lot of bad news (not all - but a lot of it not great).

It's not farfetched to assume that an action item discussed was to get all parties to deflect as much as possible over the next few days to allow Currie to do this on his/Jon's time.

1) AD starts leaking information about upcoming coaching interviews (all the while Currie is traveling to the Bahamas)
2) Gruden has one of his ESPN buddies pieces put out a piece saying he didn't think he would coach in Knoxville
3) Boosters start leaking information that there are more problems that haven't been sewn up yet

With the exception of a few steadfast posters, a lot of the #grumor frenzy has died down this week to at least a low murmur. If they're operating on a timeline (say, 11/28) and need to keep the distractions to a minimum until the time comes, this seems like the perfect execution of that plan.

Of course very few know exactly what's going on (including myself), but you don't even get to this point "in negotiations" for a second time in 5 years without knowing what Jon needs to accept the position and having all of the legwork already done including the academics portion. That doesn't pass the smell test imo.

I knew something was happening when half the lights went out.

 

[ACvol3]

And Im not an "insider".

Im just a retired professional wrestler wanting my son to be able to enjoy Saturdays in the Fall like I used to.

Diesel?

 

[Grand Vol]

Whatever happened with Hargis? He was supposed to hear from this source the next morning, went on Finebaum that afternoon and nothing since.

The conspiracy side of me thinks he got too close to the truth and someone at a high level asked him to sit on it.

 

[Spider2Ynot]

And Im not an "insider".

Im just a retired professional wrestler wanting my son to be able to enjoy Saturdays in the Fall like I used to.

Big daddy diesel?

 

[Hawkpilot]

Curious what it says. I know that the two boosters I had dinner with Friday said that they were meeting up with a few people at the game. Sounded more like a fairly informal "meeting of the minds" to me so I thought nothing of it.

Also, flight N700UT is now going to PORTSMOUTH, NH (Chip Kelly). Seems way too on the nose so I would assume the owner is trolling the fanbase.

Ya think..LOL. There were two overlapping flight plans with different start points. SMH. Poor FAA briefer working overtime. Plane is probably in the hanger.

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

I️ love all the 2012 join date posters in here with no where near 5 years worth of posts], it’s like they were conceived during the old Gruden threads and came to life with this one. Myself included.

 

[UT PaulVol]

Atlanta Vol was in the picture at restaurant. That’s why he knows Gruden was not there. He gave us a clue about the skybox. That is was the location they discussed the second plan after the first plan.

Which skybox are they referring to?

 

[VOL Templar]

Diesel?

Kevin Nash ?

 

[SugarLandVol]

Interesting tidbit:
@JohnDBrice1: Can confirm the 3rd-quarter meeting involving Peyton, Currie & boosters per first-person eye-witness account from suites ... good, responsible work here from Grant ... Twitter

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[SandoVOL]

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new wallpaper for my 2002 flip phone. Thx.

 

[ALLVOL 4LIFE]

Jager+red bull= path to really bad decisions.

But it’s fun as hell while it last!

 

[DougVol]

Napier Sabre on the Tempest V. A 24 cylinder monster. I think it made 3000hp (maybe it was 4?). Anyway, more powerful than even the P&W R2800.

What did the Griffin make? 1500-1700hp? I know the Merlin was close to 1250.

Edit: not so fun fact. The reason the Merlin was license built by Packard and not Ford was because Rolls Royce knew that Henry Ford actually used to send Hitler birthday presents before the war, and the Brits weren’t too keen on that.

Did not know the Ford bit/wild . Griffin was a few hundred
more in hp. Last ones built near the end. But the only thing w a prop that was as good as the mustang and Folkwolf/BMW radial.