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Vols_Life said:
EXACTLY!! And the use of Gruden as a smokescreen would not necessarily be an intentional ploy from the onset, but just never "squashed" the rumors like so many have wondered. In football terms, a little misdirection.

Either way I think Currie gets it right, but it will be on his own timeline and terms...but still think it is Gruden.
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Currie knows his job and, more importantly, his reputation, are on the line. He is going to swing for the fences. He HAS to.
 
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Morning fellow Grudemaniacs!!!

Well, as I said a few days ago, my Grudometer was at 50% for the next 24-48 hours. The ball is in Jon's court to accept. I'm sure a timeframe was given because UT simply cannot wait ad nauseum for a decision. Since I know that the recruits this weekend will know who the new coach will be, I logically concluded that the timeframe had to be sometime yesterday.

Well, no "thanks, but no thanks" out of Gruden camp.

Therefore, I am officially announcing my new Grudometer reading:

75% !!!
 
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Vols_Life said:
It depends on who that hire is...there are coaches out there that would be a "what", "WOW", "how the hell did that happen" hire that have not been really discussed, at least from what I have seen...but still full GRUDE-ON for me!
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That makes sense, in theory. Just don't know who fits that description? Who would we be more excited about than Gruden? For me, that's a pretty short list and none of them seem remotely possible. Saban, Meyer, Tomlin, Belichick, Stoops. Who exactly are you thinking is in that category?

To me, there are 2 scenarios:

1. It's Gruden. It's done. It's a matter of timing (I believe this to be true)
2. Currie is incompetent and letting this Gruden mania keep growing is going to bite him in the butt and make his hire seem underwhelming.
 
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AV mentioned $ not being the ultimate deciding factor for our coaching situation. Someone posted this earlier and I appreciate seeing this. Could this be the part AV eludes to? The plan beyond the plan? And going back to MIT Beaver, is this what Peyton ultimately gives to make the deal happen? Hmmmm....it’s all guessing and deducing, but it does make some sense!

Report: Browns are very serious about Peyton Manning
 

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Vols_Life said:
EXACTLY!! And the use of Gruden as a smokescreen would not necessarily be an intentional ploy from the onset, but just never "squashed" the rumors like so many have wondered. In football terms, a little misdirection.

Either way I think Currie gets it right, but it will be on his own timeline and terms...but still think it is Gruden.
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Yes this is possible don't know who the hire would be but i can see gruden going along with it if he was helping in the search
 
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It’s real simple. Currie would have denied Gruden already. Even if there was potential, he would announce, we are working hard. Fact, Gruden is not only a done deal, it has been done.
 
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Jcates23 said:
I haven’t saw him since I said I didn’t think he was that close to Tee and if he actually was, then when he continued to post info after he was told not to, he would have been cut off of any real info.
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Tuesday said that he was stepping away so as to decrease the heat directed at Tee. I was here when he vetted himself as knowing Tee personally, I think he was legit. Your mileage may vary.
 
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Grand Vol said:
You are omitting an important part of that process...

Dan Mullen isn't what most teams in the P5 would consider a big time hire. If he was in such high demand, why hasn't another P5 team picked him up yet or the NFL come calling?

That's what's overlooked and ignored in the Mullen threads.
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i didn't mention mullen. and i know i've basically been one of his biggest defenders in other threads, but even i have stated more than 1x he's not my #1 either.

i'm not going to derail this thread, so i won't say anything more than, yes, there are at least 3-4 guys that should get asked before you get to him. i don't know how realistic any of those 3-4 guys really are, but you ask them first. then if you get to that point on the list....
 
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UTVolinExile said:
Tuesday said that he was stepping away so as to decrease the heat directed at Tee. I was here when he vetted himself as knowing Tee personally, I think he was legit. Your mileage may vary.
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Agreed! I believe whether Gruden accepts or not, he has reached out to potential staff to gauge interest.
 
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UTVolinExile said:
Tuesday said that he was stepping away so as to decrease the heat directed at Tee. I was here when he vetted himself as knowing Tee personally, I think he was legit. Your mileage may vary.
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Yeah I saw him say that too, then he kept coming back saying things. Knuck said he was legit too, so I don’t know. Like I said before I want to believe him.
 
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