Official Jon Gruden Thread 30

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Dang...I thought I was in the Gruden thread, but apparently I'm in the Mullen thread. Go beat your chest for him in that thread. Yes, he HAD them ranked #1 "briefly", but that was due to the inflated SEC West at the time. He beat the then #'s 2,6, and 8 teams in Auburn, A&M and LSU. All 3 of those teams ended up 8-5. Guess what MSU ended up that year....with 3 losses. That is his ceiling. Granted it is a higher ceiling than we've had in 10 years, but that should NOT be the standard and the ceiling here...PERIOD!
 
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come on people, I do not post much at all I just read. I do not want to read about Mullen and Mississippi St. I want to read about Jon boy and the Tennessee Volunteers
 
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Huh?!?! Where on earth did you pull this number from? Mississippi is a worse state for talent than TN, and we still have to recruit in other states around TN because TN isn't one of the top states. Though it is getting much better every year.

I looked it up. They were ranked 7th per capita and one spot overall above Tennessee.
 
So in his morning update, GV queried about the absence/silence of Boro, DTO, etc. I can't speak for those gentlemen, but I can say this from the two people who provided info to me. They both played distinct and specific roles in the process of identifying and hiring a new football coach. Their tasks were completed, and the process moved past their areas of involvement. They are not likely to have any additional relevant information for me until there is announcement. This is a good thing, and one reason I am 99% confident. If they were to have new information, it would suggest to me that we have hit a snag or that for whatever reason we lost our first target. This is my version of the "quiet confidence" that Boro and DTO reference.

Edit: Mullen chatter is garbage. :)
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I don't think he's a horrible coach. He would be an upgrade but that's not saying much. But why would you go for a Minivan when you can get a Ferrari?

I don't disagree with this thought, but I'd call Butch Jones a 91' Ford Escort with the A/C broken, and Dan Mullen more of a Corvette than a Minivan. With the Grude and others being the Italian sports cars.
 
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He has absolutely taken MSU to new heights. They were #1 in the country for weeks a couple of years ago for Pete's sake. Mississippi State. That team was irrelevant before he got there.

I'm not saying he's at the Grude or Peterson or Gary Patterson level, but to act like he is another Butch Jones is ridiculous.

How many SEC Title games has he been to? Zero. We played them in that game in 98, when Sherrill coached them and they had a really good team.
 
if Gruden did accept offer and Vols lose to Missouri then fire Butch on Sunday and name interim. Hire Gruden on Tuesday. The excitement level from the fans feeds to the players and they beat LSU and Vandy.
 
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people are just putting money down on Mullen because they think he is most realistic

remember.. most outside of this thread including a lot in the media think getting Gruden is impossible for UT

we gotta believe



Lulz, there is more to it than you think.
 
I looked it up. They were ranked 7th per capita and one spot overall above Tennessee.

Per capita means nothing in this case. This isn't income levels. This is how many D1 players a state produces. Who cares how many players a state produces per capita? The most talent comes out of Florida, Texas, California: States with big populations. Their per capita numbers are probably some of the lowest. That is a meaningless statistic in the grand scheme of things.
 
The Grude News, the morning edition. For those just joining us...

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Well, we managed to make it like at least...a while without a catastrophic meltdown since the last update. Which is a good thing considering how regularly scheduled the crazy was the past few weeks. And of course, by saying that I probably invited the crazy to roll back in. My bad in advance.

I will hand it to the Beaver, he stepped up and helped Vols in need via this forum. Most places call that a righteous dude. Bravo sir. And it spurred additional posters stepping up to help those in need. Whether or not folks think us crazy for believing in the Gruden, we are a community that will help each other without hesitation.

Though the Night Shift has been slacking as of late. Only a hundred posts or so last night after midnight. Shame on you people. And you call yourselves Grudenites... We should get Escape Goat in here to teach you all how to do it. What's that? EG is missing too? Well, this is awkward...

Speaking of awkward. The whole ESPN truck thing just didn't pan out. Even truck drivers have to have a place to spend the night, folks. Let's dial the Hardy Boys adventures back juuuuuuust a tad. There's a fine line between fun and excessive creepy bunny boiler status. Some of ya'll are straddling that line.

We got onto a Pokemon Go conversation somehow. And it got slightly odd. We'll leave it at that, but I will say someone's mod campaign should be put on hold until it's determined if he's actually joking about being over 30 and playing Pokemon Go.

Last full day for Doyle's poor, battered Grudometer. It's already put out a Craigslist ad seeking a new home and promised to upgrade its announcement music to something other than the Spice Girls when Gruden is announced. The Grudometer has suggested possibly "counseling" and time apart without an official separation.

No real updates from any of our regular info sources. DTO, Boro, SC, Beaver and Atlanta have all gone into deep silence mode. From lack of info? Maybe. I'll remain positive and say "no news is good news" for the status of the hunt.

In other news today, it was announced voice overs for the forum posting will be put on indefinite hold due to the ongoing strike of actors contracted for the positions. Actor Samuel L. Jackson was quoted as saying "Why the **** does this stupid **** keep saying ****ing asterisk when I plainly ****ing say ****?!" Sandra Bullock, voicing for SmokingBob, was released from her contract for repeating "that gaudy orange is not in my color wheel" at the end of every post. Also, Gerard Butler was puzzled by his representation of Comb and having to use his King Leonidas voice for every post of "Gruden...to...the...Hill!"

Additionally, actors were complaining of harassment by several of their online counterparts. Justin Beiber made the statement "it's hard to get everything down right when that Behr guy is pounding on your door at all hours yelling 'I just wanna be friends! We can hang out!' It's not that I don't want this gig, but I really can't take that pressure." Additionally, James Earl Jones said his lines were "too bland" and asked why he was limited to only saying "You just made the list" in his Darth Vader voice for nearly every post.

Furthermore, Chris Hemsworth walked off the set when Volly and SFD were found violating their restraining orders and were discovered hiding behind potted plants with large cheesy grins. Security escorted the pair out of the studio, but not before noting "potted plants typically don't move under their own power from place to place nor do they giggle." Negotiations were ongoing and an additional battalion of security was ordered before the cost overrides put a hold on the project.

From the entire Volnation News Team, I'm Grand Vol and I don't wanna hear your excuses! The building has to be at least... three times bigger than this!








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I play Pokémon with my kids. Got to find ways to connect with your children. Mine are 13 and 10. They love Pokémon so dad takes an interest. My pops was a s***ty father so in an effort to be a good dad, I try to stay involved in what my boys are doing. I try to be a father, a friend, and a mentor. They know at times dad has to play disciplinarian as well.
 
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