Official Jon Gruden Thread 34

[VolInNorthCack]

You got it, White Zombie is my favorite. They have a god selection. Will keep everyone posted on tailgate for next yr.

Please do.

We need to have a Volnation Gruden thread tailgate section that is all closed off from everyone else and if anybody comes in we just tell them to GTFO.

 

[coffeevol]

If it is not Gruden after he had a chance to offer a denial on Mike and Mike and did nothing to quiet the masses....i am all in.

 

['Boro-vol]

The list is long.

And distinguished....like my Johnson.

 

[volsnvikes]

I remember in 2008 it was reported that Hamilton drove to Atlanta to fly commercial and interview someone (maybe Kiffin). He did that because the internet hoard figured out how to track private planes and fans were figuring out what was going on.

9 years later and we got facial recognition software trying to figure out is it Currie doing something similar.

We are some true fanatics for sure.

 

[MiramarVol]

What exactly is he doing in that photo? He looks like my dog staring out the window when he hears a car door shut in the neighborhood (sans the barking of course)

He's about to take a sip of something in his left hand. Pic was taken right before he sipped. Probably coffee.

 

[G8rh8r]

Secretariat was a horse. Did the horse aim for greatness?

I’ve had horses all my life and every time I see the replays of that race, I get choked up. He didn’t just win, he won by 33 lengths. That’s unheard of. I got to see the horse a yer before he died, and he was simply incredible.

Heck yes, boys, it’s happening!

 

[Volsfan895]

I would guess the official announcement on Butch Jones not returning would happen before the Vandy game.

Gonna need some more confirmation before I buy it.

 

[superdave1984]

I remember in 2008 it was reported that Hamilton drove to Atlanta to fly commercial and interview someone (maybe Kiffin). He did that because the internet hoard figured out how to track private planes and fans were figuring out what was going on.

9 years later and we got facial recognition software trying to figure out is it Currie doing something similar.

We are some true fanatics for sure.

People with actual lives do not come here.

 

[EastTN]

I would guess the official announcement on Butch Jones not returning would happen before the Vandy game.

BOOM so glad Butch will not be here anymore, and we can all breathe before then

 

[Orange_Crush]

It's him.

You'd've had me with an earlobe comparison. That's definitely him.

 

[superdave1984]

Gonna need some more confirmation before I buy it.

Is there a realtor sign in his yard?

 

[AndyMizunogolfer]

Wasn't Hargis the same guy last time that broke the story about how it was a done deal? Then a week later we had Butch. The Mike and Mike piece gives me hope that we are pursuing him hard. I just don't know that the top brass at UT has the balls to pull this hire off.

 

[CountVolcula]

Cliff notes version:

Blackburn and Gruden have been friends for 30 years. Were both at UT at the same time. Developed a lasting friendship, so they talk.

Blackburn said Gruden would be open and "Tennessee is like home for him and he'd be a great fit."

Harris later confirmed on Twitter that there was additional conversation "off record" that was even more credible... which tells us there's more to this story than we've been told.

Welcome to the family

 

[clt_tiger]

Considered greatest racehorse of all time by many. Also first horse to ever have a syndicated ownership group. Maybe beav is hinting that all boosters are aligned.

"They're all mudders. They love the slop. They eat it up..." to keep with the Sienfeld theme.

 

[Squints]

If the moles fit you must .......

Believe.

 

['Boro-vol]

Gonna need some more confirmation before I buy it.

Ok...lol.

 

[HeadVol77]

Wasn't Hargis the same guy last time that broke the story about how it was a done deal? Then a week later we had Butch. The Mike and Mike piece gives me hope that we are pursuing him hard. I just don't know that the top brass at UT has the balls to pull this hire off.

Yes on Hargis

 

[VolInNorthCack]

And distinguished....like my Johnson.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Brice says he feels Gruden one way or the other no later than Monday

 

[Rizzo924]

I’ve had horses all my life and every time I see the replays of that race, I get choked up. He didn’t just win, he won by 33 lengths. That’s unheard of. I got to see the horse a yer before he died, and he was simply incredible.

Heck yes, boys, it’s happening!

Coincidentally, I've been a Vol fan all my life and last night when I believed we'd cleared the last hurdle, I got choked up!

 

[amarcus07]

Ok...lol.

Hearing that Dino Babers is coming to the Hill and bringing in Butch as VFL Coordinator. Can you confirm?

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Brice: Currie was in DC last night conducting interviews

 

[patrick]

Oh...I have some grievances.

Indeed!

 

[bigmac]

Brice: Currie was in DC last night conducting interviews

Jay Gruden? or someone on his staff

 

[utvolford]

Awesome! I will definitely mark that down. I think I've had one of their beers before. White Zombie I believe.

Haven't been to Catawba in Charlotte, but their Asheville location is one of my favorites there (and there are a lot of choices in Asheville).