Official Jon Gruden Thread IX

[Jake]

Welcome. Good site. Good people (with just enough craziness).

I too know of the "Last Lap".

When were you there? I was a bartender there from 87-89

 

[bowlinggreenvol]

We won't miss a dime of that money with Gruden on the sidelines, money will flow like Niagra Falls from attendance and merchandise sells.

That was in reference to the guy saying we offered Bobby P. $33mil for 6 yrs. Not Gruden.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I've heard something to do with his last payment from Tampa. If he starts working a new head coaching gig before then he doesn't get that last sum.

This.
Thanks.

 

[Coastypop]

Grudens entry song at the public announcement at TBA

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Official Video) - YouTube

Gman...I was thinking more this

Bang a Gong (Get It On) by T.Rex - YouTube

 

[RolandDeschain]

They don't believe it.

Of course they don't. Delusional.

 

[VolMaster14]

If true this makes today the best day I have had in a long time as a Vol

Awesome avi Coasty!

 

[AJeray4TN]

I don't know what you just said...but I love it :hi:

If you love it, no worries.

However, the larger pictures tend to get fuzzy. There is an appropriately sized version of your new AVI saved under my profile, in a picture album named AVI's, if you wish to try it out. May look less fuzzy around the banner.

Up to you. As discussed earlier, I'm one step away from becoming the guy in American Psycho. So forgive me.

 

[f77f00]

Arkansas is way better than Vandy in almost every respect. If he has confidence in his coaching ability, I see no reason for him to cling to that football dump.

Easy to be a hero at Vandy. I have no idea how confident or over-confident he may be. I think he likes playing it safe more than anything. 7 or 8 wins at Vandy? He is getting a parade.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Someone responded to you with that a few posts back.

Thanks.

 

[1world1love]

I've heard something to do with his last payment from Tampa. If he starts working a new head coaching gig before then he doesn't get that last sum.

Whatever it is, we should just pay it and get on with life. Not my money, I know, but if we are paying 10mil a year, what is 200k.

Let's get this Effin Party started.

 

[WallyBalls]

Not to be picky, but the football nerd in me is upset. It's actually Spider-2 Y Banana instead of Spider 2-Y Banana. Spider-2 is the protection and Y Banana/Sail/Seattle is route.

Ok...hang on.

 

[HausVol]

I seriously might fly in for it...seriously.

Im all in

 

[nagle]

Not really good or bad.
Ok let's try it this way.


I heard the 1st day The Gru can take a coaching job is November 30, 2012 or he would lose the last lump sum of his Tampa buy out.

Anyone else hear that?

slice, can you tell slice that slice is not making any sense?

 

[Coastypop]

Has anyone been on the AR sites? Are they reacting to the Higgins/Brando tweets in epic meltdown fashion?

I've been out...what did they tweet?

 

[UTBasketball2]

I thin Arkansas will actually announce their new coach this week/weekend but it can't be Gruden. It would've already been leaked.

 

[RocEtop10uhsee]

Ok...hang on.

It going to make chucky a very happy man

 

[blu_tick]

Ok...hang on.

love it

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Oldboro, OV, Jay, DTO, Gman, or one of the other OGs,
will one of you guys give us the whole story after the announcement? I know that you have given many bits and pieces, but I am sure that I speak for many that we would love to know everything that you have known from right after the KY loss until the announcement...if that's possible. Thanks. :hi:

 

[AJeray4TN]

slice, can you tell slice that slice is not making any sense?

He's saying Gruden will never leave Tampa['s buyout].

 

[daj2576]

Arkansas is way better than Vandy in almost every respect. If he has confidence in his coaching ability, I see no reason for him to cling to that football dump.

It is interesting you mentioned this. Tonight I was having this exact conversation about this with my neighbor, an Auburn grad.

My neighbor made a good point. Franklin has it made at Vanderbilt, he looks like a rock star, has the program going in the right direction and has job security forever. You have to give credit to Franklin, he has played the schedule he had better than any other Vandy coach in recent memory. No doubt that was helped by Auburn and UT being WAY down with Mizzou playing without their star QB.

On the other hand it is a balancing test. Franklin can stay at Vandy for as long as he wants and be a legend, or he can risk it all and actually have the resources and the talent to be expected to beat the big boys by going to a school like Arkansas. My wager is that Franklin stays for a few more years, tries to build a better resume and leverage that success for a huge gig somewhere. That has a massive downside though, with so many SEC coaching changes. A couple programs are poised to make massive upgrades: it will be up to Franklin to prove if he is really this good, or if he is just being benefited by the teams he has played being way down.

For those that think a top 15 recruiting class is stellar, it is. But it isn't NSD yet. Even if he gets a top 15 class, his talent level when averaged with the previous three classes will still be near the bottom of the SEC meaning continued drastic improvement is unlikely.

 

[VolMaster14]

If you love it, no worries.

However, the larger pictures tend to get fuzzy. There is an appropriately sized version of your new AVI saved under my profile, in a picture album named AVI's, if you wish to try it out. May look less fuzzy around the banner.

Up to you. As discussed earlier, I'm one step away from becoming the guy in American Psycho. So forgive me.

Can't believe how much more clear the smaller version is.

 

[Orangeslice13]

slice, can you tell slice that slice is not making any sense?

In code I do speak. Often

 

[Coastypop]

If you love it, no worries.

However, the larger pictures tend to get fuzzy. There is an appropriately sized version of your new AVI saved under my profile, in a picture album named AVI's, if you wish to try it out. May look less fuzzy around the banner.

Up to you. As discussed earlier, I'm one step away from becoming the guy in American Psycho. So forgive me.

let me try it...if it's clearer

 

[Mattlock]

Maybe he's wanting to stick it to the people who fired him, make them pay every last dime of the buyout.

Then he will come stick it to the SEC. They're not going to have TN to kick around anymore!

Whatever it is, we should just pay it and get on with life. Not my money, I know, but if we are paying 10mil a year, what is 200k.

Let's get this Effin Party started.

 

[Mumpy]

Good Lord, it's taken me almost an hour to read the "Last" page. Everytime I get a page done, there's a new page, then another one, then another one....

It's good to be a Grudenite!