Official Jon Gruden Thread VII

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The Waco Kid said:
Meyer was worth the 2 titles, but look where/how he left us at the same time.

I think the difference in some ways as well is UF could afford it. can UT afford to be wrong financially with 50 million tied up for just the head coach?

My statement still stands. We pay coaches too much money.
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I agree with your LAST sentence...but it's reality.
 
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Not sure how to really post this correctly but Wikipedia is a hoot.....

Jon Gruden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Job speculation
Gruden has been the center of job speculation at the collegiate level. Mr. Gruden has currently been in a plane circling the state of Arkansas for the last 18 hours in an attempt to troll the razorback fans before he signs with the University of Tennessee.
 
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GmanTN said:
Not as big as it will be at UT
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In the southeast I agree but if he is after national attention then it isn't even close. We need to get out of our SEC shell and realize that the nfl is MUCH more popular nationally than college football. Sorry but tenn or nfl isn't even close if he wants attention.
 
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The Waco Kid said:
Meyer was worth the 2 titles, but look where/how he left us at the same time.

I think the difference in some ways as well is UF could afford it. can UT afford to be wrong financially with 50 million tied up for just the head coach?

My statement still stands. We pay coaches too much money.
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Disagree, it's market driven.
 
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volgr said:
Does anyone know if the $9 million, that is being rumored from different sources, is being put out as as a diversion so when the real money amount is announced and it is quite a bit less than $9 mil. but more than we have paid before it won't be such a shock and people will look at the figure more favorably?
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No insider here, but my guess would be $9 M would be the starting point in the negotiations.

Edit: Or maybe that was the final figure after the negotiations and it leaked out.
 
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BruinVol said:
No takers for answering this or was it just a dumb question???
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I don't know the legalities with a public institution but I've seen similar done without a problem in the business world. An owner contributes money to his business in the form of debt as opposed to capital. Payment terms can be anything the two parties can agree on. This note is most often subordinate to any other debt the company might have.

The university may have provisions in its current debt that would prohibit it however. I would think of it as a more secured pledge agreement.
 
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RagingOrange said:
Yes.

Let me back up by saying that this whole comment thread came from someone saying that we cant hire anybody with out announcing, waiting, etc....

I find that laughable because thats the way its supposed to work where I work as well...but not really...so I feel this is the same idea...they have their guy...the rest is just details.

Thats all. Sorry for the confusion.
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No worries, mate!
 
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orangeblood79 said:
I know exactly how you feel and that's a perfect comparison, but I'll have to admit, I'll be 100x more let down in this situation compared to when Peyton chose Denver, if we're spurned by Gruden.

I'm definitely a Titans fan...but "fan" doesn't begin to describe how I feel about this University. It's like....family.
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I feel the same way.

Good post ob79.
 
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GmanTN said:
We knew we were hiring those coaches before it was announced officially
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In that case, I see no reason for any hiring practices to change...but I do EXPECT the hire to change...if not...Im gonna have some more free time...as i suspect most will here...
 
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Oldvol75 said:
For about 2 weeks now. Actually it's sinus more than anything. Doc put me on a high powered antibiotic. If it doesn't clear they may have to vacuum it out.
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I'm on day three. I sure hope it doesn't last that long. It's a bit better today. All sinus. The right side of my face was a leaky faucet for the better part of two days. :cray:

Yikes, get better, OV.
 
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GmanTN said:
Not as big as it will be at UT
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I have to agree with Gman here...

Gruden to an NFL team would be inevitable in a lot of National media pundits opinions.

But...if he were to chose UT, a program which has been irrelevant for over 3 years now and, in a lot a national media member's opinion, would be a HUGE step-down from the NFL....it would be NATIONAL headlines.

Suddenly, every sports fan in America knows who UT's HC is...right now, I doubt anyone outside of the SEC could name our HC right now.

It's a matter of doing what most everyone expects him to do versus a move that would shock a LOT of sports fans, nationally.
 
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CeJayVols said:
OV, Boro, Lex -Anybody hearing anything who the new DC could be? I heard maybe Zook and maybe Steele, any other names being floated out there.

Also, who would the reruiting coord. be? Zook, T.Martin, Graham?????

Just curious
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Have heard Zook and Steele. I would keep an eye out for Marion Hobby.
 
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golf said:
I don't know the legalities with a public institution but I've seen similar done without a problem in the business world. An owner contributes money to his business in the form of debt as opposed to capital. Payment terms can be anything the two parties can agree on. This note is most often subordinate to any other debt the company might have.

The university may have provisions in its current debt that would prohibit it however. I would think of it as a more secured pledge agreement.
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Thanks for the answer. I think the key is pledges to the university if revenues aren't met after a period of time. That is much more risky than getting the money up front but I can't see it being legal to pay back money to a booster from a university. Intersting question for me but didn't get much attention on here!
 
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BruinVol said:
In the southeast I agree but if he is after national attention then it isn't even close. We need to get out of our SEC shell and realize that the nfl is MUCH more popular nationally than college football. Sorry but tenn or nfl isn't even close if he wants attention.
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True but he can be THE MAN here.
 
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