Official Jon Gruden Thread XIII

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I don't want him anyway, I don't think he is a collage Coach and I believe he could be the biggest flop in the history of coaching hires. I prefer a proven coach like GP from TCU.
 
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Bam Bam said:
The recent report by the Chattanooga Times that says Gruden has been offered an increased contract offer if true still has one problem in the contract.... it's from UT. Look, I would love for him to come as much as most people would. But I recognize a flirt when I see one. Gruden is using UT to posture for an NFL contract or a larger contract with ESPN. Having a contract in hand without a timeline gives him the ammunition he needs to start the Gruden for hire auction. He is the only one who knows where he is hoping to get an offer from, but I seriously doubt that UT is in his top 20 of dream jobs. Gruden is a pro coach and a pro analyst. That's what he is and that is where he feels comfortable. "Comfortable" being the key word. His ties, his success, his knowledge, his experience are all based on the pro level, not college.
So with that said, here is what I think is happening and will happen in the days ahead in numerical order.


  1. Gruden loves attention. UT gave him lots of it!
  2. Gruden loved the hype because it put pro owners and ESPN on notice.
  3. Gruden, wanting to be a highly sought after candidate, decides to take it a step further an entertain an offer from UT and get them to the point where the "show their hand".
  4. Gruden calling his potential assistants comes into play next because he is seriously considering a return to football. So this is a great opportunity for him to see who all would want to join him at his next job and discuss what they need $.
  5. From there, Gruden intensifies the "Gruden for Hire" sweepstakes by letting would be suitors think that he has a staff assembled and is seriously considering the offer from UT.
  6. From here, other pro teams will put their name in the hat out of desperation and contract offers will come in that are comparable or better than UT.
  7. Jon will then take the best offer on the table that like Manning, gives him the best chance to be successful. It won't be UT.
  8. After he has made his selection, he will publicly address the media and Tennessee and let them know how much he "strongly" considered coming here and how much this school means to him.
  9. Vol fans everywhere will get mad at Hart for not giving Gruden a firm deadline if it's true that he hasn't been given one. They will also be mad at Gruden for not coming out publicly and turning the offer down in a timely manner.

Ok, so that's how I think this whole thing will play out. Some might agree, some might not. Everyone on here has opinions and this is mine. At the very least, I'm hoping that the administration and the boosters are smart enough not to let Gruden dangle their offer around and treat them like a one night stand.
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As much as I hate to say it, I agree. Just been a lot of hype to get more money !!! Gruden's ego is too big to drop down to the college level.
 
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G8rh8r said:
3:00 is so far away! I need coffee.

The baby woke up four times last night and for once I was glad because I had an excuse to check VN.
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The TFP article gave me hope, again, but no way there is a 3 pm presser to announce Gruden today...if that happens today I'll change my screen name to Queen of Fairies. LOL That's how confident I am that it won't happen today.
 
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obxvol said:
All that thinking, and it isn't even 7:00am yet. Hell, I'm still thinking about whether or not to get out of bed and you've already written a book. Nice. You make a good point though.
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Yeah, I usually wake up at 4:30 every morning. Not sure why? It sucks not being able to sleep in
 
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Carly Harrington: Area businesss say big-name UT coach needed » GoVolsXtra

"We've had more UT stuff on clearance than I've ever seen, and I've been here for 10 years," Sports Seasons manager Ronnie Dove said. "There are about five or six big names being floated around that could boost sales and take some of those markdowns back up."

Thursday morning, Dove received a call from an apparel buyer who told him that if a big-time coach is named — say ESPN broadcaster Jon Gruden, for example — 95 percent of the UT clothing on clearance at the West Knoxville store no longer will be on clearance.
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#6,894
#6,894
u guys ready for that grude???? we grudin all night long soon. its going down. there are two people in fox that know....
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#6,896
#6,896
After all I read and saw last night, I'd be really surprised if Gruden comes UT. I Already felt that way, but now I'm just more convinced.

The bigger problem I see here is that so many people are "Gruden or bust" that no matter who we hire, he won't be good enough. But in the other hand, I guess the sample size of the VN message board isn't enough to justify the thought of the entire fan base. Best just to sit back and relax and let things play out.

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bcartervol98 said:
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@ClayTravisBGID: There's been a clear intent by some on UT's side to deliberately misinform regarding Gruden. Why, I don't know.

@ClayTravisBGID: Pretty astute leak if you're in boosters/Gruden camp. Dave Hart is painted into Gruden mania corner. He has to get deal done now.

@ClayTravisBGID: Pretty astute leak if you're in boosters/Gruden camp. Dave Hart is painted into Gruden mania corner. He has to get deal done now.

Mornin G's!
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Mornin B!
 
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