Official Jon Gruden Thread XLIV

[volsfan199]

At least she has good judgement.

I would agree, but I guess my point was, that's where she wound up

 

[Vol_TCB]

The Haslams have lived in Knoxville their entire lives. They've greased far more palms. Everybody in Knoxville over 40 with money has been on a charity board with one of the Haslams.

The Haslam's stacked the Board of Trustee's with their buddies long ago. Jimmy's brother (Bill) is also the Govenenor and the hands down favorite to replace Dipetrio as President of UT.

Ergen can't displace them without displace all that too. This town is a good ole boy network, and Jimmy's Daddy Big Jim rebuilt it how he wanted it after the collapse of the Butcher's and his associates in the early 1980's.

Bill Is the Chairman of the BOT

 

[JawjaVol]

Hi jawja.I know you are an attorney in Atl. and I need some help with two separate,(civil), matters. I've been wronged big time. Can you think of anyway I can discretely contact you?

Sure, email jawja011@gmail.com. Give me some details and your contact info and I’ll give you a shout.

 

[VFLnSFD]

Hawk, Exile, SFD (when you aren’t wasted on park food): is it safe to say we overestimated Ergen in this whole thing? Apparently deerPark was right about him.

I don't think we can say that yet.

 

[VFLnSFD]

Fire Currie, hire Blackburn, hire Gruden. Easy peasy.

Yes x 100000000

 

[knoxswim890]

Hopefully around 6 pm central time.

:question: opcorn:

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

SIAP but I missed this tweet by Barrett Sallee.

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Sunday's Schiano saga wasn't a Tennessee mob. It was a group of consumers voicing that they are fed up with a sub-par product being produced by an inept administration.

 

[tdbigo]

I am not here to bash anyone that says they have "inside" information, but we are really going down the rabbit hole now. Outside of a body being buried somewhere or pictures of him in a Thai brothel, not a lot is going to happen to Haslam when it comes to UT.

In the grand scheme of things this was just a bad decision on hiring a bad football coach. And for all the national media what was done is cyber terrorism, give it a rest. Take a trip overseas, either way, and they will see real terrorism up close and personal.

Hiring Gundy would be a home run hire. Who really knows if Gruden was ever coming, maybe one day he will make a statement. I would love to have him as our head football coach, but if it doesn't happen, so be it.

And has anybody ever thought that the beav and Blackburn are connected? Seems like a lot of anger and revenge going on in the beavs tweets and info. And then he came out and basically said his agenda wasn't about Gruden. Something to think about.

And here is my inside information, I just got home and have a growler of Irish Redeye Jedi and in about an hour I am going to have to pee.

Also lay off knucklehead, he is a good dude.

Great, now I'm thirsty! Enjoy the Redeye!

 

[Dudleys87]

SIAP but I missed this tweet by Barrett Sallee.

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Sunday's Schiano saga wasn't a Tennessee mob. It was a group of consumers voicing that they are fed up with a sub-par product being produced by an inept administration.

Somebody connected the dots finally

 

[A_Vol_n_Hog_Country]

Completely off topic but does anyone else have a picture in their mind of each poster?

I’ve never met a single one of you but In my mind you all have different faces. I just wonder if what I picture is even remotely correct.

Sorry for the interruption now back to our regularly scheduled program “As UT burns”.

 

[volsfan199]

The Haslams have lived in Knoxville their entire lives. They've greased far more palms. Everybody in Knoxville over 40 with money has been on a charity board with one of the Haslams.

The Haslam's stacked the Board of Trustee's with their buddies long ago. Jimmy's brother is also the Govenenor and the hands down favorite to replace Dipetrio as President of UT.

Ergen can't displace them without displace all that too. This town is a good ole boy network, and Jimmy's Daddy Big Jim rebuilt it how he wanted it after the collapse of the Butcher's and his associates in the early 1980's.

This is just so depressing, and seems like we are stuck with them

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

Completely off topic but does anyone else have a picture in their mind of each poster?

I’ve never met a single one of you but In my mind you all have different faces. I just wonder if what I picture is even remotely correct.

Sorry for the interruption now back to our regularly scheduled program “As UT burns”.

I picture that you're Ines Sainz and you want to be my wife.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

^^^^^^^this

Most don't have the backbone for a long, sustained fight. Rhey want order in their life. They want to know everything is in its place where it should be. Gundy has a good enough record to pacify 65 - 70% of the fanbase which is what Currie and Haslam are trying to do.

The supposed 8.4m offered to Gundy is a drop in the bucket compared to what is at stake over the long term.

Haslam will do whatever it takes to remain in control.

8.4 million is 2 times, too much for
Gundy. That's Gruden money, not Gundy money. Currie, Haslam, Peyton whoever else is on the search team,​ need to slow down and hire someone that wants the job, not someone you have to beg and overpay to get.

 

[Vol_atile]

Like I said. The information is where it can do the most good. Whether it makes a difference, we shall see.

Sure hope good people like you don't decide to just roll over though.

This is the thing for me. The masses need a rallying cry. If they parade Gundy out there, job done. Just look at every one debating how we'll look with a good dc. In a couple of days, most will simply go on with their lives and Currie will still be the AD. Haslam will have beaten back the hordes. And this **** show will continue until the end of time. We need something (for lack of a better term term) to piss us off!

 

[BubbaWms]

Uh oh, you spoke (typed) the letters that shall remain unspoken (typed)

Hint: starts with a G and ends in a vacation from VN.

we can only hope, his kind has been a thorn in our ass for awhile now !

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Most people dont like chaos. The longer a chaotic situation goes on, the quicker they are to accept something to make it stop. They are creatures of habit who like homeostasis.

Look on the Gundy board, "who cares what it cost, we have a big name, get it done now". They would have never settled for Gundy at $8M a few days ago. The fan base would've revolted. Put them in a chaotic state for a few days though, and they are willing to accept something they previously would not.

People have to fight against their nature of getting back to homeostasis and let this play out a little longer. Short term pain for long term gain.

.

"Nobody panics when things go according to plan, even if the plan is horrifying."

 

[LittleDTO]

No one is going to believe that Peyton was a Schiano promoter. Desperate, indeed.

Peyton was calling former teammates. Unfortunately it is true.

 

[chvy1986]

Completely off topic but does anyone else have a picture in their mind of each poster?

I’ve never met a single one of you but In my mind you all have different faces. I just wonder if what I picture is even remotely correct.

Sorry for the interruption now back to our regularly scheduled program “As UT burns”.

If you look like your picture......we'll be good friends

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

8.4 million is 2 times, too much for
Gundy. That's Gruden money, not Gundy money. Currie, Haslam, Peyton whoever else is on the search team,​ need to slow down and hire someone that wants the job, not someone you have to beg and overpay to get.

If overpaying gets us an A+ hire them I’m perfectly fine with that

 

[zydane47]

I completely see where you are coming from. There may not be time to let the pieces line up like they need to be before somebody hires coach McGoogle. And, if we want, REALLY WANT, to get the cancer out, we may have to suffer though that to get to where we want to be.

Agreed, I want them both gone as well but if I have to deal with Mike Gundy for a few years, I'm ok with that.

I just don't see how there would be enough time to get them gone if we really are close to signing Gundy

 

[ccshagger]

i wish we could hire jon gruden... That would be a good choice imho

lol

 

[FacelessArya]

I am not here to bash anyone that says they have "inside" information, but we are really going down the rabbit hole now. Outside of a body being buried somewhere or pictures of him in a Thai brothel, not a lot is going to happen to Haslam when it comes to UT.

In the grand scheme of things this was just a bad decision on hiring a bad football coach. And for all the national media what was done is cyber terrorism, give it a rest. Take a trip overseas, either way, and they will see real terrorism up close and personal.

Hiring Gundy would be a home run hire. Who really knows if Gruden was ever coming, maybe one day he will make a statement. I would love to have him as our head football coach, but if it doesn't happen, so be it.

And has anybody ever thought that the beav and Blackburn are connected? Seems like a lot of anger and revenge going on in the beavs tweets and info. And then he came out and basically said his agenda wasn't about Gruden. Something to think about.

And here is my inside information, I just got home and have a growler of Irish Redeye Jedi and in about an hour I am going to have to pee.

Also lay off knucklehead, he is a good dude.

Love this post. Good job.

On a side note, you mentioned drinking and peeing. Whenever I take a sip of alcohol, the first sip, I have to pee immediately. Every time. People who drink with me are amazed on how little I drink and how much I pee when I do drink, which is rarely. What you think? Too little ADH hormone?

 

[BIGORANGEFISH]

Largest privately held company in the US, more than twice the net worth of Ergen. And that's not counting Big Jim or Billy's stash.

P.S. also $50 million donation, largest ever, and there was lots more before that.

Not even CLOSE! Look up Cargill.

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

Also from Sallee:

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AM RT: Vol fans stood up against John Currie's attempt at Schiano, and Currie must go. Mullen will kill it at Florida. Jimbo to A&M? Venables or Norvell to Arkansas? @colecubelic talks Iron Bowl and SECCG.

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Tennessee ending up with Mike Gundy after trying to hire Greg Schiano would be like ordering tofu and ending up with a bone-in ribeye.

 

[volsfan199]

Peyton was calling former teammates. Unfortunately it is true.

Sigh, very disappointed and can't make sense if it. Why would Peyton even remotely think it would be ok to hire him?