Official Jon Gruden Thread XLVIII

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From a poster on Reddit SIAP..

"I have a family friend that works for the Gruden camp. He speaks with Jon everyday and has been speaking with the Tenn camp as well.

As most of you know, Tennessee and Gruden were very close to a deal around Thanksgiving, but Gruden could not stand Currie and this caused the whole thing to fall through.

Fast Forward to now: I just spoke with my source who said now that Currie is gone Tennessee has reached back out to Gruden. He is the #1 choice for the job and Les Miles is #2. He said that Tenn informally offered a contract to Miles (Basically like Schaino's contract, not good until Tennessee actually signs it). If Gruden falls through, Tennessee will sign on the dotted line and secure Miles.

Edit: I'll try to answer any questions you guys have. I should disclose that I'm not a Tennessee fan or even a CFB fan. I can try to provide any proof short of my sources actual name. He is typically the 3rd person on Grudens side of the table in any negotiations (Gruden, His Agent, My Source).

Edit 2: I am going to keep providing random details I know of. Tennessee fans might find them useful even if they don't directly involve Gruden. Saturday night my source had dinner in Tampa with Jimmy and Bill Haslam, the topic of discussion was mostly Tennessee AD politics. Basically Jimmy Haslam was saying he and Fulmer are not the best of friends and that he has been cut out of the coaching search for the most part (after leading it before). Haslam ultimately wants my source to do work with him for the Browns organization next year. Haslam believed Saturday night that Les Miles was still the front runner for the job. I talk to my source Sunday morning and he's like "yea Jon has moved on and just wants to focus on the Rowdies deal" (Tampa soccer team he has partial ownership in). I talk to my source today and hes like: "were back on, I just talked to the associate AD (He knows this person personally and used their real name) and they want Jon. Jon #1 choice... They have Miles if they want."

Edit 3: I will work on getting a picture of my source with Gruden and send it to a mod. This person is the childhood best friend of my father and lives in Tampa, I live in NC and haven't seen him in 15-20 years. So a picture with me and him is out of the question, and if I get a picture of he and Gruden together that could just be any picture off google right? Leaving work will be back in 30.

Edit 4: Guys I am working on getting verification to u/weazelbear so standby. If I had to guess you guys have a 50-50 shot to land Gruden (the other 50 being Miles).

My source says Gruden wants the job, but you also need to understand my source has MASSIVE financial incentives to get a deal done, while Gruden really doesn't need this.

Sunday he was telling me Gruden was ready to move on and today hes telling me Gruden still wants the job.

I'm working on verification with your mods so hang in there buddy. I will say that during the original meeting between Currie/Haslam they were very close on $$$. The deal fell apart because of Currie being a prick and not budging 1 inch on decision making"
 
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#2,828
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I noticed that Jim Harbaugh's name was floated out there as well for the Giants gig. Let's say we get Gruden. Are we going to have to go through this every year on the flip side every time an NFL job comes open?
 
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VFL2098 said:
Maybe knuck didn’t see my post. Can anyone tell me if we really are thinking there is gonna be some kind of announcement made tonight on Grudens future. I know we’re always looking but did Showoff or knuck say to expect it?
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Maybe he did and has just answered the same question a few times since 715-730.
 
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Squints said:
Gruden will not confirm his intentions on a platform such as MNF, or any public media platform for that matter. Every week, the multitudes have convinced themselves, this is the week, this is the game Gruden will say something. Each week, that idea falls on its face. Gruden's intentions will be confirmed or denied by either his agent or UT. Period.
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If the VFLs are correct he will announce it's been great but he's stepping down for other endeavors.

Nothing UT will be mentioned.
 
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VFL97 said:
I noticed that Jim Harbaugh's name was floated out there as well for the Giants gig. Let's say we get Gruden. Are we going to have to go through this every year on the flip side every time an NFL job comes open?
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Yes. Very very yes.
 
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So very sorry to hear about your loss preacherwebb.
May God’s grace shine down upon you and your family during this heartbreaking time.
 
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preacherwebb said:
well volnation, i'll be in and out for the next few days. my mom just passed away. 77 years old. saint of God. she's now in heaven with dad. laid down in her recliner and went to sleep. natural causes coroner said. prayer for us.
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preacherwebb
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Sorry to hear about your loss preacher, sending prayers your way. Lost my dad a year ago and my sis a month ago.
 
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preacherwebb said:
well volnation, i'll be in and out for the next few days. my mom just passed away. 77 years old. saint of God. she's now in heaven with dad. laid down in her recliner and went to sleep. natural causes coroner said. prayer for us.
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preacherwebb
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My condolences you are in my thoughts and prayers
 
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UTLEGEND said:
From a poster on Reddit SIAP..

"I have a family friend that works for the Gruden camp. He speaks with Jon everyday and has been speaking with the Tenn camp as well.

As most of you know, Tennessee and Gruden were very close to a deal around Thanksgiving, but Gruden could not stand Currie and this caused the whole thing to fall through.

Fast Forward to now: I just spoke with my source who said now that Currie is gone Tennessee has reached back out to Gruden. He is the #1 choice for the job and Les Miles is #2. He said that Tenn informally offered a contract to Miles (Basically like Schaino's contract, not good until Tennessee actually signs it). If Gruden falls through, Tennessee will sign on the dotted line and secure Miles.

Edit: I'll try to answer any questions you guys have. I should disclose that I'm not a Tennessee fan or even a CFB fan. I can try to provide any proof short of my sources actual name. He is typically the 3rd person on Grudens side of the table in any negotiations (Gruden, His Agent, My Source).

Edit 2: I am going to keep providing random details I know of. Tennessee fans might find them useful even if they don't directly involve Gruden. Saturday night my source had dinner in Tampa with Jimmy and Bill Haslam, the topic of discussion was mostly Tennessee AD politics. Basically Jimmy Haslam was saying he and Fulmer are not the best of friends and that he has been cut out of the coaching search for the most part (after leading it before). Haslam ultimately wants my source to do work with him for the Browns organization next year. Haslam believed Saturday night that Les Miles was still the front runner for the job. I talk to my source Sunday morning and he's like "yea Jon has moved on and just wants to focus on the Rowdies deal" (Tampa soccer team he has partial ownership in). I talk to my source today and hes like: "were back on, I just talked to the associate AD (He knows this person personally and used their real name) and they want Jon. Jon #1 choice... They have Miles if they want."

Edit 3: I will work on getting a picture of my source with Gruden and send it to a mod. This person is the childhood best friend of my father and lives in Tampa, I live in NC and haven't seen him in 15-20 years. So a picture with me and him is out of the question, and if I get a picture of he and Gruden together that could just be any picture off google right? Leaving work will be back in 30.

Edit 4: Guys I am working on getting verification to u/weazelbear so standby. If I had to guess you guys have a 50-50 shot to land Gruden (the other 50 being Miles).

My source says Gruden wants the job, but you also need to understand my source has MASSIVE financial incentives to get a deal done, while Gruden really doesn't need this.

Sunday he was telling me Gruden was ready to move on and today hes telling me Gruden still wants the job.

I'm working on verification with your mods so hang in there buddy. I will say that during the original meeting between Currie/Haslam they were very close on $$$. The deal fell apart because of Currie being a prick and not budging 1 inch on decision making"
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Anywhere in the thread that the mod confirmed the legitimacy of this? Cause I'm saying he's FOS.
 
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VFL97 said:
I noticed that Jim Harbaugh's name was floated out there as well for the Giants gig. Let's say we get Gruden. Are we going to have to go through this every year on the flip side every time an NFL job comes open?
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Imagine how strange that will feel. Other teams want our coach?! Blasphemy!!!
 
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