Official Jon Gruden Thread XXIV

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Poppa T said:
Probably TLDR, but for those that care. This is JMO.

What we have been watching play out has been one big complex negotiation with multiple factions.

We all know the parties of those factions. One party "appears" to know what they are doing more than the other and has been utilizing the tools (chess pieces) available to them better than others. Tools that some did not recognize as tools.

Critical success factors are determining the other parties' WANTS/NEEDS hierarchy and determining what their BATNA (Best Alternative to No Agreement) position is.

Successful negotiators help the other party understand that what they think is a NEED is really a WANT and going from there.

For example: Admin/Academics think that they NEED control, but that is really a WANT. What they really NEED is the $$$.

Apply each of these principals to the various negotiations with each participants (Haslams; Boosters that will not be named; Admin/Academia; UTAD; Jones; Target coach).

That is what is being played out. The timing, etc, will all be determined based on whether or not someone is getting their WANT or NEED. A successful negotiations is one in which all parties walk away feeling like they won.
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Great summation - I had figured the various factions out and tried to explain to my family (who are convinced I may need to go to therapy, if not addiction counseling!), where y'all lost me was is the offshore betting thing & the Tuesday cutoff.
 
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Do we think Florida is messing with us with firing McElwain today? Could another University interfere with another's ability to hire a coach?

You know how we, as fans, would wig if Florida got Gruden? What if the administration of other schools feel that way too.
 
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Doyle Hargraves said:
Doyle's Grudometer down to 40% because of...
Nope.
You know what?
If Currie doesn't have to explain the stuff he's doing, I don't have to explain why the Grudometer went down.
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Frustrating as hell isn't it? Currie better have this situation by the balls or he can GTFO too!
 
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FacelessArya said:
Do we think Florida is messing with us with firing McElwain today? Could another University interfere with another's ability to hire a coach?

You know how we, as fans, would wig if Florida got Gruden? What if the administration of other schools feel that way too.
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oh wow! If Florida hired Gruden.... can you imagine ??
 
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Was texting a friend who is a VIA........Vol in Alabama

He said the only coach Saban fears per the Bammer fans down there is .............Jon Gruden.

Fear Chucky Satan..............he's coming for you and your elephant
 
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Im about to go to bed. Before i fall asleep, I will pray. My prayer will have an extra 15 minute coversation with the big man. Praying that UT knows what it's doing. And that Gruden will lead this team and the good Lords children of Vol Nation back to prominence.
GBO! SOON! GOD BLESS!
 
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I have 0 worries about this deal being announced, I am finally getting some information on timing (Gruden announcement) which I will not share here. You all will not have to be patient for much longer.
 
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Butch is definitely done, Hubbs and Low were on 99.1 talking about replacements. That does not happen on that station without state approval and notification that Butch is gone.
 
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Maybe the reason UF is moving so quickly now is that they know we already have our man. Perhaps their AD see's that next season UGA and TN are going to be pulling away from the rest of the SEC east and he has to make a move just to try to stay competitive.

SOON....
 
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Since it appears that Butch will have his Monday press conference, do we expect to see similar questions Shark boy got yesterday? Or are we stuck with hearing about Dormady's shoulder, patting on the back for scoring a td, etc?
 
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Jravol78 said:
oh wow! If Florida hired Gruden.... can you imagine ??
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MIT_Beaver said:
I have 0 worries about this deal being announced, I am finally getting some information on timing (Gruden announcement) which I will not share here. You all will not have to be patient for much longer.
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Care to share when Butch is canned? JG won’t necessarily be announced immediately after Butch is shown the door.
 
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VFL92 said:
This crossed my mind as well. The 2 most plausible scenarios for the hold up seem to be:

1. The trouble of who is the interim.
2. An inability to tell the team tonight, so they wanted to wait until tomorrow and tell them before leaking it.

Either of those scenarios make sense. From what BCarter said, as well as what Hubbs said on the radio, it seems obvious Butch is gone, and has been informed of such.

Knowing that Butch is gone and there seemingly being no rush to officially fire him and make it public, I see as a good thing. To me, it gives credence to what many have said, and what I have heard, that Gruden is somewhere between "close to a done deal" and "100% done".

Be patient. Go Vols. And Grude on.
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that totally makes sense.
i'm in.
tell the team monday, then tell the world.
 
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