Official Jon Gruden Thread XXIX

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KB5252 said:
If Mays had been told Gruden or some other home run hire was on the hook he would have waited it out. The fact he left leads me to believe we are not where we think we are.


Grudometer at 5% and dropping.
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And why would Antone not wait it out if Butch was gone
 
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Reading through 7 pages of pearl-clutching is getting on my nerves.

Legendary: you first brought the comment as to Hubbs saying Butch is trying to save his job. Not that I don't trust you man, but until I see a quote of Hubbs' actual words, I'm not giving that weight.

But even assuming I did, it doesn't really matter in my book. Boro and DTO are being quietly confident, and they surely have reason to be both quiet and confident.

If that's not good enough for you, I'll go ahead and say again: I am 99% certain Jon Gruden will be the head coach at Tennessee before 2017 is over. The 1% is in case of a Gruden heart attack or a meteor strike on Knoxville.

Gruden is coming.

"But Ainge says..."

Irrelevant.

"But Cade Mays decommitted..."

Irrelevant.

"But Hubbs says Butch is making calls..."

Irrelevant.

"But Butch is still coaching..."

IRRELEVANT.

All this other stuff is noise, some planned, some not, but all of it beside the point: Gruden is coming. Wrap your heads around it and relax. Enjoy thinking about the good times that are right around the bend. Or take your meds.

Take it for what you will. I'm on record.
 
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KB5252 said:
If Mays had been told Gruden or some other home run hire was on the hook he would have waited it out. The fact he left leads me to believe we are not where we think we are.


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I don’t think they would be telling recruits something that they are trying to keep under wraps.
 
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Brianchevy said:
I'm NOT a troll. I've been here on VolNation for a Decade, i LOVE my vols, i have 3 students there now (2 just about to Graduate) -- but thank you for your remarks.

I didn't read the 315 pages of threads, i'm a working man and i guess perhaps maybe i just should have stayed completely away. HAHA

I just heard my kids being hopeful about Gruden and I don't want them to be heartbroken. again. for the 10th time as Vols. :(
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The definition of a troll is someone who comes to the gruden thread to poo-poo Grudens arrival. No need to get offended
 
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#3,331
Wow, solid afternoon meltdown, all. Easily in the top 5 this season. Relax. Even if it's not Gruden, which I think it is, we will land a solid HC and the commits will come back. Can't wait to see the roller coaster come out of this dip.
 
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KB5252 said:
If Mays had been told Gruden or some other home run hire was on the hook he would have waited it out. The fact he left leads me to believe we are not where we think we are.


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There is no way in hades that they are stupid enough to invest all that money in renovations and let the s@#!show continue with captain pop an artery
 
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UTVolinExile said:
Reading through 7 pages of pearl-clutching is getting on my nerves.

Legendary: you first brought the comment as to Hubbs saying Butch is trying to save his job. Not that I don't trust you man, but until I see a quote of Hubbs' actual words, I'm not giving that weight.

But even assuming I did, it doesn't really matter in my book. Boro and DTO are being quietly confident, and they surely have reason to be both quiet and confident.

If that's not good enough for you, I'll go ahead and say again: I am 99% certain Jon Gruden will be the head coach at Tennessee before 2017 is over. The 1% is in case of a Gruden heart attack or a meteor strike on Knoxville.

Gruden is coming.

"But Ainge says..."

Irrelevant.

"But Cade Mays decommitted..."

Irrelevant.

"But Hubbs says Butch is making calls..."

Irrelevant.

"But Butch is still coaching..."

IRRELEVANT.

All this other stuff is noise, some planned, some not, but all of it beside the point: Gruden is coming. Wrap your heads around it and relax. Enjoy thinking about the good times that are right around the bend. Or take your meds.

Take it for what you will. I'm on record.
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I appreciate you are on record. I still remember feeling like an idiot in 2012. I am starting to feel like that again.
 
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I’ve been talking a lot of trash to my coworkers (most non vol fans) about us getting Gruden

I can’t wait to rub it in their smug faces
 
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KB5252 said:
If Mays had been told Gruden or some other home run hire was on the hook he would have waited it out. The fact he left leads me to believe we are not where we think we are.


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If the AD is trying to prevent information from leaking, the LAST thing they are going to do is give said information to a high school kid. I don't buy into the rumors that recruits are being told to "be patient" or anything suggesting Butch will not be back. If so, it would be all over twitter and everywhere else.
 
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Brianchevy said:
I can reasonably agree with both of your points.
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Brianchevy said:
dude. tap the brakes, i don't think you want to play THAT game..
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What's the problem there Chevy .... did I ruffle your life championship ribbon again ....

Here you have had this pertinent information about the Grude and withheld it for over five years and thousands of posts... now you want me to believe you have every even had a job

Troll:)
 
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KB5252 said:
If Mays had been told Gruden or some other home run hire was on the hook he would have waited it out. The fact he left leads me to believe we are not where we think we are.


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Why tf would the AD tell recruits that Gruden is coming? It would definitely leak at that point.
 
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volmanbill said:
I'm quoting your post, but please don't take this as a shot at you. It's meant for the overall "I hate Butch" group.

The sentiments above may be correct, but isn't it entirely possible that he's just not willing to give up? Not willing to quit when faced with overwhelming adversity? These are the traits we want (demand?) from not only our players, but hopefully ourselves. I believe CBJ needs to go. But I also think he's a good person who has done what he's capable of to be successful. The personal vitriol is just unwarranted imo.

All that being said, bring on the Gru!
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I don't take it as a personal shot at all. However, this team this year can be summed up in one single word:

Uninspired

A head coach's job is to inspire his team to win against the odds. Or hell, to even score against the odds. This team, since I would say Georgia Tech, has not even shown a pulse on the field. And honestly? That comes back to coaching.

My problem (and guess) is Jones has wanted out, but his agent has said "guy, you effed yourself and I can't find anything at the moment." Hence why he would be clamoring for an additional year despite the injuries. my problem with that?

Which year hasn't been plagued by injuries to this team? And now recruiting is taking a nose dive with little coming from the coaches to stop it. That's a defeated mentality by the coaching staff. The only bright spots are the defense for the most part and the RB corps. Otherwise, the team just isn't fired up.

I think Jones took over a dumpster fire and made the most of what he had. I think he brought us out of the basement and this team is standing in the doorway of success. But he hasn't and won't open the door to let them crash the party. I give him all the credit in the world for what he did in the first four years. But he has given up.
 
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1allvol said:
I don’t think they would be telling recruits something that they are trying to keep under wraps.
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This x100000. Recruits tell EVERYBODY EVERYTHING.

It would be pretty counterintuitive to tell your employees not to say anything but turn around and tell recruits for them to tell the world.. Lol.
 
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schmalfungus said:
The problem isn't just injuries. Granted we have a lot, and that many injuries will affect a season's outcome. But it seems this team withered to FCS level with its injuries.

That means Butch's problem is either evaluation of talent or development of talent underneath the starters. He has several great recruiting classes where he ostensibly got really good players. He either chose poorly or is unable to fully coach/develop the players he recruited.
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And keeping recruits?
 
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UTVolinExile said:
Reading through 7 pages of pearl-clutching is getting on my nerves.

Legendary: you first brought the comment as to Hubbs saying Butch is trying to save his job. Not that I don't trust you man, but until I see a quote of Hubbs' actual words, I'm not giving that weight.

But even assuming I did, it doesn't really matter in my book. Boro and DTO are being quietly confident, and they surely have reason to be both quiet and confident.

If that's not good enough for you, I'll go ahead and say again: I am 99% certain Jon Gruden will be the head coach at Tennessee before 2017 is over. The 1% is in case of a Gruden heart attack or a meteor strike on Knoxville.

Gruden is coming.

"But Ainge says..."

Irrelevant.

"But Cade Mays decommitted..."

Irrelevant.

"But Hubbs says Butch is making calls..."

Irrelevant.

"But Butch is still coaching..."

IRRELEVANT.

All this other stuff is noise, some planned, some not, but all of it beside the point: Gruden is coming. Wrap your heads around it and relax. Enjoy thinking about the good times that are right around the bend. Or take your meds.

Take it for what you will. I'm on record.
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Some these peeps have such a one track mind...

The sky is falling the sky is falling

When Gruden comes there will be giys coming that make Cade look like pop warner...
 
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