Explain why Gruden is a hot commodity? Why is he right for Tennessee

Coaches who are successful in the NFL are usually great coaches. They are tireless workers and many are protégés of legendary head coaches. On a weekly basis, they scheme against the best coaches in the world. In college, Gruden would mainly scheme against crappy coaches.

Recruiting is not rocket science. High school kids want top play in the NFL. Gruden would instantly have more credibility in that department than any coach in the country. He's also charismatic, and kids will recognize his name.

He would be a home run hire for anyone.

myth that Tennessee can't recruit is totally overblown.

Georgia is top 3~top4 talent rich state in the nation and UGA is the flagship school there right? UGA always had top recruiting classes and UT stood its ground head-to-head against UGA in recruiting

rivals.com last 10 years UGA vs UT

2002 UT 5 5*, 16 4*
2002 UGA 1 5*, 18 4*

2003 UT 1 5*, 7 4*
2003 UGA 2 5*, 8 4*

2004 UT 2 5*, 8 4*
2004 UGA 1 5*, 11 4*

2005 UT 1 5*, 16 4*
2005 UGA 0 5*, 11 4*

2006 UT 1 5*, 4 4*
2006 UGA 2 5*, 14 4*

2007 UT 5 5*, 11 4*
2007 UGA 0 5*, 12 4*

2008 UT 0 5*, 4 4*
2008 UGA 2 5*, 13 4*

2009 UT 2 5*, 9 4*
2009 UGA 1 5*, 14 4*

2010 UT 1 5*, 12 4*
2010 UGA 0 5*, 9 4*

2011 UT 0 5*, 12 4*
2011 UGA 2 5*, 12 4*

2012 UT 0 5*, 10 4*
2012 UGA 2 5*, 6 4*

Tennessee was recruiting kids out of every state during Fulmers hay day. Gruden would easily surpass those glory days in recruiting. Tennessee is a great place to go to college and play football. They just really need a great hire.

2/10

His exposure on MNF and Super Bowl ring would make him a recruiting mogul.

He's cute duh

I'm not convinced that Gruden would translate well to the college game, but if UT wants to hire him and pay him a fortune for the experiment, I'm OK with it..

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I don't feel like you're the most intelligent individual, or at least you don't observe. While Saban certainly succeeds in the recruiting department, year in and year out what makes his teams elite is their execution on Saturday, an execution of their practice.

While I'll agree that college and professional football are different, to say that a person who is geared towards execution can't be successful is absurd. Surround that coach with a staff who are excellent recruiters and you have a recipe for success.

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The problem with a Gruden, just like many LSU fans' fascination with Jack Del Rio, is that he is high risk. Both have a very high ceilings, but both also have very low floors.

We know they can coach, but will they realize how the limited practice times will constrain what they can accomplish; will it frustrate them. Yes they can hire great recruiters, but your head coach has to be the closer. The raw material is there to be great, but will they like and want to do it? What about relationships with boosters and high school coaches? Will there egos permit them to do what's required and necessary? With their limited and dated college experience, they probably don't have a clue themselves as to how they will react.

The point isn't that they can't or won't be very successful in college; it's that they could also do very bad and it could go either way. It's human nature to overstate the upside and underestimate the downside. It's a recipe for failure.

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Then he will tell Haslam and UT fans how the Bucs traded draft pics and cash to Oakland to get him and he is like the only coach that a team has ever done that for.

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herm edwards, son

i think Bill B, too