re: Is Gruden really a good hire?

Posted by KiwiHead

Auckland, NZ

Member since Jul 2014

38501 posts

Posted on 11/16/17 at 3:52 pm to skirpnasty

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No Gruden is not a good hire.

At first I was thinking this, but I've sort of revised my thinking on this issue.

The key would be how would Gruden be as a recruiter? You know he can coach and he understands offense, but whom would he go after for DC?

I am of the opinion that if you are going to hire these days in the SEC, you want someone who has NEVER cached in the SEC or has ever had to deal with Saban. Think about the last few big hires in the SEC and what they have in common. UGA , Florida, USCe....hell, UT prior to Butch...and have any of them beaten their teacher? Only guys to do it in the league in the last 5 years is Malzahn who came out of Arkansas State(Asst at Aubie, Ark and Tulsa) and Freeze who came out of Arky State as well but had no real body of work to research

Posted by LSUboudreau

Member since Dec 2016

294 posts

Posted on 11/16/17 at 4:55 pm to mule74

I don't understand why vols fans are so boner happy for gruden. He hates recruiting and hasn't had college experience. Just an over hyped name. Tennessee is gonna stay at #rockybottom

Posted by Hangit

The Green Swamp

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 11/16/17 at 5:32 pm to mule74

Gruden is not a good hire. He does not want the job.

Posted by Stevo

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2004

12588 posts

Posted on 11/16/17 at 7:44 pm to mule74

He’s a good hire for Tards that equate loud demonstrative behavior with good coaching.

Posted by King

Deep in the backwoods

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 11/16/17 at 7:51 pm to Stevo

Gruden will be a bust.

Posted by TBoy

Kalamazoo

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 11/16/17 at 10:15 pm to mule74

Gruden was a good coach but basically dropped out of coaching when he was fired. His last actual coaching job was at some high school in Florida, I think. He has never even attempted to run a college program. Huge gamble if he would even consider it.

Posted by supatigah

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Posted on 11/16/17 at 10:22 pm to TBoy

Could gruden live with the 20 hr rule and simplify his systems for college kids?

Posted by Reservoir dawg

Member since Oct 2013

15168 posts

Posted on 11/17/17 at 4:31 am to Road to 16

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MSU fans are so delusional

Says the child to the adult.

Posted by Asharad

Tiamat

Member since Dec 2010

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Posted on 11/17/17 at 5:51 am to ohiovol

quote:
No. He would be a great hire.

Posted by TOSOV

Member since Jan 2016

8922 posts

Posted on 11/17/17 at 7:57 am to supatigah

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Could gruden live with the 20 hr rule and simplify his systems for college kids?

As long as UT has someone reminding him then he'll be fine. He wouldnt do anything on purpose as much as he shoots from the hip. So may forget. He wont need to recruit like others. Has a recruiting coordinator that schedules his stuff accordingly, and come in. Also, not sure if some of these rules are just to be in contact with actual recruits. Are the rules the same for their parents or coaches? If not, then no biggie.

He'll be a CEO, and it'll be on his coordinators to handle how to get the system to fit the players.

Posted by TOSOV

Member since Jan 2016

8922 posts

Posted on 11/17/17 at 8:10 am to Cobb Dawg

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Gruden is and never was going to coach anywhere, especiall UT.

It baffles me that there are people who believe he wouldnt coach at UT if he got back into cfb. Where else would he? uga? Ha. Gruden has proven he is a UT fan, and there is no doubt by anyone reasonable that IF he did go into CFB coaching it would be at UT. Now that is different than IF he'll do it at all.

Dont be that guy. Just accept this one part of the whole Gruden/UT stuff. Otherwise you are no better than that other uga fan t brown or whatever.