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What is the love about with John Gruden
Posted on 11/21/09 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 11/21/09 at 6:45 pm
I simply want explanations. Does he have La. ties? what is it??
Posted on 11/21/09 at 6:46 pm to c on z
Think he would be a great coach but he is a NFL guy. Would bolt for the right job.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 2:56 pm to c on z
They see hes a NFL guy, won a Superbowl and hes automatically a big candidate.
Sorry to say, some NFL guys don't work out in College ball and vice versa. Gruden doesn't seem like he'd work out very well. His scheme is very complex and hes incredibly hard to work with on the offensive side...
You're expected to learn his scheme and FAST. He doesn't strike me as a guy who would want to recruit a lot too. His personality is the polar opposite of what you want on a college team with a bunch of kids. Gruden wants development fast...hes not going to get that in college. I doubt he'd even consider college ball anyway.
Sorry to say, some NFL guys don't work out in College ball and vice versa. Gruden doesn't seem like he'd work out very well. His scheme is very complex and hes incredibly hard to work with on the offensive side...
You're expected to learn his scheme and FAST. He doesn't strike me as a guy who would want to recruit a lot too. His personality is the polar opposite of what you want on a college team with a bunch of kids. Gruden wants development fast...hes not going to get that in college. I doubt he'd even consider college ball anyway.
This post was edited on 11/24/09 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 11/24/09 at 3:07 pm to deuce985
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Gruden wants development fast...hes not going to get that in college.
Players develop rapidly in college. Especially with a coach who demands it.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 3:43 pm to c on z
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What is the love about with John Gruden
Big name and personallity who won a Super Bowl in the NFL and has an impressive pedigree.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 3:45 pm to Suntiger
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Big name and personallity who won a Super Bowl in the NFL and has an impressive pedigree.
This, though as I said before he'll either get another NFL job or keep commentating though.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 5:10 pm to Suntiger
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Big name and personallity who won a Super Bowl in the NFL
This is not it for me. I like the fact that he's a QB guy. He expects the best out of himself every single day (read an article that was linked in another Gruden thread) and thus the same of his players.
More than that though I think my fascination with the possibility stems back to an "inside the huddle" type thing about the Senior Bowl when he coached there a few years back. The guy is a great leader, commands instant respect, is a master motivator, and knows how to get what he wants out of players. I think player development is something intriguing to coaches.
Also to those who say he will never consider college. From what I've read he may be somewhat disenchanted with the NFL and it's win a super bowl in 3 years or you're gone attitude. Things ended badly in Tampa.
All I know is the guy loves football, and I'd love for him to coach at LSU.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 6:23 pm to Suntiger
He prefers a pro-style offense.
He has been successful at the highest level.
He took a subpar talented team to the Super Bowl in 2002.
He has NFL experience already.
He handles the media well.
He has always come off as a genuine person.
He's young enough to have the energy to rebuild the LSU program and still have time to stay around and run it. Yet he is not too young to be inexperienced.
IMO... He would be a better coach in EVERY facet over guys like Kiffin, Harbaugh, Kelley... etc
He has been successful at the highest level.
He took a subpar talented team to the Super Bowl in 2002.
He has NFL experience already.
He handles the media well.
He has always come off as a genuine person.
He's young enough to have the energy to rebuild the LSU program and still have time to stay around and run it. Yet he is not too young to be inexperienced.
IMO... He would be a better coach in EVERY facet over guys like Kiffin, Harbaugh, Kelley... etc
Posted on 11/24/09 at 6:55 pm to SloMeaux
He won with Dungy's players 
Posted on 11/24/09 at 6:59 pm to SloMeaux
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He prefers a pro-style offense.
He has been successful at the highest level.
He took a subpar talented team to the Super Bowl in 2002.
He has NFL experience already.
He handles the media well.
He has always come off as a genuine person.
He's young enough to have the energy to rebuild the LSU program and still have time to stay around and run it. Yet he is not too young to be inexperienced.
IMO... He would be a better coach in EVERY facet over guys like Kiffin, Harbaugh, Kelley... etc
All of this plus he would instill discipline in an LSU program that sorely needs it. Plus we get to pimp Chucky dolls every Saturday.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:18 pm to JJ27
As much as I'd like to see it, Gruden likes the spotlight too much. He isn't going to Baton Rouge to coach. USC, or some bigtime market, but not Baton Rouge. Plus, there isn't enough pussy for him here. Once he hit campus, all the frat boys wouldn't have anything left to hit.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:24 pm to deuce985
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His scheme is very complex and hes incredibly hard to work with on the offensive side...
It sure is, I had the worst year of my career with him in 2002.
Signed,
Rich Gannon
This post was edited on 11/24/09 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:32 pm to deuce985
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His personality is the polar opposite of what you want on a college team with a bunch of kids
Man, I totally disagree with that statement.
The guy is very personable and would be a very good recruiter IMO.
Certainly Gruden would need to alter his scheme to fit college football. I don't see that as a big deal at all.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:35 pm to moneyg
Of all the NFL guys, I like Gruden the best.
Del Rio can go somewhere else if he gets canned. I don't like him what so ever.
Del Rio can go somewhere else if he gets canned. I don't like him what so ever.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:40 pm to tke_swamprat
But, considering he recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with epsn EDIT: the discussion of him departing ESPN is pointless
This post was edited on 11/24/09 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 11/24/09 at 8:56 pm to gameday179
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But, considering he recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with epsn EDIT: the discussion of him departing ESPN is pointless
His contract with ESPN won't be what keeps him from LSU. I think it's unlikely he want to coach in college.
Having said that, if he somehow wanted the job (he was rumored as having interest back when Saban was hired when he wanted out of Oakland), it could get done.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 8:56 pm to gameday179
if he decided he wanted to coach again, espn would throw the new deal in the trash
Posted on 11/24/09 at 9:47 pm to Factsman
He's a real coach. He doesn't just dress up in a head set on Saturdays and hang around on sidelines losing track of time.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 1:11 am to SloMeaux
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He took a subpar talented team to the Super Bowl in 2002.
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