I think Gruden is who they would LIKE to see come to K'ville, but as you said, he's not going to jump from the NFL.
Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: Gatorrrrrr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 2:21 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Farfetched Nightmare Scenario hmm Ive heard that rumor before too... but I dont see Gruden going to the college game from the NFL unless he has absolutely NO where to go otherwise... I mean I know they are disgruntled with him down in Tampa (supposedly he's on the hot seat every year according to my Dad, yet they keep him anyway and didnt he just get an extension too?)... but lets say he's fired this year... he'd be hired at whereever there was an opening in the NFL- say Cleveland?.. or Kansas City?... or back to the Raiders? I know that Pete Carroll did it.. but lets face it.. Knoxville is not Los Angeles by any stretch of the imagination. On 9/21/08, Wanda Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The name I heard many Vols throwing around is Jon Gruden. He was an assistant coach at UT and his wife is from Tennessee and he built a home up in the Smokey Mountains somewhere. Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Belloit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 9:07 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Farfetched Nightmare Scenario > > I would have never dreamed that he would have come back to coach the > GameCocks. If Tennessee came calling? It is his home state. He must > have > had some fond feelings for Tennessee growing up. As I recall, the only > reason that he went to Florida was because Graves was willing to throw the > ball while Tennessee would just run. > > Jerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 8:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] Farfetched Nightmare Scenario > > At this point, I am assuming that Fulmer is gone at the end of this > season. > I think he would have been gone after last season had Tennessee not backed > into the SEC Championship Game. > > Anyway, say it is early December, and Tennessee is looking at a short list > of potential replacements. > > Question: is SOS on that list? > > Think about it. > > They can approach him and say "Okay, Coach Spurrier, we admire what you > are > trying to do at South Carolina, but do you really think you'll be able to > pull them into the top tier of the SEC? We already are a top tier SEC > program; we just need you to bring us back to our rightful place. We have > the resources to put you back on top. > > "Here, recruiting won't be the uphill struggle it is in Columbia. From > here, you'll be much more likely to torment Georgia, and you'll be able to > stick your finger in the eye of Bernie Machen and Jeremy Foley. > > "The Tennessee fans would love having you on their side, after all these > years of you beating them. They would be incredibly supportive. It would > be like a homecoming for you. > > "Oh, and one last thing Coach Spurrier. Unlike at Alabama, we won't be > comparing your every move to what some long-dead coach would have done. > > "So what do you say, Steve? Are you ready to stop beating your head > against > the wall at South Carolina and join us, and get back on a winning team?" > > Likely? No. I think SOS would remain loyal to the folks who hired him at > South Carolina. And I think it would be very unlikely that Tennessee > would > even approach him, given the outright hatred the fans there have for him. > > But I do find it interesting to think about. We Gator fans who tolerate > him > at a program we really don't perceive as a serious threat would have a > very > different attitude toward him at a real rival. > > I won't worry about it, though. Right now, I'll worry that we may come > out > flat against Ole Miss or that Houston Nutt will pull something out of his > bag of tricks. That is much more of a concern now. > > Anyway, goodnight, and > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
