I think everyone knows what is coming against Bama. An interim already on staff takes the same whoopin' with a little extra managerial pay. It shouldn't be an impediment, imo.
By crapping on Griff and starting Grumors, I think Paul is trying to drive up ratings/interest from the Vol demographic.
“If I hadn’t been to Knoxville last week, I would have laughed at you,” Finebaum told the caller. “But I talked to someone, let me put it you that way, someone that I have a lot of trust in and that is connected deeply in that program and he told me the same thing. “He said, ‘If we lose this (Georgia) game, and something happens to Butch Jones, our first choice will be Jon Gruden.’” https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tennessee-football/grumors-never-die-paul-finebaum-says-jon-gruden-will-tennessees-top-target/
around the 30 minute mark [video=youtube;oAUIkmcPEic]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAUIkmcPEic[/video]
Thanks kindly. I'll believe it when it happens. Exciting stuff though And also...lol... a bigwig at UTK tells Finebaum we want Gruden and Griff goes on his show and suggests Mark Helfrich. What a joke!
The caller also echoed what has been said here; Gruden wanted the job and Hart did not want give him so much control.