Blackburn Is Not the Guy

Gah I'd go nuts if we had a new, non-crappy coach in place for the bowl. Still be pretty excited with just an interim.

 

How much money could you scalp a Music City Bowl ticket for if that's our destination and Gruden gets named HC a week or two beforehand?

 

150 bucks

 

Pure genius. Hire the pizza guy and let Peyton be the brain trust behind the scenes.

 

Right now, I wouldn't watch the bowl game if it were played in my backyard. If your scenario played out, I'd buy tickets before the introduction press conference was over.

 

This is close for me. I'll end up watching the game, but I certainly ain't spending another dime to attend one until our AD shows they are serious about winning again

 

If Gruden was named HC for the bowl game, I would pay up to a grand as long as not nosebleeds. I will pay money for quality experiences, I will not pay money for horseshit.

 

I bet if Tennessee hired Gruden right now, we'd generate enough revenue to pay his first year salary by Christmas Day, w/o even playing a game.

 

Let me educate you on economics

 

I'd buy a lot of Tennessee stuff ASAP, would probably max out my credit card to replenish all the UT shit I burned in the off-season.

I mean, my God, I don't even have a Tennessee hat anymore.

 

Here's a serious bet/offer:

If Tennessee hires Gruden or top tier coach, I will fly back to Knoxville for a home game and pay for a catered 8th tailgate. I won't buy alcohol for legal reasons (if someone gets hurt or does something stupid off of alcohol I provide) but we will eat like kings and queens and princes and princesses and so on.

 

Have you seen pictures of OV? He's not a cheap date

 

Small price to see some real Tennessee football again.

 

It would have to be a warm weather game for all us old people.

 

I have not weighed in on this because I, nor I suspect the majority of people on this site, know enough about athletic administration and the available candidates to actually make an informed prediction on how well Blackburn will do. I don't know him, and he isn't the only call I would make. He isn't even the first call I would make among ex-UTAD people. But he does have one thing going for him that I think will put him well ahead of almost any other candidate that will probably be considered:

He is not 100% guaranteed to **** it up.

 

I'll buy the booze, and if one of you idiots wrecks I'll swear I never met you.

 

Curious who you would call ahead of him

 

Mitch Barnhart was at Tennessee for 12 years

John Currie is another good ad that worked here

 

I don't think Mitch is hireable, but those were exactly the two guys I was thinking about.

 

Isn't John Currie about the second biggest horse's butt to walk the earth?