Comments on: Not a Jon Gruden Rumor…

By: Don

Don — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:56:13 +0000

Why wouldn’t Gruden want to come to Cardinal Nation and possibly turn it into a national powerhouse; probably because of some NFL ambition. If he can seriously give up on that pipe dream; maybe he would be here for the rest of his career.

By: bjintheville

bjintheville — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:59 +0000

Great site, Frank.

By: CardsLady

CardsLady — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:47:53 +0000

How coincidental that one of our recruits this past weekend met only with Coach Nord. ;) As always, love it Frank!

By: Squat Parallel or Don't

Squat Parallel or Don't — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:17:58 +0000

1- Offer the Gruden Brothers a package deal;

2- Jon here for 2 years with a 3rd year option; leaves for NFL with no penalty after
period of 2-3 years.

3- Jay comes in as O-Co-Ord; stays as head coach after Jon leaves for continuity
and his offensive expertise continues using the fast paced arena QB style(Kurt
Warner/St Louis/Arizona)

4- Bring back Mike Cassidy to run the defense (3 losses in two years… not bad good
guy who got railroaded by Krags)

5- Put emphasis in strength room back on big strong and explosive-bench, incline,
squat, deadlift and powerclean to be as big and strong as possible. Quit doing all
of this 20 lb military presses on a big rubber ball working th core it is a joke. If you
want a strong core do lots of medicine balls and abs. Lift for strength and power.
Football teams need to be big and strong. Doing the plyometrics and agilities on
the conditioning field are fine if you build all of your strength and power in the
strength room. Are we making aerobics instructors or football warriors????

6- Recruit only the top 10 Kentucky prospects and get everyone else from FL, GA, AL,
MS, LA, TN and TX. Schnellenberger, John L, and Petrino found countless
diamonds in the rough overlooked by everyone else. Talent abounds in the South.

7- No more of this one day off to be with your famlies if you are a coach. If you want to
be a family man sell insurance. Div 1 college football is 24/7/365 any less
commitment is balderdash. PREPARE TO WIN ; OUTWORK YOUR OPPONENTS!

8- Work with the discipline problem kids, show them and teach them commitment by
your own actions and the rules you hold them to. Don’t run off talent just because
they won’t be Pope someday, work with them and keep them on the field and help
them graduate to be the husbands and fathers their families will need them to be
someday.

9- To Believe is to Be Strong-Preach the Dream-A National Championship!!!

By: Tom S

Tom S — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:48:51 +0000

Good information, Frank! Strange that you just happened to pull that 3.8 million out of thin air. Me thinks you know MUCH more than you’re letting on.
The Gruden talk also is coming from a big donor in a completely different area of the U of L program.

There is also some chatter about Brent Venables if Gruden has already declined. And Kyle Whittingham may be locked in at Utah and uninterested.

By: RaiderNation

RaiderNation — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:58:49 +0000

You’re all WRONG!! Jon Gruden will be going back to Oakland to bring back the Legacy that is the OAKLAND RAIDER NATION!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: t0m4cards

t0m4cards — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:54:26 +0000

Any time a former U of L great like Mark Sander is in the mix and also the Grudens it’s a win win situation for the Cards. I’ve never understood how the Cards all time leading tackler All-American has never been considered for a linebacker coach position or any position for that matter. I guess what he’s done with South Louisville DeSales Colts goes unnoticed by many. U of L should be looking inside the family and show some love…

By: sonja

sonja — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:16:03 +0000

All good points and realistic surmises, Frankie. I do believe that Tom will make that annoucement before Thanksgiving and the USF venue makes sense, because Gruden lives in Tampa and if he is going to be the guy…might as well do it on his hometurf.

However, there are many out there that tell you it won’t be Gruden. One thing for certain. Only Tom knows for sure and he currently isn’t talking (officially).