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It may be in your best interest to root for San Diego in the NFL from here on out. Just saying.

Uhhh....I don't think I can do that.

Why does this have to be so hard?  Just another reason for me to hate Norv Turner. 

I know people are concerned about Petrino's ability to stay in one place for more than 5 years (I don't care if he does), but IF Gruden returns to coaching I don't know would be guaranteed to be here any longer. It's just a thought.

That's not what I mean at all. Contractually Gruden will be locked up if he comes here. I'm saying that the choice might come down to UT and San Diego.

Jeez you are STUBBORN. :-)

Well...badword....maybe he is skeered of Peyton.... :tongue:

Me? Unpossible!!

And Phillip Rivers. I'll find it hard to root for them too but if it really did make a difference I could make the sacrifice . . . unless they're playing Denver because I can't tolerate Rivers getting the best of Peyton.

Shhh...you are going to be called stubborn.

This is ALL Jim Irsay's fault.  I hate that's SOB  :angel:

Peyton is doing just fine in Denver, so why the hate for Irsay? 

I knew it was too good to be true.   :bawl:

Hello, have we met?  Irsay is a classless jerk that took to Twitter to act like a child and call Peyton names, etc.  Jesus may forgive but Lynnie doesn't forget.

http://www.youtube.com/v/8pBi69gqVO0

sorry I should have read this before posting my scenario on SD. You are right about SD - we need them to do well.

Okay, I figured you were holding a grudge.

But even though I am a long time Colts fan, even before Peyton went there, I think he might actually be better off in Denver.  Indy was looking kind of stagnant.

Irsay, even though he's a jerk as you point out, might have just done Peyton a favor. 

Yeah...and the guy that divorced my sister 25 years ago did her a favor but not before he hurt her so he is on my "list". Here's a fun little fact: I hope Indy loses to the Titans this week.  THAT is how much I loathe Jim Irsay.

I gotcha Revolver. I wasn't saying that's what you were saying. I was simply stating IF Gruden simply wants to get back into coaching we'll have to continually fend off suitors. If he specifically wants the UT job we're fine, but if he just wants back in the game I'm not sure he'd be here long term.

My guess is any NFL franchise would easily fork over $10 million or whatever the buyout happened to be so while we might be protected from other colleges we may still be exposed to the big boys.

Wow!   Rooting for the Titans.  Amazing.   :crazy:

I don't think you understand how the NFL views coaches. Belichick only makes $7.5 million. If Gruden's buyout is $5 million to leave, no NFL team is coming after him.

Also I don't think that people are really worried about Petrino leaving, they are more worried about how he left other places, as evidence of his character.

Ummm...no, not rooting for the Titans....rooting for Indy to have a horrible game.  :wave:

Shouldn't you be rooting for the meteor?

Don't be ridiculous...it is a Titans home game and I don't want Nashville demolished.  Plus I love Reggie Wayne and wouldn't want him to be hurt.  :kiss2:

The Colts should have kept Pierre Garcon

Maybe a golf ball sized one that lands on a certain someone's head?

LOL

That's interesting. I had no idea what NFL coaching salaries were. That having been said if I was an owner I'd absolutely pay a buyout for a coach I believed in. Sadly I am not an owner.

If a college will pay $5 million (to use a round number) to protect a $100 million a year budget I'd think the ROI would be quick enough for an NFL team to pay $10 million. That having been said college coaches are part GM and part coach whereas smart NFL franchises seperate the two.

Going back to an email I just got from Radical, the NFL may be our biggest obstacle.  Which is why, IMO, Dooley needs to go next week.  We need put the pressure on Gruden now and not wait until he has a two or three NFL jobs to also consider.

My guess would be that Gruden has been assured the job is his if he wants it. Still, I agree that Dooley needs to be fired next week...if for no other reason than to avoid the negative PR that will come with firing him at the end of the season. Much easier to fire a guy who has just lost his 5th consecutive SEC game than to fire a guy who has just won four straight games. (Of course, that is assuming that UT will go undefeated in November, which I seriously doubt at this point.)