How does anyone know what Mrs. Gruden wants or does not want? The media and most of you are so gullible and desperate you will believe any Gruden rumor.
How does anyone know what Gruden himself wants? How does anyone know what Hart wants? How does anyone know what Jimbo Fisher or Al Golden wants? They talk to people who know people who say things. Sometimes that's accurate, sometimes it isn't. Presumably, Mrs. Gruden has told her folks about her wishes. Presumably, her folks have told folks. Presumably, a bunch of reporters based out of Knoxville -- about 30 minutes from Mrs. Gruden's parents' hometown -- have heard something from one of those folks.
If you think passing along this stuff is a sign of desperation or gullibility, that's your problem, not mine. For some reason you give yourself a lot of heartburn over the notion that Gruden might just wind up at Tennessee. And you seem to be incredibly bothered by the idea that -- perish the thought -- people will actually use discussion forums to discuss these things. I mean, really? People talk on messageboards? Who knew? Yet you continue to read every single thread so you can continue to tell us how silly and naive we are. I don't get it.
