Gruden Part Owner Of Browns?
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It is absurd to think that Haslam would offer a share of the Browns for a guy to go coach UT.
As I heard someone describe it this morning, that would be like pimping the Browns out just to get a good coach for his favorite school.
It could be considered an insult to Browns fan if it were true. It would show what Haslam's true priorities are, i.e, not the Browns. (That is why I believe the denials).
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Actually here is what I think happened perhaps if there really was any true discussion about bringing Gruden to Tennessee (and where there is smoke there is fire...I think there were/are discussions about Gruden going to UT):
Jimmy Haslam apparently is STILL a minority owner in the Steelers. He has yet to fully, finally divest himself of that interest. Apparently he must do so by around the first of the year. So it was his minority interest in the Steelers that JH had to get rid of that he offered to Gruden, not a part of the Browns.
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our new owner will give someone part ownership of most our hated division rivals as a gift to get him to go to tennessee??
not a good way to start and gain trust in brown's fans.
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our new owner will give someone part ownership of most our hated division rivals as a gift to get him to go to tennessee??
not a good way to start and gain trust in brown's fans.
our new owner will give someone part ownership of most our hated division rivals as a gift to get him to go to tennessee??
not a good way to start and gain trust in brown's fans.
Uhm, that was just a joke I made about giving Gruden his interest in the Steelers. The news report said that actually Gruden was supposed to get 10% of the Browns.
That is why I think the report has no credibility.
I do think that Gruden has discussed the UT job....but I doubt that NFL ownership is one of the incentives involved.
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Even if this is true, I wouldn't say Haslam offering up a share in the Browns shows where his true loyalty rests as in it doesn't rest with with the Browns..
First....he is a Vol. Has been for his whole life. That isn't going to change now that he owns the Browns. I am sure Jerry Jones still roots for Arkansas and sends generous amounts of money their way. That doesn't mean Jones isn't a Cowboy, and his being a Cowboy doesn't mean he still isn't a Razorback.
That's the beauty of it. Haslam can be a Vol on Saturdays and go see their games, jump his jet and be a Browns owner on Sunday.
Second.....it's his shares to give or sell away as he sees fit, and at most, it would be a small share.
Man, wouldn't that be cool? Own a NFL team and be in a position where your University has you on the speed dial when they need to buy out a coach or build a new performance center.
I don't normally envy many as I am pretty happy with my place and don't think that way, but yeah, that would be cool.
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Even if this is true, I wouldn't say Haslam offering up a share in the Browns shows where his true loyalty rests as in it doesn't rest with with the Browns..
First....he is a Vol. Has been for his whole life. That isn't going to change now that he owns the Browns. I am sure Jerry Jones still roots for Arkansas and sends generous amounts of money their way. That doesn't mean Jones isn't a Cowboy, and his being a Cowboy doesn't mean he still isn't a Razorback.
That's the beauty of it. Haslam can be a Vol on Saturdays and go see their games, jump his jet and be a Browns owner on Sunday.
Second.....it's his shares to give or sell away as he sees fit, and at most, it would be a small share.
Man, wouldn't that be cool? Own a NFL team and be in a position where your University has you on the speed dial when they need to buy out a coach or build a new performance center.
I don't normally envy many as I am pretty happy with my place and don't think that way, but yeah, that would be cool.
Even if this is true, I wouldn't say Haslam offering up a share in the Browns shows where his true loyalty rests as in it doesn't rest with with the Browns..
First....he is a Vol. Has been for his whole life. That isn't going to change now that he owns the Browns. I am sure Jerry Jones still roots for Arkansas and sends generous amounts of money their way. That doesn't mean Jones isn't a Cowboy, and his being a Cowboy doesn't mean he still isn't a Razorback.
That's the beauty of it. Haslam can be a Vol on Saturdays and go see their games, jump his jet and be a Browns owner on Sunday.
Second.....it's his shares to give or sell away as he sees fit, and at most, it would be a small share.
Man, wouldn't that be cool? Own a NFL team and be in a position where your University has you on the speed dial when they need to buy out a coach or build a new performance center.
I don't normally envy many as I am pretty happy with my place and don't think that way, but yeah, that would be cool.
Totally agreed,Peen.
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Even if this is true, I wouldn't say Haslam offering up a share in the Browns shows where his true loyalty rests as in it doesn't rest with with the Browns..
First....he is a Vol. Has been for his whole life. That isn't going to change now that he owns the Browns. I am sure Jerry Jones still roots for Arkansas and sends generous amounts of money their way. That doesn't mean Jones isn't a Cowboy, and his being a Cowboy doesn't mean he still isn't a Razorback.
That's the beauty of it. Haslam can be a Vol on Saturdays and go see their games, jump his jet and be a Browns owner on Sunday.
Second.....it's his shares to give or sell away as he sees fit, and at most, it would be a small share.
Man, wouldn't that be cool? Own a NFL team and be in a position where your University has you on the speed dial when they need to buy out a coach or build a new performance center.
I don't normally envy many as I am pretty happy with my place and don't think that way, but yeah, that would be cool.
Even if this is true, I wouldn't say Haslam offering up a share in the Browns shows where his true loyalty rests as in it doesn't rest with with the Browns..
First....he is a Vol. Has been for his whole life. That isn't going to change now that he owns the Browns. I am sure Jerry Jones still roots for Arkansas and sends generous amounts of money their way. That doesn't mean Jones isn't a Cowboy, and his being a Cowboy doesn't mean he still isn't a Razorback.
That's the beauty of it. Haslam can be a Vol on Saturdays and go see their games, jump his jet and be a Browns owner on Sunday.
Second.....it's his shares to give or sell away as he sees fit, and at most, it would be a small share.
Man, wouldn't that be cool? Own a NFL team and be in a position where your University has you on the speed dial when they need to buy out a coach or build a new performance center.
I don't normally envy many as I am pretty happy with my place and don't think that way, but yeah, that would be cool.
I don't really think it is cool. Many if not most NFL owners feel that owning an NFL franchise is a public trust for the community, citizens, and fans of a particular city/region. "Pimping" out....as it was described a share of the ownership of an NFL team to get a coach to go to work at a school far from the NFL community would be a very, very poor business move....and probably disallowable under NFL ownership rules. That is why I put little credence into the validity of the report. Haslam by no means seem to be a guy that makes poor business decisions. No Art Modell he.
And I doubt that he would pay a billion dollars for an asset just to give 10% of it away. He is not that dumb.
The writer that made up that portion of the story was probably just engaging in speculation or wishful thinking.
It would not surprise me to see Gruden go to UT, but not with a share of the Browns in his pocket. No way.
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No way anyone would essentially pay $100,000,000+ for someone else to coach their college team. You spend $100,000,000+ of your own money and don't earn actual monetary profit, your not a businessman. Preposterous. I don't even know if haslam would give gruden a gas station.
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i don't care what he decides to do with ownership shares as long as the team is run right.
i just hope the browns don't become the depository of bad tennessee football players....just cuz he's a 'vol'.
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i don't care what he decides to do with ownership shares as long as the team is run right.
i just hope the browns don't become the depository of bad tennessee football players....just cuz he's a 'vol'.
i don't care what he decides to do with ownership shares as long as the team is run right.
i just hope the browns don't become the depository of bad tennessee football players....just cuz he's a 'vol'.
LOL, 2 years- Peyton Manning OC, you OK with that?
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@king-ghoolie-lives said:
It has been reported that Gruden bought a new home in Strongsville.
Him and Cowher are neighbors.
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@king-ghoolie-lives said:
It has been reported that Gruden bought a new home in Strongsville.
Him and Cowher are neighbors.
Him and Cowher are neighbors.
My neighbor has 3 rabbits
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