Jon Gruden doesn't belong on college sidelines -- he's a myth
By Gregg Doyel; December 19, 2013 9:06 am ET
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But if I'm the AD at Texas or Ohio State -- or Notre Dame or USC or Miami -- I'm not hiring a maybe. You know who hires a maybe? Kansas football hires a maybe. UConn football hires a maybe. A school that doesn't have the money to hire a "definitely" is a school that takes a chance on Jon Gruden. A school desperate to upgrade its football program, hoping to distract rich boosters and skilled recruits with something sizzling, hires the guy out of the Monday Night Football booth and hopes for the best.
A school like Texas? Like Ohio State? Schools like that don't hope for the best. Schools like that hire the best.
And with the exception of then-Miami AD Kirby Hocutt, who targeted Gruden back in 2010, AD's at big-time football schools know that. In the realm of Miami football, you know who would have been impressed in 2010 by the hiring of Jon Gruden? The most vapid boosters. The silliest high school recruits. Kirby Hocutt. And that's about it.
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