Former Bucs coach is top choice if Kragthorpe is fired. National Football Post
Sources at the University of Louisville have informed the National Football Post that Jon Gruden will be the school’s No. 1 choice to replace Steve Kragthorpe as head coach if Kragthorpe is fired, as expected.
The Cardinals are 2-3 heading into this week’s game at UConn. Kragthrope is 13-16 in his three years at Louisville after taking over for Bobby Petrino. Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich believes his school can compete for a national championship, and luring a coach with Gruden’s resume and experience would be a giant step in that direction.
Gruden’s brother Jay is a former Louisville quarterback and led the team to an 8-3 record in his senior season.
Jon Gruden was fired as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January but has made a successful transition to the broadcast booth, working as an analyst on ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecasts. He is also rumored to be a candidate for the Washington Redskins’ head job if owner Daniel Snyder opts to fire Jim Zorn, whose team is off to a 2-3 start.
Well you obviously don't know that Jay Jon's brother was a former QB for U of L and was one of the better QB's in the school history. That along with the fact that he has family here in Louisvlle give him a connection. He may pass at the opportunity but don't discredit something that you really don't know anything about.
Please hire him away before we have to listen to him drool over Favre for three hours again.
Sources close to Gruden have confirmed his interest in Louisville. However, it will really depend on if he wants to coach in College or the NFL. At this point, Gruden has stated it wouldn't be about the money based on his decision.
I am a West Virginia fan..and would love to see this happen, but it never will. Like Chris said..Gruden can almost hand pick his next job in the NFL at this point. He has spent 20 years at the NFL level..no reason to take a step down. His broadcasting job is a better gig than head coach at Louisville.
Gruden would "LOVE" Louisville. The same way he loves every formation, player, coordinator, and qb to appear on MNF.
I am a huge Louisville fan and also do not see this happening. It would get this city into an uproar and would have instant national credentials, but I would say that Louisville does indeed have the money to lure him here. Think about it,just a few years ago Louisville was one penalty against Rutgers away from a national championship game. Offensive genius Bobby Petrino did great things here, and I think if Gruden did come here, then we would see similar effects.
If you all haven't figured it out yet, Jon isn't trying to burn any bridges. If you asked him about a high school coaching job right now he would say "It's a wonderful opportunity." Why would he say something bad about a potential employer?
HA! This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard...Jurich is a MORON and should be fired with Krags. Krags was Jurich's hand-picked replacement to Petrino, and it worked out very well. The Ville will not bring in a big name coach because RICK PITINO WILL NOT ALLOW IT (the most attention craving guy has the city over a barrel and doesn't want to share the spotlight at all) Louisville is a college basketball city, I have lived their all my life and know that first hand. Louisville football has had huge failures in the past, Lee Corso and Ron Cooper, to name a few; however, basketball has always thrived and will always thrive there. The city is in the process of building a brand new basketball arena downtown...it could care less about Football. In order to renew season tickets for basketball, Jurich and his Cardinal Club Cronies, are mandating that all ticket holders purchase 4 football season tickets in order to get basketball season tickets...the state of that athletic program is in ruin, it was a bonus that Petrino was there at all.
if ben g has lived here all his life, it must have been in one of the little padded cells. basketball is king here, but football is a close second. this is a college town and football hysteria will feed the basketball program and vice versa. right now, coach petino would LOVE for someone to take the spotlight off of him ( see karen sypher ). tom jurich is the best athletic director in the country. he has taken louisville athletics to national attention across the board (women's basketball, baseball, soccer, etc). i have lived in louisville for 54 years and i have never been more exicited about louisville athletics than when the football AND basketball teams were both nationally ranked. GO CARDS!!
Seriously........Jon Gruden to Louisville?
1. you cant afford him
2. his ego is way over louisville's head
3. why the hell would he go to the big east in football, conference is garbage
4. I live in florida and know alot about gruden.....the dude aint going to freakin small town louisville to coach a team that has no upside to his career.
5. he's to bigtime for college
Come back to reality UofL fans.
I love when people say 'no chance', 'can't afford him'. Can't wait for Jon Gruden to come to Louisville.
i see alot of people on this board saying no way this could happen but the truth this is very possible. The people saying this are out of towners who have no real insight on the subject. ima die hard louiville fan from (THE VILLE)__i read all sorts of reasons why he would'nt come.... but for you people who dont know we have state of the art facilities here for all our sports , great fan bases , Gruden has went on record saying money would not be a deciding factor for his next job but we have it to pay him what he wants , he has Louiville connections, And we have the best AD in the nation ..he could sell sand to the beach.... He makes good coaching hires.... All of our athletic programs are on an elite national level under his watch... with the exception of the football program and the hiring of coach kragthorpe was more personal than business which leads us to where we are at ..... But this next hire is sure to get the louiville faithful back in the seats and for you non believers dont be suprised if Gruden leading the cards onto the feild next season............GO CARDS!!!!!!!!!
You people amaze me. Cant afford him, are you kiddin, have you ever been to louisville buddy,
it's like the 16 largest city in america.
I hate when people talk shit , but dont know nothing.
Louisville is a major player in sports, ....Kentucky Derby, Cards, ........RIverbats(AAA)
DewTour park, That area being built is for the NBA team louisville has been wanting for so long.
If not gruden,...........Then lets get Tubberville.
Go Cards.........Fire Kragthorp........bum
UofL could EASILY afford Jon Gruden, and with Jurich in charge I would NEVER say never. How many people balked at the idea of Rick Pitino coaching basketball here? Of those people, how many balked that he'd stay as long as he has?? Jurich is a fantastic AD who made an honest mistake in hiring Kragthorpe. Remember that Coach K's record was BETTER coming to Louisville than Petrino's was when he was hired. K seemed like a sure thing, and it sadly didn't work out. But when Jurich sets his mind to doing something, and the boosters get excited (and get their wallets out), there is NOTHING that can't be accomplished. If Tom Jurich wants Gruden, you'll see Gruden in a Louisville shirt on the sidelines. Count on it.
Jon Gruden will be the next University of Louisville head football coach!.....YOU heard it here first!
I hope Jon Gruden would make the decision to return to college football and copme to the University of Louisville. We need "Angry Chuckie" in Louisville to breath the some life into the program. We have good players but they need a real leader. Who in there right mind would let a 6'9 wide reciever sit on the sidelines and not use him in some capacity(Kragthorpe). Jon Gruden please come to Louisville!!
I think it would be nice to have a big name coach in Louisville
That along with the fact that he has family here in Louisvlle give him a connection.
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Oct 14, 2009
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This has about zero chance of happening. Gruden is going to have his pick of a lot of gigs, why he would consider taking one at a school with no built-in natural advantages makes no sense. Besides, I see him as a Sunday coach much more than a Saturday coach.