Jon Gruden wanted to coach at Michigan! Jon Gruden wanted to coach at Michigan! Jon Gruden wanted to coach at Michigan! I don’t know how many times I need to say this for Michigan’s AD to understand the gravity of the situation. Brady Hoke has been a miserable failure. You got rid of Rich Rodriguez. For God’s sake, Jon Gruden wanted to coach at Michigan!
The man took the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Superbowl, and had a slurry of other offensive coordinator-esque jobs throughout his career. With the Big 10 in a monumental downswing, their biggest team (Michigan) could use a morale, and really just a general talent boost.
While the clip is 30 years old, maybe…just maybe we can re-spark his old flame and bring him to the big house. The midwest needs it.