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  1. 05-18-2009 #1
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    Gruden joins 'Monday Night Football' booth


    Jon Gruden intends to coach again, but until that day, the man known throughout the NFL as "Chucky" will get to sharpen his teeth in ESPN's "Monday Night Football" booth.

    Gruden will join play-by-play man Mike Tirico and analyst Ron Jaworski in September, replacing Tony Kornheiser, who has decided to step down after three years.

    "This is a tremendous opportunity and I am very excited to be associated with ESPN and Monday Night Football," Gruden said in a statement released by ESPN. "I grew up a fan of Monday Night Football, and whether I've coached on Monday night or watched, I've hardly missed a game all these years.

    "To join Mike and Jaws in the booth and to work alongside this top-notch team is going to be a real thrill."

    Gruden was fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Jan. 16 and replaced by defensive coordinator Raheem Morris just weeks after the Bucs' season-ending loss to the Oakland Raiders cost them a possible playoff spot.

    At 60-57 in seven seasons, Gruden was the winningest coach in Bucs history and led Tampa Bay to victory in Super Bowl XXXVII. He also has coached the Raiders.
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  2. 05-18-2009 #2
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    I like Gruden. This should be interesting and a breath of fresh air.
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    Now Tony Kornheiser can just focus on PTI. It's something he's good at.
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    glad Kornhole is gone, but Gruden? I wonder if he'll give that same scowl in the booth as he does on the sidelines.

    I guess he's gonna wait it out as an announcer until the Notre Dame job opens up.
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    This is great news.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blake
    I guess he's gonna wait it out as an announcer until the Notre Dame job opens up.
    Exactly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blake
    I guess he's gonna wait it out as an announcer until the Notre Dame job opens up.
    Has he shown interest in the Notre Dame job? I'm asking because I haven't read or seen anything on it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by manufan10
    Has he shown interest in the Notre Dame job? I'm asking because I haven't read or seen anything on it.
    He did when it was open before when Weis took it but he didn't want to (or couldn't) leave TB.
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    Great news...
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    Quote Originally Posted by samikeyp
    He did when it was open before when Weis took it but he didn't want to (or couldn't) leave TB.
    Sometimes I have a bad memory. Thanks for the info.
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    He might have been the worst MNF annoucer of all time. ESPN keeps saying he stepped down on his own every 15 minutes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jack sommerset
    He might have been the worst MNF annoucer of all time. ESPN keeps saying he stepped down on his own every 15 minutes.
    Even worse than Dennis Miller?

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    Quote Originally Posted by samikeyp
    Even worse than Dennis Miller?

    No doubt he was worse than Miller. Which is bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by samikeyp
    Even worse than Dennis Miller?

    That he could be mentioned in the same breath as Miller is bad enough considering all the years he spent working in the sports media industry.
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