I was going to chime in with my agreement and the reasons for it, and then I remembered my post from Sept. 2006, which is repeated below. I'm not sure JT and GT are the best fit, but I am 100% sure he'll be a great head coach somewhere, someday:
"Tenuta does NOT hate the media, the fans, recruiting, etc. He has very strong opinions about what a head coach should do versus a coordinator versus an assistant.
He's been working toward becoming a head coach for 25+ years. At almost 50, he does not want to start below the BCS level. He would take a job at any BCS conference school, and the Big10 would probably be his first choice.
Tenuta is very smart and very intense. He can and has recruited very successfully at times during his career, but not since he became a coordinator (except to seal the deal).
Ask Glenn Spencer if he liked coaching with Tenuta. Ask Giff or BJ. He might be the most well-liked person on the coaching staff by fellow coaches, staff and certainly by players at GT. If you're ever in the stadium for pre-game warm-ups, watch the coaches from the opposing team seek Jon out, laughing and talking. He knows everybody in the business, and he is not only well respected but also well liked by his peers.
Will he ever get a serious look because of his reputation? I don't know, but if Ralph Friedgen, who is 1000X more misanthropic than Tenuta, can get a BCS job, Tenuta should be able to. And he wants it. And he deserves it. And I would be happy for him but hate it for us."
"Tenuta does NOT hate the media, the fans, recruiting, etc. He has very strong opinions about what a head coach should do versus a coordinator versus an assistant.
He's been working toward becoming a head coach for 25+ years. At almost 50, he does not want to start below the BCS level. He would take a job at any BCS conference school, and the Big10 would probably be his first choice.
Tenuta is very smart and very intense. He can and has recruited very successfully at times during his career, but not since he became a coordinator (except to seal the deal).
Ask Glenn Spencer if he liked coaching with Tenuta. Ask Giff or BJ. He might be the most well-liked person on the coaching staff by fellow coaches, staff and certainly by players at GT. If you're ever in the stadium for pre-game warm-ups, watch the coaches from the opposing team seek Jon out, laughing and talking. He knows everybody in the business, and he is not only well respected but also well liked by his peers.
Will he ever get a serious look because of his reputation? I don't know, but if Ralph Friedgen, who is 1000X more misanthropic than Tenuta, can get a BCS job, Tenuta should be able to. And he wants it. And he deserves it. And I would be happy for him but hate it for us."
