Best of the Bus: Jon Gruden On Coaching Football Again + Competitive Relationship With Andy Reid
5/2/20261 hr 24 min
With the NFL Draft being last week, what better episode to run back than Coach Jon Gruden.
Recorded: December 16th 2024
In this episode of Bussin’ With The Boys, the boys sit down with NFL coaching legend Jon Gruden for a no-holds-barred discussion on all things football, coaching, and his new ventures with Barstool Sports. They break down the College Football Playoff, an epic NFL weekend, and discuss Jon's storied career, including his Super Bowl victory in Tampa Bay and his thoughts on modern football, and his potential return to coaching.
Taylor Lewan and Will Compton also dive into some dad talk with the back of the bus, and preview their weekend in South Bend, Indiana. They then kick things off with a breakdown of the upcoming massive football weekend, a deep dive into the College Football Playoff picture, and some wild betting stories like Will’s almost 9-leg parlay. They cover the latest NFL recap, including controversial topics like DeVondre Campbell walking out on his team and the popular Shoutout No Free Shoutout segment.
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First 90 secondsTaylor Lewan· Host0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Bussin' with the Boys. Very special guest with us today. We have a, uh, the, a legend of Clay High School, a legend of Dayton H- uh, Dayton College, quarterback. We have a Super Bowl-winning coach, Mr. John Gruden. [clapping] Hey, brother.
Jon Gruden· Guest0:17
Hey.
Will Compton· Host0:17
Yes, sir.
Taylor Lewan· Host0:18
We are excited to have you on, man. Obviously, we just had you in the locker room. That show's already come out. But your passion, your love for football. And you never know with some of these personalities you see. You ... I, I remember watching you with, like, the draft experience, and watching you get up with players and having quarterbacks talk about it, and you got that look in your eyes like you do right now, having them draw things up. But you truly, you truly love, eat, and breathe football. Where did that passion start?
Jon Gruden· Guest0:43
Yeah, I do, man. [clears throat] That's why I love being here with you guys. My dad was a coach. [clears throat] My dad coached at Indiana. He coached at Notre Dame. He coached with the Buccaneers. So I kinda grew up going to the locker rooms, idolizing players, wanting to be a coach. I played at Dayton. I wasn't very good. My high school's no longer around. They closed the doors. [laughs] So I don't have any h- I don't have any tapes to show you or prove what kind of player I was, but, you know, when you grow up knowing what you wanna do at a young age, and then you have an opportunity to get your foot in the door, it's, it's just been that way from the beginning.
Will Compton· Host1:14
How much of a learning curve was it, like, getting around your old man, and when you were getting integrated into coaching, just understanding the work that goes into coaching football, the sacrifice that goes into coaching football? 'Cause it's like you sit there as players, and I've always had aspirations of coaching, but