“Everybody Has Dreams…Well I’m Into Nightmares" - Jon Gruden's Pump Up Speech To Wisco Football Over The Weekend Should Be Played In Every Locker Room In Every Sport Moving Forward
For three minutes and ten seconds there, the entire Wisco football team thought Jon Gruden was their new head coach. Luke Fickell was standing off to the side fully ready to pack his things and head off to a new chapter in his life. The only reason he remained as coach I assume is because Wisconsin can't afford Gruden. Thank God.
End people's dreams, become a nightmare. It's all I want to do now. It's all you should want to do. Every athlete and coach should be replicating this speech around the world to get the best out of themselves. Do we have this on a shirt yet?
I'm not sure how Wisconsin football shapes up for the 2025-2026 season, but I feel like that group just got a mass injection of steroids. Add 2-3 wins to whatever their projected win total is as they replay Gruden's words over and over throughout the season. Honestly it feels like cheating they were able to hear that in person.
P.S. My fear is that some team, pro or college saw that speech and immediately made Jon their number one choice to run their team. He's been such a gem of a hire for Barstool. Legitimately everything he does is A+ content. I cannot get enough of him. The passion he has for football is honestly like no other.