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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Townhallsavoy on December 04, 2012, 04:06:56 PM
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Gus Malzahn must:
1. Instill a sense of discipline amongst our undisciplined players who became undisciplined while Gus Malzahn was a coach at Auburn.
2. Instill a sense of mental toughness amongst our mentally weak players who became mentally weak while Gus Malzahn was a coach at Auburn.
3. Find a quarterback that can be competitive amongst the three quarterbacks that he personally recruited.
4. Find a way to keep talented players on the roster such as Zeke Pike and Michael Dyer, who Gus Malzahn recruited to play at Auburn.
5. Respond to the state media who loves to promote Alabama and find anything worthy to attack Auburn such as a bat-shit crazy wife or connection to any kind of recruiting infractions or rumored recruiting infractions.
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
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...quit so that we can finally hire BMFP.
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...quit so that we can finally hire BMFP.
I like the way you think.
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I like the way you think.
If a pr hit is gonna happen either way, why not hire the best x's and O's coach available? That's my point. People had themselves believing if we steered clear of bp we would be ok as far as pr goes. Bs. Guarantee you finebaum and state media had cons they were to hark on of every candidate we had. They were ready set to pounce no matter who we picked. But the warblogles of the base were too busy singing kumbaya diddling their little peckers to pictures of gus.
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I'd like to add -
It's not that I really think Gus is a bad coach. He's not Gene Chizik. I just don't think this is the right time and place for him. Our football is bad. Really bad.
We don't have a quarterback. Our running backs aren't that good. I like Tre Mason's work ethic, and I think he has some skills, but he's not going to win us games. He's half the running back Dyer was.
Our receivers are putrid. Emory Blake is gone. Our tight ends don't block. They don't catch very well.
Our defensive line is soft. Softer than a pillow. Have been since 2011.
We don't have any linebackers. Kris Frost? Cass McKinzy? Who? I mean, those guys filled in and impressed us as fans, but we lost those games. They impressed us because they weren't Jake Holland. I doubt they would start on any other SEC team.
Our secondary is swiss cheese. Has been since 2009.
Gus Malzahn has the task of rebuilding an ENTIRE football team. From top to bottom. He has to change the culture. The attitude. The expectations. The talent. The logistics. The reputation.
Everything. Gene Chizik created a total mess. The only positive is that many of these players had potential coming out of high school.
And what makes it even more difficult is that Gus Malzahn helped cultivate this culture. He helped create this mess. The current players that played under Malzahn remember him as a coach that was part of Gene Chizik's style of coaching.
Good luck, Gus. I hope you have endurance because it's going to take a monumental effort 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for most likely a few years to truly resuscitate this program.
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I agree with everything except Mason.
I think that kid can be a good player.
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...quit so that we can finally hire BMFP.
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...quit so that we can finally hire BMFP.
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It's both funny and desireable.
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...quit so that we can finally hire BMFP.
Beat me to it.
:taunt: "RESIGN"
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Gus needs to pay Cam to come back to the plains.
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Gus Malzahn must:
1. Instill a sense of discipline amongst our undisciplined players who became undisciplined while Gus Malzahn was a coach at Auburn.
2. Instill a sense of mental toughness amongst our mentally weak players who became mentally weak while Gus Malzahn was a coach at Auburn.
3. Find a quarterback that can be competitive amongst the three quarterbacks that he personally recruited.
4. Find a way to keep talented players on the roster such as Zeke Pike and Michael Dyer, who Gus Malzahn recruited to play at Auburn.
5. Respond to the state media who loves to promote Alabama and find anything worthy to attack Auburn such as a bat-shit crazy wife or connection to any kind of recruiting infractions or rumored recruiting infractions.
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
If I didn't know better, I'd think Malzahn was the HEAD COACH we just fired. Not saying I'm thrilled with the hire, but it wasn't his program. He ran the offense, and wasn't even allowed to do that the way he wanted.
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If I didn't know better, I'd think Malzahn was the HEAD COACH we just fired. Not saying I'm thrilled with the hire, but it wasn't his program. He ran the offense, and wasn't even allowed to do that the way he wanted.
I agree-Look, I don't know what will happen, I hope he becomes the best coach we ever hire. I know folks have there reservations but lets at least give him a chance, ( Do we really have a choice?) I would say his first test is seeing if he can keep the 2013 class in tact somewhat.
I think most of the anger should be directed a Gene and JJ for putting us in this situation with their fucked up ass way of doing shit.
Be interesting to see what the players are saying.
CGM is now my head corch-
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I agree-Look, I don't know what will happen, I hope he becomes the best coach we ever hire. I know folks have there reservations but lets at least give him a chance, ( Do we really have a choice?) I would say his first test is seeing if he can keep the 2013 class in tact somewhat.
I think most of the anger should be directed a Gene and JJ for putting us in this situation with their fucked up ass way of doing shit.
Be interesting to see what the players are saying.
CGM is now my head corch-
Gogue and Jacobs got their man and didn't have to search. Gus Malzahn is Auburn's head coach and he's a terrific offensive coordinator when allowed to do it his way.
I just agree with Rob Pate and Terry Henley. And they have no choice either but to accept the man.
Go get 'em Gus!
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First Jacobs and Gouge must go. Obvious reasons for Jacobs. Gouge has made it clear that he wants nothing to do with football and sports so he hires a fucking idiot to do it for him. To me if I don't want to be involved in something I hire someone that I know can do the fucking job, not a fucking clown.
Second, I am not thrilled with the hire but then again I did not expect much with above clown calling the shots. However I will give Malzahn credit for the 3 years he was there. He was the reason we won the games that we did. He was able to put the points on the board. He was not the one responsible for the shitty defense we had.
A lot of things must be addressed and grabbed by the horns to fix the problems, I don't know if he is capable of changing the culture, but we will soon find out.
We all knew this was coming or at least this type of hire was coming. When Chizik was fired the problem was not addressed. As long as the dumbasses in charge are still employed by Auburn University things will not change. The most surprising thing to me is that the PTB for Auburn are so fucking stupid that they can't fix the real problems. I love Auburn everything about it, I only wish that one day I would have enough money to be a PTB for Auburn, at least that way there would be one less dumb ass that calls the shots.
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http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2012/12/video-gus-malzahn-greets-auburn-fans-at-the-airport/
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Got to say Smart was my best guess but Malzahn was my hope. How many alumni and dirt roads were afraid we would lose him after his 1st yr at AU? Now he's not good enuff?
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Got to say Smart was my best guess but Malzahn was my hope. How many alumni and dirt roads were afraid we would lose him after his 1st yr at AU? Now he's not good enuff?
Really. He's an O genius.
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Gus I do think will be successful IF he gets a great DC AND he gets the players under control.
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Gus I do think will be successful IF he gets a great DC AND he gets the players under control.
Thats a big fucking IF
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Thats a big fucking IF
Yes but one can only hope.
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It's like you people have amnesia.
Gus was a fantastic OC. Great. We didn't hire him as an OC. The guy that installed my new bathroom is a good carpenter, but that doesn't mean shit in terms of how he'd be as a head coach.
It's like no one remembers what we JUST fucking went through with Chizik. "He was a great coordinator when he was at Auburn! He was even successful at other schools as a coordinator. Even has a little HC experience. Must mean he's a great head coach!"
Are you people really this willfully blind?
I fell into it with the Chizik hire. Pretending this hire was anything but an epic fuckup is akin to burning your hand on a lit oven burner, recoiling in miserable pain, shrugging, and putting your hand on it again.
It is a sign of either insanity or utter stupidity to be frank.
I know I'll eventually come around, at least I hope.
But this time around I totally get what Kaos meant when he sai he could win a National Championship in year two and the hire itself will still be a monumental fuck up.
And by the way, he stated in the press conference that he would "be involved" in the offensive game planning. People seemed to love that. First of all, defense is clearly our biggest problem right now. That aside, when has a head coach meddling in his coordinators' schemes ever worked out well? What patsy coordinator is gonna come knowing that?
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It's like you people have amnesia.
Gus was a fantastic OC. Great. We didn't hire him as an OC. The guy that installed my new bathroom is a good carpenter, but that doesn't mean shit in terms of how he'd be as a head coach.
It's like no one remembers what we JUST fucking went through with Chizik. "He was a great coordinator when he was at Auburn! He was even successful at other schools as a coordinator. Even has a little HC experience. Must mean he's a great head coach!"
Are you people really this willfully blind?
I fell into it with the Chizik hire. Pretending this hire was anything but an epic fuckup is akin to burning your hand on a lit oven burner, recoiling in miserable pain, shrugging, and putting your hand on it again.
It is a sign of either insanity or utter stupidity to be frank.
I know I'll eventually come around, at least I hope.
But this time around I totally get what Kaos meant when he sai he could win a National Championship in year two and the hire itself will still be a monumental fuck up.
And by the way, he stated in the press conference that he would "be involved" in the offensive game planning. People seemed to love that. First of all, defense is clearly our biggest problem right now. That aside, when has a head coach meddling in his coordinators' schemes ever worked out well? What patsy coordinator is gonna come knowing that?
Exactly. Yet, if you point this out to certain people. You are dumb and should read the creed. Sometimes our fan base makes me :facepalm:
By the way, I watched the video of Malzahn landing at the airport. It was eerily similar to Chizik landing 4 years ago.
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Exactly. Yet, if you point this out to certain people. You are dumb and should read the creed. Sometimes our fan base makes me :facepalm:
By the way, I watched the video of Malzahn landing at the airport. It was eerily similar to Chizik landing 4 years ago.
As was Jay's statements at the press conference.
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Exactly. Yet, if you point this out to certain people. You are dumb and should read the creed. Sometimes our fan base makes me :facepalm:
By the way, I watched the video of Malzahn landing at the airport. It was eerily similar to Chizik landing 4 years ago.
- the guy screaming we need a leader not a loser.
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Shut up, Kristi and stay off motorsickles.
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Shut up, Kristi and stay off motorsickles.
Glad your back brother.
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It's like you people have amnesia.
Gus was a fantastic OC. Great. We didn't hire him as an OC. The guy that installed my new bathroom is a good carpenter, but that doesn't mean shit in terms of how he'd be as a head coach.
It's like no one remembers what we JUST fucking went through with Chizik. "He was a great coordinator when he was at Auburn! He was even successful at other schools as a coordinator. Even has a little HC experience. Must mean he's a great head coach!"
Are you people really this willfully blind?
I fell into it with the Chizik hire. Pretending this hire was anything but an epic fuckup is akin to burning your hand on a lit oven burner, recoiling in miserable pain, shrugging, and putting your hand on it again.
It is a sign of either insanity or utter stupidity to be frank.
I know I'll eventually come around, at least I hope.
But this time around I totally get what Kaos meant when he sai he could win a National Championship in year two and the hire itself will still be a monumental fuck up.
And by the way, he stated in the press conference that he would "be involved" in the offensive game planning. People seemed to love that. First of all, defense is clearly our biggest problem right now. That aside, when has a head coach meddling in his coordinators' schemes ever worked out well? What patsy coordinator is gonna come knowing that?
We needed a hardass like Petrino , Patterson or Mora Jr. I'm still convinced of that.
We have too many problems to address for a fledgeling coach that was once part of the climate.
Current players were chest bumping at the announcement per skreets (why?) More playing time? Or less change and reduced anxiety from not having to deal with one of the three I named above.
I don't know how tough Gus can get with never really showing that side of himself. We know suspending a player is for show much of the time.(media) That's why I didn't want 3 loss Jimbo. He's an experienced Dabo, who BTW has patterned everything at Clemson after Auburn, except he recomended his own AD-and got him.
We can't worry about our biggest rivals and the new giant killer TAMU, we have to first concern ourselves with the Mississippi's. That's where we are. That's how far we have fallen. Not just because of Chizik...it began there but those on board helped to make it what it is- soft, selfish, showy, undisciplined, undeveloped, undersized, out of shape etc. which leads to quitting early, not just before the whistle blows but by the middle of the third quarter.
I hope Malzahn can do a 180 on this bunch but he has to bring in some no nonsense types to help him.
God knows we have enough cheerleaders and towel wavers. But that's my job! I don't want my coaches celebrating prematurely (like Dabo's crew when Cam pulled the fucking rug out from under their asses)
We aren't a team...far from it. We have a collection of individuals.
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Honest opinion, would we have brought Coach Malzahn back if we would've never signed Cam? Think about that for a minute, think about the 5 games that Cam won, Chizik/Malzahn/Roof didn't win those 5 games, that was all Cam. I still remember my Dad calling me on the final drive against Kentucky, asking me what we should do and I responded with, â€let Cam do his thing†and that's what they did and we escaped a Loss by Kentucky.
â€Chizik only won the Championship because of Cam, Fairley & the 70 Seniors.†Well, so did Malzahn.
So, take the 14-0 out of the equation and thought process and put a 7-5/8-5 season in it's place with Caudle & Trotter as QBs. Lemme ask again, would Malzahn be Auburn's 26th HC right now had Cam never signed? I'm guessing probably not.
The way the Championship blinded me and many others from seeing the true Coach Chizik, I feel that it blinded JJ & JG into thinking that Malzahn is a great coach. He's a heck of a OC and he won the Sunbelt with Hugh Freeze's players in his 1st College Head Coaching job, but I do not think he's ready to be a HC in the rough and tumble SEC.
I'm already kinda sick to my stomach, regarding the hire, now if Tennessee brings in any of the â€Big Splash†guys, that will unite their fanbase, that they're going after, then that might just make me throw up everywhere.
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I'll even take it a step further. Say that the Clemson QB doesn't over throw his receiver in OT. We lose.
Let's say that Garcia doesn't have a brain fart and get benched. And USC wins.
And maybe Ingram doesn't fumble, and Bama wins.
We finished 9-3. Maybe win the Cotton Bowl, and end the season 10-3.
Does he get the job then?
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Honest opinion, would we have brought Coach Malzahn back if we would've never signed Cam?
No. But worrying about the hire that JJ made is like worrying about a sprained toe when you need a knee replacement. Our dysfunctional AD and the athletic dept culture are the real problem. I suspect that this is the reason that we can't attract any big boy interest.
Unfortunately, most don't seem willing to take the steps necessary to correct it. We aren't willing to let our athletic dept shrivel up like a prune.
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No. But worrying about the hire that JJ made is like worrying about a sprained toe when you need a knee replacement. Our dysfunctional AD and the athletic dept culture are the real problem. I suspect that this is the reason that we can't attract any big boy interest.
Unfortunately, most don't seem willing to take the steps necessary to correct it. We aren't willing to let our athletic dept shrivel up like a prune.
And that's moreso what I am angry about. This hire and how it was done was just a symptom of the issue at hand: JJ and the den of vipers that is the athletic dept. The search and the committee was a joke. A total fabrication for show. JJ had his guy all along. We knew it was Malzahn. He put together this "search" to save his ass while all along choosing his own guy.
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Honest opinion, would we have brought Coach Malzahn back if we would've never signed Cam? Think about that for a minute, think about the 5 games that Cam won, Chizik/Malzahn/Roof didn't win those 5 games, that was all Cam. I still remember my Dad calling me on the final drive against Kentucky, asking me what we should do and I responded with, â€let Cam do his thing†and that's what they did and we escaped a Loss by Kentucky.
â€Chizik only won the Championship because of Cam, Fairley & the 70 Seniors.†Well, so did Malzahn.
So, take the 14-0 out of the equation and thought process and put a 7-5/8-5 season in it's place with Caudle & Trotter as QBs. Lemme ask again, would Malzahn be Auburn's 26th HC right now had Cam never signed? I'm guessing probably not.
The way the Championship blinded me and many others from seeing the true Coach Chizik, I feel that it blinded JJ & JG into thinking that Malzahn is a great coach. He's a heck of a OC and he won the Sunbelt with Hugh Freeze's players in his 1st College Head Coaching job, but I do not think he's ready to be a HC in the rough and tumble SEC.
I'm already kinda sick to my stomach, regarding the hire, now if Tennessee brings in any of the â€Big Splash†guys, that will unite their fanbase, that they're going after, then that might just make me throw up everywhere.
I agree with you.
But I will say, this isn't about x's and o's. This hire will be about changing the entire attitude of the football program. Can Malzahn do it? I have no clue. But looking at what he did with the offense or what the win-lose record was when he was here doesn't matter. Shit needs to change and it has nothing to do with a particular offense or defense we run.
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I agree with you.
But I will say, this isn't about x's and o's. This hire will be about changing the entire attitude of the football program. Can Malzahn do it? I have no clue. But looking at what he did with the offense or what the win-lose record was when he was here doesn't matter. Shit needs to change and it has nothing to do with a particular offense or defense we run.
Yep, this debacle started when Tubs players rolled off the roster en mass in 2010. And again, Malzahn was on the staff, but it wasn't his program. None of us, no matter how much we prognosticate, can know how he'll drive the bus. By all accounts he's a tireless worker, and a detail guy, and those traits are important.
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I'm reserving judgment until I see who he brings on as his support staff. If you think this is a worse hire than Chizik, I'd invite you to take a trip in the way-back machine and remember what it was like after he was announced as our head coach. We were a laughingstock across the country. At least this time we aren't being raped by the media and we're not all scratching our heads saying WTF just happened. People who don't even follow football were giving me hell. And the worst part was, I couldn't do anything but agree with them.
As it's been stated, this was the safe, lazy hire and it's a true reflection of the ineptitude of our AD. That doesn't mean I won't pull for Gus to turn it around.
This is a "meh" hire. Thanks, Jay. Now Gus, you better put the clamps down on our undisciplined team and set the tone early that there's a new sheriff in town that doesn't put up with prima donna attitudes. Otherwise we'll be looking for another new coach in a couple of years, tops.
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I'm reserving judgment until I see who he brings on as his support staff. If you think this is a worse hire than Chizik, I'd invite you to take a trip in the way-back machine and remember what it was like after he was announced as our head coach. We were a laughingstock across the country. At least this time we aren't being raped by the media and we're not all scratching our heads saying WTF just happened. People who don't even follow football were giving me hell. And the worst part was, I couldn't do anything but agree with them.
As it's been stated, this was the safe, lazy hire and it's a true reflection of the ineptitude of our AD. That doesn't meanI won't pull for Gus to turn it around.
This is a "meh" hire. Thanks, Jay. Now Gus, you better put the clamps down on our undisciplined team and set the tone early that there's a new sheriff in town that doesn't put up with prima donna attitudes. Otherwise we'll be looking for another new coach in a couple of years, tops.
Oh I will pull for him, I just don't have any faith anymore.
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Oh I will pull for him, I just don't have any faith anymore.
This is where I am at. I also want to see Jacobs die in a fire hotter than a thousand suns, but I digress.
I saw this earlier on the bookfaces, it came from someone on the bunker and I think he is spot on in some of it. I will let you read and decide for yourself, but one thing in there strikes me in the heart and makes me realize that I was a complete dumbass for getting my hopes up and thinking we would hire a Patterson, Shaw, Petrino type hire.
"later this afternoon Gus will be announced. We'll deny that we ever offered Kirby. He will make some vague statement about how he's happy at Alabama. He won't deny he got the offer. He won't confirm it either.
The rumor mill will say we offered him and he declined. It will be all over the local reports. It will become common belief that he turned us down.
When he hits the recruiting trail, he will tell kids and their parents that he turned down $3.2 million a year from AU because we are a dumpster fire/going on NCAA probation/have a bunch of skeletons in our closet. He'll use it against us on every kid they want for the next few classes. They'll humiliate us with it at every turn.
And who created this rumor...not the turds. It will be our own guys. Our own AD and his cronies that floated this test balloon and never saw the other side of it coming. Self inflicted wounds...and Auburn specialty finally mastered by Jay Jacobs.
And Gus will form a staff that will be full of current guys at AU and guys we've never heard of before because his only connections are at Tulsa, Arkie State and in high schools back in Arkansas."
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Serious meh on that rumor. Not because I don't believe it, but because thinking Kirby Smart and Alabama really think recruits will care about Smart turning down $3.2 million dollars because of possible NCAA rumors.
We already have a few big time recruits reaffirming their commitment to Auburn.
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Oh I will pull for him, I just don't have any faith anymore.
No one is rooting for him to fail. It's just that I see us as a middle of the road SEC type team for the next 4-5 years. Pencil in a loss to LSU, Bama, UGA, and either Arky or aTm. Lose to someone we shouldn't. We are a 7-5 team.
Some people are ok with that. I'm not.
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No one is rooting for him to fail. It's just that I see us as a middle of the road SEC type team for the next 4-5 years. Pencil in a loss to LSU, Bama, UGA, and either Arky or aTm. Lose to someone we shouldn't. We are a 7-5 team.
Some people are ok with that. I'm not.
Dead right, I'm afraid.
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The fact that our AD interviewed Smart knowing he was not going to hire him, shows how much if a dumbass he is. There is no reason to interview him unless he is your target. Interviewing him and not getting him, nothing good comes if it.
Agree that this is a lazy and easy hire. At the same time I am not going to say that Gus will fail. It all starts with discipline. I also think he will be able to recruit, whether or not he can recruit talent that will actually show up on the field is still up in the air.
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No one is rooting for him to fail. It's just that I see us as a middle of the road SEC type team for the next 4-5 years. Pencil in a loss to LSU, Bama, UGA, and either Arky or aTm. Lose to someone we shouldn't. We are a 7-5 team.
Some people are ok with that. I'm not.
Exactly. Don't be suprised, when we go 3-5 in the SEC next season and 7-5 overall, to hear dumbasses clamoring over what a fine turnaround it was. Nevermind that AU is set to have a team loaded with highley recruited upperclassmen. Btw, I slap the shit of someone when they say, "well we got to wait till Gus has a chance to recruit his guys." For the most part, they already are his guys.
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Don't argue facts!!@#@!# (http://bloggingblue.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Ostrich-man-head-in-sand.gif) Facts hurt the brains of Auburn Lemming fanbase!
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Serious meh on that rumor. Not because I don't believe it, but because thinking Kirby Smart and Alabama really think recruits will care about Smart turning down $3.2 million dollars because of possible NCAA rumors.
We already have a few big time recruits reaffirming their commitment to Auburn.
Self inflicted wounds...and Auburn specialty finally mastered by Jay Jacobs.
This is what I was getting at. That was his prediction, not rumor. This whole situation is nothing more than self inflicted wounds.
Please to be showing me those commits that are also being recruited by Alabama. Liner is the only one I see. Some other LB that isn't on their radar? The rest are our offensive guys, not worried about them near as much as I am the defensive guys.
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Exactly. Yet, if you point this out to certain people. You are dumb and should read the creed. Sometimes our fan base makes me :facepalm:
By the way, I watched the video of Malzahn landing at the airport. It was eerily similar to Chizik landing 4 years ago.
Bump. See Chizad's comment.
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And that's moreso what I am angry about. This hire and how it was done was just a symptom of the issue at hand: JJ and the den of vipers that is the athletic dept. The search and the committee was a joke. A total fabrication for show. JJ had his guy all along. We knew it was Malzahn. He put together this "search" to save his ass while all along choosing his own guy.
Yikes.
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Exactly. Don't be suprised, when we go 3-5 in the SEC next season and 7-5 overall, to hear dumbasses clamoring over what a fine turnaround it was. Nevermind that AU is set to have a team loaded with highley recruited upperclassmen. Btw, I slap the shit of someone when they say, "well we got to wait till Gus has a chance to recruit his guys." For the most part, they already are his guys.
I'm beginning to wonder if Jay J. gets kickbacks from all the money we have to spend on buyouts.
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I'm beginning to wonder if Jay J. gets kickbacks from all the money we have to spend on buyouts.
Motherfucker has a perpetual 5 year contract, with a 3M buyout...
Details on Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs' contract
Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs' contract will stretch through at least 2020 and could soon be extended into 2021, according to documents obtained by AL.com.
Jacobs' five-year contract, which he signed in 2011, has a one-year renewal option at the end of each academic year. The deal is set to expire June 30, 2020, but could be renewed an additional year through 2021 with an automatic rollover on June 1, according to the wording of the contract.
Rumors of Jacobs' future spread across the Internet and radio waves in December as he entered his 11th year on the job. He addressed the discussion during an appearance on WJOX-FM Dec. 29.
"I'm not retiring, stepping down," Jacobs said on WJOX-FM's Opening Drive. "I don't have anything else that I want to do right now. I love what I'm doing. When I get to the point I'm not excited about getting up and going to work every morning for these student-athletes I'll probably do something different."
He said at the time he had a "multi-year contract and I plan to honor it." Jacobs did not immediately respond to an AL.com request attempting to clarify the length of the contract, but an open records request and an Auburn administrator confirmed later the length of the contract, which is currently set to expire in 2020.
Internet rumors spread in December about Jacobs' future with the program. The same happened in 2012, when Auburn's football team went 3-9 and Gene Chizik was fired as head coach.
He faced similar questions after Auburn's 6-6 regular season in 2015. The Tigers went on to defeat Memphis 31-10 in the Birmingham Bowl.
"Look, when you go 6-6 in football all kinds of rumors pop out," Jacobs said.
Jacobs is paid $600,000 per year in base salary, with several additional incentives built into the contract, which he signed in 2011. He is eligible for a raise at the end of each academic year, but an Auburn official said the contract in 2011 is the latest document Jacobs has signed.
Incentives -- academic performance, coaching performances, etc. -- can increase his salary to as much as $750,000 per year. If Jacobs is fired, Auburn owes him the full value of his base salary for each year remaining on the contract.
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We hated this hire from the start and sadly we we're right. :facepalm:
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We hated this hire from the start and sadly we we're right. :facepalm:
If you're talking about Jacobs, yes. I hated his hire from the second I first saw him. After I read this article
about him I'm trying to find I loathed him with ev he finer of my being. When I find it I will post it.
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If you're talking about Jacobs, yes. I hated his hire from the second I first saw him. After I read this article
about him I'm trying to find I loathed him with ev he finer of my being. When I find it I will post it.
I love your post with ev he finer of my being.
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I love your post with ev he finer of my being.
PS:
Fuck the iPhone 10 update.
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PS:
Fuck the iPhone 10 update.
The update is shit.
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The update is shit.
It has screwed my camera up
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It has screwed my camera up
My selfies turn out about as bad as Snaggle trying to scratch his balls.
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My selfies turn out about as bad as Snaggle trying to scratch his balls.
Is that what that was?
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Is that what that was?
It's a mess.
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It's a mess.
a hot mess? Where heat is applied.
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a hot mess? Where heat is applied.
Get your brooms out because it's a mess.
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http://auburn.247sports.com/Bolt/Auburn-names-starting-quarterback-for-LSU-47633548
AUBURN, Ala. — Nothing is changing at quarterback at Auburn, apparently.
Sean White will remain Auburn's starter heading into a showdown with No. 18 LSU in what might be the most important game of Gus Malzahn's career.
"We feel like he gives us the best chance of winning," Malzahn said. "We've got to be better around him. We've got to put him in better situations from a coaching standpoint to help him. That's the reason.
Malzahn said John Franklin III "will be available."
Franklin III played the entire fourth quarter of the 29-16 loss to Texas A&M. The offense averaged 6.1 yards per play, the best quarter in the game, with Franklin III at quarterback.
Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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:bus:
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Gus Malzahn: Two losses this season 'hurt me worse than any'
AUBURN, Ala. — Gus Malzahn started off his weekly Tuesday press conference candidly.
In the seven years he’s been part of Auburn’s football program, first as the offensive coordinator from 2009-11 and now in the midst of his fourth season as head coach, Malzahn noted he had “experienced some very good times, a few rough times.â€
But in terms of adversity, nothing comes close to matching what he’s dealt with this season.
“The last two losses have probably hurt me worse than any of the others,†said Malzahn, referring to home defeats to Clemson and Texas A&M, respectively. “I fully understand our fan base is disappointed, and they should be. The bottom line is we've got to coach our players better, and that starts with me. The fact is, we're close. As a matter of fact, we're real close to being a good team and we're going to get this thing turned around.â€
Since putting together a remarkable turnaround campaign in 2013 in h debut season — which saw the Tigers go 12-2 overall, capture the SEC title and come within 13 seconds of winning the BCS national championship — Auburn has steadily trended downward. Among the ugly marks include a seven-game home losing streak to Power 5 opponents dating back to October 2014 and a 2-10 record in their past 12 SEC contests. Things don’t get any easier this week, as Auburn hosts yet another ranked opponent at Jordan-Hare Stadium: No. 18 LSU, which comes to town Saturday for a contest set to kick off at 5 p.m. CT.
Asked how he was dealing with the unrest swirling around him, Malzahn said he's kept his head down and continued working.
“As a leader, you’ve got to correct the things that aren’t going good. That’s my job,†he said. “That’s the only thing on my mind.â€
That includes dismissing the notion that Saturday’s game against No. 18 LSU is the most important of his Auburn tenure.
“I look at it (like) each game is the biggest game every time we coach against someone and the urgency that we need to get over that hump,†Malzahn said. “And like I said, we’re close. We’re very close. So it’s a big game, there’s no doubt. “
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Gus Malzahn: Two losses this season 'hurt me worse than any'
AUBURN, Ala. — Gus Malzahn started off his weekly Tuesday press conference candidly.
In the seven years he’s been part of Auburn’s football program, first as the offensive coordinator from 2009-11 and now in the midst of his fourth season as head coach, Malzahn noted he had “experienced some very good times, a few rough times.â€
But in terms of adversity, nothing comes close to matching what he’s dealt with this season.
“The last two losses have probably hurt me worse than any of the others,†said Malzahn, referring to home defeats to Clemson and Texas A&M, respectively. “I fully understand our fan base is disappointed, and they should be. The bottom line is we've got to coach our players better, and that starts with me. The fact is, we're close.1. As a matter of fact, we're real close to being a good team and 2.we're going to get this thing turned around.â€
Since putting together a remarkable turnaround campaign in 2013 in h debut season — which saw the Tigers go 12-2 overall, capture the SEC title and come within 13 seconds of winning the BCS national championship — Auburn has steadily trended downward. Among the ugly marks include a seven-game home losing streak to Power 5 opponents dating back to October 2014 and a 2-10 record in their past 12 SEC contests. Things don’t get any easier this week, as Auburn hosts yet another ranked opponent at Jordan-Hare Stadium: No. 18 LSU, which comes to town Saturday for a contest set to kick off at 5 p.m. CT.
Asked how he was dealing with the unrest swirling around him, Malzahn said he's kept his head down and continued working.
“As a leader, you’ve got to correct the things that aren’t going good. That’s my job,†he said. “That’s the only thing on my mind.â€
That includes dismissing the notion that Saturday’s game against No. 18 LSU is the most important of his Auburn tenure.
“I look at it (like) each game is the biggest game every time we coach against someone and the urgency that we need to get over that hump,†Malzahn said. “And like I said, we’re close. We’re very close. So it’s a big game, there’s no doubt. “
1. True, we are good team.
2, False, we are a poorly coached team.
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I read somewhere that this game may be the biggest of Gus' career so far.
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I read somewhere that this game may be the biggest of Gus' career so far.
Keep reading. He's just got to keep his head down and get over the hump...every game is big.
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I read somewhere that this game may be the biggest of Gus' career so far.
Link?
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"This team's gonna get better, and they're gonna fight," Malzahn said after the game. "That's the positive."
"We're gonna get better," Malzahn vowed. "I promise you that."
Remarks after last years loss at MSU
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"This team's gonna get better, and they're gonna fight," Malzahn said after the game. "That's the positive."
"We're gonna get better," Malzahn vowed. "I promise you that."
Remarks after last years loss at MSU
Maybe we should try and pin him down on a year?
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PS:
Fuck the iPhone 10 update.
Pretty sure autocorrect has sucked long before your update.
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I read somewhere that this game may be the biggest of Gus' career so far.
Don't know if serious but yes. Saturday is huge.
No time for jokes.
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After reviewing the film, he said his offense is "so close. It's scary how close we are."
- Tony Franklin, September 18, 2008 (LSU week)
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Saturday is a big game. Who are we playing?
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http://auburn.247sports.com/Bolt/Auburn-names-starting-quarterback-for-LSU-47633548
AUBURN, Ala. — Nothing is changing at quarterback at Auburn, apparently.
Sean White will remain Auburn's starter heading into a showdown with No. 18 LSU in what might be the most important game of Gus Malzahn's career.
"We feel like he gives us the best chance of winning," Malzahn said. "We've got to be better around him. We've got to put him in better situations from a coaching standpoint to help him. That's the reason.
Malzahn said John Franklin III "will be available."
Franklin III played the entire fourth quarter of the 29-16 loss to Texas A&M. The offense averaged 6.1 yards per play, the best quarter in the game, with Franklin III at quarterback.
Kickoff Saturday is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT on ESPN.
GOD DAMN IT!!!!!
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Yeah. He said we were close lots of times last year. This isn't horseshoes.
And I don't believe we ARE close. I'm not seeing a situation where plays are close to breaking. What I see instead is a bewildering pattern of stubbornness. Yes in 2013 we banged out six yards on a first down dive. But we had the viable option of a Marshall run and a better offensive line. We had Tre Mason. It doesn't work now. And it's not "close."
When that doesn't work the predictable jet sweep or bubble screen on second down catches no one by surprise.
Third down is a comedy. Tragicomedy. Throw long or run for your life from the three man rush.
At some point it dawns on Gus that it's not working. His response? Throw a medium route pass on first down? Nope. Dipsy doodle and a new QB.
We aren't close. It's not execution. It's design.
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Extra, Extra read all about it!!! Breaking news coming out of Auburn, AL.
Gus Malzahn admits his play calling has not been good
AUBURN, Ala. — No one can deny Gus Malzahn is trying new things this season.
The problem is those new ideas are not working as well as he hoped.
The offensive play-caller and Auburn head coach admitted Saturday the first three games of the season have not been good for him as the Tigers’ game planner on offense. The hurry-up, no-huddle approach has been jerky-jerky at best, and predictable at other times.
“Hadn’t been very good, it’s gotta be better,†Malzahn said. “It’s gotta be better and it will get better.â€
The head-scratching decision started in Week 1 with three quarterbacks rotating in the game, with two running backs handling snaps in Wildcat formations. The plan didn’t work and Auburn looked lost offensively at times. A week later, Auburn put up 706 yards against Arkansas State, the highest total against an FBS opponent in program history.
On Saturday, the Tigers (1-2, 0-1 SEC) fell back to Earth. They put up 399 yards, but did so on 89 plays and stalled more often than not. The Tigers were so bad offensively that 11 straight possessions resulted in eight punts, one field goal, a turnover on downs and a fumble.
A look at the numbers show a heavy reliance on running plays on first down. Texas A&M sniffed out those plays often, setting up an average distance of third-and-9 on third downs. They attacked the mesh point on zone-read plays and Auburn didn’t do much in the way of adjustments. The first play resulted in a sack, and the play was blown up again in the fourth quarter. Malzahn called it a coaching problem and not a blocking problem.
Are the issues limited to game planning? Are adjustments in the game also not up to snuff?
“It’s all of the above,†Malzahn said.
Auburn has called 78 run plays on first down and 29 pass plays on first down this season. The Tigers have converted five of 29 passes into first downs and 15 of 78 runs into first downs.
The predictability on offense is certainly weighing into the favor of defensive coordinators, who have hit Auburn behind the line of scrimmage 32 times, the highest mark in the country.
Malzahn called the two losses this season “have probably hurt me worse than any of the others†in his seven years on the Plains as an offensive coordinator and head coach The question now is whether the showdown with No. 18 LSU (2-1, 1-0) is the biggest game of his career, especially considering the Tigers’ record in the last 12 SEC games (2-10) and a seven-game losing streak at home against Power 5 teams (the second-worst streak in the country).
The outcry from fans has been loud in recent days. Malzahn said he can hear their cries. If he looked to the stands with 7 minutes remaining against the Aggies, he would have seen a horde of fans leaving Jordan-Hare Stadium.
“I definitely feel their pain first of all,†Malzahn said. “I know the Auburn family and I know their expectations. I don’t read social media, I just know. They expect us to play good football and I hurt, too. Matter of fact, like I just said, we’ve got to do a better job — I gotta do a better job. And we’re going to.â€
http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Auburn-coach-Gus-Malzahn-admits-his-play-calling-has-not-been-go-47639927
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He honestly has become Coach Kline
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4445935/waterboy-coach-klein-o.gif)
Once the quarterback has the ball, he fakes to the left. No. He fakes to the right. He doesn't fake. He thinks about faking. He pretends to fake.
I don't know where I am
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He honestly has become Coach Kline
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4445935/waterboy-coach-klein-o.gif)
Once the quarterback has the ball, he fakes to the left. No. He fakes to the right. He doesn't fake. He thinks about faking. He pretends to fake.
I don't know where I am
That's very offensive to coach Kline.
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We aren't close. It's not execution. It's design.
ED Zachary. Did he run this in 09' when he had a QB incapable of running what he is today? Nope. Take Chris Todd and replace him with Sean White, a QB with probably a better arm and 10X the speed, in that offense. We averaged over 33 points per game. How hard is it to see that his QB today doesn't come close to fitting the offense he's running?
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ED Zachary. Did he run this in 09' when he had a QB incapable of running what he is today? Nope. Take Chris Todd and replace him with Sean White, a QB with probably a better arm and 10X the speed, in that offense. We averaged over 33 points per game. How hard is it to see that his QB today doesn't come close to fitting the offense he's running?
Right now to Gus its a million miles away.
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/Bettina036/image002-2.gif) (http://media.photobucket.com/user/Bettina036/media/image002-2.gif.html)
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He honestly has become Coach Kline
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4445935/waterboy-coach-klein-o.gif)
Once the quarterback has the ball, he fakes to the left. No. He fakes to the right. He doesn't fake. He thinks about faking. He pretends to fake.
I don't know where I am
And he took my notebook
(http://i.makeagif.com/media/6-20-2015/ArhP_u.gif)
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And he took my notebook
(http://i.makeagif.com/media/6-20-2015/ArhP_u.gif)
Hey we already have a gif for that with Malzahn's Face, get with the format.
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/gus_kline.gif)
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He honestly has become Coach Kline
(http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/4445935/waterboy-coach-klein-o.gif)
Once the quarterback has the ball, he fakes to the left. No. He fakes to the right. He doesn't fake. He thinks about faking. He pretends to fake.
I don't know where I am
Yup.
Someone stole one of the offensive player's laptop that had all of the plays, back in '10, iirc the week of the LSU game...
Coach Kline had his playbook stolen...
Both coaches are scared when facing tough opponents...
Snaggle, next time you're in the locker room showers check to see if Coach Malzahn has a Roy Orbison tattoo on his ass.
The Waterboy is apparently a documentary of Auburn Football.