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Nutriaitch
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yeah, but in their defense, Gus now has as many consecutive 4+ losses seasons as Tubby and Chizik did combined for their entire Auburn careers.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Steve Sarkisian - had serious drinking problems at Washington & USC where he just had basically medicure W-L records
Mario Cristobal - if Oregon wants to keep him, Auburn can't outspend Nike
Hugh Freeze - Ole Miss got NCAA sanctions for violations while Freeze was there, besides his record at Ole Miss was worse than Malzahn's record at Auburn.
Lane Kiffin - quit Tennessee, flopped at USC, will leave any school for anything better, womanizer...
Billy Napier - he could be an up and coming coach; however, still pretty much unproven.
Basically, I don't think any of these 5 guys are an upgrade from Malzahn.
Just sayin': I'm surprised Urban Meyer isn't on that list too....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
It's Sir Yacht, so there's a 50-50 chance it is true.....
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
It's Sir Yacht, so there's a 50-50 chance it is true.....
rumors are that Kevin Steele has a legit shot at the gig
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
It's Sir Yacht, so there's a 50-50 chance it is true.....
Considering he throws out every possible scenario and never commits to any of them, is it really 50-50?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Well yeah, I'm sure well over 50% of his posts are total make up bullshit; however, you notice that he usually leaves himself an out, like. "if all goes well". But like any comment on an event you know absolutely nothing about, you can either be right (i.e. heads) or wrong (i.e. tails), it's just like a coin flip, it's 50-50.
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OregonBuckeye
Semper Fi Buckeyes
There are only two possible outcomes but that doesn't necessarily mean both of them are equally probable
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
Opinion: Gus Malzahn's firing shows there's no price too high for warped fantasy of Auburn football
But unlike most Auburn regimes, there was no major public scandal on Malzahn’s watch.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...uburn-has-no-price-warped-fantasy/6533887002/
But unlike most Auburn regimes, there was no major public scandal on Malzahn’s watch.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...uburn-has-no-price-warped-fantasy/6533887002/
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Why did Auburn pay Gus Malzahn $21.7 million to walk away? Offensive woes top list
There were a number of reasons Gus Malzahn was fired by Auburn on Sunday after eight up-and-down seasons, but none was as ironic or as frustrating as the regression of the offense. The struggle there represented the crumbling of the foundation of the program and the core of Malzahn as a coach.
Remember, it was Malzahn who wrote the book on the hurry-up, no-huddle. It was a philosophy, he wrote, that "allows the offense to be the aggressor and keep constant pressure on the defense." And initially that combination of aggressiveness and pressure worked out brilliantly for him, first as Auburn's offensive coordinator during its championship season in 2010 and then again as head coach three years later. It was exciting and new and helped change the way college football was played.
Operating at breakneck speeds, Malzahn turned Nick Marshall into a star and gave defensive-minded coaches like Alabama's Nick Saban fits. Auburn went all the way to the BCS National Championship Game that first season of 2013 with Malzahn at the helm, and the SEC rookie head coach was labeled a genius.
After Auburn narrowly lost to Florida State that night in Pasadena, a proud Malzahn told reporters, "We're going up. ... Our goal is to get back here. I really believe we'll do it."
But they never did. Malzahn's genius ran out and his book on offense never came with a second volume. He struggled weighing his roots as a playcaller with the need to oversee an entire program. And as he flip-flopped his position calling plays, opposing coaches studied what he did and evolved, while Malzahn stubbornly remained the same.
Blue-chip offensive recruits like Duke Williams, Kyle Davis and Nate Craig-Myers flamed out. Meanwhile, a star quarterback never materialized, which was perhaps the most striking indictment against a coach who had been billed a QB whisperer ever since he helped mold Cam Newton into a Heisman Trophy winner as offensive coordinator.
Jeremy Johnson was supposed to be the heir apparent to Marshall and Newton, and instead he went bust. Sean White was arrested and kicked off the team. John Franklin III transferred. And Jarrett Stidham never quite lived up to the hype, appearing to be more or less a game manager than the difference-maker he was promised to be.
The tempo diminished. The excitement waned. The only hurry became the haste with which some Auburn supporters wished to show Malzahn the door.
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Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...217-million-walk-away-offensive-woes-top-list
There were a number of reasons Gus Malzahn was fired by Auburn on Sunday after eight up-and-down seasons, but none was as ironic or as frustrating as the regression of the offense. The struggle there represented the crumbling of the foundation of the program and the core of Malzahn as a coach.
Remember, it was Malzahn who wrote the book on the hurry-up, no-huddle. It was a philosophy, he wrote, that "allows the offense to be the aggressor and keep constant pressure on the defense." And initially that combination of aggressiveness and pressure worked out brilliantly for him, first as Auburn's offensive coordinator during its championship season in 2010 and then again as head coach three years later. It was exciting and new and helped change the way college football was played.
Operating at breakneck speeds, Malzahn turned Nick Marshall into a star and gave defensive-minded coaches like Alabama's Nick Saban fits. Auburn went all the way to the BCS National Championship Game that first season of 2013 with Malzahn at the helm, and the SEC rookie head coach was labeled a genius.
After Auburn narrowly lost to Florida State that night in Pasadena, a proud Malzahn told reporters, "We're going up. ... Our goal is to get back here. I really believe we'll do it."
But they never did. Malzahn's genius ran out and his book on offense never came with a second volume. He struggled weighing his roots as a playcaller with the need to oversee an entire program. And as he flip-flopped his position calling plays, opposing coaches studied what he did and evolved, while Malzahn stubbornly remained the same.
Blue-chip offensive recruits like Duke Williams, Kyle Davis and Nate Craig-Myers flamed out. Meanwhile, a star quarterback never materialized, which was perhaps the most striking indictment against a coach who had been billed a QB whisperer ever since he helped mold Cam Newton into a Heisman Trophy winner as offensive coordinator.
Jeremy Johnson was supposed to be the heir apparent to Marshall and Newton, and instead he went bust. Sean White was arrested and kicked off the team. John Franklin III transferred. And Jarrett Stidham never quite lived up to the hype, appearing to be more or less a game manager than the difference-maker he was promised to be.
The tempo diminished. The excitement waned. The only hurry became the haste with which some Auburn supporters wished to show Malzahn the door.
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continued
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...217-million-walk-away-offensive-woes-top-list
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