🏈 Auburn hires Bryan Harsin as head coach.

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Gus needs to ride over to Nick's house and personally thank him for the money he made off beating Nick and Bama.

Since arriving at the Barn in 2009 the Gus Bus has made (including his 21 million (if that is correct) around 63-68 million bucks. 2010-2013-2017-2019 were the main reason the barn complex keep him on the plains. They might bitch about losing to LSU or UGA but beating The King is what matters.

 

[252BAMA]

Embarrassing that Bama ever lost to the clown.

 

[planomateo]

Just because I was curious, I went and looked up some offensive stats. Interesting eh? Anyways, enough about Auburn, it's Florida week.

Offensive Ratings - OFEI
2020 #38 (Bama #1)
2019 #46 (Bama #2)
2018 #35 (Bama #2)
2017 #15 (Bama #12)
2016 #36 (Bama #15)
2015 #45 (Bama #24)
2014 #5 (Bama #4)
2013 #10 (Bama #6) -- Malzahn's first year at Auburn
2012 #113 (Bama #5)

 

[18Champs]

Marshall speaks again, a different tune about Malzahn today than he's spewed all season long.

• Since it keeps being asked, I’m going to offer some thoughts on the “dysfunction” in Malzahn’s time as head coach.
  --Coordinators were presented with new assistants they had not even interviewed and without their opinions being sought.
  --For eight years I have heard complaints from Auburn assistants about Auburn’s recruiting operation being rampantly disorganized.
  --Defensive coaches and offensive line coaches have pleaded to no avail for more physical practices. Outside of spring and sometimes in preseason camp, Auburn never went best-against-best. Most programs – Alabama, Georgia, etc. – devote at least a period to that on every full-contact practice day.
  --Malzahn made every recruiting decision on offense – who to recruit, who to offer, who to sign, everything.
  --Malzahn decided who started every game on offense, until this year at least, made every substitution. My opinion is that was a vestige of his time as a high school coach that he never really shed.
  --Malzahn flip-flopped from calling plays to not calling plays and back at least six times. Coaches tell me that behind the scenes it was actually more than that. He would stay out of it for a while and, invariably, get involved again. This season was no exception to that, though I really did think it would be.
  --Malzahn did not like to connect with fans. What was once a tour of Auburn clubs in the state and surrounding states during the summer became only a small handful. Auburn fans – like others – want to feel like their know their head coach and have a connection with him.
  --Like it or not, making big donors happy is part of the job in any big-time football program. Malzahn had no interest or little interest in that. Big-money donors and trustees are necessary. They have a say. They have say at Auburn. They have it at Alabama. They have at any big-time program you can name.

 

[mando]

Marshall speaks again, a different tune about Malzahn today than he's spewed all season long.

• Since it keeps being asked, I’m going to offer some thoughts on the “dysfunction” in Malzahn’s time as head coach.
  --Coordinators were presented with new assistants they had not even interviewed and without their opinions being sought.
  --For eight years I have heard complaints from Auburn assistants about Auburn’s recruiting operation being rampantly disorganized.
  --Defensive coaches and offensive line coaches have pleaded to no avail for more physical practices. Outside of spring and sometimes in preseason camp, Auburn never went best-against-best. Most programs – Alabama, Georgia, etc. – devote at least a period to that on every full-contact practice day.
  --Malzahn made every recruiting decision on offense – who to recruit, who to offer, who to sign, everything.
  --Malzahn decided who started every game on offense, until this year at least, made every substitution. My opinion is that was a vestige of his time as a high school coach that he never really shed.
  --Malzahn flip-flopped from calling plays to not calling plays and back at least six times. Coaches tell me that behind the scenes it was actually more than that. He would stay out of it for a while and, invariably, get involved again. This season was no exception to that, though I really did think it would be.
  --Malzahn did not like to connect with fans. What was once a tour of Auburn clubs in the state and surrounding states during the summer became only a small handful. Auburn fans – like others – want to feel like their know their head coach and have a connection with him.
  --Like it or not, making big donors happy is part of the job in any big-time football program. Malzahn had no interest or little interest in that. Big-money donors and trustees are necessary. They have a say. They have say at Auburn. They have it at Alabama. They have at any big-time program you can name.

So where was all of this stellar reporting while Malzahn was still coaching. Sounds like he knew all of this but as part of the fambly was not permitted to do his job and report it. Pretty pathetic but what I expected from him as a puppet reporter.

Oh and none of the info in the article was surprising, Malzahn was an imposter with a high school mentality and the Barn program obsesses over comparisons with Bama and UGA. No new news here.

 

[SoCalPatrick]

Sanders:

** Steele still leads. I'm told there is legitimate interest from Kiffin, Sark and Quinn. If it's not Steele, I think Sark and Quinn are affordable options.
**Steele is the clear favorite, but you never know what can happen once the committee gets involved.
** President insisted on a committee. Most sources still think it will be Steele.
**No go on Freeze.
*Question: “What would it take for Auburn to shed its dysfunctional label? RS: “I don’t know. It’s been this way for 30 years”
** Nobody wants to give up full control like Saban has at Alabama. Keep in mind that just because someone has full control doesn't mean things will actually work. That only happens with the Sabans and Meyers of the world.
** Malzahn was dysfunctional. The firing wasn't about Steele. It was about Malzahn.
**If not for Prez Jay Gouge, Steele would be Head Coach today.
**Patrick & Bo Nix weren't happy with where things were going with Gus. No idea if they wanted him fired.
*Q: “Is Auburn’s program in better position with Gus gone?”A: “YES”
**Q: “ there a coach who would enjoy competing against Nick Saban every year or might have a grudge against Nick Saban?” A: “Yes. Kiffin and/or Christobal”

 

[planomateo]

**Q: “ there a coach who would enjoy competing against Nick Saban every year or might have a grudge against Nick Saban?” A: “Yes. Kiffin and/or Christobal”

Enjoy? Grudge? Poorly phrased question.

Kiffin is already doing this. I'd argue Ole Miss is on equal ground as Auburn...why leave Ole Miss?

With regards to Mario, I don't think he's got the chops to go head to head with Alabama.

 

[94 Grad]

Kiffin is already doing this. I'd argue Ole Miss is on equal ground as Auburn...why leave Ole Miss?

I would argue Ole Miss is a better place to coach than Auburn... no even equal and not even close to equal. You have plenty of resources with a lower expectation. The ability and history to be able to pull some good recruits. If Kiffin can keep the excitement up, he'll do very well at OM. I think they will become our #1 competition in the next few years. I truly think he'll build a program at OM that will be tough to compete against.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I would argue Ole Miss is a better place to coach than Auburn... no even equal and not even close to equal. You have plenty of resources with a lower expectation. The ability and history to be able to pull some good recruits. If Kiffin can keep the excitement up, he'll do very well at OM. I think they will become our #1 competition in the next few years. I truly think he'll build a program at OM that will be tough to compete against.

I think he will do well for 3 more years or so, then flame out in spectacular fashion. Maybe he has finally progressed past that from a maturity standpoint, but he appears to be the same guy. Just too many data points on his career chart for me to believe it ends any other way. But there is little doubt in my mind, that as long as he is there, he will be focused during Bama Week.

 

[94 Grad]

I think he will do well for 3 more years or so, then flame out in spectacular fashion. Maybe he has finally progressed past that from a maturity standpoint, but he appears to be the same guy. Just too many data points on his career chart for me to believe it ends any other way. But there is little doubt in my mind, that as long as he is there, he will be focused during Bama Week.

Yes, the challenge for most coaches isn't climbing the mountain... it's staying there. However, he's learned a lot of how to do that from Saban, so I would not necessarily look to his past performances for how he'll do. I truly don't stress over it as there will always be some program in the SECw that will give us some grief... be that aTm, LSU, aU or OleMiss... it may change from year to year but there will always be at least one, IMO.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Yes, the challenge for most coaches isn't climbing the mountain... it's staying there. However, he's learned a lot of how to do that from Saban, so I would not necessarily look to his past performances for how he'll do. I truly don't stress over it as there will always be some program in the SECw that will give us some grief... be that aTm, LSU, aU or OleMiss... it may change from year to year but there will always be at least one, IMO.

No stress on my end, but was sort of implying that if he maintained "Bama focus" 24/7/365, he'd be a much better coach. He did have the opportunity to learn from Saban, and I'm sure he did learn quite a bit... but... even on his way out the door, his behavior was the same as it always was, which was detrimental (it is not easy to get fired between the semi final and championship game). That is where I don't think he has learned. Dude just can't help himself, and that will always lead to his eventual downfall. Personally, I enjoyed his time at UA though and am glad for it. He helped lay the foundation for the offensive success we now enjoy. I have a Saban/Kiffin 2016 election shirt in the closet.

 

[planomateo]

He's still the same cocky SOB that got the Raiders job.

 

[94 Grad]

No stress on my end, but was sort of implying that if he maintained "Bama focus" 24/7/365, he'd be a much better coach. He did have the opportunity to learn from Saban, and I'm sure he did learn quite a bit... but... even on his way out the door, his behavior was the same as it always was, which was detrimental (it is not easy to get fired between the semi final and championship game). That is where I don't think he has learned. Dude just can't help himself, and that will always lead to his eventual downfall. Personally, I enjoyed his time at UA though and am glad for it. He helped lay the foundation for the offensive success we now enjoy. I have a Saban/Kiffin 2016 election shirt in the closet.

100% agree...

Even guys like Kirby really can't do what Saban has done/does. Kirby climbed that mountain and played for a NC... couldn't keep that type of intensity even when they lost the NC to us.

I'm amazed that Saban has created a team attitude to compete to a standard, the Alabama standard. That mentality keeps rolling forward each year. I think recruiting the right mindsets is almost as import as recruiting the right talent. This is also why I never really get to stressed when a 4*/5* kid opts to play elsewhere. Also it bothers me not when we sign 3*/low 4* kids that I wouldn't have expected... i figure they have the right attitude and that can overcome a lot of the kids with "5* attitudes".

To be honest, I think this is what happens to LSU, FSU, even aU... they keep recruiting to talent and not attitude. A kid may be the best kid at a position in the nation, but create havoc/chaos on you team. Having the right "Fit" in both talent and attitude is a key to being the king for so long.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

He's still the same cocky SOB that got the Raiders job.

Would love to see a well presented theory that he's really Spurrier's kid, not Monte's.

 

[MunchyOs]

If Steele gets the job, then that will be a MUCH larger blunder than the hiring of Chizik. First off, the barn will have paid close to $22 million to keep everything the way it was. Steele likes Morris, so Morris stays put. So...more Gus ball. No QB development, etc. Plus, if they thought that Chizik's 5-19 record was bad, it can't hold a candle to Steele's. Try 9-36. And...for the real pile of shit.....1-31 in Big 12 conference games. 1-31 in the weak ass Big 12. That's what they are signing up for. And unlike Chizik, Steele won't accidentally trip over a once in a lifetime QB. And....of course, no former assistant of Saban's has ever beaten Saban. Will it ever happen? The longer he coaches, naturally, the more the probability goes up. However, it will NOT be Kevin Steele that does it. Bottom line, if KS gets the job, then they will be looking for another head coach again within 2-3 years.

 

[252BAMA]

THE 100 Plays, Performances, Moments that define College Football

UNLV Athletics
#85
BLUE STEELE
Waco, Texas | Sept. 11, 1999
Baylor had gone 4-18 in its previous two seasons, so when the Bears stood at the UNLV 8 with a 24-21 lead and time running out, first-year coach Kevin Steele went for attitude and one more score. But Rebels corner Andre Hilliard jarred the ball loose from Darrell Bush near the goal line. UNLV's Kevin Thomas scooped it and ran 100 yards for the 27-24 victory. To this day, coaches Steele themselves to take the knee.

ESPN.com - NCAA College Football - The 100

www.espn.com

 

[planomateo]

Lol, the Steele Baylor (1-31 in the Big XII). 3 back to back winless seasons vs conf opponents

If they settle for him...

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Would love to see a well presented theory that he's really Spurrier's kid, not Monte's.

JMO but Lane doesn't have the discipline needed to manage a major program for a 5 year period. He just can't help himself from being a prick. Taking the high road is really not something that interest him. His style might hit home with todays recruits.

 

[mando]

** President insisted on a committee.
Maybe the fly in the ointment deviates from the normal Barn dysfunction. Better for Bama if they would have gone ahead and pulled the trigger a few days before signing with a short term versus long term view. Oh well would be so Barner like to still higher Steele...

 

[mando]

100% agree...

Even guys like Kirby really can't do what Saban has done/does. Kirby climbed that mountain and played for a NC... couldn't keep that type of intensity even when they lost the NC to us.

I'm amazed that Saban has created a team attitude to compete to a standard, the Alabama standard. That mentality keeps rolling forward each year. I think recruiting the right mindsets is almost as import as recruiting the right talent. This is also why I never really get to stressed when a 4*/5* kid opts to play elsewhere. Also it bothers me not when we sign 3*/low 4* kids that I wouldn't have expected... i figure they have the right attitude and that can overcome a lot of the kids with "5* attitudes".

To be honest, I think this is what happens to LSU, FSU, even aU... they keep recruiting to talent and not attitude. A kid may be the best kid at a position in the nation, but create havoc/chaos on you team. Having the right "Fit" in both talent and attitude is a key to being the king for so long.

One of the most truthful post I have read on here. It is about the mindset or another way to put it the core values of the kid. Has he been taught how to work and how to be a great teammate. Does he pay attention to detail. What is important to him? How does he respond when challenged or when faced with adversity. All of this comes from their mindset. You need talent but mindset is equally important.