Rob Pate was lighting up the PTB on 3 Man Front today. Even called by name Rane and Harbert. Said he didn’t blame the people backing out. “I would too and hell I played there.”
Gus Malzahn fired (and (laughable) coaching search...)
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I’m not sure if this was already covered but Brent Venables also very recently said that he wasn’t going to leave Clemson (in light of Auburn reaching out to him for their HC spot)
He's definitely not but he would fit in there a lot better than at UA.
Close enough? (Extra points for working in an Oregon Ducks' Cristobal reference?)
Mario knew better than to fly South for the winter
Close enough? (Extra points for working in an Oregon Ducks' Cristobal reference?)
I heard that interview. It was very interesting. It would make me furious if I was an AU fan.
2 things
One of the main reasons programs fire coaches like Malzahn is simply hope. Everyone has a good idea of the outcome of the AU/CGM marriage - they've seen it for 7 years. But AU/??? is a mystery, even if the coach does not appear as good as Gus on the surface, maybe, just maybe the AU/??? marriage will produce magic. But this is the same for all programs and their fan bases. I remember when Shula was hired, I was concerned about his drive, being born to privilege, the son of a great NFL coach, etc., thus, his drive was greater than it seemed. So, I said to myself and others, well maybe he wants to make a name for himself, make his own path in this world, etc. There was the unknown for a period, a sense of mystery and thus, hope. Not surprisingly it did not materialize - he turned out just like one who would employ reason by looking at his past, would think. "But Alabama is a special place,...,..." It is, but it only helps so much.
Thing 2. Most likely the reason that AU has such a hard time hiring a big name coach, they've never done it, is that they must have excessive control because of recruiting tactics (Wayne Hall, Garner, et al.). Most coaches want no part of that, certainly not successful coaches. Those same "recruiting tactics " may also be why there has been inexplicable success from 5-19 Chizik, Samford's Terry Bowden, and others. All of this assuming that the charges of AU's over-the-top recruiting ways are true. I do not know.
One of the main reasons programs fire coaches like Malzahn is simply hope. Everyone has a good idea of the outcome of the AU/CGM marriage - they've seen it for 7 years. But AU/??? is a mystery, even if the coach does not appear as good as Gus on the surface, maybe, just maybe the AU/??? marriage will produce magic. But this is the same for all programs and their fan bases. I remember when Shula was hired, I was concerned about his drive, being born to privilege, the son of a great NFL coach, etc., thus, his drive was greater than it seemed. So, I said to myself and others, well maybe he wants to make a name for himself, make his own path in this world, etc. There was the unknown for a period, a sense of mystery and thus, hope. Not surprisingly it did not materialize - he turned out just like one who would employ reason by looking at his past, would think. "But Alabama is a special place,...,..." It is, but it only helps so much.
Thing 2. Most likely the reason that AU has such a hard time hiring a big name coach, they've never done it, is that they must have excessive control because of recruiting tactics (Wayne Hall, Garner, et al.). Most coaches want no part of that, certainly not successful coaches. Those same "recruiting tactics " may also be why there has been inexplicable success from 5-19 Chizik, Samford's Terry Bowden, and others. All of this assuming that the charges of AU's over-the-top recruiting ways are true. I do not know.
Dabo ain’t gonna leave Auburn with a lake for just plain Auburn
No, that’s a coaching search quackery button.
Close enough? (Extra points for working in an Oregon Ducks' Cristobal reference?)
This is what you hit the horn for after having rejected their wild Göös replacement chase
It's more likely that your car's warranty is about to expire, and it needs to be renewed.
It is a head scratcher, here are the head coaches to beat Saban in the SEC since 2008:
| Team | Coach | W-L | Win% |
| USCe | Steve Spurier | 1-1 | .500 |
| Ole Miss | Hugh Freeze | 2-3 | .400 |
| Auburn | Gus Malzahn | 3-5 | .375 |
| Auburn | Gene Chizik | 1-3 | .250 |
| LSU | Ed Ogeron | 1-3 | .250 |
| LSU | Les Miles | 2-8 | .250 |
| Texas A&M | Kevin Sumlin | 1-5 | .200 |
The sample size is too small on USCe so that is an outlier. Next coach was buying players. Gus just got fired with a record of beating Bama at a better clip than any other coach. This doesn’t even cover all the coaches who remain winless against him.
"How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?
Yeah... Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind."
What if Kate Upton and Mila Kunis showed up to my apartment for a 3 way?
What if I started pooping gold?
What if Bill Gates decided to give all his money to me?
All of those 3 things are more likely to happen than coach Karen aweshucks going to auburn
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