Josh Moon has some Malzahn info

[ausburn 159]

Just now, DAG said:

What does that even mean ?

He's back......long live the fire Gus threads.

[wareagleguy 1,393]

Link of PM:

https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Malzahn-close-to-accepting-changes-to-remain-at-Auburn-125449338/

[TitanTiger 20,471]

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https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Malzahn-close-to-accepting-changes-to-remain-at-Auburn-125449338/

AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.

Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.

President Steven Leath laid out the offer in a Sunday meeting with Malzahn. Leath left Tuesday morning for a meeting in Washington, D.C., and, according to athletic department sources, left negotiations with Malzahn in the hands of trustee Raymond Harbert.

Malzahn was on the road recruiting Monday night and left on another recruiting trip Tuesday morning. He is not expected to return until late Tuesday night.

After Auburn beat Georgia and Alabama, when both were ranked No. 1 last November, Leath, with strong support from Harbert, reached an agreement with Malzahn on a seven-year contract worth $49 million with 75 percent guaranteed.

Since then, Auburn has gone 7-7 overall and 4-7 against power-five conference teams. After starting this season ranked No. 8, Auburn finished 7-5 overall and 3-5 in the SEC, creating a firestorm among Auburn supporters and donors. To buy out Malzahn’s contract and make a change would cost approximately $32 million with some $15 million due in 30 days and the rest to be paid in four annual installments.

Auburn coaches, sources said, have faced questions about Malzahn’s future on virtually every stop on the recruiting trail over the past two days.

In six seasons at Auburn, Malzahn is 52-27 overall and 28-20 in the SEC. In 2013, his first Auburn team was 12-2 overall, 7-1 in the SEC, won the conference championship and lost 34-31 to Florida State in the BCS Championship team. His 2017 team went 10-2 in the regular season and won the West Division championship before losing 28-7 to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and 34-27 to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl to finish 10-4.

23COMMENTS

From 2014-2016, the combined record was 23-16 overall and 11-13 in the SEC. The Tigers finished 8-5 and 4-4 in 2014 after a 7-1 start, finished 7-6 and 2-6 in 2015 and 8-5 and 5-3 in 2016, losing to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Malzahn’s bowl record is 1-4, the only win over Memphis in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.

There remains no word on when an agreement will be finalized.

[Tiger 8,817]

1 minute ago, AUsince72 said:

Better than Gus being "guest analyst".

Well if we can somehow swing Gus to be a weekly figure on CBS that would be just fine with me lol

[Weagle Beagle 28]

2 minutes ago, DAG said:

What does that even mean ?

It means we're in purgatory.

[DAG 33,955]

Just now, TitanTiger said:

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https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Malzahn-close-to-accepting-changes-to-remain-at-Auburn-125449338/

AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.

Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.

President Steven Leath laid out the offer in a Sunday meeting with Malzahn. Leath left Tuesday morning for a meeting in Washington, D.C., and, according to athletic department sources, left negotiations with Malzahn in the hands of trustee Raymond Harbert.

Malzahn was on the road recruiting Monday night and left on another recruiting trip Tuesday morning. He is not expected to return until late Tuesday night.

After Auburn beat Georgia and Alabama, when both were ranked No. 1 last November, Leath, with strong support from Harbert, reached an agreement with Malzahn on a seven-year contract worth $49 million with 75 percent guaranteed.

Since then, Auburn has gone 7-7 overall and 4-7 against power-five conference teams. After starting this season ranked No. 8, Auburn finished 7-5 overall and 3-5 in the SEC, creating a firestorm among Auburn supporters and donors. To buy out Malzahn’s contract and make a change would cost approximately $32 million with some $15 million due in 30 days and the rest to be paid in four annual installments.

Auburn coaches, sources said, have faced questions about Malzahn’s future on virtually every stop on the recruiting trail over the past two days.

In six seasons at Auburn, Malzahn is 52-27 overall and 28-20 in the SEC. In 2013, his first Auburn team was 12-2 overall, 7-1 in the SEC, won the conference championship and lost 34-31 to Florida State in the BCS Championship team. His 2017 team went 10-2 in the regular season and won the West Division championship before losing 28-7 to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and 34-27 to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl to finish 10-4.

23COMMENTS

From 2014-2016, the combined record was 23-16 overall and 11-13 in the SEC. The Tigers finished 8-5 and 4-4 in 2014 after a 7-1 start, finished 7-6 and 2-6 in 2015 and 8-5 and 5-3 in 2016, losing to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Malzahn’s bowl record is 1-4, the only win over Memphis in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.

There remains no word on when an agreement will be finalized.

Woooow.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

Edit:  NM

[AuCivilEng1 10,995]

Just now, TitanTiger said:

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https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Malzahn-close-to-accepting-changes-to-remain-at-Auburn-125449338/

AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.

Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.

President Steven Leath laid out the offer in a Sunday meeting with Malzahn. Leath left Tuesday morning for a meeting in Washington, D.C., and, according to athletic department sources, left negotiations with Malzahn in the hands of trustee Raymond Harbert.

Malzahn was on the road recruiting Monday night and left on another recruiting trip Tuesday morning. He is not expected to return until late Tuesday night.

After Auburn beat Georgia and Alabama, when both were ranked No. 1 last November, Leath, with strong support from Harbert, reached an agreement with Malzahn on a seven-year contract worth $49 million with 75 percent guaranteed.

Since then, Auburn has gone 7-7 overall and 4-7 against power-five conference teams. After starting this season ranked No. 8, Auburn finished 7-5 overall and 3-5 in the SEC, creating a firestorm among Auburn supporters and donors. To buy out Malzahn’s contract and make a change would cost approximately $32 million with some $15 million due in 30 days and the rest to be paid in four annual installments.

Auburn coaches, sources said, have faced questions about Malzahn’s future on virtually every stop on the recruiting trail over the past two days.

In six seasons at Auburn, Malzahn is 52-27 overall and 28-20 in the SEC. In 2013, his first Auburn team was 12-2 overall, 7-1 in the SEC, won the conference championship and lost 34-31 to Florida State in the BCS Championship team. His 2017 team went 10-2 in the regular season and won the West Division championship before losing 28-7 to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and 34-27 to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl to finish 10-4.

23COMMENTS

From 2014-2016, the combined record was 23-16 overall and 11-13 in the SEC. The Tigers finished 8-5 and 4-4 in 2014 after a 7-1 start, finished 7-6 and 2-6 in 2015 and 8-5 and 5-3 in 2016, losing to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Malzahn’s bowl record is 1-4, the only win over Memphis in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.

There remains no word on when an agreement will be finalized.

Ouch! We are stuck with Gus and Chip. Leath and Greene are turning out to just be real treats.

[atl-tiger 655]

2 minutes ago, TitanTiger said:

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https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Malzahn-close-to-accepting-changes-to-remain-at-Auburn-125449338/

AUBURN, Alabama – Though no agreement has been finalized and changes remain possible, Gus Malzahn is on the verge of accepting a reduced buyout and other limitations to remain for his seventh season as Auburn’s head football coach, sources told AuburnUndercover.

Malzahn’s buyout, sources said, would be reduced by an unspecified amount. Any coaching staff moves would have to be revenue neutral, effectively removing the possibility of paying buyouts for assistant coaches and assuring Chip Lindsey would remain as offensive coordinator unless he chooses to leave.

President Steven Leath laid out the offer in a Sunday meeting with Malzahn. Leath left Tuesday morning for a meeting in Washington, D.C., and, according to athletic department sources, left negotiations with Malzahn in the hands of trustee Raymond Harbert.

Malzahn was on the road recruiting Monday night and left on another recruiting trip Tuesday morning. He is not expected to return until late Tuesday night.

After Auburn beat Georgia and Alabama, when both were ranked No. 1 last November, Leath, with strong support from Harbert, reached an agreement with Malzahn on a seven-year contract worth $49 million with 75 percent guaranteed.

Since then, Auburn has gone 7-7 overall and 4-7 against power-five conference teams. After starting this season ranked No. 8, Auburn finished 7-5 overall and 3-5 in the SEC, creating a firestorm among Auburn supporters and donors. To buy out Malzahn’s contract and make a change would cost approximately $32 million with some $15 million due in 30 days and the rest to be paid in four annual installments.

Auburn coaches, sources said, have faced questions about Malzahn’s future on virtually every stop on the recruiting trail over the past two days.

In six seasons at Auburn, Malzahn is 52-27 overall and 28-20 in the SEC. In 2013, his first Auburn team was 12-2 overall, 7-1 in the SEC, won the conference championship and lost 34-31 to Florida State in the BCS Championship team. His 2017 team went 10-2 in the regular season and won the West Division championship before losing 28-7 to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and 34-27 to Central Florida in the Peach Bowl to finish 10-4.

23COMMENTS

From 2014-2016, the combined record was 23-16 overall and 11-13 in the SEC. The Tigers finished 8-5 and 4-4 in 2014 after a 7-1 start, finished 7-6 and 2-6 in 2015 and 8-5 and 5-3 in 2016, losing to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Malzahn’s bowl record is 1-4, the only win over Memphis in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.

There remains no word on when an agreement will be finalized.

Can we still fire him this year right after he agrees to lower the buyout?!

[AUsince72 11,084]

2 minutes ago, Tiger said:

Well if we can somehow swing Gus to be a weekly figure on CBS that would be just fine with me lol

True'nuff!

[auburnphan 6,050]

Just now, Brad_ATX said:

I'm reading it right now.  Without saying too much, looks like a reduced buyout and CL will return with full control of the O.

Apparently not behind a paywall, I just assumed it would be.

[AuCivilEng1 10,995]

Just now, atl-tiger said:

Can we still fire him this year right after he agrees to lower the buyout?!

That would be so gangster.

[NorthGATiger 1,801]

1 hour ago, Scotty2Hotty said:

Have we?

No.  We fake a search and hire what is comfortable.  Like scared little children.  Tubbs goes and we hire his former D Coordinator.  Gene goes and we hire his former O Coordinator.  It is a tragic joke and I am equally as angry that they made good Auburn men like Pat and Bo act like they were part of the search.  Trot them out there like they made the decision so Auburn people would jump on board because their heroes were on board.  There was no search.  Jay Goober Jacobs feared getting it wrong so badly along with the other clowns that have their hands in the pie constantly, that they went with what they thought was safe.  Safe is a real crappy word in the business world.  Safe is where you keep guns and money.  Bold would not define anyone in leadership at Auburn right now.

[WarEagle2423 357]

Haha

[Potatooooooes!! 1,366]

Ugh.....

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

2 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Ouch! We are stuck with Gus and Chip. Leath and Greene are turning out to just be real treats.

If CL gets full control of the offense again, I'm not as angry.  When Gus has actually given up control of the O, we've flourished.  This would also give credence to what WDE said earlier that people would be surprised about any staff changes made, as CL was not on the chopping block.

[DAG 33,955]

1 minute ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Ouch! We are stuck with Gus and Chip. Leath and Greene are turning out to just be real treats.

All they going to do is fire him next year smh 

[TitanTiger 20,471]

He might take this deal, but I'm still getting the feeling that the situation is just too toxic.  Auburn is basically putting the screws to him - reduce the buyout, no real opportunity to revamp the offensive staff, coming back on the hot seat next year.  He basically gives up all leverage just to buy himself one more year.

I'm just not sure he'll do it.

[SCTiger2011 1,277]

Negotiations between Gus and Harbert..

why the **** does Auburn even have an Athletic Director then????

[tgrogan21 6,198]

Is not the worst thing that could have happened other than giving him ANOTHER extension? We keep a losing coach, don't allow him to make any changes that could possibly help us next year. We are keeping a coach for a year, just so we can fire him next year? This is the dumbest thing I've ever read and hope to goodness that it falls apart and doesn't happen.

[AuCivilEng1 10,995]

So this SOB is going to get away with the absolute trash season without even having to sacrifice a staff member?! Ladies and Gents, we are losers here at Auburn. Might as well just accept it. 

[AURealist 2,185]

7 minutes ago, auburnphan said:

Brandon Marcello‏Verified account @bmarcello 2m2 minutes ago

 

BREAKING: Gus Malzahn is close to accepting changes to stay at Auburn (via @PMARSHONAU)

 

OK.  

So we stick with Plan A.  Gus stays and we go 7-5 next season.  

Could this whole thing been cooked up to force Gus into negotiations?  Nope.  We're not that smart.

[Tiger 8,817]

 

[wareagleguy 1,393]

Why put off til tomorrow what you can do today?

[AU-24 3,063]

5 minutes ago, auburnphan said:

PM said he is close to agreeing but it is not finalized, behind a paywall.

It means he was never leaving in the first place, and the Bob Stoops rumor was a bunch of BS!