kennypowers 1,431 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 At least he'll have the balls to call out the Updykes and other teams on their bull****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnEagle79 2,163 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, auburn4ever said: Wish Auburn's BOT and Greene had hired Mike Leach instead of giving Gus that 7 million a year for 7 years. We would still lose at least 4 games a year. But the press conference would be much better, I'll give you that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,955 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I can't wait to see Miss St VS Ole miss. WOOOW these recruiting battles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU80cruiser 1,102 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I love this hire for Miss St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,922 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, TigerOne said: does that add another loss for Auburn. Our secondary is gonna get lit up. Gus is 4-3 vs MSU coaches, I'm sure he'll handle a Pirate.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, bigbird said: So is Auburn... Well, say what you will about Auburn, but that's just kinda untrue. We won more than eight three times in the last seven years. About 40% of the time, we're above that 7- or 8-win mark. Other than Mullen's crazy four-year run (three 9-win or greater seasons in four year), State has banged out a grand total of one 9-win season in the 2000s. I know poo-pooing Malzahn is all the rage (I do it all the time), but it's not the same as State. For Auburn 7- or 8-win seasons happen, but they are the low points with high points coming about every 4-5 years. For State, again, outside of Mullen's crazy run which was unprecedented in school history, 8-wins are the high points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I like the hire, but Dan Mullen is a better coach. State improved over Moorhead and still falls short of where they were with Mullen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgoEagle 1,765 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, AuburnEagle79 said: The SEC West officially has a sitcom cast for coaches. Nick Saban is Ron Swanson. Whoever the Arkansas coach is would probably equate to a character that gets written off after a season or two. A little fun with this premise of yours Characatures for each coach Leach = Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour) Saban = Red from the 70's Show Kiffin = Daniel Stern (Home Alone) Orgeron = The Family Guy Dad Gus = John C. Riley (Step Brothers) Jimbo = Mr. Magoo If any of you gifers want to add gifs to this; feel free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardin Drake 1,805 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Leach will be entertaining and fun. Great hire for State. You better plan on scoring 50 if you want to beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
api1957 1,783 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Zeek said: Our division is ******* ludicrous Orgeron Saban Kiffin Fischer Malzahn Leach Arkansas need to move out It'd be perfect if Arky just hired Ric Flair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 If Alabama can hire Saban, Ole Miss hire Kiffin, A&M hire Fisher and Miss. State hire Leach and LSU hires coach O, then Auburn can afford to go out and hire Mario Christabol after they get rid of Malzahn after the 2020 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc4aday 1,887 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 15 minutes ago, ArgoEagle said: A little fun with this premise of yours Characatures for each coach Leach = Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour) Saban = Red from the 70's Show Kiffin = Daniel Stern (Home Alone) Orgeron = The Family Guy Dad Gus = John C. Riley (Step Brothers) Jimbo = Mr. Magoo If any of you gifers want to add gifs to this; feel free Orgeron has to be Shrek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgoEagle 1,765 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, doc4aday said: Orgeron has to be Shrek! That works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 43 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: I like the hire, but Dan Mullen is a better coach. State improved over Moorhead and still falls short of where they were with Mullen. Well, yeah. Mullen shattered their ceiling, so it's unlikely they're going to get back there soon. But Leach is that guy that can get lucky with a good QB and beat the other doormats and get the occasional win against a blue blood. Give him a Chad Kelly or a Ryan Mallet and he might go full pirate from time to time. Or at least he has been that guy. Certainly no guarantees that he can still work his magic, or that he can do it in the SEC. 53 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: Well, say what you will about Auburn, but that's just kinda untrue. We won more than eight three times in the last seven years. About 40% of the time, we're above that 7- or 8-win mark. Other than Mullen's crazy four-year run (three 9-win or greater seasons in four year), State has banged out a grand total of one 9-win season in the 2000s. I know poo-pooing Malzahn is all the rage (I do it all the time), but it's not the same as State. For Auburn 7- or 8-win seasons happen, but they are the low points with high points coming about every 4-5 years. For State, again, outside of Mullen's crazy run which was unprecedented in school history, 8-wins are the high points. Gus has won more than 8 games a year. Gus has also won less than 9 games a year. As far as hyperbole goes, what Bird said was extremely tame and not really worthy of dissection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgoEagle 1,765 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, api1957 said: It'd be perfect if Arky just hired Ric Flair. Good thought. It really doesn't matter who Arky hires anyway. With Ric Flair as coach our media days and press conferences would by far be the most entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye67 1,937 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Zeek said: Our division is ******* ludicrous Orgeron Saban Kiffin Fischer Malzahn Leach Arkansas need to move out That's not a coaching lineup, that's a Jerry Springer episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 2,457 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, mcgufcm said: He's entertaining as hell, but State is going to continue to be a 7- or 8-win program. I don't see how Leach changes that. State is the functional equivalent of a Texas Tech or a Wazzou but with tougher competition. He beat 8-wins at Wazzou twice. He's had three seasons ever with fewer than four losses. That's in 18 years coaching. It's not like he just traded up in terms of talent relative to his competition. Again, entertaining, but he's gonna keep doing what he's done. 4- or 5-loss seasons with as many 7+ loss years as 3-loss years. Nothing about this really moves the needle for State or changes how Auburn views them. It might put them close to where they were with Mullen (a better coach than Leach), which is solidly fourth to sixth in the West with an occasional jump up to second or third every decade. The big difference is now he is surrounded by a plethora of high school talent. At TTU he had talent also, but not on the level of the SEC. You can't drive 30-45 minutes without finding a high school with talent in this region. "there has been a shift in the force" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker 2,457 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 on another note: Gus better figure out how to score points in EVERY GAME now with Kiffen and Leach in Mississippi!! This dumb stuff about being predictable and playing less creative against the Miss schools ain't gonna get us a win. He can't save the playbook for bama every year like he does now. I sure hope Chad Morris is our "Joe Brady", I really do. And I hope he makes his OL hire a homerun for recruiting b/c both those cats can recruit. If I were Gus, I would look at WR coach real hard tomorrow also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Beaker said: The big difference is now he is surrounded by a plethora of high school talent. At TTU he had talent also, but not on the level of the SEC. You can't drive 30-45 minutes without finding a high school with talent in this region. "there has been a shift in the force" Are you saying Mississippi is more talent rich than Texas? I'm no expert, but I assume Texas would be more fertile grounds, considering how often schools like Auburn, Alabama, and LSU come in and poach top MS talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Refuge 6,660 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I love the hire. State went 180 degrees with the coaching change. The SEC West just got hella interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Yield 1,005 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 WOW!!!! Nice counter to Kiffen! Hope we can step our game up, if not ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
api1957 1,783 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 47 minutes ago, ArgoEagle said: Good thought. It really doesn't matter who Arky hires anyway. With Ric Flair as coach our media days and press conferences would by far be the most entertaining. I know! Half time interview...Coach Flair, how many touchdowns do you need to turn this game around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnEagle79 2,163 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, ArgoEagle said: A little fun with this premise of yours Characatures for each coach Leach = Ron White (Blue Collar Comedy Tour) Saban = Red from the 70's Show Kiffin = Daniel Stern (Home Alone) Orgeron = The Family Guy Dad Gus = John C. Riley (Step Brothers) Jimbo = Mr. Magoo If any of you gifers want to add gifs to this; feel free Saban is definitely Red. Everytime I tried to peg someone for Gus, I kept getting Sheldon Cooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 If Alabama can hire Saban, Ole Miss hire Kiffin, A&M hire Fisher and Miss. State hire Leach, then Auburn can afford to go out and hire Mario Christabol after that get rid of Malzahn after the 2020 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdgeneration 6,469 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 You beat me to it!! Gus IS Sheldon Cooper. Loveable, but frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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