Zeek 16,525 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 So did Steele inexplicably throw Games like Tennessee to ease this s*** along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwagoner 214 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, dilligas said: Just to clarify my post, I was saying Gus is irrelevant as in it could have been any head coach and the acts of his subordinates undermining him is unacceptable. FWIW I think very highly of Gus. I gotcha. I’d just seen a couple other similar statements and yours was most recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Zeek said: So did Steele inexplicably throw Games like Tennessee to ease this s*** along? no he just sucked and was over paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligas 581 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Auburn2Eugene said: You are the one who brought up Gus 😂 And a coordinator undermining a HC isnt exactly unheard of. Fact is we need a culture change. Gus NEEDED to go, as does the staff. Steele included. No I didn’t. I responded to someone who brought up Gus. I agree we need to clean house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, Leftfield said: If Steele helped along the way, then Malzahn's coaching didn't do it on its own. For better or worse, you let a coach succeed or fail on his merits. You don't actively undermine him. And those merits warranted firing. Or do you need me to post just how bad it was? I can... IF Steele helped along the way, all he did was speed up the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabby 1,948 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I hate to be that guy but woukd someone be kind enough to summarize this thread? Steele is less likely or more likely to be our next coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy4AU 109 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 If this is true about Steele and if he's not named head coach--and I certainly hope he is not--I would think his time at Auburn is over. Would a new head coach want to keep someone on staff who may have undermined the previous coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUght2win 6,782 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 I am still very skeptical to the extent Steele undermined Gus. Slimy back room conversations are one thing. But what, do you think he lost recruiting battles on purpose? So he could take over a bare cupboard? He threw games? If anybody looks like they were throwing games it was the offense. Sabotaging Gus would be totally unnecessary. He sabotaged himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftfield 2,498 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Auburn2Eugene said: And those merits warranted firing. Or do you need me to post just how bad it was? I can... IF Steele helped along the way, all he did was speed up the inevitable. Never said he didn't deserve firing. I said if Steele helped then it wasn't solely due to Gus' coaching. From the tone of your comment, it appears you are comfortable with what Steele did, regardless of how it may have poisoned the program. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Randy4AU said: If this is true about Steele and if he's not named head coach--and I certainly hope he is not--I would think his time at Auburn is over. Would a new head coach want to keep someone on staff who may have undermined the previous coach? It would already be over. No coach thought to be the PTBs favorite would stay after the fans have made it CLEAR they dont want him as HC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 10,909 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 What kind of person would want to come here and be involved in this bull****? We are screwed finding a coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger4Life 2,225 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 This is gonna make a great 30 for 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, Auburn2Eugene said: Gus didnt need to be undermined by a 2 year plot. His coaching did it all on his own. If steele helped that along the way, c'est la vie Was Gus aware that Steele and Garner were undermining him? If so, he should have fired them publicly and named names of boosters or BOT involved. Yes, it would have cost him his job but he would have gotten more respect and probably won a healthy law suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,539 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Randy4AU said: If this is true about Steele and if he's not named head coach--and I certainly hope he is not--I would think his time at Auburn is over. Would a new head coach want to keep someone on staff who may have undermined the previous coach? I’m assuming that’s a rhetorical question? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,058 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said: Which tells me it was very accurate. It was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa 1,876 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 JABA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShocksMyBrain 9,345 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said: What kind of person would want to come here and be involved in this bull****? We are screwed finding a coach. If this upheaval removes the people that were in power, the opening is still enticing IMO. New coach gets full autonomy with no meddling? Sounds like a good deal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bro Johnny Mac 1,388 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 How can Steele coach in our bowl game? If the kids find out about his stuff, it’s going to be chaos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Leftfield said: Never said he didn't deserve firing. I said if Steele helped then it wasn't solely due to Gus' coaching. From the tone of your comment, it appears you are comfortable with what Steele did, regardless of how it may have poisoned the program. Is this correct? Am I comfortable with what he is said to have done? Absolutely not. Am I comfortable with the PTB having SO much direct influence over the program? Absolutely not Am I comfortable with gus being fired? I felt like it was an early Christmas present. Am I going to cry over spilled milk? Nope. It got the results I desired. Of course I feel the allegations are slimy and i hope the entire board is replaced if true. But again. It got the results I desired. And IF it means an end to the BS that goes on behind the scenes at Auburn? I will be glad it happened. However, IF is one of the biggest words in the dictionary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, around4ever said: Was Gus aware that Steele and Garner were undermining him? If so, he should have fired them publicly and named names of boosters or BOT involved. Yes, it would have cost him his job but he would have gotten more respect and probably won a healthy law suit. Apparently the word is that Gus caught wind of it, confronted them, they apologized, but continued to go behind his back. Gus even apparently went to Gouge a few weeks before he was fired about just this but Gus didnt have anyone in his corner by that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,525 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 #DrainThePlains get it trending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Why does this 💩 always happen to us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa 1,876 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 This makes me feel a bit sorry for Gus, then I remember that he's getting millions of $$$ for being a mediocre coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 IF this turns out as true, I bet the turning point was the 2017 LSU game. I believe it was Josh Pate on the Late Kick who said a veteran coach on our team told him "we are all going to lose our jobs over this" I mean I dont know thats when it started but the timing would make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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