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5 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said:

Sure, we don't want to match up the best offensive mind in CFB with a strong DC because...why?

Where are the stats showing the “best offensive mind in football”?  I keep hearing this but who can show it?  If he’s our coach I hope that’s accurate but I have serious doubts he’s the absolute best mind out there….

 

Ironically people said the same thing about Gus 😬

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3 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said:

the best offensive mind in CFB

Yup he really proved that against Harsin's defense last Fall with those 307 total yards and 20 points, didn't he?

He really killed it on 4th Down and in the red zone too.

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3 hours ago, DAG said:

Reminds me of a guy who has gotten a divorce lawyer, but still at the family BBQ. He has a bad poker face

Or a guy that found his dream woman, convinced himself she was his and then realized he had zero shot of ever having her…he could have been told by his agent AU wants him so bad…then found out he was never actually even on the real list…but your option is probably more accurate

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Just now, MustardSeed said:

Or a guy that found his dream woman, convinced himself she was his and then realized he had zero shot of ever having her…he could have been told by his agent AU wants him so bad…then found out he was never actually even on the real list…but your option is probably more accurate

No, I fear we will make him the highest paid coach in the NCAA , FULLY GUARANTEED. But that is okay because Mark Stoops got paid. [ Yellow Font ]

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4 hours ago, dyehardfanAU said:

Why?

The portal rules will go back to normal.  Meaning, you can't transfer and then play.  You will have to sit out a year or get a waiver.  COVID year(s) messed some things up.

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46 minutes ago, AU_Tiger_88 said:

The portal rules will go back to normal.  Meaning, you can't transfer and then play.  You will have to sit out a year or get a waiver.  COVID year(s) messed some things up.

The one time transfer rule was a permanent change, no?

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3 hours ago, Viper said:

Kiffin is finally going to land a good DC. Interesting.

And he's bailed on everyone else, but will suddenly shed his sliminess, become a saint and won't dare bail on AU. Interesting.

Something about a leopard and his spots comes to mind.  

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2 hours ago, dyehardfanAU said:

Sure, we don't want to match up the best offensive mind in CFB with a strong DC because...why?

Lane doesn't have "the best offensive mind in CFB".  He has analytics, and believes his "scenario probability tables" will always provide the winning decision matrix, all evidence to the contrary.

He clearly doesn't think defense is that important b/c he arrogantly believes his analytics can always win a shootout.

Lane would win at Auburn, but he won't ever be an elite coach contending each year for championships.  He just ain't all that ...

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/lane-kiffin-1.html

http://www.coacheshotseat.com/WinningestActiveCoachesIA.htm

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5 hours ago, lovemytigerz said:

Lane doesn't have "the best offensive mind in CFB".  He has analytics, and believes his "scenario probability tables" will always provide the winning decision matrix, all evidence to the contrary.

He clearly doesn't think defense is that important b/c he arrogantly believes his analytics can always win a shootout.

Lane would win at Auburn, but he won't ever be an elite coach contending each year for championships.  He just ain't all that ...

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/lane-kiffin-1.html

http://www.coacheshotseat.com/WinningestActiveCoachesIA.htm

He has a mediocre QB yet has the #4 Scoring Offense and #2 Total Offense in the SEC.  He's completely rebranded his offense around his RBs and rushed for more yardage than he's thrown for.

Last year he had the #4 Scoring Offense and #1 Total Offense in the SEC, building his offense around the strength of his QB and WRs.

He's doing this with Ole Miss talent.  Quibble all you like about "best" but he's cream of the crop.

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3 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said:

He has a mediocre QB yet has the #4 Scoring Offense and #2 Total Offense in the SEC.  He's completely rebranded his offense around his RBs and rushed for almost more yardage than he's thrown for.

Last year he had the #4 Scoring Offense and #1 Total Offense in the SEC, building his offense around the strength of his QB and WRs.

He's doing this with Ole Miss talent.  Quibble all you like about "best" but he's cream of the crop.

Sure seems like a top notch coach if he would hang around.

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2 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said:

He has a mediocre QB yet has the #4 Scoring Offense and #2 Total Offense in the SEC.  He's completely rebranded his offense around his RBs and rushed for almost more yardage than he's thrown for.

Last year he had the #4 Scoring Offense and #1 Total Offense in the SEC, building his offense around the strength of his QB and WRs.

He's doing this with Ole Miss talent.  Quibble all you like about "best" but he's cream of the crop.

That's a lot of data.  Here's some more data ..  (Notice the lack of championships.) 

One more relevant item:  he's only the 29th winningest coach in the country.  That's 6 places behind Gus Malzahn, and 10 places behind Bryan Harsin.  "Cream of the crop" indeed. 

Coaching Record 

Year School G W L T Pct SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Post Bowl Notes
11 Yrs Overall 130 85 45 0 .654 9.09 2.95       3-3  
1 Yr Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       0-1  
4 Yrs USC 43 28 15 0 .651 12.00 5.47       0-1  
3 Yrs Florida Atlantic 40 27 13 0 .675 4.52 -3.12       2-0  
3 Yrs Ole Miss 34 23 11 0 .676 9.85 4.80       1-1
2009 Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       Chick-fil-A Bowl-L  
2010 USC 13 8 5 0 .615 9.57 6.41 14 14      
2011 USC 12 10 2 0 .833 14.16 3.49 25 5 6    
2012 USC 13 7 6 0 .538 10.53 5.76 1 1   Sun Bowl-L  
2013 USC 5 3 2 0 .600 13.72 6.22 24 19 19    
2017 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.01 -4.78       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2018 Florida Atlantic 12 5 7 0 .417 -2.73 -2.15          
2019 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.28 -2.43       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2020 Ole Miss 10 5 5 0 .500 8.07 7.57       Outback Bowl-W  
2021 Ole Miss 13 10 3 0 .769 11.43 4.05   8 11 Sugar Bowl-L  
2022 Ole Miss 11 8 3 0 .727 10.05 2.78 21 7      
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1 hour ago, lovemytigerz said:

That's a lot of data.  Here's some more data ..  (Notice the lack of championships.) 

One more relevant item:  he's only the 29th winningest coach in the country.  That's 6 places behind Gus Malzahn, and 10 places behind Bryan Harsin.  "Cream of the crop" indeed. 

Coaching Record 

 
Year School G W L T Pct SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Post Bowl Notes
11 Yrs Overall 130 85 45 0 .654 9.09 2.95       3-3  
1 Yr Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       0-1  
4 Yrs USC 43 28 15 0 .651 12.00 5.47       0-1  
3 Yrs Florida Atlantic 40 27 13 0 .675 4.52 -3.12       2-0  
3 Yrs Ole Miss 34 23 11 0 .676 9.85 4.80       1-1
2009 Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       Chick-fil-A Bowl-L  
2010 USC 13 8 5 0 .615 9.57 6.41 14 14      
2011 USC 12 10 2 0 .833 14.16 3.49 25 5 6    
2012 USC 13 7 6 0 .538 10.53 5.76 1 1   Sun Bowl-L  
2013 USC 5 3 2 0 .600 13.72 6.22 24 19 19    
2017 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.01 -4.78       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2018 Florida Atlantic 12 5 7 0 .417 -2.73 -2.15          
2019 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.28 -2.43       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2020 Ole Miss 10 5 5 0 .500 8.07 7.57       Outback Bowl-W  
2021 Ole Miss 13 10 3 0 .769 11.43 4.05   8 11 Sugar Bowl-L  
2022 Ole Miss 11 8 3 0 .727 10.05 2.78 21 7      

Seriously, we hate Harsin, but we want to give a 6-10 year contract to one of the 8 guys he actually beat.  It is the definition of insanity.

 

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1 hour ago, lovemytigerz said:

That's a lot of data.  Here's some more data ..  (Notice the lack of championships.) 

One more relevant item:  he's only the 29th winningest coach in the country.  That's 6 places behind Gus Malzahn, and 10 places behind Bryan Harsin.  "Cream of the crop" indeed. 

Coaching Record 

 
Year School G W L T Pct SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Post Bowl Notes
11 Yrs Overall 130 85 45 0 .654 9.09 2.95       3-3  
1 Yr Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       0-1  
4 Yrs USC 43 28 15 0 .651 12.00 5.47       0-1  
3 Yrs Florida Atlantic 40 27 13 0 .675 4.52 -3.12       2-0  
3 Yrs Ole Miss 34 23 11 0 .676 9.85 4.80       1-1
2009 Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48       Chick-fil-A Bowl-L  
2010 USC 13 8 5 0 .615 9.57 6.41 14 14      
2011 USC 12 10 2 0 .833 14.16 3.49 25 5 6    
2012 USC 13 7 6 0 .538 10.53 5.76 1 1   Sun Bowl-L  
2013 USC 5 3 2 0 .600 13.72 6.22 24 19 19    
2017 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.01 -4.78       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2018 Florida Atlantic 12 5 7 0 .417 -2.73 -2.15          
2019 Florida Atlantic 14 11 3 0 .786 8.28 -2.43       Boca Raton Bowl-W  
2020 Ole Miss 10 5 5 0 .500 8.07 7.57       Outback Bowl-W  
2021 Ole Miss 13 10 3 0 .769 11.43 4.05   8 11 Sugar Bowl-L  
2022 Ole Miss 11 8 3 0 .727 10.05 2.78 21 7      

Jimbos got a career record of 120-44, 3 ACC championships and a National Championship. I guess youd be thrilled with him

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2 minutes ago, CR said:

Jimbos got a career record of 120-44, 3 ACC championships and a National Championship. I guess youd be thrilled with him

Jimbo and Gus - both made a names for themselves as “offensive geniuses” (sound familiar?). That didn’t age well as defenses adapted - and they wouldn’t release control to OCs with more modern offenses. Cautionary tale for system coaches.

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5 minutes ago, auburnatl1 said:

Jimbo and Gus - both made a names for themselves as “offensive geniuses” (sound familiar?). That didn’t age well as defenses adapted - and they wouldn’t release control to OCs with more modern offenses. Cautionary tale for system coaches.

Kiffins went from slinging it around to pounding teams with the run. He adapts to his personnel unlike the two coaches you named. And the quote was “ notice the lack of championships”. What realistic candidate do we have who has won championships?

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5 hours ago, MustardSeed said:

Where are the stats showing the “best offensive mind in football”?  I keep hearing this but who can show it?  If he’s our coach I hope that’s accurate but I have serious doubts he’s the absolute best mind out there….

 

Ironically people said the same thing about Gus 😬

Gus technically was once thought of as the best offensive minds in CfB at a moment in history. The game changed. He didn't is what it is. 

I think we all (fans and not just AU fans) put too much stock into anomalies. Show me an offensive minded coach in history that never had a game where his offense didn't struggle to move the ball or put up points, or both. Show me a Defensive minded coach that has never been ran through like S#$% through a tin horn. 

Anybody that bases their opinion of a coach's ability based on one poor, or even one great experience, is probably way off based.  

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1 minute ago, CR said:

Kiffins went from slinging it around to pounding teams with the run. He adapts to his personnel unlike the two coaches you named. And the quote was “ notice the lack of championships”. What realistic candidate do we have who has won championships?

The point is all younger hc’s have an offensive or defensive system and pedigree. Saban did once. At some point all must delegate and evolve into ceo types. Otherwise - Gus and jimbo outcomes. Getting a hc for a system or nuanced brilliance always has a shelf life. And it’s less than 10 years.

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10 hours ago, Quietmaninthecorner said:

Honestly,  I am happy I see improvement game to game and year to year.   That is all that matters to me.   I am willing to be patient. 

game to game evidence of blocking getting better,  QB progressing,  better tackling,  etc. etc. etc.

6-6,  7-5 ,  8-4 ,  9-3 ,  9-3,  10-2 ,   then 9 to 11 wins consistently.    

 

  I think Kiffin will make the most immediate impact with his portal acumen.  Some of the other coaches may be better high school recruiters,  which may take a 2-3 years  to get us back to the depth we need,  but the end result will be the same.  We are looking at  a few years before we are  seriously competitive again. 

 

The good news is,   we have positions open across the board.   if you want to play right away,  Auburn is the way.

 

 

Lane can handle the portal and can be incredibly effective in recruiting high school. 

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16 minutes ago, CentralFLtiger said:

Lane can handle the portal and can be incredibly effective in recruiting high school. 

Incredibility effective in recruiting high school=opinion.    Ole Miss was 27th in 2022 recruiting rankings and is 25th in 2023=facts.  That ins't incredibly effective IMO.

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