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Unless i've missed it, i'm very surprised that nobody posted about Jamonta Waller getting arrested.

7 minutes ago, GTNupe11 said:

Samford getting robbed against Kansas. Amazing block on the fast break called a foul. 

Yep, they absolutely got robbed on that.

16 minutes ago, milehighfan said:

Who does Auburn open up with in the tournament?

 

USCe

Just now, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

Not going to lie, this team is terrible lol.

beyond terrible.

3 minutes ago, boisnumber1 said:

There has to be some type of agenda. No one is that bad without effort.

Bingo!

1 minute ago, boisnumber1 said:

I just don't understand how SEC coaches are ok with the total trash officiating every single game. The best part of march madness is getting to play games without SEC "officials".

Somebody definitely needs to take a look at the clowns calling a lot of these games because they are beyond bad.

1 minute ago, homersapien said:

How was  that  a foul???

Don't think it was, honestly. these refs are just trash.

1 minute ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

Just remembered Chad got ejected. CMos gonna have to be a guy here 

He wasn't ejected. he's only got one T against him and Bruce sat him to try and calm him down.

13 minutes ago, sevenlee36 said:

Would Derek Mason come back? 

Mason is now the HC at MTSU, so not likely.

1 hour ago, DAG said:

I actually thought we would have some news tonight . Nope. I hope we have a mystery candidate. 

It would just about have to be someone else other than Kiffin or Durkin or Arnett at this point. if it were any of them, it more than likely should have been a done deal and announced by now.

This feels like it's taking way too long to make this hire. I mean, the only 2 names i've really seen are Kiffin and Durkin, if it's between those 2 it shouldn't take this long to decide. It seems like other schools always have someone named within a few days of the position going open.

Just now, TexasTiger said:

If it’s in the contract, Lane inserted it & Derrick signed it, so…

You're right, but it still doesn't make a lot of sense.

2 minutes ago, TexasTiger said:

I’ve heard his buyout stipulates if he’s not calling plays, it’s substantial. Not sure if that’s true, but Lane’s tweet suggests it is.

Ok, but why though? Is Nix that important to Lane's staff? seems like an odd stipulation to add to someone's contract if they're not even calling plays or named OC at the current Job.

25 minutes ago, W.E.D said:

Lane really laying into this.  Borderline shook  Nix is our #1 guy...guess we're trying to figure the contract out

 

 

What's the point of him doing this? Nix isn't the OC there and doesn't call plays there either. He's the AHC/WR Coach. why does it matter if he's named OC/RB coach here but not calling plays. Lane is an idiot.

Is Kiffin really that much better and worth waiting on compared to Arnett? I really don't know much about either, even less about Kiffin.

36 minutes ago, sevenlee36 said:

I mean was Kevin Steele unavailable? Perhaps that guy from the Waterboy , Farmer Fran?

Do you really want a guy back on the staff that tried to stab his boss in the back and take his job? i sure as hell don't. let KS stay wherever he's at.

Just now, DAG said:

You should read more about it before you become reactive. Even Baylor fans have no clue why he was fired based on what I am seeing. 

The article linked stated that he was Aranda's mentor. He originally hired Aranda to work under him when he was HC at another gig. then roles reversed and he was working under Aranda at Baylor. maybe some clashing egos?

Just read that there seems to be some noise that Phillip Montgomery might be the OC. Former HC at Tulsa for anyone that's curious.

3 minutes ago, aucom96 said:

Although hearsay, this is why Freeze wasn't the best hire in the world. He has zero leverage and the boosters know it. The fact we have a bunch of position coaches hired before even hiring coordinators is probably a symptom of this. Other coaches and players see this and can easily use it to paint a chaotic picture before we even get started. We need to get this staff finished out and get it together ASAP. 

people keep saying this about hiring the position coaches first, but it doesn't make sense. once a staff is already in place, you don't fire assistants every time you change coordinators, so it shouldn't make a difference to start with either. i think it just seems like the coordinators get hired first, but isn't and shouldn't always be the case.

24 minutes ago, Viper said:

Kelly was hired 2 days ago.

Yes, i stated that in another post when someone was asking which Kelly. He went to Colorado with Sanders but some folks are saying that it's not official yet because Kelly supposedly wants the DC job here and supposedly Rane wants him to be the DC here, but Freeze supposedly wants Arnett.

8 minutes ago, Hank2020 said:

Which Kelly?

Charles Kelly. he left Bama to go be on Sanders staff at Colorado but people are saying it's not official yet because he wants the DC job at Auburn.

Saw somebody say that Freeze wants Arnett but his 2mil buyout is a sticking point and that Rane is wanting Kelly but Freeze doesn't want him, so they're having a stalemate atm. this is just what i read, so take it with a huge grain of salt.

3 minutes ago, gr82b4au said:

According to JGT on Rivals, Kelly and TWill were our top 2 at DC (or at least the ones that he Knows were interviewed for the job). Either we found someone else - which has not been announced for some reason - or we are not winning these coaching battles. 
 

Let us see who he names in the next two days. If we do not have a DC coach by Friday, then we are in trouble. we have OVs this weekend. 

Like I said, it's pretty much gotta be one of the 2 reasons. I don't personally believe there's any strategic advantage to not announce otherwise. either we have our guy or we're still looking.

At this rate, either the hires have already been made and we're just waiting to announce since the hires may have current obligations, or CHF is getting turned down by multiple coaches for other jobs. i don't really see what the holdup is unless it's one of those 2 reasons and if it's the second reason, then that's not a good look at all.

55 minutes ago, AUwent said:

Can we please make a single thread for assistant/coordinator hires?

Agreed. we should have one thread with everyone on the first page and then discussion afterwards.