The Jay Jacobs Resume

[Auburn Elvis 5]

And Auburn MBB just defeated Kentucky. So yeah... where the "fire Jay Jacobs" now?

[PowerOfDixieland 3,226]

Time to add another Aubie National Championship to the, already long, list of accomplishments under Jay Jacobs.

Sadly, that's what we're down to. Equestrian team is a perennial powerhouse as well.

[tiger88 934]

People talk like we have been a perennial powerhouse or something. Our football accomplishments are excellent over the last 6 years. The down years are disappointing, but exactly when was AU a year in, year out powerhouse for more than a few years in a row?

Basketball? Same deal. We have have occassional moments of semi-glory.

Baseball has been the most disappointing of the three, but I don't follow it that closely.

Overall, if you look at JJ's record it's not bad at all by AU standards. The next 1-3 years will probably be the big determinant of how successful JJ has been. Decent, good, or very good.

We could be shining in all 3 big sports.

[JoeBags7277 734]

I'm not a Jay Jacobs apologist by any means but I think Jay has made enough hires and done enough around Auburn to justify his job and pay grade.

IBA4E

I see it.

[WarEagle1983 2,185]

It might be more amusing to post his resume that secured him the AD position over a multi million dollar sports operation. Oh, and the resumes of several people we could have gotten.

Agree. That's the resume that's eye opening. If Gus doesn't survive next year or the year after...neither should Jacobs. He's caught some pretty lucky breaks IMO.

[WarEagle1983 2,185]

Oh my heavens, not another thread on this guy.

This coming from the same troll that uses every chance he gets to start pointless random threads about firing Jacobs. That's rich.

lol. One of the truest statements ever!

[aubaseball 2,604]

88, are serious about baseball? The worst program at Auburn out of the big three is basketball. Not even close. The basketball program has been a dumpster fire for the past 15 years. Auburn made the NCAA playoffs last year in baseball. AD's are there for the entire athletic program, not just football. The way to judge an AD is to see the direction of each sport and the facilities for each sport

[tiger88 934]

88, are serious about baseball? The worst program at Auburn out of the big three is basketball. Not even close. The basketball program has been a dumpster fire for the past 15 years. Auburn made the NCAA playoffs last year in baseball. AD's are there for the entire athletic program, not just football. The way to judge an AD is to see the direction of each sport and the facilities for each sport

I said "the most disappointing". I should have said, "the most disappointing to me". I expect more out of baseball and not much out of basketball. I felt like we made worse hires in baseball (even lebo and barbee tanked, i thought they were better risks) and held on to them too long.

So, the basketball program has been the least successful, but the performance of the baseball program disappoints me more.

Lets not kid ourselves, the two bballs could struggle and if fb is thriving the AD will be fine at AU, as long as he keeps the other two out of the gutter most years.

[Auburn Elvis 5]

The only other Athletic department in the SEC that compares to Auburn is Florida.

After Auburn and Florida, you have Bama, Georgia, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee then a great yawning chasm, then MSU, Ole Miss, USC, Mizzou, Texas A&M, and Vandy.

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

Here's how Auburn compares to the rest of the SEC in the Big 3 sports since 2005. I ranked the overall standings according to win totals.

SEC Big 3 Sports Programs success

Alabama:

Football(2005 – 2015) 102*-27 4th

*Adjusted for vacated wins from 2005-2007

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15): 214-148 8th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 389-286 8th

Arkansas:

Football(2005 – 2015) 77-61 9th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 216-143 7th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 444-249 5th

Auburn:

Football(2005 – 2015) 94-48 6th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 159-188 14th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 344-289 12th

Flordia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-40 2nd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 298-102 2nd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 449-254 4th

Georgia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-41 3rd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 177-175 12th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 336-312-2 13th

Kentucky:

Football(2005 – 2015) 58-78 13th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 302-96 1st

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 377-256-1 10th

LSU:

Football(2005 – 2015) 112-32 1st

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 205-151 9th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 489-207-3 2nd

Mississippi State

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-65 11th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 204-161 10th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 380-285 9th

* Missouri:

* Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 96-48 5th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 201*-164 11th

*Adjusted for vacated wins in 2013-14

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 347-296 11th

Ole Miss:

Football(2005 – 2015) 68-69 12th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 220-146 6th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 437-260 7th

South Carolina:

Football(2005 – 2015) 87-54 7th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 176-179 13th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 485-227 3rd

Tennessee:

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-59 10th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 238-135 3rd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 320-293 14th

* Texas A&M

*Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 83-56 8th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 224-109 5th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 439-247-3 6th

Vanderbilt:

Football(2005 – 2015) 56-79 14th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 228-137 4th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 495-224 1st

In terms of overall wins, Auburn is 6th in football, 14th in basketball(last), and 12th in baseball.

[AU_Tiger_88 417]

Who was also in consideration when he got the job? I seem to remember that there was a CEO that had a great resume that ran a large company that might have been a good fit. I wonder how that person has done since that time. The reason that I mention this is because even though this is an academic setting, it still is a big business and sometimes business sense needs to be applied.

[tiger88 934]

Here's how Auburn compares to the rest of the SEC in the Big 3 sports since 2005. I ranked the overall standings according to win totals.

SEC Big 3 Sports Programs success

Alabama:

Football(2005 – 2015) 102*-27 4th

*Adjusted for vacated wins from 2005-2007

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15): 214-148 8th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 389-286 8th

Arkansas:

Football(2005 – 2015) 77-61 9th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 216-143 7th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 444-249 5th

Auburn:

Football(2005 – 2015) 79-37 8th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 160-188 14th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 346-293 12th

Flordia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-40 2nd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 298-102 2nd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 449-254 4th

Georgia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-41 3rd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 177-175 12th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 336-312-2 13th

Kentucky:

Football(2005 – 2015) 58-78 13th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 302-96 1st

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 377-256-1 10th

LSU:

Football(2005 – 2015) 112-32 1st

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 205-151 9th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 489-207-3 2nd

Mississippi State

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-65 11th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 204-161 10th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 380-285 9th

* Missouri:

* Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 96-48 5th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 201*-164 11th

*Adjusted for vacated wins in 2013-14

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 347-296 11th

Ole Miss:

Football(2005 – 2015) 68-69 12th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 220-146 6th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 437-260 7th

South Carolina:

Football(2005 – 2015) 87-54 6th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 176-179 13th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 485-227 3rd

Tennessee:

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-59 10th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 238-135 3rd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 320-293 14th

* Texas A&M

*Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 83-56 7th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 224-109 5th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 439-247-3 6th

Vanderbilt:

Football(2005 – 2015) 56-79 14th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 228-137 4th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 495-224 1st

In terms of overall wins, Auburn is 8th in football, 14th in basketball(last), and 12th in baseball.

You have us with only 116 football games played.

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

You have us with only 116 football games played.

My bad. I was lazy and copied Auburn's record from the original post in this thread that had Auburn's record and just assumed everything was accurate. I'll go back and edit for accuracy.

Edit: Adjusted the records and standings for accuracy. Auburn stayed the same in the standings for basketball and baseball but football is now 6th in the standings.

[ToomersStreet 795]

Here's how Auburn compares to the rest of the SEC in the Big 3 sports since 2005. I ranked the overall standings according to win totals.

SEC Big 3 Sports Programs success

Alabama:

Football(2005 – 2015) 102*-27 4th

*Adjusted for vacated wins from 2005-2007

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15): 214-148 8th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 389-286 8th

Arkansas:

Football(2005 – 2015) 77-61 9th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 216-143 7th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 444-249 5th

Auburn:

Football(2005 – 2015) 94-48 6th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 159-188 14th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 344-289 12th

Flordia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-40 2nd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 298-102 2nd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 449-254 4th

Georgia:

Football(2005 – 2015) 104-41 3rd

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 177-175 12th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 336-312-2 13th

Kentucky:

Football(2005 – 2015) 58-78 13th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 302-96 1st

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 377-256-1 10th

LSU:

Football(2005 – 2015) 112-32 1st

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 205-151 9th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 489-207-3 2nd

Mississippi State

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-65 11th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 204-161 10th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 380-285 9th

* Missouri:

* Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 96-48 5th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 201*-164 11th

*Adjusted for vacated wins in 2013-14

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 347-296 11th

Ole Miss:

Football(2005 – 2015) 68-69 12th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 220-146 6th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 437-260 7th

South Carolina:

Football(2005 – 2015) 87-54 7th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 176-179 13th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 485-227 3rd

Tennessee:

Football(2005 – 2015) 73-59 10th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 238-135 3rd

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 320-293 14th

* Texas A&M

*Joined the SEC in 2012

Football(2005 – 2015) 83-56 8th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 224-109 5th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 439-247-3 6th

Vanderbilt:

Football(2005 – 2015) 56-79 14th

Basketball(2004-05 – 2014-15) 228-137 4th

Baseball(2005 – 2015) 495-224 1st

In terms of overall wins, Auburn is 6th in football, 14th in basketball(last), and 12th in baseball.

Great comparison!

[1auburn1 1,120]

So doing an admittedly simplistic overall comparison, understanding that football is king and Mizzou and A&M joined late, adding all three major sports rankings together, AU=32. Worst in the league behind MSU at 30.

[keesler 5,924]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

[lionheartkc 6,150]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

[WarTiger 3,901]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

Well, I went back to the 94 season for men's basketball which was Clif Ellis' first year at Auburn. Since that time, Auburn has had 4 different head coaches... Ellis, Lebo, Barbee and now Pearl. uat has had 4 different head coaches during the same period: Hobbs, Gottfried, Grant and now Johnson. Same exact turnover...

[keesler 5,924]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

I don't care about Alabama though..........Auburn is last behind the likes of OleMiss/MSU/Arkansas/SoCarl/Vandy and freaking Tennessee who hasn't done squat in years. It seems impossible for us to be in last place in the last decade - I feel like I've been blinded to our "entire" athletic program because we had a couple of really good football seasons in those 10 yrs.

[lionheartkc 6,150]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

Well, I went back to the 94 season for men's basketball which was Clif Ellis' first year at Auburn. Since that time, Auburn has had 4 different head coaches... Ellis, Lebo, Barbee and now Pearl. uat has had 4 different head coaches during the same period: Hobbs, Gottfried, Grant and now Johnson. Same exact turnover...

Same turnover, but for different reasons. Gottfried was a great coach who had off the court issues leading to his departure. Had that not happened, he would probably still be there and their program would be in good shape. Grant was an obvious let-down. Johnson is still to be determined.

At the same time with Auburn... Ellis was a middle of the road coach with potential, who got saddled with probation that wasn't his doing. Lebo may have been better than appeared, but he was hampered by the probation. Barbee was a complete bust, mostly because he couldn't keep anyone on the team. Now we have Pearl, who will turn things around... probably as soon as next year.

So, basically, 9 years with Gottfried is why bama isn't in the dumper in basketball rankings.

[ToomersStreet 795]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

I don't care about Alabama though..........Auburn is last behind the likes of OleMiss/MSU/Arkansas/SoCarl/Vandy and freaking Tennessee who hasn't done squat in years. It seems impossible for us to be in last place in the last decade - I feel like I've been blinded to our "entire" athletic program because we had a couple of really good football seasons in those 10 yrs.

I agree. We have had three great seasons since JJ took over as AD, however, we also have a losing record to LSU, UGA, and Bama. We have been mediocre more often than not. I see him as the reason we are not consistent in FB and are bad in most other sports. Yeah he hired Pearl but he has two bad hires before him and he only pulls from the Good ol'boy Network for our FB coaches. Personally if Malzahn was to get fired after next season I believe it would be safe to say JJ would pursue Muschamp to replace Gus. He sold half the Auburn family on a 5-19 Chizik selling Muschamp would be a piece of cake. I am not saying thats what I want, I would rather keep Gus, but Jacobs has only hired FB coaches who were coordinators at Auburn.

[keesler 5,924]

So, basically, 9 years with Gottfried is why bama isn't in the dumper in basketball rankings.

This is not about Alabama man......This is about Auburn's athletic programs compared to the rest of the damn conference.

Somebody should be concerned about AUBURN for a change and not worried about how AU compares to UAT. WE are dead last in the SEC over the last decade in the 3 big sports - dead last and that has nothing to do uat. It is so obtuse to compare Auburn to uat when we share a conference with 13 other programs.

[lionheartkc 6,150]

Well when you take out aTm/Mizzou and get right down to the 12 SEC programs that have competed for the last decade it almost seems impossible for Auburn to be dead last. That's just sad.

Lack of priority/bad hires in basketball and baseball will do that to you. Look at Florida, they've made every major sport a priority and it shows. Then there are the "also rans" in the football world, who concentrate on baseball and basketball, since they know they are lacking in football.

Auburn and Alabama focus on football and it shows. Alabama just hasn't had the coaching turmoil that we've had in those other two sports. I would be willing to bet that, 10 years from now, the same list will show Auburn at or near the top, because the school and the fans have started to really care about the other sports, and we have good coaches in place.

I don't care about Alabama though..........Auburn is last behind the likes of OleMiss/MSU/Arkansas/SoCarl/Vandy and freaking Tennessee who hasn't done squat in years. It seems impossible for us to be in last place in the last decade - I feel like I've been blinded to our "entire" athletic program because we had a couple of really good football seasons in those 10 yrs.

Vandy excels at baseball and basketball, because they know they are also rans in football. South Carolina is strictly above us because they excel in baseball. Ole Miss and Arkansas do a good job of being average in everything. MSU doesn't make sense. They aren't good at anything. Unfortunately, we're so bad in baseball and basketball that they still are cumulatively better.

All that being said, just adding up rankings really isn't statistically sound. There is usually a huge jump in quality somewhere in the middle of the pack between 1st and 14th, so Mississippi State being below average in every sport show across the board lower quality than Auburn being bottom of the barrel in two but above average in football.

When you get down to it, the only schools with anything to crow about are Florida and LSU.

[lionheartkc 6,150]

So, basically, 9 years with Gottfried is why bama isn't in the dumper in basketball rankings.

This is not about Alabama man......This is about Auburn's athletic programs compared to the rest of the damn conference.

Somebody should be concerned about AUBURN for a change and not worried about how AU compares to UAT. WE are dead last in the SEC over the last decade in the 3 big sports - dead last and that has nothing to do uat. It is so obtuse to compare Auburn to uat when we share a conference with 13 other programs.

Read the full discussion. I was comparing the two because the state of Alabama, more than any other in the SEC, has football on the brain and historically puts less emphasis on the other sports.

[keesler 5,924]

So, basically, 9 years with Gottfried is why bama isn't in the dumper in basketball rankings.

This is not about Alabama man......This is about Auburn's athletic programs compared to the rest of the damn conference.

Somebody should be concerned about AUBURN for a change and not worried about how AU compares to UAT. WE are dead last in the SEC over the last decade in the 3 big sports - dead last and that has nothing to do uat. It is so obtuse to compare Auburn to uat when we share a conference with 13 other programs.

Read the full discussion. I was comparing the two because the state of Alabama, more than any other in the SEC, has football on the brain and historically puts less emphasis on the other sports.

I disagree - LSU and Florida have football on the brain just as much as the teams in Alabama. Hell, only 2 months ago LSU tried to fire a consistant 10 win per season football coach. UGA succeeded in canning theirs when they finally woke up and decided they want better football.

Our Athletic Department appears to have been poorly managed for the last decade. I honestly didn't realize how bad things were until someone went to the trouble of putting together the program breakdown.

Common sense would lead one to believe that if you put all of your eggs in one basket (football) then that program would be able to string together a few 10 win seasons in that sport. It seems if you invest so much into one sport (football) then the AD would be able to get over the hump and get the damn stadium renovation started once and for all and put an end to the "feasibility studies" that we apparently just started this week.

If as you say Auburn/Alabama have football only on the brain and don't worry with the other sports.... then Auburn is in a world of hurt because they are not only kicking ass on the field but also in the facilties race. While AU sits and spins it's wheels "studying" what they need to do and how they need to finance it.