AUsince72 11,084 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, selias said: 1 hour ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Gus is not reaching out to any OC's. You can take that one to the bank. Who would listen to him anyway lol So the Freeze experiment is a no-go, regardless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, AuCivilEng1 said: Who the heck you talking to to be saying this?! Spill the beans! I was just summing up the thread in haiku form as asked. I have zero connections on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weagle Beagle 28 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Hi all. I'm a long time lurker, but this topic finally caused me to jump in the deep end. Last night, I was pretty excited about this news, but now, it seems like it's going to cause more damage than anything. Fast forward a few weeks from now, and this deal turned out either as "fake news" or flopped, how long does the perceived chaos last? If Gus makes any staff changes, which he's sure to do, who on earth is going to sign up for a 1 year deal? Not to mention the negative recruiting impact, and this is no doubt being used by other schools to sway our commits. Does Gus even have the motivation? This leak has garnered some major attention, and to my knowledge, AU has not addressed it directly, despite saying Gus is the future several days ago. How/when will AU address this and if the so-called talks flop and Gus stays, how do we save face? This has probably been asked every way possible here, but hey. The topic isn't going away anytime soon. Always enjoyed everyone's insight here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 11,005 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just now, Brad_ATX said: I was just summing up the thread in haiku form as asked. I have zero connections on this one. 😭😭😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,982 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Weagle Beagle said: Hi all. I'm a long time lurker, but this topic finally caused me to jump in the deep end. Last night, I was pretty excited about this news, but now, it seems like it's going to cause more damage than anything. Fast forward a few weeks from now, and this deal turned out either as "fake news" or flopped, how long does the perceived chaos last? If Gus makes any staff changes, which he's sure to do, who on earth is going to sign up for a 1 year deal? Not to mention the negative recruiting impact, and this is no doubt being used by other schools to sway our commits. Does Gus even have the motivation? This leak has garnered some major attention, and to my knowledge, AU has not addressed it directly, despite saying Gus is the future several days ago. How/when will AU address this and if the so-called talks flop and Gus stays, how do we save face? This has probably been asked every way possible here, but hey. The topic isn't going away anytime soon. Always enjoyed everyone's insight here! Welcome ! And yes , it would be unwise for any OC to come now knowing behind the scenes, the money makers are doing everything possible to end Gus. This seems to be the only consistent consensus between the insiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KolchakAU85 430 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Weagle Beagle said: Hi all. I'm a long time lurker, but this topic finally caused me to jump in the deep end. Last night, I was pretty excited about this news, but now, it seems like it's going to cause more damage than anything. Fast forward a few weeks from now, and this deal turned out either as "fake news" or flopped, how long does the perceived chaos last? If Gus makes any staff changes, which he's sure to do, who on earth is going to sign up for a 1 year deal? Not to mention the negative recruiting impact, and this is no doubt being used by other schools to sway our commits. Does Gus even have the motivation? This leak has garnered some major attention, and to my knowledge, AU has not addressed it directly, despite saying Gus is the future several days ago. How/when will AU address this and if the so-called talks flop and Gus stays, how do we save face? This has probably been asked every way possible here, but hey. The topic isn't going away anytime soon. Always enjoyed everyone's insight here! The main thing that keeps this hope alive in my mind is the fact that no AU reps have rushed to deny it. At least not that I'm aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwagoner 214 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 45 minutes ago, AUTiger25 said: I would probably throw Kirby Smart in that mix as not leaving. But that isn’t a big name. He may end up being one, but he appeared in a NC game and lost his first year. Sound familiar? (Not comparing the two, just saying cool the jets on putting him up there with the others mentioned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,524 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 15 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said: This isn't about Saban to me. The best coaches in the country having losing records to Saban. This is about our continued mediocrity as a whole. Losing to LSU and UGA consistently. Being 3-3 with Mississippi Freaking State over the last six years. Losing to an awful Tennessee team. Being .500 against Power 5 teams since the Kick 6. Get me someone who can fix all of this other stuff and I'll worry about Saban come November each year. And the lack of a program. Each year is a toss up. There is no guiding principle, no foundation, no direction, no focus, and no identity. We don't have a football program. Each year is unknown. We never seem to build or develop towards the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimnir 188 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, bigbird said: And the lack of a program. Each year is a toss up. There is no guiding principle, no foundation, no direction, no focus, and no identity. We don't have a football program. Each year is unknown. We never seem to build or develop towards the future. ^^^^THIS^^^^^ 1000x This!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,228 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Win4AU said: If Auburn flew to Oklahoma to meet a coach I hope it’s Lincoln Riley and Not Gundy. Gus met with Leath this morning per PMarsh. The end may be near or not. That's interesting...I thought he was out recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, bigbird said: And the lack of a program. Each year is a toss up. There is no guiding principle, no foundation, no direction, no focus, and no identity. We don't have a football program. Each year is unknown. We never seem to build or develop towards the future. Agree 100%. We have individual teams that can be great at times. We do not have a great program - one that has a good core of coaches, recruiters, practice habits, etc that will last year after year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,982 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, bigbird said: And the lack of a program. Each year is a toss up. There is no guiding principle, no foundation, no direction, no focus, and no identity. We don't have a football program. Each year is unknown. We never seem to build or develop towards the future. No more likes for me but totally agree. Which is why I always argued that a priority for me was someone who can build a program. It’s even better if they built something out of nothing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,650 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, bigbird said: And the lack of a program. Each year is a toss up. There is no guiding principle, no foundation, no direction, no focus, and no identity. We don't have a football program. Each year is unknown. We never seem to build or develop towards the future. This. We just want consistency and need to define what Auburn football is in the CFP era. Recruit kids that fit our identity, get a better strength and conditioning program, fast track some facilities to keep up in the arms race, and let's get some daggum consistency. I think some of us discussed this in another thread but our expectation should always be 9 wins at a minimum. We should never be wondering whether or not we'll make a bowl game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbeaux38 299 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 N704JM Landed 7 minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randman5000 4,228 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, kwagoner said: But that isn’t a big name. He may end up being one, but he appeared in a NC game and lost his first year. Sound familiar? (Not comparing the two, just saying cool the jets on putting him up there with the others mentioned) He's also been to the SEC championship game two years in a row... And he's set to go to the playoffs again with a win. That's rare company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ber798297 241 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Is Gus having his weekly presser today or is that stopping until it’s gets closer to our lackluster bowl game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KolchakAU85 430 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, kwagoner said: But that isn’t a big name. He may end up being one, but he appeared in a NC game and lost his first year. Sound familiar? (Not comparing the two, just saying cool the jets on putting him up there with the others mentioned) Yeah, Georgia with Smart is on the same path as Auburn started with Gus several years ago: Step 1: Get to the championship game first year, but lose to a team you should have beaten. Step 2: Haul in a good recruiting class. Everything looks great. Step 3: Regress the following year. Step 4: Repeat step #3 five or six times. Georgia is currently on step 3, so their reality hasn't hit them yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMassie11 1,610 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 With the timing of the signing period now I’d expect us to have an answer by Saturday no later than Sunday on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selias 2,398 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 10 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said: I was just summing up the thread in haiku form as asked. I have zero connections on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbeaux38 299 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Looks like the RTJ plane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 30 minutes ago, VAtiger12 said: I think it really depends on what our powers see as the way forward. Bill Clark would be excellent to build on for a few years if we think Saban has maybe 3-4 years left. I'm not saying we should totally base our future off Saban but realistically a coach will have a much better time once he is gone. If we think Saban is there for another 7-10 years then we have to go get a Top 5-10 guy, pay him like a top 2-3 guy and then tell him to go kick Saban in the teeth. I don't care either way really. I'll always support Auburn and I'm young enough to be okay with holding out for a few years. But the older, big money guys probably need to make a decision one way or the other. Problem as I see it is that Clark has no impact at all, zero, outside of the state of Alabama....and maybe only in the part of Alabama north of Montgomery does anyone know who he is. Better to hire Neal Brown from Troy who has beaten a couple serous Div 1 teams and got a nice write-up in Sports Illustrated for the win over Nebraska and their new golden boy coach. . So AU is gonna fire Gus and pay three fortunes to close him out and hire a guy than nobody every heard of....and I am talking recruits too? JMO but that's insane...like when we hired little Bowden back in the day. And one other thought …most of the local guys like Clark recruit well but they don't have to recruit against Bama or Auburn or Georgia and other SEC powers ...much easier to recruit as a UAB sized school and take guys the Power 5 are not interested in. The idea that because they can recruit well against Group of Six schools or such means nothing when it comes to recruiting against the machines in the SEC.....JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 minute ago, KolchakAU85 said: Yeah, Georgia with Smart is on the same path as Auburn started with Gus several years ago: Step 1: Get to the championship game first year, but lose to a team you should have beaten. Step 2: Haul in a good recruiting class. Everything looks great. Step 3: Regress the following year. Step 4: Repeat step #3 five or six times. Georgia is currently on step 3, so their reality hasn't hit them yet.. UGA is on more of Saban's path. They made the title game in the 2nd year, not the first. Kirby, like Saban, went 7-6 in year one. Things got rolling in year two. And things aren't regressing over there. They just finished an 11-1 season for the 2nd straight year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KolchakAU85 430 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, JMassie11 said: With the timing of the signing period now I’d expect us to have an answer by Saturday no later than Sunday on everything. Kelly B is going to announce his new team on Dec 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,982 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, KolchakAU85 said: Yeah, Georgia with Smart is on the same path as Auburn started with Gus several years ago: Step 1: Get to the championship game first year, but lose to a team you should have beaten. Step 2: Haul in a good recruiting class. Everything looks great. Step 3: Regress the following year. Step 4: Repeat step #3 five or six times. Georgia is currently on step 3, so their reality hasn't hit them yet.. UGA is going back to another SEC championship game tbh...if they win by some sort of Godly Intervention they will be in the playoffs. Still early for Kirby but they don’t seem to have the same trajectory that we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 11,005 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Timbeaux38 said: N704JM Landed 7 minutes ago How tf did you get that picture?!😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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