Coach Candidates Thread (OP Updated 12/22)

[AUFriction 1,179]

2 minutes ago, BHDAU1 said:

Here is a name that not many people are talking about but seems to be a winner and a great offensive mind, Lance Leipold of Buffalo.  After successfully spending time as a graduate assistant and assistant coach he was hired as head coach of Division 3 Wisconsin Whitewater where he was hugely successful, compiling a record of 109-6, winning 6 national championships out of 8 years there, won coach of the year 6 times, and reached 100 career victories faster than any coach ever, period.  He was hired at Buffalo in 2017, a perennial losing program, and has turned them into an offensive machine and winning program.  In his first year they won 6 games, the 4th most in a season since Buffalo joined the FBS in 1999.  He won MAC coach of the year in 2018, won the east division, had ten wins, and set the school record for offense with over 5800 yards.  In 2019 the Buffalo defense ranked 7th nationally, they had 12 players make the all MAC team, had two running backs run for more than 1000 yards, won a bowl game, and finished 8-5.  This year they are undefeated at 5-0, have scored tons of points every game, and have the 9th ranked offense in all of college football with only 5 games.  The offense averages over 500 yards a game, over 8 yards per play, and has scored 33 offensive touchdowns.  OK enough with the stats, just wanted to throw that out there.  He isn't proven on the big stage by any means, but I think his record thus far shows that there is some serious potential there.

He also allegedly has some kind of connection to Allen Greene. I don’t buy it though. Has no experience coaching in the southeast, which can cause problems in recruiting. And he’s never been a part of a power 5 program. 

[Tony4AU 386]

4 minutes ago, BHDAU1 said:

Here is a name that not many people are talking about but seems to be a winner and a great offensive mind, Lance Leipold of Buffalo.  After successfully spending time as a graduate assistant and assistant coach he was hired as head coach of Division 3 Wisconsin Whitewater where he was hugely successful, compiling a record of 109-6, winning 6 national championships out of 8 years there, won coach of the year 6 times, and reached 100 career victories faster than any coach ever, period.  He was hired at Buffalo in 2017, a perennial losing program, and has turned them into an offensive machine and winning program.  In his first year they won 6 games, the 4th most in a season since Buffalo joined the FBS in 1999.  He won MAC coach of the year in 2018, won the east division, had ten wins, and set the school record for offense with over 5800 yards.  In 2019 the Buffalo defense ranked 7th nationally, they had 12 players make the all MAC team, had two running backs run for more than 1000 yards, won a bowl game, and finished 8-5.  This year they are undefeated at 5-0, have scored tons of points every game, and have the 9th ranked offense in all of college football with only 5 games.  The offense averages over 500 yards a game, over 8 yards per play, and has scored 33 offensive touchdowns.  OK enough with the stats, just wanted to throw that out there.  He isn't proven on the big stage by any means, but I think his record thus far shows that there is some serious potential there.

I have mentioned him due to connection with Greene.  Not really sure why many are not talking about him.  

[AUwent 3,749]

1 hour ago, BigBlueWDE said:

Well, he would probably leave for any Tier 1 university, but there are just a handful of those:

USC - nah

Michigan, tOSU, Bama, ND, Texas, Oklahoma...the list is pretty small above Auburn, maybe 6-8 total. 

I think USCw would absolutely give Lane a second chance...it's possible, is all I'm saying. So that makes me a bit nervous about going after him. Texas could too.

 

[JBiGGiE 2,488]

6 minutes ago, BHDAU1 said:

Here is a name that not many people are talking about but seems to be a winner and a great offensive mind, Lance Leipold of Buffalo.  After successfully spending time as a graduate assistant and assistant coach he was hired as head coach of Division 3 Wisconsin Whitewater where he was hugely successful, compiling a record of 109-6, winning 6 national championships out of 8 years there, won coach of the year 6 times, and reached 100 career victories faster than any coach ever, period.  He was hired at Buffalo in 2017, a perennial losing program, and has turned them into an offensive machine and winning program.  In his first year they won 6 games, the 4th most in a season since Buffalo joined the FBS in 1999.  He won MAC coach of the year in 2018, won the east division, had ten wins, and set the school record for offense with over 5800 yards.  In 2019 the Buffalo defense ranked 7th nationally, they had 12 players make the all MAC team, had two running backs run for more than 1000 yards, won a bowl game, and finished 8-5.  This year they are undefeated at 5-0, have scored tons of points every game, and have the 9th ranked offense in all of college football with only 5 games.  The offense averages over 500 yards a game, over 8 yards per play, and has scored 33 offensive touchdowns.  OK enough with the stats, just wanted to throw that out there.  He isn't proven on the big stage by any means, but I think his record thus far shows that there is some serious potential there.

I wouldn't hate it FWIW...

[USATiger 741]

1 hour ago, Zeek said:

 

Ooooooooohhhhhh

Schwartz touched an Ole Piss nerve.  It would server 2 purposes: improve our team, set ole piss back a few decades, and I say this with a relative heading to play for Kiffin at OP

[VegasEagle 202]

14 minutes ago, The Freak said:

Just think how Sexton feels.

The way he screws us, I would say Stiffy

[USATiger 741]

1 hour ago, AUFriction said:

Just because one player wants him doesn’t mean the administration is even considering him.

Insider hot take #1.  

Oh yeah....Schwartz may just know something you don't

[USATiger 741]

38 minutes ago, AuburnTiger4Life said:

Isn’t there an airport in Oxford? Why Holly springs? 

Steele has a hunting camp there.  

[USATiger 741]

7 minutes ago, VegasEagle said:

The way he screws us, I would say Stiffy

Auburn screwed themselves/us on the last Gus deal not Sexton

[AUx 3,007]

48 minutes ago, bodagetta said:

I don't believe Auburn folks are going to Mississippi in the middle of the night to get trolled by Lane...maybe we get a coach out of this, maybe not. But I would have to believe some serious negotiations are taking place tonight.

Potentially, flight #1 picks up interviewee and brings to Auburn for 5:00 to 8:00 interview. Flight #2 is taking him back home? Surely someone already theorized this. Sorry I’m lagging in thread.

[USATiger 741]

Qualifications for being said insider?

[VegasEagle 202]

4 minutes ago, AUx said:

Potentially, flight #1 picks up interviewee and brings to Auburn for 5:00 to 8:00 interview. Flight #2 is taking him back home? Surely someone already theorized this. Sorry I’m lagging in thread.

Or Flight #1 Auburn reps talk to interviewee,  goes back home to talk to board.  

Flight #2 Auburn reps with signed paperwork from the board.

[AUx 3,007]

1 minute ago, VegasEagle said:

Or Flight #1 Auburn reps talk to interviewee,  goes back home to talk to board.  

Flight #2 Auburn reps with signed paperwork from the board.

If the committee is that far along in its scavenger hunt. A second flight for that purpose would be returning with the new hire aboard.

[Tony4AU 386]

9 minutes ago, AUx said:

Potentially, flight #1 picks up interviewee and brings to Auburn for 5:00 to 8:00 interview. Flight #2 is taking him back home? Surely someone already theorized this. Sorry I’m lagging in thread.

Is there flight info back to Auburn in between those flights?

[AUx 3,007]

1 minute ago, Tony4AU said:

Is there flight info back to Auburn in between those flights?

Haven’t had time to check. But a single tail number can’t go one way from the same departure airport twice without some return (not with the physics I know).

[VegasEagle 202]

[AUFriction 1,179]

32 minutes ago, Tony4AU said:

I have mentioned him due to connection with Greene.  Not really sure why many are not talking about him.  

He’s too much of an outsider. He’s done incredible things, BUT:

1. His power five experience is only as a GA for Wisconsin and an untitled assistant at Nebraska. 
2. His head coach experience is at Wisconsin-Whitewater and Buffalo, neither of which are power five programs. 
3. He’s exclusively coached in the Midwest, which may affect his ability to recruit in Alabama and Georgia. 
4. He did well in Division 3. At Buffalo, his only division 1 HC job, he’s been there for 5 years, and only 2 of those years (2018 and 2020) were good. 
 

Ultimately, he’s not enough of a proven  commodity for this job. If we hire him, we’ll look desperate, and it is hard to guess how he’d even do here.

[USATiger 741]

So Auburn doesn't hide the tail numbers anymore for official/important business?  I'm sure this was the case a while ago but I don't know squat about aviation except  that I'd be a guaranteed CFIT

[caleb1633 1,418]

1 minute ago, VegasEagle said:

Why wouldn't they just fly directly into the University-Oxford Airport instead of one 40 min away in Holly Springs?

[USATiger 741]

Just now, caleb1633 said:

Why wouldn't they just fly directly into the University-Oxford Airport instead of one 40 min away in Holly Springs?

some kind of plausible-deniability for Kiffin if things didn't work out?

[AUx 3,007]

1 minute ago, VegasEagle said:

Yeah. There’s info missing. It would be great to see where AU planes have gone over the last 3 days. No! That might further destroy confidence. Only the last flight, bringing the new coach to the press conference will matter 🤔

[Quietmaninthecorner 1,945]

1 minute ago, caleb1633 said:

Why wouldn't they just fly directly into the University-Oxford Airport instead of one 40 min away in Holly Springs?

Not sure how that works,  Would you want some school flying into your airport to poach your coach?  

[Auburnfan91 1,407]

Do not want Lane Kiffin. It's not because of his personality or anything. It's his coaching record. Look at his record. Everywhere he's been he's been inconsistent. Sure, he's had success. But his issue is sustaining it.

He went 10-2 at USC in 2011. Then in 2012 he dropped down to 7-6. Then in 2013 he starts out 3-2 and gets fired at USC. He had one good season and then did nothing else.

Now I understand at that time USC was dealing with sanctions from Pete Carroll's tenure but that still doesn't excuse his underachieving in 2012 with a Senior Matt Barkley at QB and a total of 9 starters returning on offense and 7 starters on defense from 2011. Some may have forgotten but USC was actually preseason #1 in 2012.

In 2017 he went 11-3 at Florida Atlantic, his 1st year there. Then in 2018 he drops down to 5-7 and doesn't even make a bowl game. He's just too inconsistent. 

[AUx 3,007]

5 minutes ago, Quietmaninthecorner said:

Not sure how that works,  Would you want some school flying into your airport to poach your coach?  

AU SHOULD have the cajones to do just that. “I’m just gonna park this here while I go talk to your coach. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?” But they don’t.

Bamma would drop down in Blackhawk with Alabama state police escort choppers. Right?

[GwillMac6 20,680]

This rings so true....