saltyone 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 We're hearing that he may join our staff down here in B.R. I know his past...LSU grad. Some pro time. Coached around the Big 12, SEC, and ACC, and he even coached at my local H.S. recently. But, since he was on your staff, you guys probably know more about his character than I do. What are your opinions of the guy? Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebdawg 5 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 He was a faithful hunting buddy. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR-GIGEM-EAGLE 4 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 We're hearing that he may join our staff down here in B.R. I know his past...LSU grad. Some pro time. Coached around the Big 12, SEC, and ACC, and he even coached at my local H.S. recently. But, since he was on your staff, you guys probably know more about his character than I do. What are your opinions of the guy? he was at a&m same time i was living there, went to school with his daughter. good guy. good family. pretty good coach. I'm sure they'd like to head back that way with 2 of their 3 kids living down there. don't piss his wife off though. she'll go on the radio. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtftiger 40 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I think that Ensminger is a very loyal guy. He'll take hits for the team. He'll do whatever is asked of him. I'm still a Tuberville fan, but I have to admit that Ensminger took the fall several times for Tubs. He never seemed mind. Decent recruiter. Was better as a coach when hidden with the Tight Ends. Not successful as QB coach. His contributions won't be flashy, but he'll work hard, and he'll never let Miles down. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I have never encountered him away from practice. He may be a nice guy. But after observing him at practices last season I would never hire him as a coach. Just consider that of all the Tubs staff let go, all but Ensminger have jobs way better than a high school coach. He likely wouldn't have lasted long at Auburn if it wasn't for us recruiting his QB son and then his brief stay. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 4,120 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Know very little about him, but he's been coaching our QB's for a while now, you tell me if you still want him? I haven't seen much development of our QB's since Jason Campbell left after the 2004 season. I'll always be a huge tuberville supporter, but Ensminger did nothing while he was here to make me want him back. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU Cav 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 4,329 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. That would be Mazone and Gibbs. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Exactly. That's what I was saying above. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 4,329 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. That would be Mazone and Gibbs. There was someone before Gibbs. Lovett? I think that is the guy. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. That would be Mazone and Gibbs. There was someone before Gibbs. Lovett? I think that is the guy. Yeah so I guess that's at least 4 Tubs fired and he was about to fire several more. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576258 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU Cav 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Lands sake, you wouldn't know I was an Auburn fan. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576268 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 3,257 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I think that Ensminger is a very loyal guy. He'll take hits for the team. He'll do whatever is asked of him. I'm still a Tuberville fan, but I have to admit that Ensminger took the fall several times for Tubs. He never seemed mind. Decent recruiter. Was better as a coach when hidden with the Tight Ends. Not successful as QB coach. His contributions won't be flashy, but he'll work hard, and he'll never let Miles down. And I have to agree with this. Ensminger's time at AU started with the recruitment with his QB son (who transferred to La Tech last year after never seeing the field at AU.) He was given the role of QB coach and playcaller to Hugh Nalls' OC announcement in 2003. In retrospect, the "Nallsminger Offense" was a ridculous situation created by CTT and doomed to failure. "Too many cooks" and such. Fair or not, the 0-3 start that year & the rest of the season soured people on Ensminger's ability as a coach even with the IB win (+500 yds total offense) and the Music City Bowl victory over Wisconsin at the end of the season. Afterwards, CTT "demoted" him from the QB coach/playcaller slot and placed him as a TE coach. Another head scratcher move by CTT: you've got a guy that played QB, coached QBs, has a son on the team that grew up a QB (obviously coached by Dad) ... and you name him as the TE coach. Maybe CTT felt sorry for him or, didn't want to lose his son as a backup QB or both. Ensminger was also named interim OC after tony franlin was fired 6 games into the season. I think you'll agree that this was another impossible situation doomed to failure from the start. With the move back to his alma mater and LA roots, maybe he can show more tangible evidence of his QB coaching ability. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger88 934 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Know very little about him, but he's been coaching our QB's for a while now, you tell me if you still want him? I haven't seen much development of our QB's since Jason Campbell left after the 2004 season. I'll always be a huge tuberville supporter, but Ensminger did nothing while he was here to make me want him back. Ensminger was coaching qb's??????? I thought he was te's coach. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogaaufan 27 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Exactly. That's what I was saying above. You guys think Tubs hired Ensminger to get a two star QB that came from a private school? He was so buried on the depth chart from day one that he never saw the light of day. If that is why Ensminger got hired, that ranks up there with the stupidest hires in history. Listen, when Nutt hired Mahlzan he got the best QB in the nation and four other offensive studs (and a heck of an OC to boot). Ensminger was hired because he was responsible for Eric Zeier's development at UGA. Everything I have heard about him is that he is one HECK of a great person and a fairly good recruiter. However, IMO, he is a below average OC. Also, the positions that he coached at Auburn never became team strengths. He coached QBs in 2003 (we know how that turned out). He was moved to TEs and later to inside WRs under Franklin. He never seemed to develop a player to reach his fullest potential. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Exactly. That's what I was saying above. You guys think Tubs hired Ensminger to get a two star QB that came from a private school? Yes!!! Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 4,120 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Know very little about him, but he's been coaching our QB's for a while now, you tell me if you still want him? I haven't seen much development of our QB's since Jason Campbell left after the 2004 season. I'll always be a huge tuberville supporter, but Ensminger did nothing while he was here to make me want him back. Ensminger was coaching qb's??????? I thought he was te's coach. 88 you may be right. I believe he was hired to coached QB's initially. Perhaps he changed positions after a few years.. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 4,329 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 He did coach several positions while at AU. Now that he is gone I wish him well and great success, except when the are playing AU. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR-MATT 2 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Kodi improved more in two months under CSE than he had his entire time at AU. Ensminger was the best offensive coach CTT had on staff. IMO Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtftiger 40 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Kodi improved more in two months under CSE than he had his entire time at AU. Ensminger was the best offensive coach CTT had on staff. IMO You're right about Kodi, but I'd have to give Nall the nod on best overall offensive coach. He turned some d-line projects into All-SEC and NFL caliber players. Tyronne Green is a pretty good example. He may not be drafted very high because of his size, but he'll make a solid pro. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU Cav 0 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Exactly. That's what I was saying above. You guys think Tubs hired Ensminger to get a two star QB that came from a private school? He was so buried on the depth chart from day one that he never saw the light of day. If that is why Ensminger got hired, that ranks up there with the stupidest hires in history. Listen, when Nutt hired Mahlzan he got the best QB in the nation and four other offensive studs (and a heck of an OC to boot). Ensminger was hired because he was responsible for Eric Zeier's development at UGA. Everything I have heard about him is that he is one HECK of a great person and a fairly good recruiter. However, IMO, he is a below average OC. Also, the positions that he coached at Auburn never became team strengths. He coached QBs in 2003 (we know how that turned out). He was moved to TEs and later to inside WRs under Franklin. He never seemed to develop a player to reach his fullest potential. Careful now, Ensminger wasn't 2* on every service. We wouldn't want to be accused of misrepresenting the facts to make a point. And enough people I personally know who have a decent pulse on the program said it to me so it's not out of the realm of possibility. Of course, the converse may be true. They offered his son so he'd coach. Nevermind, not really important. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE4 0 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. That would be Mazone and Gibbs. mazzone and lovett Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 It is my belief (take that for what it's worth) that he got the job for one reason only... his offspring. After his son was gone there was nothing in Tubs character to let him go. Hmm, has Tubs ever fired anyone before Franklin? There may be something to this. Well there was the OC & DC that he brought over from Ole Miss and there was Al Borges. That would be Mazone and Gibbs. mazzone and lovett Mazone, Gibbs, Lovett, and Borges. Link to comment https://www.aufamily.com/topic/55733-steve-ensminger/#findComment-576502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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