Of course they won't say anything about it. Can't be saying anything negative about their game, can they?
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2011-2012 College Football Thread
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Of course they won't say anything about it. Can't be saying anything negative about their game, can they?
Gus Malzahn to Arky State
Both Auburn coordinators gone now
Wonder if he wanted to get his WIFE out of the spotlight after that freakish YouTube video
Both Auburn coordinators gone now
Wonder if he wanted to get his WIFE out of the spotlight after that freakish YouTube video
What a bizarre job for him to take. Do you really turn down Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Maryland and Kansas to take the job at Arkansas State? Or, perhaps, is this an indication that Gene Chizik's ship is sinking so quickly (and so soon after the BCS "championship") that the guy who was waiting for the perfect job decided to jump at the first thing that came his way (and, reportedly, for a ton less money)?
In other news, it looks like A&M DC (and interm HC for the bowl game) Tim DeRuyter has taken the head job at Fresno State. I wonder if he'll stick it out and coach the bowl for A&M or head out now...
In other news, it looks like A&M DC (and interm HC for the bowl game) Tim DeRuyter has taken the head job at Fresno State. I wonder if he'll stick it out and coach the bowl for A&M or head out now...
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Yeah, that whole Malzahn situation is weird. He turned down a few supposed offers, gets made the highest paid assistant in the country, and jumps on this job? For a pay cut? I know he is from Arkansas and all, but this is weird. Something strange is happening in the plains. Both OC and DC have left and there are tons of rumors coming out of the plains of Auburn.
I still think we should change our name to the Rodney Dangerfields. Check out this screen shot I grabbed from a Yahoo Sports article on the bowl season yesterday. I had no idea we had been so busy on the coaching front. Here I thought it was the other two schools in the state with coaching changes.
I still think we should change our name to the Rodney Dangerfields. Check out this screen shot I grabbed from a Yahoo Sports article on the bowl season yesterday. I had no idea we had been so busy on the coaching front. Here I thought it was the other two schools in the state with coaching changes.
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Auburn fans got lucky with Cam Newton and his storied four months of college life. Chizik was the greatest beneficiary. I've long believed the Tigers wouldn't be as successful under Chizik, and his coaches are leaving before the going gets rough.
Joe Schad of ESPN tweeting that he will indeed coach the bowl game before leaving for Fresno State
I've always been of the opinion that coaching trumps talent in college football, but Gene Chizik is probably the worst coach I've ever seen win a national title. That alone makes Cam Newton one of the very best players in college football history.
Yeah the official A&M football twitter account posted as much this afternoon. It's okay, I guess, but I really don't even give a **** about that game. If I was in charge we wouldn't even be playing in it.
Oddly, I've always felt the other way around. (not about Chizik, I agree there) Teams like LSU and Alabama are loaded with 4 and 5 star recruits and consistently produce NFL talent. There's only so much a coach with a lower level of talent can do vs. talent like that. While good coaching can be an equalizer, in the long run, talent will win out. Mike Leach is a good example of coaching being and equalizer. While his teams usually didn't have the talent level of say, Texas, his coaching and scheme usually produced a decent record with smatterings of upsets over more talented teams. He still couldn't hang with the likes of Texas and Oklahoma mostly due to talent, though.
With all that said, I agree about Cam Newton. As much as I couldn't stand him and all that went on around him, his talent is undeniable. It kind of reminds me of Vince Young in 2005. His talent was the difference that year, and allowed Texas to win it all in spite of Mack Brown.
Maybe, but I guess my point was that great coaching can win a lot of games with mediocre talent, which makes the great athletes come. Just look at what Nick Saban did, first at LSU and then at Alabama. Both were ******* before he got there but were winning championships very quickly (LSU won a conference title in his second year and a national title in his fourth; Bama won both in his third year).
Look at Bob Stoops. He took over a somewhat talented team at OU and won a conference and BCS championship in his second year by identifying the best players on the team and moving them to positions that better fit their skills than where the previous coaching staff had them.
Without the sort of coaching those guys did early, the top-tier talent never would have wanted to come in the droves they have since.
I don't doubt that at all
I think Auburn caught (bought?) lightning in a bottle with Newton
Even then, they should have lost 3 of the games they won that year
Chizik is an average coach at best (check his HC resume prior to Auburn)
And the future isn't near as bright as the past was
And coordinators are the first to go when a HC is trying to save his job
Chizik's coordinators saw what was coming and got out while they still had value
Of course the Kristi Malzahn interview video didn't help things
And I think Malzahn's wife gives him hell
Fortunes can turn quickly
I think Urban left the Gators for three reasons:
1. He didn't have Tebow and the talent wasn't there
2. He wanted his value high for Ohio State's opening
3. The leadership at Florida is difficult to work with, hence the stress
I don't think "family time" was Urban's primary thought
Otherwise he wouldn't be right back in the thick of it
Did anyone happen to catch ESPN's "The Marinovich Project"? It was part of their E:60 series. It was sad seeing how far Todd Marinovich fell. Talk about sports parents gone crazy!
SCarolina D-coordinator Ellis Johnson to Southern Miss
Big loss for the Gamecocks
Big win for the Dawgs
Big loss for the Gamecocks
Big win for the Dawgs
Speaking of Big Wins...
Here's another Big Win for all of college football!
It's like my prayers were answered! Now if only Mark May would leave...
Here's another Big Win for all of college football!
It's like my prayers were answered! Now if only Mark May would leave...
Yup, James and Mark May are awful
I refuse to listen to May and mute him whenever he opens his arrogant mouth
SCarolina D-coordinator Ellis Johnson to Southern Miss
Big loss for the Gamecocks
Big win for the Dawgs
Johnson is a good coach. I don't know if he can translate it into head coaching success, but he was a very good D coordinator for us during the Croom diasater. Johnson's defense was the main reason we won 8 games and a bowl game in 2007. He saw that the Slytanic was sinking fast and bolted for South Carolina after that year.
And Lou Holtz. And Lee Corso. And about half their announcing staff. Then again, when you are broadcasting about 100 games per weekend, the quality of the crews is bound to drop.
Johnson is a big reason for SC's defensive success as well
And the defense has carried SC these past few years, even with Lattimore's running
It was the defense that allowed them to run Lattimore
I don't mind Corso and Holtz
They are cartoon characters for entertainment
Mark May on the other hand attempts to come off as knowledgeable
He isn't
I have no respect for him or his opinions whatsoever
I may not always agree with Herbstreit, but I respect his knowledge and analysis
My problem with Corso is that ever since he had that stroke, he has had problems expressing his thoughts and comments. It's to be expected, of course, but it's painful to watch at times.
I actually like Herbstreit, Fowler, and Reece Davis. I really liked Ron Franklin, but he had to go an commit sexual harassment. Brad Nessler is good too, but he doesn't seem to do many games lately.
Of course, all of them pale in comparison to the legendary Keith Jackson.
My problem with Corso is that ever since he had that stroke, he has had problems expressing his thoughts and comments. It's to be expected, of course, but it's painful to watch at times.
I actually like Herbstreit, Fowler, and Reece Davis. I really liked Ron Franklin, but he had to go an commit sexual harassment. Brad Nessler is good too, but he doesn't seem to do many games lately.
Of course, all of them pale in comparison to the legendary Keith Jackson.
I like Herbie, Fowler, Reece too
But if I have to hear Tim Brando use the term "fly in the ointment" one more time... grrrrrrrr
Ugh. That CBS crew of Brando and Lundquist are terrible. The only crew worse than those two are the old "Three Daves" from the JP SEC game of the week broadcast. That was the 11AM SEC game before the ESPN contract. I'll have to throw Herm Edwards in there as well. He is ok for short segments on NFL stuff, but he was terrible as an announcer. His comments became a running joke after the 2010 season, when he did something like 4 of our games and STILL couldn't get our coach's name right (Mullens, not Mullen), or QB's name (he kept calling Chris Relf "Chris Ralph"), or even our school name right. Hey Herm, Mississippi is That School Up North. Did ya not see the big M STATE logo on our uniforms or the field?
I was watching highlights from one of our old games the other day and saw an announcer I'd like to see come back: Jerry Punch. I think he's doing NASCAR full time now, but he was a pretty good football guy as well.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conversation...-mark-richt-paid-staff-own-pocket-report-says
Classy move by Richt. The NCAA can suck it.
Classy move by Richt. The NCAA can suck it.
OK, let me get this straight. Mark Richt does a cool thing by paying assistants out of his own money, and it is an NCAA violation. Yet Coastal Carolina, an FCS program, hires a guy who is a billionaire for their coach (and fires a guy who had been successful during his career), and it's no problem. Especially this little gem from the article:
And the NCAA expects us to take them seriously?
Oh, and in other news: Ohio State gets a slight slap on the wrist with 9 scholarships lost over 3 years, and a bowl ban for the 2012 season. Way to punish that "failure to monitor" thing, guys.
watching the poinsettia bowl and all i can think is, "...has lou holtz had a stroke?". he sounds even more like elmer fudd than usual...
