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Posted on 1/30/24 at 2:06 pm to AUriptide
He looks like a penis with ears
Posted on 1/30/24 at 2:47 pm to BigBlueAU
yet saban took in drunks and multiple scumbags..............and was praised for it.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:05 pm to BigBlueAU
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A further investigation by ESPN revealed that Durkin had created a dangerous, “toxic culture” around the Maryland program.
Among the findings, ESPN discovered that:
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The University of Maryland fired its head football coach Wednesday night just one day after his reinstatement by the board of regents caused a massive backlash on campus and across the state.
Coach DJ Durkin had been on administrative leave since August in the aftermath of a football player's death. An independent investigation concluded that Durkin was not responsible for Jordan McNair's death,
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:11 pm to BigBlueAU
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– “There is a coaching environment based on fear and intimidation. In one example, a player holding a meal while in a meeting had the meal slapped out of his hands in front of the team
Were players allowed to bring meals in to meetings???
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– “Extreme verbal abuse of players occurs often. Players are routinely the targets of obscenity-laced epithets meant to mock their masculinity when they are unable to complete a workout or weight lift, for example. One player was belittled verbally after passing out during a drill.”
Welcome to big boy football…
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A further investigation by ESPN revealed that Durkin had created a dangerous, “toxic culture” around the Maryland program.
Translation- There were no cry closets and he expected us to act like men.
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:13 pm to allin2010
I don't think any serious person blames Durkin for McNair's death. He's just a hardass style coach, so the optics kind of made a departure inevitable in today's cultural climate.
I have no issue at all ignoring the "noise" around this hire. Just pretend like you don't hear it and you'll get used to it quickly.
It's basically all based on the one ESPN piece that all the twitter journalist bros ate up. Durkin probably isn't even in the top 20% of CFB hardasses but it made for some interesting revisionist history after a player died (that he had ZERO to do with)
I have no issue at all ignoring the "noise" around this hire. Just pretend like you don't hear it and you'll get used to it quickly.
It's basically all based on the one ESPN piece that all the twitter journalist bros ate up. Durkin probably isn't even in the top 20% of CFB hardasses but it made for some interesting revisionist history after a player died (that he had ZERO to do with)
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:14 pm to Placekicker
The whole article was one giant eyeroll.
Pat Dye, Spurrier, Fulmer, and the Bear have probably done a million things worse
Pat Dye, Spurrier, Fulmer, and the Bear have probably done a million things worse
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:15 pm to Placekicker
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– “Extreme verbal abuse of players occurs often. Players are routinely the targets of obscenity-laced epithets meant to mock their masculinity when they are unable to complete a workout or weight lift, for example. One player was belittled verbally after passing out during a drill.”
In other words, if anybody who has ever played for Muschamp had died due to a poor medical team, our cultural climate would have blamed Muschamp.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:20 pm to auburnnyc94
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Muscham
Oh man.
I could watch him be neck vein popping mad for daysThis post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:39 pm to jangalang
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Pat Dye, Spurrier, Fulmer, and the Bear have probably done a million things worse
Dye had a player die in 82.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:08 pm to smuphy72
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Dye had a player die in 82.
1983.. Went on to win the NC (IMHO)LINK
FYI, Bo was on the team.
On that hot afternoon in August 1983, no one at Auburn was talking about championships or even the approaching season-opener against Southern Mississippi.
Coaches and players wept together, trying to console one another and deal with overwhelming grief. Fullback Greg Pratt had collapsed after making the required time in running tests. He died a short time later.....
"To be honest, as far as I'm concerned, we did win the national championship," Whitt says. "It wasn't awarded to us, but based on the standards and the way the national championship has been won before then and since then, there's no doubt our football team was the best in the country.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:15 pm to AUlock54
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Whoever it is needs to get Battie to quit making us start drives inside our 15.
On this note, can anyone explain why football return specialists across all levels of football have started fair catching inside the 10 yard line?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:19 pm to MrAUTigers
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yet saban took in drunks and multiple scumbags..............and was praised for it.
Yep, Bama coach does it and it’s “coaching rehab”
Auburn coach does it and it’s a “scumbag hiring a scumbag - troubling culture on the Plains”
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 4:42 pm to Weagle25
We shall call him Durka-durkin!
Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:03 pm to jangalang
Didn’t Saban get accused of walking over or pass by a Dolphin on the ground with health issues?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:23 pm to allin2010
You're right, I couldn't remember if it was my dad's freshman or Sophomore year that it happened.
If half these people realized how much "shady" stuff goes on at every big program they'd turn inside out.
If half these people realized how much "shady" stuff goes on at every big program they'd turn inside out.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 6:01 pm to AUBTIG47
Drag yourself back down tho Mommy’s Basement.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 6:04 pm to Blueline379
So Saban was interested in Durkin, he supposedly turned down Mizzou. Good enough for Jimbo and Kiffin.
Yeah I like the hire
People will question it this year because we’re still a ways away depth wise but Durkin knows what he’s doing we just need the jimmys and joes now
Yeah I like the hire
People will question it this year because we’re still a ways away depth wise but Durkin knows what he’s doing we just need the jimmys and joes now
Posted on 1/30/24 at 7:16 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Didn’t Saban get accused of walking over or pass by a Dolphin on the ground with health issues?
A player convulsing on the ground. No biggie, Saban just stepped over him when he got In his way.
LINK
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:00 pm to smuphy72
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Dye had a player die in 83
FIFY. Greg Pratt a fullback
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