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re: Rumors on Twitter that Auburn is planning to promote Steele to HC
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:33 pm to Roger Klarvin
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:33 pm to Roger Klarvin
Got damn: Aggies are big scared
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:34 pm to Roger Klarvin
There is no way. I know it was a long time ago but he crashed and burned hard at Baylor.
That's not even the worst of it
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That's not even the worst of it
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It was only John Robinson’s second game as UNLV’s coach and the second one for coach Kevin Steele at Baylor. Nine days earlier in a 26-3 victory at North Texas, UNLV ended a 16-game losing streak and 26-game road skid.
Steele was facing similar issues. Coming off consecutive 2-9 seasons, the Bears had lost the week before at Boston College 30-29 on a missed extra point in overtime.
Wanting to establish a more aggressive and confident mindset, Steele saw an opportunity in the closing seconds against UNLV.
Leading 24-21, Baylor had gained a first down to the Rebels’ 8-yard line with 28 seconds to play. UNLV had no timeouts remaining, so Baylor quarterback Jermaine Alfred only had to drop to a knee and the congratulatory handshakes would have begun.
“When you have the chance to ice the game, you ice it,” Robinson said. “You can’t let some agenda get in the way.” But Steele did, instructing his players to try to score a touchdown. UNLV players were furious when they saw the Bears go into a huddle, and they knew they couldn’t allow Baylor to score.
“I was kind of pissed that they’re trying to ram it down our throat,” Bradeson said.
The Bears didn’t try anything fancy. As the clock dwindled to 8 seconds, tailback Darrell Bush took the handoff and charged between the tackles.
“If he got to the end zone, we wanted everybody to hit the guy,” Thomas said. “It was not right.”
UNLV cornerback Andre Hilliard and safety Quincy Sanders met Bush at the 3 and held him up, desperate to keep the churning tailback from reaching the end zone.
“I thought we had lost,” linebacker Brickell said. “A couple of plays earlier, I almost stripped the guy of the ball, so I thought if I can, I’ll do it again when I get the opportunity.”
As Bush reached for the end zone, Brickell charged from his left side and knocked the ball loose and it bounced a yard deep into the end zone.
Thomas sprinted from the other side and grabbed the ball about a foot above the ground. He only had to get past Baylor’s 251-pound fullback Melvin Barnett.
“As soon as I picked up the ball, I knew I was going all the way,” Thomas said. “I got it in my hands and looked up and outran (Barnett). I just didn’t know if there was a penalty. I had a clear path.”
Up in the coaches’ box, Bradeson had just removed his headset and stood up to get ready to go downstairs. But when he saw Thomas running down the left sideline, he grabbed a microphone and yelled, “We’re going to win! We’re going to win!”
The sudden and total silence of Baylor fans stays with Thomas. Robinson walked over to shake hands with Steele, who looked as if the life had left his body.
The play made national news, but because the game wasn’t televised, it failed to take a greater hold on the public imagination. ESPN.com ranked it No. 85 among college football’s defining plays. Scout.com ranked it the 48th greatest finish.
Steele arguably never recovered from his bold play call. Baylor went 1-10 that year, and after four seasons he was 9-36 and out of a job.
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This post was edited on 12/13/20 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:35 pm to MrAUTigers
quote:I just saw Urban at the Shell on Glenn. Said he signed a contract with Auburn (30 years, $350M).
MrAUTigers
Will be announced tomorrow. Home run hire.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:36 pm to AUveritas
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Got damn: Aggies are big scared
Of a guy who went 1-31 in conference play as the HC of Baylor?
Oh yeah. We big scared baw.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:39 pm to Roger Klarvin
Early signing period is this week. Why make a surprise move now, unless they already have the replacement lined up?
Kevin Steele just pulled a Fulmer move.
Kevin Steele just pulled a Fulmer move.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:41 pm to Roger Klarvin
God, please make this happen!
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:44 pm to Roger Klarvin
If Steele is hired as coach I’ll root for GA I swear it
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:46 pm to Roger Klarvin
That would be a great end to a great weekend
Posted on 12/13/20 at 4:49 pm to mulletproof
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Chizic's was worse.. Voodoo natty incoming!!
Chiz was 5-19. That's a 20.8 winning percentage.
Steele was 9-36, which is a 20 winning percentage.
Chiz's record was, in fact, better than Steele's by a very slight bit.
So it's probably gonna be Steele, they'll go undefeated with a natty in 2022 and winless in 2024.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:02 pm to Auburn80
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Apparently Yellowman likes him. I have no words. Steele is a good coach, but not a HC.
Welcome to late 1990's - mid 2000's University of Alabama, where boosters make the HC hire. Enjoy the success.
In all seriousness, this is what happens when you have to put together over 20 million to fire the HC. You have to beg the boosters for the money and in exchange they expect to call the shots on the new hire. And good ole boy Auburn and Alabama boosters don't like flashy hires. They like subservient begging coaches they can control, like Gene Chizik or Mike Dubose.
This post was edited on 12/13/20 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:03 pm to Roger Klarvin
Please make this happen
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:05 pm to OrangeAndBrew
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Auburn isn’t hiring Steele
You are the most delusional poster on this board.
You just said that Urban Meyer bought a house in Auburn
You honestly believe that Auburn is hiring Meyer. I’m not even sure how you reached such a level of delusion.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:15 pm to WilliamTaylor21
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just saw Urban at the Shell on Glenn. Said he signed a contract with Auburn (30 years, $350M).
I just saw you in the rear parking lot of those apartments on Gay street behind the Fiji house sucking off a line of dudes. See how this works?
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:17 pm to mulletproof
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just saw Urban at the Shell on Glenn. Said he signed a contract with Auburn (30 years, $350M).
I just saw you in the rear parking lot of those apartments on Gay street behind the Fiji house sucking off a line of dudes. See how this works?
But what he said was a lie.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:19 pm to Roger Klarvin
Why not promote Chad morris?
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:24 pm to Swm323
You have a point. They were in his mouth, but I have no idea whether he was actually sucking. My bad for the fake news.
Posted on 12/13/20 at 5:28 pm to Roger Klarvin
would make sense. Keep a lot of staff in the fold to help eliminate more funds for buyouts. Plus he could keep recruiting in tack. This may be a money move only. But if you hire an assistant coach you still are making a gamble. Why not gamble on someone already there.
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