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Hate to defend Auburn, but sportswriters are so disingenuous
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:33 pm
I keep seeing articles where they talk about Malzahn won 2/3 of his games like Auburn is making a mistake getting rid of him.
The dude was a dead man walking. Had not sniffed a division title since 2017, recruiting was awful, gets beaten by UGA and LSU every year and only got lucky against Bama once in a while. Why wouldn't they get rid of him?
The dude was a dead man walking. Had not sniffed a division title since 2017, recruiting was awful, gets beaten by UGA and LSU every year and only got lucky against Bama once in a while. Why wouldn't they get rid of him?
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Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:34 pm to armtackledawg
He just needed a few more years, Auburn was not patient enough imo
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:35 pm to armtackledawg
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Hate to defend Auburn, but sportswriters are so disingenuous
They pulled the same shite when we fired Mike Shula back in 2006. How dare schools try to better their program's fortunes?!
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:35 pm to armtackledawg
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only got lucky against Bama once in a while
Oof....mad barners incoming! They hate facts!
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:37 pm to armtackledawg
1/3 of his wins were FCS/Non Power 5 opponents.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:40 pm to armtackledawg
Similar articles were written about Sumlin.
And these people make a living doing this.
Just more evidence that modern journalisming has less to do with facts, insight, and dispassionate analysis than it does outrage and clicks.
I can’t imagine a less respected “profession” these days.
And these people make a living doing this.
Just more evidence that modern journalisming has less to do with facts, insight, and dispassionate analysis than it does outrage and clicks.
I can’t imagine a less respected “profession” these days.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:40 pm to armtackledawg
If we replace him with Steele, then I will agree with them. Mr. 1-31... Mark your calendars appropriately.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:52 pm to armtackledawg
Great post. Bama is great and all. Dynasty as frick. But a fighters chance of beating Bama in the odd numbered years isn’t enough to keep his job.
Gus had a bunch of mistakes. Not getting wins against Georgia when they were down. Not winning one single road game against a rival. Not beating Tennessee in 2018. Pathetic 2nd halves against LSU. Putting all the eggs in one basket with QB recruiting, and lastly failing to adapt his offense through the years. His record should’ve been better and that would’ve given him more support, but really, he didn’t help himself out.
Gus had a bunch of mistakes. Not getting wins against Georgia when they were down. Not winning one single road game against a rival. Not beating Tennessee in 2018. Pathetic 2nd halves against LSU. Putting all the eggs in one basket with QB recruiting, and lastly failing to adapt his offense through the years. His record should’ve been better and that would’ve given him more support, but really, he didn’t help himself out.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:59 pm to armtackledawg
I agree with you. Although I see where they are coming from, when you make $7.5 million, you have to be better than mediocre.
The worst is Dan Wolken. He wrote an article the other day basically saying that firing Malzahn was the wrong move because Auburn shouldn't be good at football anyway.
The worst is Dan Wolken. He wrote an article the other day basically saying that firing Malzahn was the wrong move because Auburn shouldn't be good at football anyway.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 2:01 pm to armtackledawg
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sportswriters are so disingenuous
Sportswriters aren't disingenuous. They're absolutely useless. Much like the sports they cover, they have no real value and contribute little if anything to society. A wino standing on the corner cleaning windshields for some change has more value. By the way....frick Auburn.
This post was edited on 12/15/20 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 12/15/20 at 3:03 pm to armtackledawg
I can go back in time and list all the bad games Gus lost that were inexcusable.
2014 BCS Title game
2014 Texas A&M
2014 Georgia
2015 Bowl Game vs Wisconsin
The entire 2015 season
2016 Georgia
2017 LSU
2017 SEC Championship Game was so poorly coached
2018 Peach Bowl vs UCF
2018 LSU
2018 Miss St
2018 Tennessee
2020 Bowl Game vs. Minnesota
2020 Georgia who started a 4th string walk on at QB
2020 South Carolina
2020 Texas A&M
All of these losses he either had a big lead and blew it, got outcoached BADLY or lost to a lesser opponent. It just happened all too much.
2014 BCS Title game
2014 Texas A&M
2014 Georgia
2015 Bowl Game vs Wisconsin
The entire 2015 season
2016 Georgia
2017 LSU
2017 SEC Championship Game was so poorly coached
2018 Peach Bowl vs UCF
2018 LSU
2018 Miss St
2018 Tennessee
2020 Bowl Game vs. Minnesota
2020 Georgia who started a 4th string walk on at QB
2020 South Carolina
2020 Texas A&M
All of these losses he either had a big lead and blew it, got outcoached BADLY or lost to a lesser opponent. It just happened all too much.
This post was edited on 12/15/20 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 12/15/20 at 6:14 pm to armtackledawg
Gus had a 24-28 record against teams with a winning record
Posted on 12/16/20 at 9:34 am to armtackledawg
The media sucks at every level.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:27 am to armtackledawg
quote:If they had someone better lined up, then fine, make the change. But change for change's sake is a dangerous proposition. Look at Texas firing Mack Brown. It's pretty hard to argue that they would have been any worse off keeping Mack than running him off in the thought that just about anyone would be better.
I keep seeing articles where they talk about Malzahn won 2/3 of his games like Auburn is making a mistake getting rid of him.
The dude was a dead man walking. Had not sniffed a division title since 2017, recruiting was awful, gets beaten by UGA and LSU every year and only got lucky against Bama once in a while. Why wouldn't they get rid of him?
Gus appeared to have reached a plateau, and might have been staring at a downward spiral, but that plateau that he was on wasn't a terrible place to be given the current landscape, at least for the short term, and with no sound plan to make a change for the better.
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