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re: Auburn could have hired Kirby after the 2012 season.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:31 pm to Commander Data
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:31 pm to Commander Data
I don't understand why so many people think that Gus isn't a great hire.
In 5 years against the toughest conference in football:
1) 2 SEC championship appearances
2) National championship appearance
3) 2 NY6 appearances
4) 2-3 against in state rival and one of the greatest dynasties in college football.
There have been mistakes, yes, but he's a few plays away from a national championship.
Also, there's not another coach in the SEC that has beaten Saban once, he's done it twice and this year pretty convincingly. He has been stubborn as a HC, but toward the end of the year it really seemed that some growth and changes were made.
In 5 years against the toughest conference in football:
1) 2 SEC championship appearances
2) National championship appearance
3) 2 NY6 appearances
4) 2-3 against in state rival and one of the greatest dynasties in college football.
There have been mistakes, yes, but he's a few plays away from a national championship.
Also, there's not another coach in the SEC that has beaten Saban once, he's done it twice and this year pretty convincingly. He has been stubborn as a HC, but toward the end of the year it really seemed that some growth and changes were made.
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Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:36 pm to AU4real35
How many losses for au from 2014-17?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:42 pm to djsdawg
Probably only a few more than uga in 2018-21.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:44 pm to Commander Data
No thanks. I'm not a Gus fan, but Kirby is McElwain 2.0.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:52 pm to djsdawg
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How many losses for au from 2014-17?
He's 45-21, like .680 winning percentage or something like that. Has been ranked in the ap top 10 during the year since at Auburn if I'm not mistaken.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:54 pm to MrAUTigers
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He wanted more than Auburn was willing to give him........and I'm not talking about money.
Like what? Control? Money couldn't be an issue........
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:57 pm to 14&Counting
Control and wanting to know where the bodies and Dye's pants were buried.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:57 pm to 14&Counting
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Like what?
It was mostly about coaching bama until title game...total say on coaches (I suspect our PTB weren't going to be ok with running Rodney) and a few other things. People tend to forget things, but in 2012 Kirby wasn't a more attractive coaching candidate than Gus as well.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:59 pm to AU4real35
21 losses in 4 seasons without miracles?! Damn that's bad. What low standards y'all have.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 7:59 pm to JamalSanders
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Probably only a few more than uga in 2018-21.
That's just silly
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:01 pm to djsdawg
5 seasons. Kirby has lost 6 games in 2 years in one of the easiest divisions in college football.
This post was edited on 12/20/17 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:02 pm to djsdawg
Keep beating that chest and ignoring the fact that UF will be back. One year doesn't make a coach. He has a great season this year beating up on an awful East, but talent doesn't always equal wins.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:03 pm to Tigerman97
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It was mostly about coaching bama until title game..
Yeah that has been discussed a lot and that seems ridiculous to me that Jacobs and AU would take that position......
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People tend to forget things, but in 2012 Kirby wasn't a more attractive coaching candidate than Gus as well.
True.....Gus had a brilliant first year and this year was very good as well although it came up short. The period between has been pretty mediocre but would expect another solid year. He has held his on against Saban though and at AU you have to beat Bama at least some of the time and he has done that....
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:05 pm to AU4real35
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5 seasons. .
14-17 is 4 seasons. That's a shite load of losses. Au accepts mediocrity
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:07 pm to djsdawg
How many years of mediocrity did UGA accept between Richt's last SEC title and him leaving for Miami?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:08 pm to djsdawg
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14-17 is 4 seasons. That's a shite load of losses. Au accepts mediocrity
Obviously you don't know much about the whole foosball thingy, I'll carry on.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:10 pm to DuncanIdaho
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beating that chest and ignoring the fact that UF will be back. One year doesn't make a coach. He has a great season this year beating up on an awful East, but talent doesn't always equal wins.
Uf will be back to what? They are now and have been an avg program.
Kirby beat up on their new coach from the west, Notre dame, and the west champ so you can't chalk it up to the east being shite.
Chalk it up to Properly trained talent.
This post was edited on 12/20/17 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:13 pm to AU4real35
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Obviously you don't know much about the whole foosball thingy, I'll carry on.
Try to explain that stupid claim.
The math doesnt lie:
8-5,7-6,8-5, and likely 10-4 is 20 losses in 4 seasons.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to djsdawg
UF is back, so they fired their head coach? You beat two of the worst UF and UT teams in a long time. Norte Dame 
Yeah you beat the SEC west champ after they sodomized you 3 weeks before that.
It's like nobody here has ever followed football before 2017. You don't know shite about Kirby for another couple of years.
Yeah you beat the SEC west champ after they sodomized you 3 weeks before that.
It's like nobody here has ever followed football before 2017. You don't know shite about Kirby for another couple of years.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to DuncanIdaho
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How many years of mediocrity did UGA accept between Richt's last SEC title and him leaving for Miami?
Too many. How many are y'all gonna accept with that new contract?
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