Glad we will have a coach in place longer than 5 years.

Boy did I Gump that up.

Amen Brother!

Summed it pretty good, have an upvote for your trouble.

I agree. We need some stability coaching wise. Before Gus we were usually 8-10 win program with some dark seasons wedged inbetween.

Gus problem is finding a quarterback and he has proven he can’t develop the ones he recruits from high school.

He coached his arse off the 2nd half of the season. Money well spent for the future “me thinks.”

He’s trending back in the right direction.

We had mental and physical fatigue from Amen Corner. I don’t think Saban wins the SECCG in that position honestly. That wasn’t S Carolina or Mizzou we were playing to get IN.

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2014-2016 were not very fun years. They weren't nightmares, but they were dull.

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2015-2016 for sure.

But 2014 was anything but dull

I'm coming to terms with the extension. I hope our new AD, whomever he/she will be, will make it clear that with above average compensation comes above average expectations.

I'm on board with the extension, just not the amount. He's not worth that kind of money yet, but it's not my money they are wasting. This is just what happens wnen Jay Jacobs negotiates a contract.

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I'm on board with the extension, just not the amount. He's not worth that kind of money yet, but it's not my money they are wasting. This is just what happens wnen Jay Jacobs negotiates a contract.

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While Jacobs has shown he's not great at this, Malzahn had all the leverage. Ark was going to back up the Brinks truck and we were on the tail end of the craziest coaching carousel in years. At that point, we either took a risk on an unknown head coach, or kept the one we had and tried to build stability. If we didn't offer something close to what Ark was willing to pay, I think he leaves and we start all over again and lose that stability. If you're going to be mad at anyone, be mad at Ark for drastically raising his asking price.

When you've had a coach for more then 3-4 years at this point in the game, I think you have to hitch your wagon to them and offer something longer than a 3 year deal to show them your serious about them being your guy. The market is dictating this with more and more longer term extensions we're seeing. If you don't do that for a coach that's been with you for more than a handful of years, they're going to see that as you not being willing to commit to them and they'll have no problem continuing to look around while they're coaching your team.

My hope is that Malzahn is learning from his mistakes and by us showing we're committed to him, he's not concerned with job security and he can wholly focus on doing what he needs to do to get us to the top. We've seen what he can do when he puts a great gameplan together - see uga and bama this year. My hope is that he's learning how to consistently do that. I think a longer term contract can help with that.

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