re: If You Had to Pick Between Durkin & Sumrall

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He may interview 5 people for each of 3 candidates, or 3 people for each of 5 candidates.

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Do what now

I didn't hear anything about him interviewing 15. But he very well could call 15 and gauge interest. He's got alot of time, nothing wrong with him being thorough.

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Already talked to 7 or 8. Plans to talk to 15 and the hire may drag on until after the playoffs.

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Flipping the roster would land us in the exact same position in 2028. I guarantee you. We flip the roster and lose even worse next season causing nearly EVERYONE in the fanbase to keep the negative train pumping. That makes it almost Impossible to recruit and build so we'd be spinning our wheels in mud. Naming Durkin coach or even better keeping him as coordinator would keep 80% of the defense (in my opinion). At that point the head coach could at least just focus on getting Coleman, Cobb, and a few recruits to stay. We'd essentially start with the possibility of going 8-4 like we were supposed to THIS year.

That's why we're calling it "flipping" the roster. Not "gutting" the roster. Some talented dudes will stay, the new coach will bring some talented guys, and we'll get talented guys in the portal. It's a new dawn baby boy.

By the end of your post you even seemed to somewhat agree

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Flipping the roster would land us in the exact same position in 2028. I guarantee you. We flip the roster and lose even worse next season causing nearly EVERYONE in the fanbase to keep the negative train pumping.

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This is complete bullshite, and Texas A&M just proved this. When Elko came in they had a mass exodus of almost all of Jimbo's famed super-class recruits (those ~two famous classes where they went crazy with the money they were throwing around). The vast majority of those top players transferred out: Walter Nolan to Ole Miss, Evan Stewart to Oregon, LT Overton to Bama, etc. Despite that, they are undefeated just two years later...because Elko replaced them all through the Portal with his own guys.

The correct coach can lose supposed "talent" and simply replace them through correct evaluation. The thing that most Auburn fans forget is that our current roster is very highly compensated. Why does everyone think that we have had so few departures through all of these lame losing seasons under Freeze? Its because our guys are paid a lot. If they were to hypothetically leave, it would open up a TON of NIL funds to immediately throw at talent from other teams.

A&M pulled Craver from MSU, and Concepcion from NC State. They have a kid with 10.5 sacks this season who Elko pulled from Bowling Green (Cashius Howell). Their leading tackler this season (Marcus Ratcliffe) came from San Diego State.

Fear-mongering over losing players is stupid. At the end of the day, money is the best recruiter. I don't give a shite how much they like DJ Durkin: if you pay any of these kids enough money and sell them on the new vision, you will have a good chance to retain the players you want. If they don't want to stay, then the next guy is waiting in the Portal.

I would like a fresh start. Plus I would like a HC that has not been fired

Durkin here. Sumrall has done well at Troy and Tulane but that doesn't mean he can replicate his success in a highly competitive conference with a very tough schedule. I'm not sure about his staff, which he would probably want to bring with him. Can he recruit the talent level needed for the SEC? He seems like a risky hire to me.

The defense has been good under Durkin, players like him, he can recruit, and has made some good decisions like putting Nix in charge of play calling. There seemed to be more cohesion and a better game plan for the Vanderbilt game than in previous games this season which shows that Durkin can figure out what isn't working and take steps to fix it. Our last 2 coaches didn't seem to be able to do that

Some people (fans, admin, coaches etc) still think this is the old way of CFB. It’s not the old way, it’s way closer to the NFL. If you keep recruiting and paying kids because of their ‘stars’ and ‘hype’ you’ll end up like the Cowboys. If you go after talent that fits what you need on and off the field, you will win. Prioritize QBs that are leaders and coaches that can out scheme and teach/develop the competition. It is the way….

There is zero evidence to suggest that anything other than amassing pure talent is by far and away the key driver to winning a national championship.

With the on the field / off the field fit stuff - Quinshon Judkins says hi.

Don't let an Indiana playoff appearance as 1 of 12 teams with a weak schedule fool you.