re: New AU Coach Prediction Thread

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Getting caught like an amateur is more embarrassing than Never To Yield Foundation innuendo and conspiracy.

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Getting caught? There could have been an hour long video of Saban hand delivering stacks of cash a la Ed McMahon and Publlisher's Clearinghouse, and the NCAA would've turned a blind eye. There was so much in your face cheating going on at Alabama, you'd have to be Heller Keller not to notice it. Let's face it, Ole Miss and Freeze was a threat to Saban, and he had his buddy running the NCAA take them down.

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Freeze was 7-6 his first year at Ole Miss
Kiffin was 5-5 his first year at Ole Miss (COVID)

Since Kiffin's first year was a COVID year, it's hard to say, but I'll call it even.

Freeze was 8-5 his second year at Ole Miss
Kiffin was 10-3 his second year at Ole Miss

Advantage Kiffin

Freeze was 9-4 his 3rd season at Ole Miss
Kiffin is 8-2 right now in his third year.

I would say small advantage Kiffin.

Freeze's best year was his 4th year when he went 10-3. Kiffin had that record in his 2nd season.

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One glaring difference..... the overall state of the SEC West during their tenures at OM. The SEC West of today is joke compared to then. To put it into perspective, Auburn finished last in the division with a 7-6 overall record.

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G5 coaching

Kiffin coached at FAU for 3 seasons and went 26-13. He had one 11 win season and one 10 win season.

Freeze has coached 3 full seasons at Liberty and went 26-11. He had one 10 win season there (other two were 8-5).

Liberty is not in a conference, so it's impossible to compare conference titles. But Kiffin won the conference 2 of his 3 years.

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Again context. Liberty just jumped to FBS two years ago. To compile that record, after a major move up in competition, speaks volumes.

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I'd rather have Kiffin because he has no moral baggage to deal with. He is Joey Freshwater, but he didn't become that until he was already divorced.

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Beleive it or not, but men cheating on their wife is a story as old as dirt. Not saying all husband do, and certainly not condoning it. The thing is, did he admit to his mistake and change? Well, his wife seems to think so as she is still married to him and there hasn't been a hint of that since. On the other hand, you have a 40 something year old man, giving a fake name to pick up college coeds at bars. Is there a red-blooded male in Tuscaloosa that didn't know who Lane Kiffin was and could easily recognize him?

Now the biggest advantage Freeze has over Kiffin is this:

Kiffin is not exactly known for staying with the same employer. He quits or get fired in a relatively short period of time. What makes you think will change if/when he gets the Auburn job? If hired at Auburn, this will be his 3rd SEC HC job. Hell, even Saban let him go a week before the natty game because he was not doing his job and focusing more on the next one.

1. Kiffen

2. Because we have boosters with lots of money who want him.

3. After Ole Miss's last regular season game.

I'd take Freeze though because I think he's as good a coach as Kiffen and, for some reason, I think he's more motivated.

It will not be Freeze

Lance Leipold

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Muschamp?
Rhett Lash?

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Cant see either getting a interview even

Lane Kiffin

After bowl game in December

Best coach available

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Lane knows he can’t wait until after the bowl game

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our bowl game

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It won’t be Freeze, Prime or Lane. Probably someone who is not even being talked about right now.

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Unfortunately, I agree. I want Prime, Freeze, Kiffin, in that order, but I've been a fan for far too long to really believe that any of these will happen.