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Could Kirby Smart Have Done What Gus Has, At AU?
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:41 pm
KS was very close to being the current AU coach. Could he have accomplished the same feat?
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Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:41 pm to NYCAuburn
frick no
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:41 pm to NYCAuburn
No.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:42 pm to NYCAuburn
nah
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:42 pm to NYCAuburn
You can never say never, but Auburn's offensive talent is conducive to that mad scientist scheme that Gus runs. Not the plod and plow style Smart would have run.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:43 pm to NYCAuburn
7/10. Nice.
Serious answer: Even if Kirby turns out to be a great head coach, his trajectory would look far different than Malzahn's. No, he wouldn't have done this in his first year.
Serious answer: Even if Kirby turns out to be a great head coach, his trajectory would look far different than Malzahn's. No, he wouldn't have done this in his first year.
This post was edited on 12/3/13 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:43 pm to NYCAuburn
No. Kirby is the D version of Rhett.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:44 pm to AUCE05
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No. Kirby is the D version of Rhett.
Broyles Award winner?
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:45 pm to NYCAuburn
NOPE
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:47 pm to genro
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7/10. Nice.
wasnt a troll
Some of the key aspects to our success this year is also the recruits Malzahn was able to get and hold onto this year for the 2013 class. I dont think KS would have been able to do that entering the year
Posted on 12/3/13 at 12:58 pm to NYCAuburn
Malzahn has had great success and he will continue to succeed, but I expect it to the be up and down because:
1) He needs particular athletes with particular skill sets and you can't always find those
2) His biggest strength is his offensive innovation, and other coaches know this so they are constantly catching up to him, and he has to constantly stay ahead of the curve
Whereas Kirby I would think would try to rebuild Auburn as a pro-style offense with a 3-4 defense. It would take more than a season or two to get them there, but (if he were successful in following the Saban model) would eventually be a more consistent winner. Again, IF he were successful. Not to say Malzahn wouldn't win consistently, just more hot and cold. More potential for all-world-Cam-Newton-holy-shitballs but also more potential for gene-chizik-dumpster-fire-holy-shitballs.
Pick your poison. I'd stick with Malzahn, because he's proven.
But there's still a big picture at play here.
1) He needs particular athletes with particular skill sets and you can't always find those
2) His biggest strength is his offensive innovation, and other coaches know this so they are constantly catching up to him, and he has to constantly stay ahead of the curve
Whereas Kirby I would think would try to rebuild Auburn as a pro-style offense with a 3-4 defense. It would take more than a season or two to get them there, but (if he were successful in following the Saban model) would eventually be a more consistent winner. Again, IF he were successful. Not to say Malzahn wouldn't win consistently, just more hot and cold. More potential for all-world-Cam-Newton-holy-shitballs but also more potential for gene-chizik-dumpster-fire-holy-shitballs.
Pick your poison. I'd stick with Malzahn, because he's proven.
But there's still a big picture at play here.
This post was edited on 12/3/13 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:02 pm to genro
You couldn't be more wrong with points 1 and 2, btw. Just terrible.
1. Everyone claimed Gus was successful because of Cam. Now you're claiming because of marshall?
2. A power run O has been around for over 100 years, and has proven to be successful. Nice troll, though.
1. Everyone claimed Gus was successful because of Cam. Now you're claiming because of marshall?
2. A power run O has been around for over 100 years, and has proven to be successful. Nice troll, though.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:03 pm to NYCAuburn
No, the offensive turnaround was the difference maker.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:03 pm to genro
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Whereas Kirby I would think would try to rebuild Auburn as a pro-style offense with a 3-4 defense.
and that would have been his downfall, if he did
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:03 pm to AUCE05
quote:This is such bullshite.
2. A power run O has been around for over 100 years, and has proven to be successful. Nice troll, though.
Auburn does not power run. They use zone reads and sweeps around the end. You did it all day on Bama, congrats. But that ain't power running. You don't know what power running is.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:04 pm to NYCAuburn
No
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:06 pm to genro
Okay, I see you know nothing about football. No reason for me to respond to you anymore.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:08 pm to AUCE05
You're right. Those zone reads were reminding me of Larry Csonka or Franco Harris bruising up the middle.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:09 pm to NYCAuburn
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Could Kirby Smart Have Done What Gus Has, At AU?
I don't think anyone could.
Posted on 12/3/13 at 1:10 pm to genro
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Auburn does not power run. They use zone reads and sweeps around the end. You did it all day on Bama, congrats. But that ain't power running. You don't know what power running is.
Wow.
Time to log off.
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