re: Why do Auburn fans constantly need acceptance?

He continued success at a small program, then engineered perhaps the greatest turnaround in college football history.

I don't care whether we label him a great coach or not, but he's certainly an up and comer, a well-regarded CFB coach, a great offensive mind, whatever. There is absolutely no reason to doubt that he is a good and potentially great HC at this point.

For all the points people make about last second wins, they're ignoring A) only one of those was a fluke, the others were engineered and earned, and B) he's got a team that in other years may be 10-2 or worse on the verge of a national title, and believing they can win it.

Auburn is undermanned but playing out of their minds. That is the sign of a good coach, IMO. I can't promise he'll dominate in the future, but I like his chances going forward. Not to slight NM at all, but it isn't like he's Cam Newton. The defense has huge holes. As I've said before, it'll be really fun to see what Gus can do in an offense with a better passing attack and a stronger defense.