re: Difference between AU this year and last????

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I mainly offered the info to show that you don't just hire a guy and go to Pasadena in 1 year.

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Chizik's first year with Auburn was 2009. His second year, they won the MNC. Yeah, it wasn't one year, but it was two years in that case.

No one would argue that Chizik was an awesome coach who single-handedly brought Auburn a MNC in his 2nd year, though. There was a lot more to it (Cam Newton was the biggest piece).

Malzahn was a couple of fluke plays away from being 11-2 or 10-3 (which is still respectable) instead of 12-1 and playing for a MNC.