re: Has Malzahn changed the culture at Auburn?

The culture changed a few years back and everyone is still trying to catch up.

Mason's incredible success must be shared with the entire offense and coaches( + S&C ). Gus's handling of Chris Todd in 2009 is a beautiful example. The talent that will be on the field this year is going to scare the crap out of the SEC and has me giddy as hell! It will only be a little different conceptually than last year...but far more dangerous.

On the D side, it's easy to overlook the disaster they inherited from G-D Roof.
To begin the season with key players injured or kicked off the team, with Holland as your starting MLb every single game and a serious lack of talent and depth, these guys produced a top 10 in the nation red zone defense. The challenges they face this year is nowhere near what they had to deal with last year. It will be young, but deeper and more talented.

EJ is exploring several options to replace Lawson. In three weeks I believe he will have more than one solution. If we had lost Dee Ford last year we would've been sunk.

Just my opinion