AU was also in a bit of a unique situation. We weren't just in a MNC draught, but we had suffered through a lot of "close calls" in the modern era - 1983: when the final polls were released, 1988: when we lost the earthquake game, 1993: undefeated but on probation; 2004: our best team, etc.

I've thought about this bizaare jeckyl-hyde pattern a lot, and glad you posted this thread because I've asked the question of others too.

My answer in 2012: I didn't care. I was happy to accept inconsistency and trade the fiasco seasons we've endured just to finally hoist that trophy and get the monkey off our back.

My answer in 2015: I'm sick of it. We have our national championship trophy, complete with perfect season and Heisman trophy. I have the perfect Dream Season checked off my bucket list. The blissful magic of 2013 and the trip to Pasadena was just a cherry on top. I am now ready to go back to the good ol' days of hard nosed AU football, grinding out 8-10 win seasons, losing a game we shouldn't and playing in a New Year's bowl. Let someone ELSE take our seat on the roller coaster, I'd rather be Wisconsin at this point, even if you guaranteed me that we would not play for another anytime soon.

I can empathize with UGA fans however, and Oregon too. It's like going on a date with a different hot chick every weekend but never getting laid

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Posted by bfniii

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Posted on 11/1/15 at 1:34 pm to AUFANATL

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My answer in 2015: I'm sick of it. We have our national championship trophy, complete with perfect season and Heisman trophy. I have the perfect Dream Season checked off my bucket list. The blissful magic of 2013 and the trip to Pasadena was just a cherry on top. I am now ready to go back to the good ol' days of hard nosed AU football, grinding out 8-10 win seasons, losing a game we shouldn't and playing in a New Year's bowl. Let someone ELSE take our seat on the roller coaster, I'd rather be Wisconsin at this point, even if you guaranteed me that we would not play for another anytime soon

i have to say i'm a little surprised by some of the reactions like this. i guess i just assumed all auburn fans were ok with how things have been playing out.

my take is this - over the last several years, schools have brought in coaches who created a great deal of excitement, only for that excitement to fizzle as i knew it would (watch out fla). the sec is brutal. it even made urban quit. the only guys who have survived are richt, miles and saban. richt hasn't had elite success but, he's been stable. miles and saban have found a winning formula.

i think gus can be a successful coach but, only if he adjusts to the conference, the players, his staff, etc. miles and saban have done this several times. gus can't stick with the same scheme every year. the sec is too good and other coaches will absolutely find ways to exploit it. chavis is a perfect example. he was great but, teams found a way to get the better of him at crucial times. al borges is another great example. he was on top of the mountain and then auburn couldn't run him out of town fast enough.

bert, mcilwain, sumlin, freeze, butch, all the same story. they better adapt and adjust if they want to be consistently successful.

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