re: If Auburn had Peterson and UW had Malzahn,

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Only sunshine pumper Auburn fans would take Malzahn over Peterson.

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I am far, far from a sunshine pumper and Gus aggravates me to death sometimes but I'll take Malzahn. You're underestimating the degree of difficulty of not only winning in the SEC, but also being in-state rivals with the greatest coach in the history of college football. The fact that he hasn't caved and has at times thrived is remarkable. Look at the rest of the league and how long their current coaches have been employed to get a glimpse of what I mean.

Gus just rightfully earned a 7 year extension while going up against the beast.

Like I said in another thread, if I'm evaluating coaches to come coach at Auburn if you can't consistently bring in top 10 recruiting classes it's a non-starter. So Peterson is already behind Gus in that regard.