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re: Football talk: Alright aubies, it's your turn
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:52 am to AUX3
Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:52 am to AUX3
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He was idiot to ever stop calling plays.
I don't get all the people saying this...
GUS DIDN'T STOP CALLING PLAYS BECAUSE HE WAS SUCCESSFUL
In 2014 we lost 5 with Gus calling plays. In 2015 we lost 6 with Gus calling plays. In 2016 we lost 5 with Gus calling plays.
THAT IS 16 LOSSES HIS LAST 3 YEARS OF CALLING PLAYS.
He didn't just decide to push out his protege and give up playcalling duties because we were winning...
The 2014 A&M game changed Gus. Gus lost his mojo in that game...and he hasn't been the same since.
For Gus to be successful officially calling plays again, he is going to have to find his mojo. It's something he hasn't seen since November 8th 2014.
And I say officially because while Chip may have called plays, he was calling from a handful of plays that Gus gave him ahead of time. All anyone needs to do to know this as FACT is watch Lindsey's offenses at Southern Miss and Arizona State. They very much resembled each other. And neither of those offenses looked anything like the offense we put on the field in 2017 and 2018. That was still the Gus Malzahn offense with a little more passing thrown in there.
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Posted on 8/9/19 at 8:56 am to auburn2eugene
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In 2014 we lost 5 with Gus calling plays.
And almost everyone of them was on the defense. Not the offense. His offense put up over 30 points and 600 yards on Alabama. He is a quirky dude who does some dumb shite but his offenses work when he has the right pieces.
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The 2014 A&M game changed Gus. Gus lost his mojo in that game...and he hasn't been the same since.
I agree 100%. And the bad thing is, the two plays that ended that game were just player mistakes. Not sure what kind of mojo happened then but he lost it after that game. Agreee
In all honesty, I dont think he ever stopped calling the plays. Others have been labeled as the play callers but they have been Gus plays.
Posted on 8/9/19 at 9:00 am to auburn2eugene
I think Gus going back to playcalling is the right move, but I also agree with you that people are skipping over the reason Gus migrated away from playcalling in the first place.
My guess is that the cycle goes like this
1) Gus is a genius playcaller, does whatever works while making initial moves to direct playcalling/the program toward some idealized theoretical vision he has for the perfect offense. We're quite successful.
2) Gus increasingly moves away from what works and toward his grand vision. He recruits players for an idealized system rather than a practical, successful offense. Players bust as a result, he tinkers further. We have mixed success and frustration.
3) Gus gives away playcalling duties as the struggles mount. There is some improvement. Gus continues to meddle, however, which grinds the offense to a halt. Offense becomes an outright weakness.
4) Gus resumes playcalling refreshed and ready to get back to his roots. See #1, begin process again.
My guess is that the cycle goes like this
1) Gus is a genius playcaller, does whatever works while making initial moves to direct playcalling/the program toward some idealized theoretical vision he has for the perfect offense. We're quite successful.
2) Gus increasingly moves away from what works and toward his grand vision. He recruits players for an idealized system rather than a practical, successful offense. Players bust as a result, he tinkers further. We have mixed success and frustration.
3) Gus gives away playcalling duties as the struggles mount. There is some improvement. Gus continues to meddle, however, which grinds the offense to a halt. Offense becomes an outright weakness.
4) Gus resumes playcalling refreshed and ready to get back to his roots. See #1, begin process again.
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