Just Say No to Steele

I wonder if he’s written back to anyone or even personally monitors it

I wrote to gus once about one of my stats reports and it went to his assistant

So we really fired gus without a sure hire in place? Why don’t we throw the bag at Cristobal or Campbell? We should atleast show some confidence instead of interviewing guys like they’re desperate for a job.

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flooding emails

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Someone on Twitter pointed out that sports writers may file FOIA requests for the emails and they could eventually get published. I've never lived in fear of people like that, but just FYI. It's good to let civil servants know where you stand. But be professional if you choose to email.

I said last year I wanted to fire Gus and let Steele have a shot. I am not sure I still feel that way, but I do not think Steele would be as much of a bum as you guys think.

The dude knows the SEC, knows defense, knows recruiting, spent time in Alabama as a kid and played football at UT. He has NFL experience, tons of college experience, coached under Saban, coached under Dabo, coached at LSU, and is just a well respected veteran all around. And I think he truly likes being at AU. His players seem to really like him as well (much like they did Gus).

I mean if he hires the right OC, what issue is there really? One thing is for sure, he can attract a better staff than Gus. I am POSITIVE Steele is more respected in the industry when it comes to attracting assistants than Gus was. Gus had this persona of running a coaching cult and no one outside of his disciples wanted to be a part of it. (See ESPN's article about this). Steele would not have that problem.

Also Steele can keep our defensive staff together, which is the strong point in the program right now. He would be able to keep Garner and T-Will for instance.

Moreover, Steele wouldn't be a long term guy and he would know it. His job would be to try and win a championship in 3-4 years and retire. And leave our program strong for the next guy who we'd have more time to find.

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Gogue's email is gjg0002@auburn.edu

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Sent an email this morning.

I still would like Steele to stay as DC if the new coach wanted him. But he is not head coach material.

They said you gotta have Steele, I said no, no, no