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( didn't miss )

Just didn't fully understand. It was the one few short or less defined comments that he made.
So was he saying he asked Gus pregame, as a favor (for a bending of the rules) since he'd just left AS as HC

... and that Gus went out of his way to shaft him
... or that Gus didn't even make the effort to say it's ok
... or you don't know how tough it's been making nice to this a-hole
(eta)... or I've haven't forgot (and you guys need to do a better job)

... or none of the above

I think he purposely gave a short answer to do two things:

1. He wanted to set the record straight (as I remember posters using that incident as cause to worry about our new coach not knowing the rules and being unprepared)
2. He didn't want to dwell on Malzahn's going back on his word, and make it a big deal

That's a coach who knows how to get his point across with tact and efficiency.

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Posted by GenesChin

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Posted on 7/26/21 at 10:45 am to AuSteeler

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That's a coach who knows how to get his point across with tact and efficiency.

I agree that he handled it well but this situation made me curious since it feels off-brand for Gus. I'd criticize a lot of things about Gus, not sure integrity would be on the list.

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2. He didn't want to dwell on Malzahn's going back on his word, and make it a big deal

Since this story felt really weird/interesting, I decided to look into it. I'm even more confused as to what could have happened.

First, there are official procedures to avoid this situation. You only need written permission from Auburn/SEC (TV deals) prior to the game, which is how USC v UCLA pull it off. So it's not clear why rely on Gus declining penalties when you could just use official process.

Second, it is unclear if the penalty is declinable. The rules effectively allow refs to accept penalties "when the choice is obvious to the referees." I went back and listened to the broadcast. Announcers mentioned the penalty in pregame lead-in before it was even called by refs. Then when it officially was called by ref, the typical "penalty is accepted" language was missing.

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