re: Auburn extends Malzahn's contract through 2020

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Monetarily, we are continue to set ourselves up for failure.

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that's just the way the game is these days. schools should seriously reserve a shite load of money for coach buyouts. a school is very lucky if they are not in that game; even an old very long tenured guy still needs 4 years on his contract for recruiting purposes. sometimes these guys negotiate their "severance pay" down and accept some emeritus type position in the athletic department but sometimes (like Mack Brown) they fight to the end and want their damn money.

I sure don't like the state of college football today (money wise) but damn it, if you're gonna be a player you gotta spend like a player.

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His previous deal was through Dec. 31, 2019 and had Malzahn earning $4.35 million in 2016, with an increase of $250,000 per year. In 2016 and 2017, Malzahn will earn a combined $500,000 more than he would have under his previous amended contract, but he will earn a combined $500,000 less in 2018 and 2019, making the only difference on paper the additional year in 2020.

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wew lad

such difference

very extend

wow

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1) Even the Auburn posters say that if he doesn't perform this year, he's gone even with the extension

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What is your definition of "performing"? Most people seem to be predicting us at 8-5. He's not getting fired for meeting the accepted expectations with our schedule. .500 regular season will put him squarely on the hot seat, hanging on by a thread and coaching for his job in 2017. Under .500 with embarrassing blow out losses, not competing against our rivals, and the team quitting on him is the ONLY way he gets fired this year.

Most Auburn fans on here or otherwise, just like all fanbases, are idiots. They don't know shite. You probably don't either. Most people just spew what they read here or hear on finebaum. If you take what a fanbase of any sports team says as the truth like they know any more than you do ... well, just keep doing what you're doing and ignore me because there's no use in me trying to talk to you anyway

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2) Auburn folks have forever said that Gus was the real head coach when Cheese dick was walking the sidelines...after y'all fired him

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Nobody said that. People have Malzahn and his offense credit for the success Chizik had, but nobody said Malzahn was the guy. Chizik trying to be TOO controlling of a HC is what drove Malzahn away and got himself fired and most Auburn fans know that

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3) Coach Bryant won everywhere he went...and QUICKLY (Maryland, Kentucky, A&M , AND Alabama)
4) Coach Bowden was successful quickly even with a substandard football program

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-Bryant winning % first 3 years at Bama: .625
-Bowden winning % first 3 years at FSU: .676
-Malzahn after 3 years at AU: .675

Oh, so he's the next Bear Bryant? Okay.

Wow... even UT's athletic dept. was smart enough not to extend their coach whose ability to succeed long term remains to be seen.

And UT's athletic dept. isn't known for making smart decisions.

This could end up really fricking the War Eagles up.

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quote:What got Perkins, Curry, Dubose, Fran, and Shula run out of town ?Curry left on his own after 3 years. Dubose went 3-8 in his 4th year and was fired. Fran left on his own after 2 years. Shula was fired after going 6-6 in his 4th year. I don't see how any of that is helping you.

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So the standard will be anything that got Shula and Dubose fired is the baseline and Curry and Fran's performances are acceptable. I am just curious what the fans will accept.

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Were you laughing or crying when you posted that?

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He's doing the same thing LSU fans did when we found out we hired Steele. If you say the same crazy shite enough times, you actually start to believe it's possible.

Why isn't this stickied yet?