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Auburn's Number One Job: Cut out the meddling
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:22 am
Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:22 am
Auburn has a pretty good athletic program and it's a shame to see what they've been going through over the last few years.
I don't understand why they have so many people meddling in the affairs of their football program. They've been consistently noted for this sort of thing for some time now.
The only people who are going to want to come there are young, nominally talented coaches from the minor conferences who are willing to be micro-managed.
This is going to rule out getting people like Lane Kiffin and likely Prime Time wouldn't want to coach there either.
Once arriving, these guys will be in way over their head having to compete directly against Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Florida for recruits. No one is going to be able grind like that for years on end.
Auburn has to commit to eliminating the meddling or they'll have to be content with winning an SEC Championship every 10-15 years and winning one National Championship every 20-30 years. Somehow that has to be priority one for the school going forward.
I don't understand why they have so many people meddling in the affairs of their football program. They've been consistently noted for this sort of thing for some time now.
The only people who are going to want to come there are young, nominally talented coaches from the minor conferences who are willing to be micro-managed.
This is going to rule out getting people like Lane Kiffin and likely Prime Time wouldn't want to coach there either.
Once arriving, these guys will be in way over their head having to compete directly against Alabama, LSU, Georgia and Florida for recruits. No one is going to be able grind like that for years on end.
Auburn has to commit to eliminating the meddling or they'll have to be content with winning an SEC Championship every 10-15 years and winning one National Championship every 20-30 years. Somehow that has to be priority one for the school going forward.
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Posted on 9/26/22 at 5:39 am to BiggRazorback
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it's a shame to see what they've been going through over the last few years.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 7:16 am to BiggRazorback
Rumor has it Texas has the same problem boosters meddling and it’s been said that’s one of the big reasons Savin didn’t take the job at Texas.
But who knows whether it’s true or not
But who knows whether it’s true or not
Posted on 9/26/22 at 7:29 am to BiggRazorback
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winning one National Championship every 20-30 years
Or a National Championship every 50-55 years (1957, 2010).
Posted on 9/26/22 at 7:42 am to Toroballistic
quote:or pay player $30 million every year to win a MORE THAN OBVIOUS fraudulent 4 every ten years
Or a National Championship every 50-55 years (1957, 2010).
BAMMERs, remember no one knows better than Auburn fans who you are and have always been - the biggest cheaters in the history of amateur sports
Posted on 9/26/22 at 7:58 am to JJJimmyJimJames
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the biggest cheaters in the history of amateur sports
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:02 am to BiggRazorback
If you're going to compete at the top of college athletics, you need money backing you and every major program has problems with boosters somewhere.
Alabama went through it for several years and then they got desperate enough to hand the keys to the guy in charge. Auburn is probably going to have to do the same thing and with what our roster is going to look like in the next several years, that may just happen if the right person is out there. The problem is, there are far less Sabans in college football than there were 15 years ago. And nearly every program in the SEC is riding steeper curves in their ups and downs now. It will be more pronounced with NIL and boosters will become more numerous and combative. It's not just Auburn, but we appear to be playing the role of Tennessee at the moment.
Alabama went through it for several years and then they got desperate enough to hand the keys to the guy in charge. Auburn is probably going to have to do the same thing and with what our roster is going to look like in the next several years, that may just happen if the right person is out there. The problem is, there are far less Sabans in college football than there were 15 years ago. And nearly every program in the SEC is riding steeper curves in their ups and downs now. It will be more pronounced with NIL and boosters will become more numerous and combative. It's not just Auburn, but we appear to be playing the role of Tennessee at the moment.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:04 am to BiggRazorback
It's the same stuff that has gone on at Texas, A&M and even SMU. Too many money people calling the shots.
Hell, SMU sits in Dallas, recruits all around, good school and they have forever been middle of the road..if that. Texas should be the perennial national team to beat but can't a title but every 40 years or so.
Money is the root of all evil and if you are donating 10, 20 50 mill on the reg you are gonna make sure YOU are running things.
If I have a partner and we going into a joint venture together and I pay for 60 percent of the expenses, I'm going to call the shots, qualified or not.
Hell, SMU sits in Dallas, recruits all around, good school and they have forever been middle of the road..if that. Texas should be the perennial national team to beat but can't a title but every 40 years or so.
Money is the root of all evil and if you are donating 10, 20 50 mill on the reg you are gonna make sure YOU are running things.
If I have a partner and we going into a joint venture together and I pay for 60 percent of the expenses, I'm going to call the shots, qualified or not.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:06 am to JJJimmyJimJames
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BAMMERs, remember no one knows better than Auburn fans who you are and have always been - the biggest cheaters in the history of amateur sports
Not according to the NCAA's information which would be the folks that would know.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:18 am to AUCom96
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Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:23 am to EarlyCuyler3
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Thirteen years ago, Tom Yeager uttered one of the most chilling phrases in NCAA infractions history. Alabama football, he said, was “absolutely staring down the barrel of a gun,” in the infamous Albert Means case. He did not have to elaborate.
CBS Article
Interesting little nugget huh?
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:31 am to RoscoeSanCarlos
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:33 am to BiggRazorback
Going to need an establised, credible coach to turn the keys over to. It can't be some dingleberry like Harsin.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:36 am to EarlyCuyler3
If you are going to post something about major infractions, at least get the numbers straight instead of an old picture. Bama is catching up (5-7), but we went from 7-8... But we all know TAMU has been caught the most. LINK =
Texas A&M University, College Station (9)
Auburn University (8)
University of South Carolina, Columbia (8)
Mississippi State University (7)
University of Alabama (7)
University of Georgia (7)
University of Florida (6)
University of Kentucky (6)
University of Missouri, Columbia (6)
University of Mississippi (5)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (4)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (4)
Louisiana State University (3)
Vanderbilt University (1)
Less...
Posted on 9/26/22 at 8:40 am to Smoke7024
No problem. Here at Rent-A-Coach we have new models coming in all the time. In a few days we should have the luxury Geoff Collins model coming in. If you would tell us a little more of what you have in mind, perhaps we have just the coach you are seeking.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:16 am to JJJimmyJimJames
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:24 am to BiggRazorback
How many NCs has AU played for in the last 15 years? How many times were they in the conversation in Nov?
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:37 am to TouchdownTony
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SMU sits in Dallas, recruits all around, good school and they have forever been middle of the road..if that. Texas should be the perennial national team to beat but can't a title but every 40 years or so.
The state of Florida produces more elite high school football players than Texas and the proliferation of 7 on 7 in the state of Texas renders many of those they do produce not ready for SEC.
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:45 am to Sleepy_Tiger
quote:Back then around that time it was true (albeit, I don't know details about how serious saban was considering the job; the boosters were definitely involved in courting the prime candidates for HC after moving on from Mack and Charlie Strong).
Rumor has it Texas has the same problem boosters meddling and it’s been said that’s one of the big reasons Savin didn’t take the job at Texas.
But who knows whether it’s true or not
I'd say they've eased off a lot now considering Texas has an AD capable of being in charge and a head coach, picked by the same AD, that has been promised the reigns.
Unfortunately for Sarkisian, if the losses keep mounting, we'll be right back to where we were in 2016 asking boosters to write checks to get us out of another mess, which starts the entire cycle over again.
It'd be a lot easier if he won more often and didn't lose games that should be not only wins, but easy wins... but we're seeing how that's panned out thus far. At least it's only year 2
Posted on 9/26/22 at 9:50 am to Referee
No, I was thinking of the NCAA’s press conference where they outlined their findings on infractions (also referred to cheating) and the corresponding sanctions for the University of Alabama.
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