AUCom96

quote:

---

I keep hearing this. However, we were 128th in football last year when we allowed 1st downs on 3rd & 10+, so far this year opponents are 11/14 on 4th downs. Please explain how this is the offense's fault?

---

There's a similar defensive philosophy that accompanies it. Since Gus came in, our defensive philosophy has - more often than not - been bend don't break and create turnover opportunities to give the ball back to the offense. It's a mentality that's a lot like our offensive mentality. We don't need to have superior force, we'll scheme around the problem. So we don't get consistent pressure, we don't physically challenge the pass, we react instead of dictate. And when you throw in a DC who likes to shift and try and trick the offense, it also creates windows for being out of position, penalties, blown coverage, missed tackles... all the things we see on high pressure possessions.

We need to challenge for talent on the lines, at QB, at WR instead of trying to "scheme 'em up" with G6 leftovers. And we need to challenge the line of scrimage rather than relying on schemes. It's hard to see us being more than middling until we can do that.

quote:

---

That said, with a late November hire, I don't think it's fair to judge Comrade Golesh based on '26 alone.

---

It's pretty much the same story with every coach in college football. They have to hire a large group of mercs to fill out their roster every year, now. The days of "we need three to five years to develop our team" are over.

He'll get time, though. I'm not sold on this kink of spread scheme anymore than I was Gus or Hugh. If it continues to flop, I hope we'll simplify things for a change.

quote:

---

Sumrall is a defensive coach, and their defense isn’t that good. Why don’t yall hold the phone on who missed on who until after he has to replace his OC.

---

He hired that OC. Seems like a smart move. We hired an offensive coach and our offense is mediocre. Again.

quote:

---

Be McCain. You know the guy that ran on ending Obamacare and then when he had the opportunity, his true colors came out.

---

Or like Trump. Who ran on ending middle eastern conflict, reigning in corruption, brokering peace in Ukraine, cutting federal waste and a whole slew of other shite that went right out the window when he got back in office.

So save the hysterical bitching. You worship your orange god all you like.

It'd not surprising. We effectively have an international corporate oligarchy running our nation. We've sold our industry overseas and the middle class bullshite jobs are fading. Nearly every employment sector is being gently warned that AI will replace most if not all the need for workers. Meanwhile, foreign workforce continues to eat away at the remaining jobs. We have corporate monopolies dominating many sectors of our economy. Our press is almost fully owned by a small handful of them. Stock margins dictate everything, resulting in poor service, ethics and workforce treatment in the name of profit. Investor groups have contributed to inflating the housing market beyond the reach of most younger citizens. And now we're in yet another middle eastern war, fighting a proxy war with Russia and energy prices are skyrocketing.

This is what happens. People like to act like capitalism can't grow fangs and become a problem, but it does. And when it does, eventually another extremist reaction will answer. That's what you're seeing and if this country doesn't change something, it will eventually come to power.

Personally, I wanted a more defensive minded coach with a CEO approach. Sumrall was more along those lines, it seemed to me. Golesh puts me more in mind of what we've been chasing since Tony Franklin came to town: a scheme that solves recruiting challenges. (Thanks, Saban) And I fear regardless of how good a coach he may be, that mentality may just be the absolute wrong fit for Auburn.

It doesn't take a psyop to oppose a man who claimed to oppose foreign involvement before landing us in a major foreign war, who responded to concerns about the housing market with "We need 50 year loans", who responded to concerns about foreign labor replacement with promises to bring in multitudes more Chinese students, who promised to fight government corruption then said "you're no supporter of mine" when people demanded promised transparency on Epstein, who escalated spending to nearly record levels almost as quickly as he got back in the door, who is paving the way toward greater media consolidation and corporate monopoly and completely mocks any concerns toward artificial intelligence systems that apparently can organize on their own and hack other companies with apparent ease.

I'm sure there's plenty of money invested in negative shadow campaigning, but they don't have to look hard for material.

quote:

---

With the portal you don’t have to rebuild, you just reload.

---

On G6 talent, generally. Fills in fine but if you're flat on your back, it won't do much for you, seems like.

That guy is a complete joke.

It's one of the best things Netflix ever did and at the top of the Marvel productions... and Disney fricked it up.

Disney is a disaster. I keep waiting for them to collapse under the very expensive weight of their tragic mediocrity.

No. You're sick. Get help.