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re: Why did Auburn fire Gus?

Posted by AUTiger789 on 11/3/26 at 7:28 am to
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You're kind of proving my point for me. Malzahn absolutely delivered at this level for Auburn, but y'all decided that wasn't enough.


I was not for firing Gus. My take at the time was, show me the plan for his replacement and I might get behind it, but it better be a good plan. Otherwise I wanted to stay the course. Harsin wasn't a good plan.

re: Why did Auburn fire Gus?

Posted by AUTiger789 on 11/3/26 at 6:38 am to
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Tuberville's successful tenure was an aberration


Huh?

Auburn Final Ranking in the AP Poll:

Pat Dye Era:
1982: #14
1983: #3 (SEC Champs)
1984: #14
1986: #6
1987: #7 (SEC Champs)
1988: #8 (SEC Champs)
1989: #6 (SEC Champs)
1990: #19
Terry Bowden Era:
1993: #4
1994: #9
1995: #22
1996: #24
1997: #11
Tommy Tuberville Era:
2000: #18
2002: #14
2004: #2 (SEC Champs)
2005: #14
2006: #9
2007: #15
Gene Chizik Era
2010: #1 (National Champs)
Gus Malzahn Era:
2013: # 2 (SEC Champs)
2014: #22
2016: #24
2017: #10
2019: #16

How is Tuberville's era an aberration?

You can keep going back all the way to Shug Jordan in about 1953 and find the same thing... Auburn has always been (until the past 6 years) a solid football program that once a decade or so will produce a team that's competitive for a national title. We have 2-3 random years per decade where we're absolute garbage. Yet we're never down for much longer than 2-3 seasons at a time. Fill in the gaps with very respectable teams in between.

Tuberville's era was right in line with typical Auburn football 1950-2019... 70 seasons of the same pattern.

re: Lunacy of the polls

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/25/26 at 2:04 pm to
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See the difference? Alabama has a bunch of wins against good teams, Tennessee has teams like Furman, Kennesaw Status, Arkansas etc.


Tennessee might be the most overrated SEC team going all the way back since last season's Tennessee team.

re: SEC Conference Game SOS so far

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/25/26 at 2:02 pm to
If I create a formula that tries to rank SEC teams by SOR only on conference play...

Each teams' SEC Win% = 75%
Each teams' opponents Win% = 25%

Here's how it shakes out:

1. Kentucky
2. Georgia
3. Alabama
4. LSU
5. Florida
6. Tennessee
7. Ole Miss
8. Oklahoma
9. Texas
10. Missouri
11. South Carolina
12. Miss Stare
13. Auburn
14. Texas A&M
15. Arkansas
16. Vanderbilt

SEC Conference Game SOS so far

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/25/26 at 1:57 pm
This is everyone's opponents' winning percentage in conference play, minus your team's results.... so it only takes into account your opponents' record vs everyone else in the league.

SEC SOS ranked:

.688- Oklahoma
.636- South Carolina
.600- Alabama
.600- Texas
.550- Texas A&M
.526- Miss State
.524- LSU
.500- Auburn
.500- Florida
.500- Vanderbilt
.474- Tennessee
.458- Kentucky
.444- Ole Miss
.438- Missouri
.421- Georgia
.313- Arkansas
I fully expect a tight game.

Auburn's last 12 SEC games have been decided by 10 point or fewer.

Auburn hasn't lost an SEC game at home by more than 10 points since 2022.... hasn't lost one by more than 14 points since 2021. Considering our record since 2021, that's shocking.
Miami is wise to try this now... their stock is high and rising:

1. Played for a national title last season... currently ranked #1

2. Gigantic influx of billionaires and ultra high net worth individuals into the area... Miami/Palm Beach is taking finance jobs away from New York.

3. Booming population in South Florida. The whole state is exploding with growth.

4. Strong outlook for growth/improvement in Central and South America benefits Miami. As the economic and safety outlook improves in places like Argentina, El Salvador, Colombia, etc (maybe soon Venezuela?), that leads to direct investment back into Miami. Miami is the capital of Latin America and an improved Latin America benefits Miami.

I don't want Miami in the SEC... I don't want anymore expansion. But Miami's stock is a really good buy right now. It has a ton of upside.
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I edited my post. Chill


All I'm doing is answering your question. Not sure what your deal is.
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I’m asking a genuine question haha


I gave you the genuine answer.

Auburn fans chant, " A-U".

Alabama fans are yelling, "Sucks" to follow.
What is the crowd split? The Auburn crowd sounds way louder on TV.
That gif always makes me laugh because I imagine Nate is looking up at his ex wife while his side piece is on the court.
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Why does Steven Pearl have a gigantic nose?


Probably because you're a racist nazi.
Auburn looking better than they did the other night against Florida State... loving the rebounding efffort so far.

Most shocking wins in Auburn history

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/20/26 at 8:26 pm
I'm 45 years old and can remember every Auburn game since the late 1980s. I can honestly say this win Saturday over Georgia is the most unexpected win of my lifetime.

I racked my brain to come up with my top 5 most unexpected... here's my list:

1. 2026 Georgia
Self explanatory.

2. 1999 Georgia
Auburn had lost 5 of our last 6 games and Georgia came into the game 6-2. Ben Leard's first game back from injury saw Auburn jump out to an absolutely shocking 31-0 halftime lead in Athens. The total domination was the most shocking part. The end of the Donnan era.

3. 2002 Alabama
No Carnell, no Ronnie, no Chris Butler. Auburn was starting our 4th string running back, Tre Smith. Bama was 9-2 and highly ranked. Game in Tuscaloosa. It was bleak but Auburn jumped out early and never looked back. The end of the Franchione era.

4. 2001 Florida
Auburn came into the game having lost by 17 points to Syracuse and had beaten Vandy (2-9) and Miss State (3-8) by a combined 5 points... those were the 3 most recent games. Now #1 Florida came to town. Auburn shocked the world with the last minute FG going through the uprights moments before an absolute downpour.

5. 2007 Florida
Auburn was 2-2 with losses to USF and Mississippi State. The defending national champs and #2 Florida Gators came to town and Auburn shockingly beat them.

What other games at I missing?

re: Glad we play Auburn again

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/20/26 at 4:37 pm to
No better rivalry in college football from 1992-2010, IMO. Some absolute classic games. The pinnacle of the rivalry was 2004-2007.

SEC Play Net Point Differential

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/18/26 at 2:56 pm
Conference games only...

Net points per game

+16.0: Georgia
+14.6: Alabama
+12.7: LSU
*11.8: Ole Miss
+7.5: Tennessee
+3.5: Missouri
-1.0: Texas
-1.5: Auburn
-1.6: Kentucky
-3.0: Florida
-5.0: South Carolina
-8.2: Texas A&M
-11.0: Oklahoma
-12.5: Miss State
-13.0: Arkansas
-18.7: Vanderbilt

re: Claimed National Championships

Posted by AUTiger789 on 10/16/26 at 8:26 am to
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Alabama-23
LSU-6
Georgia-6
Auburn-6


How many for Tennessee and Florida?
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Well yeah, Tennessee has yet to seriously compete in the 21st century.


This is the crux of it all. And while most people focus on Tennessee being bad since about 2005, the program was already "down" since about 1973... ie integration with the exception of the pinnacle of the Fulmer years.

Since 1973:

National Titles:
10- Alabama
4- Oklahoma
3- Georgia
3- LSU
3- Florida
1- Auburn
1- Texas
1- Tennessee

SEC Standings:
.751- Alabama (303-100-2)
.696- Georgia (283-123-3)
.652- Florida (267-142-1)
.572- LSU (216-161-5)
.555- Tennessee (215-172-5)
.555- Auburn (221-177-5)

SEC Titles
19- Alabama
10- Georgia
8- Florida
7- Auburn
7- LSU
5- Tennessee

Weeks in AP Poll:
698- Alabama
698- Oklahoma
600- Georgia
574- Florida
554- Texas
526- LSU
468- Auburn
440- Texas A&M
437- Tennessee

Wins over Final AP Ranked Teams:
123- Alabama
101- Oklahoma
95- Florida
89- Georgia
78- Texas
74- LSU
73- Auburn
64- Tennessee
47- Texas A&M
45- Arkansas
39- Ole Miss

AP Top 25 Finishes
38- Alabama
37- Oklahoma
34- Georgia
30- Texas
27- LSU
27- Florida
26- Auburn
23- Tennessee
21- Texas A&M

We're going on well over 5 decades now in which Tennessee is easily just the 6th best program in the SEC with two new programs coming into the league that are leaps and bounds ahead. During the past 50+ years there are easily 8 current SEC programs that have been more successful than Tennessee.

It's hard to claim second best program when you're not even Top 8 of current SEC schools over a 50+ year period.

That math just doesn't work.
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Unanimous Natties: Advantage LSU


This is a pretty big deal. LSU has four National Titles to Tennessee's two. If you're going to claim Tennessee is a better all time program, they better be way out front in the other categories. LSU having double the number of National Titles is tough to overcome.

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SEC Titles: Advantage Tennessee


Yawn. Half of Tennessee's SEC titles were before integration. 11 of 13 were before the SEC Championship Game era. Four of the 13 were shared titles... two shared by three teams. Is a 3-way tie for an SEC title in a 10-team SEC as impressive as winning an SEC title game when the SEC had 14 teams? The answer is no.

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Wins All Time: Advantage Tennessee


Are all wins equal? No. LSU has 104 wins all-time against Final AP ranked opponents... Tennessee has 100. Close, but LSU has more quality wins all-time... Tennessee certainly not making up the gap of having half the number of national titles.

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Winning Percentage: Advantage Tennessee


Redundant

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Playoff Appearances: Tie


LOL. James Madison also is tied with you here. Putting a category for something that's barely been a thing in the sport is silly.... and when you look at Tennessee's resume that year on the whole, it becomes even more of a joke. Also, wouldn't a 2-team or 4-team playoff appearance be way more impressive than a 12-team playoff appearance?

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Head-to-Head: Advantage Tennessee


Only 34 meetings ever.

LSU has double the number of national titles, and the majority of their natties and SEC titles were won during eras in which obtaining them was far more impressive/difficult. LSU has more weeks ranked in the AP Poll.... more wins over Final ranked opponents, etc.

As someone said earlier... the gap between Alabama and everyone else is massive. Georgia too is beginning to separate themselves from the pack a bit. LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida are relatively close however it's pretty obvious that LSU should be at the front of that pack.