AUBURN TALKING TO TODD GRAHAM

Tubs had stacked the deck the last few seasons with contract extensions and buyouts just in case it came to this. My theory he was ready to gamble with Lowder whenever his first losing season came. That was a plan he started sometime in early 2004, I think.

Why doesnt Edsall go to Syracuse and get it over with?
I just hope Auburn goes out of its way to make a bigger splash than Bama did with Nick Saban, and that splash would be Butch Davis, then the Iron Bowl really would mean something again. We know Butch knows what NFL talent looks like, just like Saban…anyone else will come up short versus our workaholic perfectionist Napoleonic short mans syndrome maniac that is burning up the recruiting trail as we speak, and will throw the Coach of the Year award in the trunk so he can make room for the 5 star recruits he will show around……and I dont think Nick Saban will recruit one guy that will actually play his senior year….once most of these guys are Juniors, watch out NFL! So Auburn, please hire someone already so we can make fun of them…quick…….

Mullen expected to be named head coach
Posted 12/10/2008 12:30 PM CST on clarionledger.com

The Clarion-Ledger has learned that Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen is expected to be named Mississippi State’s next head football coach.

Details to come.

Discloser: Big East fan here…

As much as I’d like to see Turn GIll go to Syracuse and turn things around, I can’t see him staying long-term. He’s a Texas/Mid-west kind of guy. Maybe I’m wrong, but that’s my gut feeling.
Edsall’s a good choice for Syracuse, but I hate the idea of them poaching another Big East school. The man I’d like to see given the HC job at SU is Mark Whipple. All the man has ever done is turn around programs and win games. He’s been head coach at Brown and UMass, turning around losers. Plus, he’s been an assistant in the NFL the past few years, so that can’t hurt, and could possibly help with recruiting.

http://bulldawgjunction.com/

The upside of this is that when we play Miss State, we’ll know that their QB is going to run over left tackle.

Congrats to Mullen.

Does Mullen coach in the championship game? Wonder if he’ll be distracted like Richt in his last game at FSU.

I wonder how good Graham will be with Malzahn likely gone to Miami for their OC job?

#5. This concept of a quarterback being able to run over someone confuses and frightens me.

Isn’t that two Polyphonic Spree references in the same week? Isn’t there some kind of quota on that?

And I’ve concluded that the appropriate theme music for Auburn’s coaching search is “Bouncing Around the Room” by Phish.

@2…..As a Browns fan, I can tell you that the only way Butch Davis knows what NFL talent looks like is when it is running over and through his team….

Fuck Todd Graham

I think I’m in the running for the job too…

You act like negotiating while on the toilet is a bad thing. There is a reason hotels put phones in the wc.

Hey Orson, where are the “No I will not coach your traditionally mediocre football team” t-shirts?

Fair is fair.

1. 14 – seconded.

Todd Graham. Perfect fit.

#9
From the mid/late 90’s to the early 2000’s auburn gave out phish stickers with student parking passes.

1. = SPOT ON

If he’s interested, Auburn is crazy not to put very serious deliberations forth on Turner Gill. His results don’t speak for themselves – they freaking scream. This is a guy who can obviously get to his player’s level and coach in college. He can recruit, and he is an absolute class act. As a bonus, he has Dr. Tom’s phone number…

Where are the “Honk if you’ve interviewed for the Auburn Coaching job” bumper stickers?

#19-

You’re 100% correct, but there is this minor problem. You see, Turner Gill is black. And the PTB on the Plains may not be able to handle the concept of a black head coach, plus the racist element will point at Croom as an example of why you don’t hire black coaches in the SEC. (Which is bullshit, but that’s the way a lot of the older, heavy cash types think. Oh, and Alabama (and most other SEC schools) have them as well).

auburn grad, used to live and breath this. i’m done. bobby lowder pushing another coach is it for me. let’s just accept that our best days are behind us. jacobs and gouge should be fired. now i’ll have enjoy through football exclusively through hating ’bama

Orson – I’m disappointed you didn’t have a take on the Million Moo March.

This circus had better end with cracker jack and fireworks or I’m going to audition for a new favorite college football team.

1. +100 cocktails.

Thanks NewAZTiger for keeping a sense of humor about it all.

As you are very aware, as a Bama fan, I have three PhD’s in coaching searches. And an MBA and JD in coaching search fuckups.

With that said, do you have any thoughts on what’s going on? I think Turner Gill would be a great hire.

As Alabama learned two years ago, PR doesn’t matter if you get a good coach. Orson and me and Jim Rome and Paul Finebaum and whoever else can get all worked up and it won’t matter for shit if you get the right guy in there.

But…. and I’m a very biased source …. this does appear to be a PR disaster all the way around. And possibly a real disaster too. Think this is all a proverbial “smokescreen” or is this thing as fucked up as it looks from the outside?

There are only one or two hires in collegedom that would equate to “crackerjacks and fireworks”, as one poster termed it. Unfortunately, for Auburn, none of these “big names” is going to come within 80 miles of Lee County except on gameday.

Who in their right mind wants to answer to three board members who have less management acumen than Manny, Mo, and Jack?

The Barn should permanently remove the position of AD, contract out the management of the university to ExecuTemps, hire Jim “Frill Lizard” Leavitt, and go back to winning games by smacking peoples teeth down their throats.