The Blue Board

No fear, we also made coaching a requirement this time. Good lookin out on that one Chizik.

What's the JUCO ranks at the QB position look like for next year?

Heard of any highly touted recruits getting kicked out of school after this season?

Wish I had some eligibility left!

IMO bowl games are a requirement. Get a bit more leeway if you win the conference or NC. For the first year I don't expect much and would just love to break 500. For the following three years later I would like to average 9 wins at least. So 8, 9, and 10 wins would be good. I think we are going to lose a lot of recruits and current players... I think there will be quite a few transfers because it seems like Gus already knows that discipline is an issue.

He should. He was there when the problems began occurring. Not saying it was his fault.

It won't be the only factor, but one of the factors to whether Gus will be successfull or not will be how much he had to do with that problem. He kind of always seemed like an outsider on that staff, which is probably one reason that he took the first HC job he could when he looked to be a more valuable commodity than a place like Arkansas St would nab.

Honestly, that's one reason I didn't think much of the staff that Chizik put together. It seemed like he got a lot of top recruiters (not saying none of them could coach) and big names in college football, but not a lot of guys that really would work well together. That seems like a strength of Saban's though. Only one (Applewhite) bad hire in his 6 years so far, IMO.

I do believe that Malzhan has been smart about his offensive staff so far based on the hires as far as mixing in guys he has worked with before and some top recruiters. I admit I haven't paid all that much attention to the defensive staff, although I know Ellis Johnson isn't a rock the boat kind of guy.

Ellis has brought in Smith and Harbison, who he has worked with in the past. I also dig Gus bringing back two guys that are extremely well thought of in the eyes of Auburn alum from their playing days. Smith has also worked with out Oline coach J. B. Grimes previously as well. I hope the staff blends well, and I just think that Gus has the mentality to be a strong HC.

If we stop playing like girls....that's a start.

Pat Dye went 5-6 in year one, but you could tell things were different right away. You could tell they were bleeding and running through walls and were happy to do it.

So if we go 6-6 next year and look like that doing it, I'm happy in year one. There is no reason that we shouldn't expect the same kind of improvement Hugh Freeze just pulled at Ole Miss. Or how Baylor improved dramatically throughout the year.

On offense, if someone better than me (a soccer and basketball player) is there to play QB, we should be better right away.

On defense....the blow outs have to disappear. If we lose to our three main rivals again, it better be by 30 points TOTAL, not 30 points PER game.

But then, after year one, it comes down to what it always comes down to....wins. I think if any of the big six programs in the SEC hire the right guy, in most cases you should something like 6, 8, 10 wins in the first three years (assuming things were bad when they took over).

If you're lagging much behind that track....you're probably looking for a new coach in year four or five and half a decade is wasted.