The Blue Board

Yeah I understood. Just those guys don't have uch say anymore. McWhorter, Ranes, and JJ are our new big dogs probably. Lowder has seemed to stay away from this search right now. People obviously will listen to Dye but he's not making any real decisions.

They are facing likely probation. The new coach must be mature enough to deal with all that comes with that.

Malzahn makes sense but I think Fisher brings the level of maturity and stability to get through the storm

I would say the strongest likely candidates are

Mora
Patterson
Fedora (very underrated coach)

Tiger is a player in a game of nerves where it is him vs the world.
Bobby is in a game of logic and sometimes luck, he is not alone.

Bobby wins!

GO BOBBY!

So, everything is tucked away just as neatly as it was two years ago? You know this for sure?

It would be absolutely stupid if Auburn hired anyone other than Petrino. He's available. He's the best coach of the bunch. Easy choice.

PR issues only scratch the surface. Anyone that hires Petrino has to know that their own lively hood at Auburn rests on Petrino cleaning up his act. One misstep and he's gone along with everyone involved in hiring him. That's why I wouldn't touch him. He's the easy choice as far as knowing what you're getting on the football field. Off the field is another story all together.

Just making sure. I worry about major.

GM- 8/9 win SEC head coach. That's really not terrible, but it's not what AU is looking for. Would be a bad hire

Jimbo- I thought this was a better hire a month ago. I don't think he is going to get an offer from a big name school. At least, not this year. Very good recruiter though that was a big name before he went ot FSU.

Petrino- Good coach, terrible PR nightmare. Like it or not, if he becomes your head coach it will seal AU's thuggish and out of control AD image. I think it that would be fine as though as long as you embrace it. Saying, look, we know he was a POS, but we are going to give him another chance and see what happens, is the way to go IMO. Trying to justify what he did would be a mistake.

He is going to be a different kind of coach than AU is used to. His offense stops the clock and either scores quick or punts the ball quick. That means your defense will be playing the equivalent of 5 quarters in stead of 4 like most teams. That means that they are on the field longer. That means that they will give up more points, more yards, and not statistically be in the top int he country. It also means that you will need depth especially along the DL. That's the key in this league and you have to keep them fresh. When you are playing an extra quarter a week than everyone else it becomes even more important. He's also going to need an elite QB who can throw and make good decisions. He has struggled everywhere he has been without one. I would expect him to try and sign a JUCO QB to ease the transition. Without one, it might be two+ seasons til he can be competitive in the West.

Fisher- Best name of the list, not happening at all though

Fedora- Not sure about him

Mora Jr.- West Coast guy, but a solid motivator and X's and O's coach.

Patterson- Will stay in Texas, very good coach though

**** If I was the AD I would have gotten back to power football. That is what is wining this league. You have t ask yourself if Petrino can be more successful that Spurrier. Because that is what he is going to have to do to win the West and the SEC. Petrino is probably the best option available at the moment though and at this point I don't think AU has much to lose in hiring him. It's hard to ruin their reputation of public opinion very much worse. I think you guys are going to have to give your defensive coordinators a break. It won't be their fault that you will give up more points and yards than a lot of other teams. Petrino's offense puts them behind the 8ball. But i have no doubt they will be sacrificed as the sacrificial lambs as soon as all knowing Bobby Petrino struggles his first two years. Good hire, not great, but he will have a chance at AU to prove he belongs in the elite category. At this point I do not believe he will be considered for that category anytime soon. We will see though.

JMO

South Carolina has done well with it.

you do realize that is basically Bama's nickle package, right ?

and while the Tide list a base34 they run nickle more than not & i dont recall them being run on at all much less regularly.
-- juz sayn--

not really fair to look at the record this year...their star QB decided to go full retard after the 4th game and was dismissed from the team. He's been playing a frosh at QB ever since...the guy can flat coach.

I would rather have a coach that has proven himself in BCS conferences.

Dan Hawkins was very successful at Boise St. Now he does radio and cameos in a couple shows on ESPN.

For every Urban Meyer that makes the move from a non-AQ conference to a BCS conference, there are many that fail. I would just like to see Patterson have somewhat near the same success in the Big12 before I put him on the same level as Petrino. So far he is looking at a 7 win season and a possible losing record in the Big12 unless TCU can beat Oklahoma.