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Why Malzahn is the fit at Auburn

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6 months ago

http://247sports.com/Article/Five-recruiting-reasons-why-Gus-Malzahn-is-a-good-fit-at-Auburn-105169
Auburn hired Arkansas State head coach and former Tigers offensive coordinator Gus Malzhan as its next head coach Tuesday. From a recruiting standpoint, there are positives.
Barton Simmons | 247Sports | National Recruiting Analyst | Twitter: @bartonsimmons
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Nice article
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6 months ago

Solid Mr. Simmons.
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6 months ago

Good article. I've taken some time to think this over, and while I'm not terribly pleased with the hire, there were certainly worse options. I hope Coach Malzahn can find a DC that will field a competitive, hard-nosed, fundamentally sound D. If he can do that and maintain a level of discipline, we'll be alright.
I like that phrase "Oregon of the south" too Barton. While I realize it's a huge job ahead of him with many obstacles, that is essentially what we would become under a successful Gus Malzahn regime. Could be fun.

This post was edited by mizAU on 12/5/2012 at 9:57 AM
Huddles are for rookies.
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Great article, I'm all in, WDE!
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Great article. You told it like it is
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Good read. Welcome back Gus.

This post was edited by Noah on 12/6/2012 at 6:58 PM
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mike4au2 said...
Great article. You told it like it is

Yes you are correct. ..Gus is NOT Nick Saban..more like Mike Shula...LOLOLOL. ...
"If you can handle the PAIN of discipline, you will never have to deal with the Pain of Disappointment" - Coach Nick Saban
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Looking for the next Nick Saban is a pretty two-dimentional way of approaching the hiring process in my opinion. Hiring Malzahn is a more 3D approach and I think it's the right approach.
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Barton S said...
Looking for the next Nick Saban is a pretty two-dimentional way of approaching the hiring process in my opinion. Hiring Malzahn is a more 3D approach and I think it's the right approach.

You think it was a better hire than Smart or Petrino?
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Good job Barton, I like the hire also. We had Gus at the TD club here in memphis, and I was extremely impressed with him as I was with you my friend. Keep up the good work.
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I am not convinced either way about Gus. For the short term, I think he is the type of guy that can come in and have a chance to win or at least compete at a higher level than they did this year with the players that are on campus. He does need a couple of WR to step up, but I would imagine his style can turn either Frazier or Wallace into decent QBs that can provide more production that they did this year.
It will be interesting to see how much changes and/or how much he is allowed to change.
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You think it was a better hire than Smart or Petrino?

I think it's hard to argue that Petrino wouldn't have been really successful as far as wins and losses. If that's all you're hiring on, he's probably the best hire out there but there are more factors at play and I get not wanting to take on that baggage. I like this hire better than Smart. Smart is going to be a great head coach but I think Malzahn may be the better fit for this situation.
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bhdawg said...
Good job Barton, I like the hire also. We had Gus at the TD club here in memphis, and I was extremely impressed with him as I was with you my friend. Keep up the good work.

Thanks! Really enjoyed it at the TD Club. Hope to be back again some time.
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