Bobby Bentley to Auburn? I just can't see it
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The Gus is gonna get fired next season! He has to beat Bama, Jawja and LSU to keep his job.
I would be surprised too. Maybe next year but definitely wouldn’t expect it this season with Jake getting ready to play his senior season.
Better not hitch that wagon to Malzhan. His buyout is huge, but they'll definitely pull the trigger on him next year if they don't win enough games.
I’ve heard on the Locked on the Gamecocks podcast that the Auburn board is freezing the salary money for Gus’s assistants, trying to get him to take a lesser buyout.
Well, if that's true, it's getting nasty down there.
Get on the bus, Gus...
Make a new plan, Stan...
Is it just me or does Auburn seem like an NFL program in the sense that the HC really doesn’t have full control of the program?
Make a new plan, Stan...
Is it just me or does Auburn seem like an NFL program in the sense that the HC really doesn’t have full control of the program?
They take football serious on them Plains
I would think if McClendon left for a HC job he would be a possible replacement from within.
I heard some reasonable logic though...he was a HS coach, then an analyst. Now as RB coach he makes like $350k which is probably the most money he’s ever made by far. OC at Auburn would double that...who wouldn’t jump at that chance.
If it happened right now, The Man Behind the Curtain would be the front-runner.
The nepotism angle with Jake aside, BB would be a key loss. I believe he’s been the top recruiter last two years.
If he gets the chance, though, congrats and good luck.
If he gets the chance, though, congrats and good luck.
The biggest unanswered question here is................................................. will he skip our bowl game to prep for it???
I notice that guy who's taking the Maryland job is staying at Alabama through the playoffs.
I wouldn’t blame him for taking the chance but it’s seems to be a very shaky situation in Auburn right now.
The Jake situation could influence Bentley to stay, but I say he’s gone, if offered the job. Bobby Bentley is a offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, he’s been that for 20 plus years, and I’m sure he’s itching to get back to doing it! This is that opportunity and it might be to much to resist!
And it underscores for me why Auburn is not a good job. (See: Bowden, Terry and Tuberville, Tommy.)
Maybe we could get Jay Graham or Robert Gillespie back. They both can recruit...and they are very good RB coaches.
Ouch, didn’t know that.
Was a good thought though.
And jftr, I think BB will take the Abbie job if offered.
He is from Concord, NC and one of the reasons he came here in the first place was to get closer to home. Only left us to coach at his alma mater, UT.
Well, we got Wolford back for an encore performance, and he's doing better than before. Maybe we can duplicate that success?
Auburn is arguably the most in-bred Athletic Department in the SEC, and perhaps the entire country.
But can you imagine the possibility of getting paid $32MM as compensation for the humiliation of getting fired as the Auburn HC? It’s a poorly kept secret that Auburn wants him gone but they can’t afford it.....
When is it not nasty down there? They're always firing coaches in all sports and hiring thugs.
When you say "thugs", are you still talking about he coaches? I just want to make sure I understand.
I haven’t been that impressed with our RB’s (none have seemed to really improve) so from a coaching standpoint this may not be that bad. I do think Bobby Bentley is a good coach though and someone our university needs to continue to have a good relationship with moving forward regardless if he leaves.
To me the big issues 1) how this impacts Jake. And that is 100% about if he stays or goes. I think if he stays this could help him out in a lot of ways as well. And 2) recruiting. if we can replace him with as good or better recruiter then we’ll be fine. I’d love to see Marcus have some influence on who will be hired for that position.
To me the big issues 1) how this impacts Jake. And that is 100% about if he stays or goes. I think if he stays this could help him out in a lot of ways as well. And 2) recruiting. if we can replace him with as good or better recruiter then we’ll be fine. I’d love to see Marcus have some influence on who will be hired for that position.
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