McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, NoALtiger said: Some of y’all are acting like this is Gus related just so you can throw out some sort of tired, generic joke. This is what happens and has happened to literally every coach at AU in the last 40 years at least. Even Dye lost some games we shouldn’t have that cost us a Natty or two. It happens. The JABA thing is kinda played out at times but it is definitely real. I don’t have an answer for why but it’s way beyond who is or isn’t the HC at a particular point in our history. I think it’s a mixture of several things actually. Actually, this isn't a normal stretch of mediocrity for us. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Auburn_Tigers_football_seasons The really unique detail is that our offense has been dictated by our head coach all this time, and our offense has been the primary reason that we've lost 4 or more games each of the last 6 years and have only one division title over that same stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,939 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, McLoofus said: The really unique detail is that our offense has been dictated by our head coach all this time, and our offense has been the primary reason that we've lost 4 or more games each of the last 6 years and have only one division title over that same stretch. More than that is the way we lost them and the inexplicable lack of adjustments across the seasons. Most offenses grow and evolve our seemingly shrunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,197 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 hours ago, bigbird said: The last few years... Hopefully after Chad's hire... A little blue and orange paint would fix this bus right, and we’ll be ready for game day baby! Can you still drive @bigbird, or have your kids taken the keys? 😝 I’m sixty, so I don’t have much time left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Just now, toddc said: I’m sixty, so I don’t have much time left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyAU 3,745 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, bigbird said: More than that is the way we lost them and the inexplicable lack of adjustments across the seasons. Most offenses grow and evolve our seemingly shrunk To watch Auburn stagnate on offense while historic run-heavy, vanilla teams like Alabama (and now LSU) have evolved, re-tooled and improved into some of the most complex, prolific scoring offenses in the country has been tough to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,197 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 minute ago, McLoofus said: Thanks 😊, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, McLoofus said: Actually, this isn't a normal stretch of mediocrity for us. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Auburn_Tigers_football_seasons The really unique detail is that our offense has been dictated by our head coach all this time, and our offense has been the primary reason that we've lost 4 or more games each of the last 6 years and have only one division title over that same stretch. Good analysis here. We have recruited fairly consistent and well over Gus' tenure, and there have been pockets of really good offense (2013, 2014, 2017) but it is Gus who drives the offense, and most of the games we have lost over the last 6 years has been due to an inconsistent offense due to a combination of avg QB/OL and lack of a diverse offensive scheme. And please, I never want to hear another JABA is real comment. It is just an excuse for actual lack of productivity at times in our offense. Even with the great success Alabama has had over the last 12 years, even Saban has had years that he lost games he shouldn't have or showed flashes of poor field management. I know there are fans that think he should have won even MORE games. What he does well is recruit at a very high level, and he knows how to bring in coach after coach and maintain a highly winning program that hovers around 10 wins. He has JABA moments too, just far fewer. Our problem is we hover around 8 wins. I just want us to continue tweaking our program to get us to that 9-10+ avg winning seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, steeleagle said: Even with the great success Alabama has had over the last 12 years, even Saban has had years that he lost games he shouldn't have or showed flashes of poor field management. I know there are fans that think he should have won even MORE games. What he does well is recruit at a very high level, and he knows how to bring in coach after coach and maintain a highly winning program that hovers around 10 wins. Not to go too far down this path, but 100% spot on. It's a little embarrassing to hear folks say that saban isn't actually a good coach, as though the 99% of the job that he does better than anyone else doesn't count. His "bad" decisions pop because they are so isolated and always so high profile. Folks mistaking the exception for the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,969 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, McLoofus said: I love her!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: I love her!!!!!!! Was hoping you'd see that. Almost tagged you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,969 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Just now, McLoofus said: Was hoping you'd see that. Almost tagged you. I'll always find her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLoofus 35,182 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Just now, augolf1716 said: I'll always find her Especially if she's talking. I'm a sucker for that voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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