LPTiger 5,259 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I did a positivity post the other day. Let's explore the flip side. Who would you say was the biggest bust AU player in recent years? For me it is Nate Craig Meyers. He was the number 1 rated receiver his junior year by 247. He fell back to number 6 his senior year. He committed to Auburn and then decommitted (perhaps a sign of things to come). After 2 years and 3 games he announced his decision to transfer from Auburn taking advantage of the red-shirt rule. He left AU for Colo St. As you know he later left Colo St to be reunited with Gus at UCF. In his 6 year career, NCM collected just 54 catches for 837 yards and 5 TDs. His best single year was 368 yards. This year for UCF he had just 3 catches for 46 yards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbird 60,624 Posted December 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2021 Calvin Ashley 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye67 1,948 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 JJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenlee36 1,654 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, bigbird said: Calvin Ashley Agree. He could of made a huge impact if he had lived up to his hype. What about Byron Cowart on the defensive side (although I think he made the nfl) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,624 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Can we pick a coach? 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,624 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 42 minutes ago, EagleEye67 said: JJ I couldn't pick a single QB under that regime. When you go O-fer across a tenure, it's not the multiple players. JMO 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Jeremy Johnson easily. Ashley and NCM/Kyle Davis honorable mentions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpro2a 5,650 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 I'm fully sold on Byron Cowart or Calvin Ashley. Yes JJ was a bust and had tremendous hype especially coming into 2015, but he at least had some production. Calvin Ashley and Byron Cowart never started a game that Im aware of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,057 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Is this the part where I am supposed to say Bo Nix because he’s transferring and it’s turning into an ugly divorce on the message boards? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank2020 3,233 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Win4AU said: Is this the part where I am supposed to say Bo Nix because he’s transferring and it’s turning into an ugly divorce on the message boards? No he doesn’t belong in this thread (IMO). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,057 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Just now, Hank2020 said: No he doesn’t belong in this thread (IMO). I was just being sarcastic. I’d have to go with JJ. Have to blame Gus and Rhett too for not being able to see that kid didn’t have it for after 3 years of practice. Building him up as a Heisman candidate just made the fall worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,111 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Jeremy Johnson was the biggest bust of Gus Malzahn’s career. He completely changed the narrative of Gus’ tenure. Two years removed from a National Championship appearance, Gus had Heisman hopes for Jeremy Johnson. Gus changed our offense from zone read to pushing the ball vertically down the field. With the bust of Jeremy Johnson, Gus proved that he couldn’t develop a passing QB, and the sharks started smelling blood in the water. Gus Malzahn’s offenses were never the same after that. Edited December 24, 2021 by CameronCrazy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle79 3,569 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Can't believe no one has mentioned Byron Cowart. Highest rated recruit we've ever signed, and a complete bust. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,335 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 minute ago, oracle79 said: Can't believe no one has mentioned Byron Cowart. Highest rated recruit we've ever signed, and a complete bust. Mentioned by several. PS he's productive currently in the NFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,335 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Calvin Ashley /thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagleguy 1,393 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Demontray Carter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarkGriswold 108 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 (edited) Biggest bust? I’d say without a doubt…Takeo Spikes You see what I did there? Edited December 24, 2021 by ClarkGriswold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,786 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Frazier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerHorn 1,360 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 1 hour ago, ClarkGriswold said: Biggest bust? I’d say without a doubt…Takeo Spikes You see what I did there? IDK, I think I'd find a good place to hide before Takeo sees that. 😜 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMassie11 1,610 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Roc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,875 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Gotta be JJ. Utter failure with far reaching ramifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hay Field 101 643 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, NoALtiger said: Gotta be JJ. Utter failure with far reaching ramifications. I can still see the look on his parents and family's face at the stadium. It was bad. They knew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU North 164 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Most disappointing / disgusting category: Rashaan Evans (and family). WDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUloggerhead 2,319 Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 6 hours ago, bigbird said: Can we pick a coach? Too easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,579 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 bigbird................ thought with the big ass he had he would be perfect on the OL but with his big frickin feet kept getting in the way 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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