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jadennis said...

When I saw that there could be indications of Chizik being retained, my mind immediately thought, "great, we're 3-9 this year, could 6-7 be seen as improvement next year and earn him ANOTHER year beyond that?". AU49 echoed the same thing in another thread, which got me thinking of just how far it could drag things out.

This is not a prediction of what will happen....just a glimpse into a potential nightmare....

2011: 8-5Five blow-out losses, one quality win. We're young, so we all live with it and look forward to a "break out" year in 2012.

2012: 3-9Total melt down, hot seat is glowing, but somehow another year is granted.

2013: 6-7A 6-6 regular season earns a birth to the Disney Life-Size Talking Rapunzel Doll Bowl....one of 14 bowls held in Houston, where we lose to SMU. But we only lost to our four biggest rivals by an average of 12 points instead of 20 points, and we had a new offensive coordinator, so he gets another year. And hey....he DOUBLED last years win total! Hooray!!

2014: 9-4We manage an 8-4 regular season, losing to the four best teams we played, but beating a struggling Georgia, who is in transition after losing Richt to Texas. We then beat North Carolina in the Chick-fil-A Bowl (UNC is forced to play a true freshman QB after losing their starter to grades).

2015: 7-6We're young again? We had a new coordinator again? Fact is, we sucked again, and Chizik is finally relieved of his duties.

2016: 8-5New staff....decent year, won a couple big games, lost a few we should have won....but fought hard for 60 minutes, got a few unsportsman-like conduct penalties for knocking heads off and roughing passers. We like it.

2017: 10-4Ahhhh, finally. Sweet relief. The reign of mediocrity is finally over as Auburn wins the SEC West in a three-team tie breaker with a 6-3 conference record (9 game SEC schedule now). But we lose the SEC title game to #4 South Carolina (coached by Kirby Smart) and a close one, 26-23. We then beat Mark Richt and #12 Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

2018: pre-season AP ranking of #11.

Let's just hope the "keep Chizik" chatter was coming from friends and family, and not from decision makers.

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We've Won 9 said...

I'm sure this will be another of your very popular posts with much back slapping all around. BTW we had 2 "quality" wins in '11, usc and fl. Gee, on which side of the argument do you fall?

I'll bet you $1,000 on each year that you are wrong, but that wasn't the point, was it? There is a potential dream/nightmare for every day in the future, no matter what happened yesterday or what happens today. And, as for Auburn, no one knows what will come to pass in the future whichever path Auburn chooses. But this was a creative way to keep that pot swirling, a distasteful scenario for each of the next 5 years instead of just stating that "Auburn's going to stink if they don't make the change I think is imperative". Paint that picture, the more detail the more real it seems. Keep manipulating the mob!

In truth, if Auburn hired Saban on 12/1 it could turn out to be the biggest blunder they ever made. No one knows how any coaching regime will pan out, not even you. But why don't you create a scenario for each of the best candidates out there, in your opinion. Maybe your manipulative fantasies will sway the small minded lightweights running the university to take the direction you prefer.

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jadennis said...

When I saw that there could be indications of Chizik being retained, my mind immediately thought, "great, we're 3-9 this year, could 6-7 be seen as improvement next year and earn him ANOTHER year beyond that?".

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jadennis said...

Sorry, but Florida wasn't a quality win in 2011, at least not in my opinion. They were 7-6 overall, 3-5 in the SEC with wins only over Tennessee, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt (combined 5-19 SEC records). They were 1-6 against teams with a winning record. The one win? 6-5 Furman.

Beating Florida sounds good, but they were not good last year. Not at all.

And are you surprised which side of the argument I fall on? And my point wasn't a hidden one....I completely expect mediocrity under the current coach.

Can you give me a single indication that the scenarios I (jokingly) laid out are not most likely to happen? Not hope and change, but real, observable indications.

What have you seen to suggest Auburn football is likely to win 10 games under the current coaching situation?