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Good stuff Coach Luper! You are a class act as well as a great recruiter. Wish the best always.

Sounds like they are doing the right thing by the players, recruits and Auburn. I am sure they want to stay at Auburn and these guys have a solid chance because of their recruiting ability, to do just that. I am glad they are sticking around to earn the paycheck. Many would just walk out and start looking for the next job. War Eagle Trooper, Thigpen and Luper!

Bryan in your opinion is the reputation of Trooper and Luper good among other outside coaches? I believe that there is nothing to the rumors of them and major recruiting issues due to the fact that Auburn is continuing to let them go out and represent the university. They are proven major recruiters so I wonder if one or both might get a serious look from whoever the new coach might be.

philip i have read things lately that make me confused about this situation of these 3 coaches staying on the road recruiting. First the secondary violations and Trooper & Looper being pulled off the road. This tells me there was not much to it. Second, i have read from some of your articles that there were coaches coddling players and getting them out of punishments. I assumed one of those coaches must have been Trooper. Is that incorrect? Can you tell us who were the enablers? Before the firing, i expected these three coaches to be the first to bolt and now they are staying to recruit. Does that say more about their love for AU or their insecurity of finding other employment?

Class Act. Thank you, Coach Luper. I am proud of you and Coaches Trooper & Thigpin. War Eagle.

Can't answer all of your questions but Luper and Trooper were taken off the road for a period of time due to secondary violations. The rumors of some widespread, serious investigation are not true according to everything we'v been told. They certainly wouldn't be allowed anywhere near the program if they'd committed any serious violations.