Here's the thing with me. I was just as WTF as anyone when The Chin was named Head Corch. I felt like Buzz probably does right now about the interim tag being taken off Quade as the Cubbies boss. In fact, I was even less thrilled about most of the assistant hires. Two theories here. Splash hire...and you will succeed. Average hire but surround yourself with great people and you will succeed. I didn't see either. Honestly, Gus Malzahn putting up sick numbers at Tulsa thrilled me about as much as Franklin doing the same at Troy. And after the Franklin debacle, alll I could think of is here we go again. This shit won't work at Auburn.
As for Roof, I have hated that hire from the start. No need to go there. To continue on my negative take, I thought the Tiger Prowl and all that crap was just the beginning of sending Auburn down the road towards becoming a national laughing stock. I've certainly never been as vocal in my views as the aforementioned Kaos and GW, but in the back of my mind, that's exactly what I was thinking. Fast forward to a 15-5 slate, a bowl win and current #4 BCS ranking...and I admit I was wrrrr.....I was wrro....I was wrrrr....I may have been a bit hasty in my judgment.
As for our status without Cam, I'm not going to even start to suggest that he's not one of the most dynamic players ever to set foot on campus. I think he's a huge part of our #4 ranking. However, I don't think AU would be chopped liver had Trotter taken the helm from the start. Last year proved what AU had the potential to be with less weapons and a QB with an average arm and no legs. I truly believe Corch Malzahn would have adjusted to his strengths and you'd still be seeing sick offensive stats and a lot of wins. 7-0 and #4??? Probably not. But, I think we'd be happy where the program was headed.