Matt Hayes Apparently Changes His Mind On Malzahn

[AUChizad]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-06-11/gus-malzahn-new-coaches-dave-doeren-kliff-kingsbury-college-football-playoff?modid=recommended_3_5

Gus Malzahn gets it, will be able to turn Auburn around quickly
Published Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Matt Hayes Sporting News

He slipped in and out of the SEC spring meetings last month like few Auburn coaches have in the last decade.

He wasn’t getting verbally reprimanded by the NCAA enforcement rep like Gene Chizik before him, and wasn’t everybody’s friend like Tommy Tuberville before that.
Dave Doeren has a strong defense and a favorable schedule in his first year at NC State. (AP Photo)

“I’m just a ball coach trying to win games,” says new Auburn coach Gus Malzahn.

This is why it will work for Malzahn at Auburn from Day 1: He knows what’s important and what matters.

Believe it or not, that simple focus can be the key to a quick turnaround. We see it year after year with new coaches, men who have jobs because – for the most part -- those before them failed miserably and left the program wrecked.

Those who fit and get players to buy in quickly (see: Kevin Sumlin, Jim Mora, Rich Rodriguez from 2012) are those who succeed in Year 1. No new job this fall is as difficult as the one Malzahn walked into at Auburn.

Not only are the Tigers coming off their worst season in decades, their bitter state rival has won three of the last four national titles and has created so much separation only the obvious can close the gap: winning.

Winning in the fall means winning in the nine months prior for first-year coaches. It’s changing attitudes, it’s personnel moves; it’s finding who wants to embrace what you’re selling and who doesn’t – and getting rid of the latter as fast as possible. It’s knowing what battle is important, and what isn’t.

“That hardest work we did,” Mora said, “was all done before we ever stepped on the field.”

Malzahn’s time at Auburn as offensive coordinator from 2009-11 eased the transition not only because he knew much of the Tigers’ personnel, but because he knew what made things work when Auburn was winning big in 2010. It wasn’t just Cam Newton (who Malzahn coached); it was everything that allowed Auburn to win despite the daily NCAA circus over the last month of the season.

Malzahn is one of the top three coaches who will win immediately in his new job.

The other two:

— Dave Doeren, NC State: It’s more than Doeren’s ability to fit players and schemes, and his 23-4 record and two MAC championships in his only two seasons as a head coach.

It’s as much about the NC State defense he inherits, and the schedule. The former could be ridiculously good, and the latter looks to be ridiculously fortunate.

There are eight home games, and the only difficult road game appears to be at Florida State in late October – when the Wolfpack will have played six games under Doeren. If Pete Thomas, a quality quarterback on some truly awful Colorado State teams in 2010-11 can limit mistakes in his first season in Raleigh, Doeren’s string of double-digit victory seasons will continue.

— Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech: At some point in this season, some Texas Tech official will publicly proclaim the joy felt when Tuberville suddenly left and the guy they really wanted anyway was there for the taking: a former All-American for the Red Raiders, a link to the fun, excitable days of Mike Leach and the hottest assistant coach in the game. Texas Tech got all of that because the coach who wasn’t a good fit left because – wait for it – he wasn’t a good fit.

Kingsbury will do what he did as a record-setting quarterback at the school: He’ll make Tech a tough out every week and win games the Red Raiders probably shouldn’t because of his knowledge of the passing game and his ability to coach it.

Same guy who said he can't stop the disaster that is our program about 2 months ago.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-04-05/auburn-football-scandal-synthetic-marijuana-spice-gus-malzahn-role-recruiting

[Townhallsavoy]

So Malzahn says "I'm just a ball coach trying to win games" and doesn't have three years of experience with attention from the NCAA and that somehow means Auburn's going to be just fine and has a top three first year head coach?

My brain hurts just from connecting those clauses together. 

[AWK]

So Malzahn says "I'm just a ball coach trying to win games" and doesn't have three years of experience with attention from the NCAA and that somehow means Auburn's going to be just fine and has a top three first year head coach?

My brain hurts just from connecting those clauses together.

I think he meant, He knows that winning is all that matters.

[Godfather]

I think he meant, He knows that winning is all that matters.

I though beating bama was all that mattered?

[ssgaufan]

I though beating bama was all that mattered?

That was yesterday.  It's a new day!

[Snaggletiger]

That was yesterday.  It's a new day!

There's a new Sheriff in town

And his name is Reggie Hammond

[AUTiger1]

There's a new Sheriff in town

And his name is Reggie Hammond

Jack. Tell me a story.

[Buzz Killington]

Jack. Tell me a story.

You said bullshit and experience is all you need, right?

[AUTiger1]

You said bullshit and experience is all you need, right?

Right.

[Snaggletiger]

 I'm not goin' in for all that macho shit, Jack. I was great. Should have my dick bronzed.

[Godfather]

Jack. Tell me a story.

Fuck You!

[Snaggletiger]

Fuck You!

Oh, that's one of my favorites

[JR4AU]

This thread went south in record time, and that's about what that stupid article was worth. 

[GH2001]

This thread went south in record time, and that's about what that stupid article was worth.

Would've been better if it had went off track with Axel Foley rather than Reggie Hammond.

[JR4AU]

Would've been better if it had went off track with Axel Foley rather than Reggie Hammond.

Werd

[AUTiger1]

Fuck You!

Fuckin' bastard!