2002: 9-4
2003: 8-5
2004: 13-0
2005: 9-3
2006: 11-2
2007: 9-4
How is that some steady slide into some horrible coaching abyss? If anything, it looks cyclic of your seniors leaving. Thats only 18 losses over a six year period. Thats not bad for a coach working for an administration trying to find any way possible to get rid of him. Hell, Alabama lost 33 games in that span. He made a bad OC choice in '08, and he paid for it. Same way that Saban made a bad OC choice in 2007. CTT didn't have an OC for half of the year. What did you expect? Had he not made the OC change, do you think 2008 would have turned out the way it did? I think not. Jesus, and you think I'm the closed minded, irrational, retarded one here.
If you're only looking at the Records (you don't realize the decline), looking ahead at the recruiting classes, starting at the recruiting class for the '06 year, this is the '07 Signing Class (I'll list the ones that have made a contribution to the team, they are Juniors or Redshirt Sophmores this year, then I'll list the rest of the class along with their $tar$ per Rival$):
'07 Signing ClassQB**** Kodi Burns QB 6-2 195 4.5 5.9 Fort Smith, AR
RBNone
FB*** John Douglas FB 6-2 235 4.7 5.7 Augusta, GA
WR*** Quindarius Carr WR 6-0 164 4.56 5.7 Huntsville, AL
OL**** Ryan Pugh OL 6-2 275 5.2 5.8 Hoover, AL
**** Lee Ziemba OL 6-7 295 5.17 6.0 Rogers, AR
*** Jared Cooper OL 6-4 287 5.2 5.5 Brewton, AL (
backup OG)
*** A.J. Greene DE 6-5 250 4.8 5.5 Brentwood, TN (
backup OG)
DE*** Antoine Carter DE 6-4 226 4.98 5.6 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
DTNone
LB**** Josh Bynes LB 6-2 212 4.7 5.8 Lauderdale Lakes, FL
*** Adam Herring LB 6-2 218 4.7 5.5 Springdale, AR (
Started at LB this year, but has been injury prone)
CBNone
S**** Michael McNeil DB 6-2 200 4.56 5.9 Mobile, AL (
Still Injured, redshirted this year)
*** Mike Slade DB 6-2 185 4.5 5.6 Tallahassee, FL (
backup Safety, beat out by a true freshman)
K*** Wes Byrum K 6-3 195 4.7 5.5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
PNone
Didn't qualify for the '07 Signing Class, but qualified and signed by Auburn in the '09 Signing Class:DT*** Nick Fairley OL 6-4 257 4.89 5.7 Mobile, AL
LB**** Eltoro Freeman LB 5-11 199 4.5 5.8 Alexander City, AL
Never qualified and/or isn't on the team:RB**** Enrique Davis RB 5-11 212 4.39 6.0 Lynn Haven, FL
WR**** Chris Slaughter WR 6-3 180 4.5 6.0 Chatham, VA (
not on the '09 team due to having only 2 years to play, he made a small contribution...but not much of one, position coach might've hurt a little.)
OL**** Chaz Ramsey OL 6-3 285 5.15 5.8 Madison, MS (
played and started as a true freshman, but disagreement with team doctors caused him to leave the team after the '07 season.)
*** Kyle Coulahan OL 6-4 320 4.9 5.7 Pensacola, FL
*** Jermaine Johnson OL 6-6 290 - 5.5 Fort Lauderdale, FL
** Brandon Earl OL 6-4 298 5.1 5.4 Stevenson, AL
TE**** Bailey Woods TE 6-4 240 4.6 5.8 Marietta, GA
*** Brent Slusher TE 6-3 221 4.79 5.7 Pineville, KY
DE*** Wilfred Journet DE 6-3 242 - 5.5 Scott, LA
DT*** Tim Lamb DT 5-11 315 5.1 5.6 Tallahassee, FL
LB**** Bo Harris ATH 6-2 235 4.49 5.9 New Berlin, NY
**** Carlton Johnson LB 6-1 184 4.5 5.8 Lynn Haven, FL
** Chris Zinn LB 6-2 235 4.79 5.0 Olive Branch, MS
CB**** Johnnie Lee Dixon ATH 5-11 176 4.49 5.8 Belle Glade, FL
*** Ryan Williams DB 5-11 182 4.4 5.7 Mobile, AL
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'08 Signing Class:QB*** Chris Todd QB 6-2 220 4.7 5.5 Hutchinson, KS
*** Barrett Trotter QB 6-2 193 4.81 5.5 Birmingham, AL (
Redshirted last year)
RB*** Eric Smith RB 5-10 239 - 5.7 Seffner, FL
WR*** Darvin Adams WR 6-2 181 4.55 5.7 Kennesaw, GA
** Derek Winter WR 6-0 178 - 5.4 Tampa, FL
*** Philip Pierre-Louis ATH 5-10 175 4.4 5.7 Fort Lauderdale, FL (
Return man, injured on the first play, of the first game, on the kickoff return last year)
OL*** Vance Smith TE 6-4 245 4.8 5.5 Pace, FL (
backup Right Tackle, that'll probably never see the field, unless it's in mopup duty)
DENone
DT** Derrick Lykes DE 6-4 274 4.7 5.2 Clanton, AL
LB** Spencer Pybus LB 6-1 200 4.55 5.4 Dothan, AL (
Has started in games, but has been injured most of the year, concussion....it's likely that he's done)
CB*** Neiko Lipscomb DB 6-2 175 4.4 5.7 Tucker, GA
*** Harry Adams WR 6-0 175 4.3 5.7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL (
backup CB)
S**** T'Sharvan Bell ATH 6-0 169 4.47 5.8 Kissimmee, FL (
backup Safety)
*** Drew Cole DB 6-0 180 4.41 5.5 Picayune, MS (
backup Safety that would've seen significate action, but was injured during the Spring)
KNone
PNone
Didn't qualify for the '08 Signing Class, but qualified and signed by Auburn in the '09 Signing Class:RB**** Onterrio McCalebb RB 5-10 154 4.4 5.8 Fort Meade, FL
Never qualified and/or isn't on the team:RB*** Reggie Hunt RB 5-10 180 4.4 5.7 Daphne, AL
OL*** Freddie Smooth OL 6-5 300 - 5.7 Baton Rouge, LA
TE** Ken Adams TE 6-4 217 4.65 5.4 Enterprise, AL
DE***** Raven Gray DE 6-4 260 4.6 6.1 Wesson, MS
**** Cameron Henderson DE 6-5 240 4.7 5.8 Birmingham, AL
*** Andre Wadley DE 6-2 245 4.88 5.5 Hernando, MS
DT*** Jomarcus Savage DT 6-2 260 4.6 5.6 Huntsville, AL
LB** Da'Shaun Barnes LB 6-2 230 - 4.9 Tallahassee, FL
CB*** D'Antoine Hood DB 5-9 185 4.45 5.5 Phenix City, AL
S**** DeRon Furr ATH 6-3 212 4.52 5.8 Columbus, GA
*** Marcus Jemison ATH 6-2 190 4.56 5.7 McCalla, AL
*** Christian Thompson DB 6-1 195 4.6 5.6 Fort Lauderdale, FL
ATH** Brandon Smith ATH 6-1 185 4.6 5.3 Mobile, AL
LS** Dax Dellenbach OL 6-1 220 - 5.2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL