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Title: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUTailgatingRules on December 06, 2012, 02:14:33 PM
http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120612aaa.html
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Godfather on December 06, 2012, 02:33:20 PM
I will say one thing I am happy about with Gus.  He brings in the visor.
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/gus_chiz.jpg)

                                                    and no longer will we have to see this thing!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Saniflush on December 06, 2012, 03:10:05 PM
I will say one thing I am happy about with Gus.  He brings in the visor.
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/gus_chiz.jpg)

                                                    and no longer will we have to see this thing!


Doesn't Chop have one of them though?
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUChizad on December 06, 2012, 03:15:07 PM

Doesn't Chop have one of them though?
Not to worry. He'll upgrade to the 2.0.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Snaggletiger on December 06, 2012, 03:29:22 PM
Not to worry. He'll upgrade to the 2.0.

Ba-ZZiiinnng
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: djsimp on December 06, 2012, 03:50:28 PM
Not to worry. He'll upgrade to the 2.0.

 :classic:
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Pell City Tiger on December 06, 2012, 06:47:53 PM

Doesn't Chop have one of them though?
Yes, but his was long sleeved.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: GH2001 on December 06, 2012, 09:41:24 PM
Not to worry. He'll upgrade to the 2.0.

Via teh iPad
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Buzz Killington on December 06, 2012, 09:52:00 PM
Yes, but his was long sleeved.

The hussel was strong!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Townhallsavoy on December 06, 2012, 09:56:30 PM
I will say one thing I am happy about with Gus.  He brings in the visor.
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/gus_chiz.jpg)

                                                    and no longer will we have to see this thing!

And we get to see the wrap around draw again!

 :aubie: :aubie:
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUJarhead on December 06, 2012, 10:05:32 PM
And we get to see the wrap around draw again!

On 3rd and 8!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: The Prowler on December 06, 2012, 11:19:23 PM
And we get to see the wrap around draw again!

 :aubie: :aubie:

(http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/986866/FAT-NAKED-ARKANSAS-FAN.gif)
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: The Prowler on December 06, 2012, 11:25:04 PM
(http://www.reactionface.info/sites/default/files/images/1345655962201.gif)
                                                                                    On 3rd and 8!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: djsimp on December 09, 2012, 10:21:56 AM
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Clemson defensive backs coach Charlie Harbison has been named co-defensive coordinator by head coach Gus Malzahn.

http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Clemson-co-DC-Charlie-Harbison-expected-to-join-AU-staff-105787

Looks like Malzahn is wanting his Coordinators to be up in the box.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: jmar on December 09, 2012, 01:11:57 PM
http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Clemson-co-DC-Charlie-Harbison-expected-to-join-AU-staff-105787

Looks like Malzahn is wanting his Coordinators to be up in the box.
If it helps us give up less than 20 PPG on defense they can do it from a coma ward for all I care. 
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUChizad on December 10, 2012, 10:32:27 AM
http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Clemson-co-DC-Charlie-Harbison-expected-to-join-AU-staff-105787

Looks like Malzahn is wanting his Coordinators to be up in the box.
So, I didn't see much discussion on this hire.

Thoughts?

Will our DBs suck less? Supposedly a pretty good recruiter, at least.

Saw an article (http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20121210/SPORTS0402/312100010/Auburn-football-Harbison-added-staff) that said Clemson ranked 74th nationally in total defense. Not much improvement over Auburn's 80th ranking. However, Auburn's secondary was 100th in the nation in pass efficiency against, while Clemson was 26th. That's significant, I suppose.

Also:
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At Mississippi State, where Harbison was defensive coordinator and safeties coach, the Bulldogs were seventh in the nation in pass defense and 20th in the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2007.

Which is good.

The article also says:
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Harbison coached the Alabama secondary from 1998-2000 and wide receivers in 2003-06. In 21 years of coaching, Harbison has spent 12 with defensive backs and nine with wide receivers.

I'm not sure that's true.

According to teh wikis (which are never wrong), it looks like he was only a WR coach at Alabama for both of his stints, and has only coached WRs there besides his first year coaching at Gardner–Webb.

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1992-1993    Gardner-Webb (WR)
1994        UTEP (DB)
1995-1997   Clemson (DB)
1998-2000   Alabama (WR)
2001-2002   Louisiana State (DB)
2003-2006   Alabama (WR)
2007-2008   Mississippi State (DC)
2009-2012   Clemson (Co-DC/DB)
2013-present  Auburn (Co-DC/DB)

Thoughts?
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUChizad on December 10, 2012, 10:39:13 AM
I will add that I also think it's interesting that Lashlee will be sort of a "co-offensive coordinator" to Gus, since he's obviously going to be the man running the show offensively, then we get a co-defensive coordinator in Harbison.

Interesting that Harbison has been DB coach under Johnson as DC at three different programs (1995-96 at Clemson, 1998-2000 at Alabama, and 2007 at Mississippi State).
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: The Prowler on December 10, 2012, 05:04:10 PM
I'm happy that we landed Coach Cheese, he knows Coach Johnson's Defense, plus he's a really good recruiter. He's not as good as Coach Troop, he's more along the lines of Coach Thig.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: War Eagle!!! on December 10, 2012, 05:15:03 PM
I'm happy that we landed Coach Cheese, he knows Coach Johnson's Defense, plus he's a really good recruiter. He's not as good as Coach Troop, he's more along the lines of Coach Thig.

Well hell. I thought we had landed a really really good recruiter but it looks like we only landed a really good recruiter.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Tiger Wench on December 10, 2012, 05:46:27 PM
Well hell. I thought we had landed a really really good recruiter but it looks like we only landed a really good recruiter.

Unless we didn't.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: djsimp on December 10, 2012, 05:48:37 PM
I will add that I also think it's interesting that Lashlee will be sort of a "co-offensive coordinator" to Gus, since he's obviously going to be the man running the show offensively, then we get a co-defensive coordinator in Harbison.

Interesting that Harbison has been DB coach under Johnson as DC at three different programs (1995-96 at Clemson, 1998-2000 at Alabama, and 2007 at Mississippi State).

That is interesting. Like I mentioned, I think this two hires, Lashlee and Harbinson, has a lot to do with having someone in the coaches box that knows Gus and Johnson along with their play calling. Pretty smart move imo.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Buzz Killington on December 10, 2012, 07:12:17 PM
Well hell. I thought we had landed a really really good recruiter but it looks like we only landed a really good recruiter.

We should ask him to wear his hat backwards.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: JR4AU on December 10, 2012, 07:12:47 PM
We should ask him to wear his hat backwards.

 #winning
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: WiregrassTiger on December 10, 2012, 07:53:33 PM
That is interesting. Like I mentioned, I think this two hires, Lashlee and Harbinson, has a lot to do with having someone in the coaches box that knows Gus and Johnson along with their play calling. Pretty smart move imo.
I think you be right. Familiarity breeds better play calling, or something like that.
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Godfather on December 10, 2012, 08:17:02 PM
We should ask him to wear his hat backwards.
We are trying to get away from the thug culture..
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: Buzz Killington on December 10, 2012, 09:09:26 PM
We are trying to get away from the thug culture..

You alright, my nurra
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: CCTAU on December 11, 2012, 11:15:06 AM
I think I would let him wave a towel. But only a white brown one , with nothing written on it!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: wesfau2 on December 11, 2012, 11:19:48 AM
But only a white one

We traveled all the way back in time to call ya a "cracker!"
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: CCTAU on December 11, 2012, 11:22:35 AM
We traveled all the way back in time to call ya a "cracker!"

BLUE! I meant NAVY BLUE!
Title: Re: New DC is officially Ellis Johnson
Post by: AUJarhead on December 11, 2012, 11:23:13 AM
We traveled all the way back in time to call ya a "cracker!"

Reach for the sky, honky!