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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: AUChizad on February 24, 2014, 04:46:32 PM
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http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Bobby-Bentley-named-to-Auburn-coaching-staff-179188 (http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Bobby-Bentley-named-to-Auburn-coaching-staff-179188)
Bentley to join Auburn staff
One of the most successful head coaches in South Carolina high school football history will join Gus Malzahn’s staff at Auburn.
Bobby Bentley of Duncan (S.C.) James F. Byrnes will be named to the Tigers’ coaching staff this afternoon. Bentley confirmed the news to 247Sports earlier Monday. There is a team meeting at Byrnes scheduled for 3:10 p.m. eastern
Bentley will assist on the offensive side of the ball. Exact details of his duties are not known.

The relationship between Bentley and Malzahn goes back years. In fact, when Malzahn was named the head football coach at Auburn, Bentley was offered the quarterbacks job on the plains, but elected to remain in South Carolina.
Bentley compiled a 119-54 record in two different stints as the head coach of the Rebels (1995-2006 and 2013) and won four consecutive state titles from 2002-05. He is one of only three head coaches to ever win four straight state championships. He was named the 2005 National High School Coach of the Year by Nike.
Known as an offensive innovator and outstanding teacher and developer of quarterbacks, he’s coached three signal callers to pass for more than 10,000 career yards. Sons Chas Dodd (Rutgers) and Shuler Bentley (Old Dominion) both were Division I recruits and son Jake Bentley projects to be one of the top quarterback and overall prospects in the Class of 2017. The 6-foot-4 prospect already holds an Auburn offer. 


Bentley also coached former South Carolina and current San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore and former Florida State and current NFL defensive lineman Everett Dawkins during his time at Byrnes.
Bentley was the head coach at FCS Presbyterian College, his alma mater, from 2007-08. He compiled a 10-13 mark as the Blue Hose were making the transition from Division II. His teams at PC set numerous offensive records- including a school record 795 yards against Pikeville (Ky.).
AuburnUndercover.com will have more details on the hiring of Bentley as they are known.
He'll be an offensive analyst working with the quarterbacks.
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(http://joedba.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/mad_scientist2.jpg?w=630)
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Tells me that Lashlee is likely headed out the door after the next season.
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Tells me that Lashlee is likely headed out the door after the next season.
He will be the holdback coach.
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So what top recruit plays for Duncan (S.C.) James F. Byrnes high school?
Oh, wait. We're not bammer.
Carry on.
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Tells me that Lashlee is likely headed out the door after the next season.
I can see Coach Lashlee getting the reins of a offense not under Coach Malzahn's wing either as a OC or HC.
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So what top recruit plays for Duncan (S.C.) James F. Byrnes high school?
Oh, wait. We're not bammer.
Carry on.
This one,
son Jake Bentley projects to be one of the top quarterback and overall prospects in the Class of 2017. The 6-foot-4 prospect already holds an Auburn offer. 


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Tells me that Lashlee is likely headed out the door after the next season.
That or he has a son that is a top QB recruit for 2017...
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That or he has a son that is a top QB recruit for 2017...
I think I've read that somewhere before?
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I think I've read that somewhere before?
What? That his son is a 2017 QB recruit? I heard it somewhere too...
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I think I've read that somewhere before?
Nope. I checked back. Buzz broke the story.
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Former AU LB Travis Williams (T-Will fo real) is headed back to the Plains as a Defensive Analyst.
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Former AU LB Travis Williams (T-Will fo real) is headed back to the Plains as a Defensive Analyst.
Saw this late last night. This is full of win.
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Saw this late last night. This is full of win.
Malzahn is putting together one helluva think tank.
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Former AU LB Travis Williams (T-Will fo real) is headed back to the Plains as a Defensive Analyst.
It's about time for the sequel to Tiger Walk
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It's about time for the sequel to Tiger Walk
Lemme see your tiger walk...
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So what top recruit plays for Duncan (S.C.) James F. Byrnes high school?
Oh, wait. We're not bammer.
Carry on.
We got the coach we wanted and possibly WR Akia Booker. The quarterbacking son could be a plus but the best part is Bentley's knowledge of that recruiting area.
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We got the coach we wanted and possibly WR Akia Booker. The quarterbacking son could be a plus but the best part is Bentley's knowledge of that recruiting area.
Steven Ensminger says right on!
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I will take this opportunity to once again boast that I single-handedly cheated T-Will through Great Books II.
Both of these hires are pretty outstanding and have me jacked. Especially considering the low risk factor in the titles they are given, while also giving these high potential up-and-comers a chance to learn on the job, so to speak, at Auburn.
Question: Does anyone know if there was previously an offensive and defensive analyst on the staff? I don't know the rules with how many coaches you're allowed to have, but I assume it's a fixed number. Did we have to drop anyone to fill these roles?
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I will take this opportunity to once again boast that I single-handedly cheated T-Will through Great Books II.
Both of these hires are pretty outstanding and have me jacked. Especially considering the low risk factor in the titles they are given, while also giving these high potential up-and-comers a chance to learn on the job, so to speak, at Auburn.
Question: Does anyone know if there was previously an offensive and defensive analyst on the staff? I don't know the rules with how many coaches you're allowed to have, but I assume it's a fixed number. Did we have to drop anyone to fill these roles?
I think we are doing what satan does at bammer. Hire as many as you want, just give them titles without the word coach in it.
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I will take this opportunity to once again boast that I single-handedly cheated T-Will through Great Books II.
Both of these hires are pretty outstanding and have me jacked. Especially considering the low risk factor in the titles they are given, while also giving these high potential up-and-comers a chance to learn on the job, so to speak, at Auburn.
Question: Does anyone know if there was previously an offensive and defensive analyst on the staff? I don't know the rules with how many coaches you're allowed to have, but I assume it's a fixed number. Did we have to drop anyone to fill these roles?
As long as they are not an on-field coach, you can have as many as you want. That was the ruling a few years ago
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As long as they are not an on-field coach, you can have as many as you want. That was the ruling a few years ago
What CCTAU, I actually think it was last year that they changed the rule though. Basically they are HS recruiting coordinators.
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What CCTAU, I actually think it was last year that they changed the rule though. Basically they are HS recruiting coordinators.
I thought it was a few years ago, because i remember that Saban had like 35 guys on the payroll.
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http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/bobby_bentleys_auburn_opportun.html (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/bobby_bentleys_auburn_opportun.html)
Bobby Bentley's Auburn opportunity the product of long friendship with Gus Malzahn
Joel A. Erickson
February 26, 2014 at 7:13 PM
AUBURN, Alabama -- The first time Gus Malzahn came calling for Bobby Bentley, the timing just wasn't right.
Bentley's son, Shuler, had one season left at Byrnes High in Duncan, S.C., and Bentley himself had just taken over again, stepping into the role for the school he took to four straight state titles earlier in the decade.
When Malzahn called Bentley back this offseason, the legendary South Carolina high school coach felt the time was right to go, and he agreed to join the staff as an offensive analyst in charge of quarterbacks.
"I want to help the program in any way I can," Bentley said. "I want to pour myself into the quarterbacks firstly. Obviously, that's my goal right now, to make that quarterback room as positive and energetic as positive I can."
Bentley and Malzahn first met at a 7-on-7 tournament in Hoover. Bentley's Byrnes team and Malzahn's Springdale teams were staying in the same hotel, and the two offensive innovators hit it off right away.
Then, after Malzahn became the offensive coordinator at Tulsa, Bentley spent some more time with him, and the two talked about eventually working together.
Bentley had been a high school coach since he was 25. When he took the head coaching job at Presbyterian College in 2007, Bentley learned quickly what Malzahn first learned as a coordinator.
A lot more than X's and O's ability is required to be successful at the collegiate level. Bentley was surprised by everything else: the media, administrative qualities, recruiting and the logistics that goes along with it.
"In general, the college game is very similar to the high school football game from an 11-on-11 standpoint," Bentley, who was 10-13 in two years at Presbyterian, said. "I learned that there's a lot of things behind the scenes that need to be done. ... I really learned a lot from that experience."
But even after returning to the high school ranks, Bentley always wanted to pursue his dream of becoming an offensive coordinator.
Malzahn understands that dream better than most.
"I think it's very important, the fact that I've been a high school coach and I got this opportunity, to try to give other people more opportunities," Malzahn said.
Working with Malzahn puts the 45-year-old on that path, and even though some observers immediately noted that Bentley's son, Jake, a 2017 prospect, already has an offer from Auburn, it's worth noting that the offer came last summer, after Malzahn had already tried to hire Bentley once and before his son played a down of high school football.
"It truly has no factor," Bentley said. "It's great that Coach Malzahn and Coach Lashlee saw my son in 7-on-7 this summer, and that offer was out there, but it's my position with Auburn have nothing to do with that situation, other than it's a conversational piece."
Beyond his work with the quarterbacks, Bentley is excited to join an Auburn staff with plenty of experience, learning from a coaching staff that has decades of experience in the SEC.
Back when Bentley first met Malzahn, the two both bonded over their Christian faith, a driving force for many members of Auburn's staff.
Bentley still wants to be an offensive coordinator at some point, and he's looking forward to soaking up information in meetings so he can someday make the same jump that five off-the-field staff members made this season.
One, former Spain Park coach Chip Lindsey, was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Miss.
"Iron sharpens iron, from a Biblical standpoint," Bentley said. "I know I'm going to become a better man from the people in the room. ... I really and truly believe that this is God's plan."
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I thought it was a few years ago, because i remember that Saban had like 35 guys on the payroll.
I thought a full roster was 85?
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very nice.
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very nice.
Choose your words wisely.
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I thought it was a few years ago, because i remember that Saban had like 35 guys on the payroll.
maybe if you just count the 3-deep on D
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This one,
son Jake Bentley projects to be one of the top quarterback and overall prospects in the Class of 2017. The 6-foot-4 prospect already holds an Auburn offer. 


...and he's transferring to Opelika, instead of Auburn High (to much uat pull at AUHS. I know, I know, shocking that uat has pull in Auburn's backyard, but in reality, the entire State is uat's property from the Governor on down).
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...and he's transferring to Opelika, instead of Auburn High (to much uat pull at AUHS. I know, I know, shocking that uat has pull in Auburn's backyard, but in reality, the entire State is uat's property from the Governor on down).
That is very telling right there. If AHS does not get the hint now, I'm not sure they will.
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That is very telling right there. If AHS does not get the hint now, I'm not sure they will.
Theirs just to much pull their.
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Theirs just to much pull their.
^^That. Right they're^^
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Theirs just to much pull their.
Maybe theirs pull on there coaching staff over they're but not in there admin.
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Hey. I used my "there" correctly bitches.
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Hey. I used my "there" correctly bitches.
Their they're, now don't get upset.
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Their they're, now don't get upset.
That's funny wright their
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...and he's transferring to Opelika, instead of Auburn High (to much uat pull at AUHS. I know, I know, shocking that uat has pull in Auburn's backyard, but in reality, the entire State is uat's property from the Governor on down).
What exactly is the conspiracy theory here?
I get it that kids suspected of being "plants", i.e. silent Bama commits who publicly commit to Auburn, transfer there as an extra Fuck You to Auburn. But what exactly is there to support a theory that the AHS faculty are actually secret bammers orchestrating this?
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What exactly is the conspiracy theory here?
I get it that kids suspected of being "plants", i.e. silent Bama commits who publicly commit to Auburn, transfer there as an extra fudge You to Auburn. But what exactly is there to support a theory that the AHS faculty are actually secret bammers orchestrating this?
Its all of the Dodges in the faculty parking lot. Put 2 and 2 together man. Get your calculator out.
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That is very telling right there. If AHS does not get the hint now, I'm not sure they will.
Rumor mill said that AHS's HC had three for sale signs in his front yard after NSD. Maybe that will help too?
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Again, going back to the Rayshawn Evans situation, I had no problem with the kid going to Bama. Take the conspiracy theories out of the equation and it's not some big surprise that a 5* LB would choose to play for Lord Saybinz. Plus, a lot of guys like the idea of getting away from home. Obviously, it was the circus his scumbag daddy put on that pissed everyone off.
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Again, going back to the Rayshawn Evans situation, I had no problem with the kid going to Bama. Take the conspiracy theories out of the equation and it's not some big surprise that a 5* LB would choose to play for Lord Saybinz. Plus, a lot of guys like the idea of getting away from home. Obviously, it was the circus his scumbag daddy put on that pissed everyone off.
I always suspected you were truly an Updyke at heart.
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I always suspected you were truly an Updyke at heart.
I've had my eye on that big sycamore tree in your back yard for a while now.
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I've had my eye on that big sycamore tree in your back yard for a while now.
#struggleoverwith
How to get wood with no balls....
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I've had my eye on that big sycamore tree in your back yard for a while now.
Zacchaeus?
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Zacchaeus?
No. Remember Zacchaeus actually repented for his greed and sinfulness and tried to live right.
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No. Remember Zacchaeus actually repented for his greed and sinfulness and tried to live right.
Meanwhile a Lawyer got to get PAID!
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Meanwhile a Lawyer got to get PAID!
Werd to ya' mutha
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What exactly is the conspiracy theory here?
I get it that kids suspected of being "plants", i.e. silent Bama commits who publicly commit to Auburn, transfer there as an extra Fuck You to Auburn. But what exactly is there to support a theory that the AHS faculty are actually secret bammers orchestrating this?
No conspiracy, one of the coaches there is a big bammer who has "helped" uat land Reuben Foster and Rashaan Evans, and was helping uat land LaMicheal Fanning before he transferred to his 3rd HS in 2 years (he spells cat with a K).
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#struggleoverwith
How to get wood with no balls....
Not even one like?
You people stink!
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Not even one like?
You people stink!
Harumph!!!
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#struggleoverwith
Not even one like?
You people stink!
It only gets liked if you leave off the "h"
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Not even one like?
You people stink!
It only gets liked if you leave off the "h"
Oh. Actually that is the first time ever I have use the # thingy. I don't tweet. But I thought I had seen somebody else use that. Guess I missed the missing h. I'll go back to my analog life now!
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Oh. Actually that is the first time ever I have use the # thingy. I don't tweet. But I thought I had seen somebody else use that. Guess I missed the missing h. I'll go back to my analog life now!
#imgettinpaid
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Oh. Actually that is the first time ever I have use the # thingy. I don't tweet. But I thought I had seen somebody else use that. Guess I missed the missing h. I'll go back to my analog life now!
#geezer
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Homewood HS head coach Doug Goodwin added to the staff as Director of High School Relations.
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Homewood HS head coach Doug Goodwin added to the staff as Director of High School Relations.
He's a HS Coaching legend.