Sports agent John Phillips of the Breakthrough Sports Agency acknowledged Wednesday night that he put together the edited version that appeared on YouTube. Phillips earned his undergraduate and law degrees at Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Everyone knew this day was coming.No one, not even Gus Malzahn not long ago, could've predicted exactly when and where.The timing and the location have a lot of people scratching their heads.A year after turning down the opportunity to become a college head coach for the first time in the Southeastern Conference at Vanderbilt, Auburn's offensive coordinator finally took the big step up.Not in the ACC at North Carolina.Not in the Big 12 at Kansas.In the Sun Belt. At Arkansas State.How do you get from Auburn to Jonesboro? How do you travel from coaching a Heisman Trophy winner for the national champions to taking over a team that won the Sun Belt? Gradually, then suddenly. For a variety of reasons, some of them beyond your control.First things first. Malzahn interviewed for the head coaching jobs at North Carolina and Kansas in recent weeks. If either of those schools had made him an offer, he almost certainly would've accepted.He appeared close to landing each job, but the Jayhawks did a quick about-face last week to hire Florida offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. The Tar Heels earlier turned to Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora.People close to Malzahn say he believes one factor played a role in each of those schools going in a different direction: the Kristi Malzahn video.Two days before Auburn lost at Arkansas in October, Malzahn's wife was the featured speaker at The Summit, a weekly luncheon hosted by Senior Pastor Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Springdale, Ark. In a videotaped question-and-answer session with Floyd, she made some controversial comments on various subjects.On now-suspended running back Mike Dyer: "He has a little bit of an attitude. He carries himself with a little confidence we have to kick around every now and then. But he's a great kid."On former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton: "He is cute. Pretty boy. I love him, but don't tell Gus."On college athletes: "If you've worked with 18- to 22-year-old individuals, most of the time they're not the most intelligent people out there anyway."There's nothing defamatory, and she's clearly trying to be funny in her comments on Newton, but those aren't the kind of remarks you usually hear from a coach's wife. Especially when her husband wants to impress schools in search of a head coach.A video of the session edited for maximum embarrassment hit YouTube weeks ago, just as the coaching carousel started to spin. That video since has been removed from most websites that featured it because of copyright claims from Cross Church, but it appears the damage may have been done.Sports agent John Phillips of the Breakthrough Sports Agency acknowledged Wednesday night that he put together the edited version that appeared on YouTube. Phillips earned his undergraduate and law degrees at Alabama."I made a parody video that went viral," Phillips said by text. "Mrs. Malzahn's interview speaks for itself. It's bananas. I am not in the business of making enemies out of coaches and meant no ill will. My dad went to Auburn."If the video bothered decision-makers at North Carolina and Kansas, why didn't it deter Arkansas State? ASU was different.Both Gus and Kristi Malzahn are Arkansas natives. As a long-time high school coach in the state, he helped change the game there with his Hurry-Up, No-Huddle offense. He knows the state and the state knows him. Witness the way he was greeted Wednesday like a returning hero at his introductory press conference."He'll be treated like royalty here," said Arkansas State basketball coach John Brady. Malzahn had inside help to get the job. The ASU coach who left for Ole Miss to create the opening, Hugh Freeze, is a confidant. Freeze helped bring the two sides together. The ASU AD, Dr. Dean Lee, taught Malzahn in class at Henderson (Ark.) State.That explains why Arkansas State wanted Malzahn. But why would he leave the SEC for the Sun Belt?At Auburn, there's been a disconnect this season between him and head coach Gene Chizik, a feeling of frustration at Chizik's increased involvement in the offense.At Arkansas State, there's an offensive system already in place very similar to Malzahn's. There's a team that just finished 10-2 overall and 8-0 to win the Sun Belt and earn a bid to the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, a team that returns a number of key players, including conference player of the year Ryan Aplin at quarterback.There's also a house next to Brady's on a golf course at RidgePointe Country Club, though Malzahn's not a golfer, and the opportunity to win right away while learning on the job in relative seclusion.It may look like Siberia to SEC snobs, but for a man whose passion is coaching ball, for an assistant driven to become a head coach who found that bigger schools weren't lining up with offers, Arkansas State could be exactly what Malzahn called it Wednesday."The right place at the right time."
Can someone explain to me why, if Auburn is insignificant little brother, bammers are constantly worried enough about us to maintain a relentless onslaught of attacks designed to damage, and break our school and football program?
Also not surprising is what a bag of douche this guy is.http://mybtsa.com/BTSA/Welcome.html
2nd pic is gay as gay gets.
Thats champyanchip all day. He is obviously in game shape ready to take snaps under center. He wants the quick slant but the D is getting deep penetration.
I've heard that name before now...I'm thinking he was the guy that was connected with Andre Smith, before Smith left uat.
The one making deposits at the bank on Greensboro Avenue once a week?
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