Excerpts from CGC interview on Scott VanPelt's show
CGC claims to know how to recruit the state, and that is why he was hired...
Minimum requirements for success - JJ gave him none! Championships are the expectation - that was implied. he says he has been in Auburn, been in SEC, understands the league and that someone with no SEC experience would not do well... (URBAN MYER ANYONE?) he and Jay Jackoff talked about their mutual vision for moving program forward.
His reaction to the Internet implosion: there will always be a segment of the fanbase that will be for a coaching hire, some against it... Auburn fans are passionate fans that love auburn - he can't control all that -he came back because he loved Auburn (WTF??) He is gonna work hard and keep his head down. We ahve to work hard and we have to win - but he is just glad to be here...
He knows he is the right guy for the job - it would be hard if the coach had never been here. He knows the ins & outs of Auburn and the SEC - knows how to recruit this part of country - he has a passion for AU - he had a lot of success as dc - he understands the job and the people in Auburn
SVP asked what about the failure as HC at ISU? What will work at AU that did not work at ISU? he said he went in knowing there were challenges at ISU - he and staff laid down a plan, a solid foundation - he thought it would be succcessful - knew it would not be overnight - he only had one year of his recruits - felt good about the direction of the class - he had lots of freshmen playing last year - laid good foundation - he said he did not plan on only staying 2 yrs - QUOTE "WHEN I TAKE A JOB, I TAKE IT FOR LIFE..." (BULLSHIT!) He thinks the numbers are certainly not favorable but do not reflect what he felt really was happening - it was two great years (WTF??) and that he would not change anything about the way he did things. he learned a lot - and (MY FAVORITE QUOTE) "It is what it is..."... !!!!!!!!!!!!
SVP asked if there was a timetable to get AU back to expectations - how fast can taht happen? CGC was honest - knew it was best conf in CFB, blah blah, but that he had no chance to watch any film, had not met any players other than that 20 min meting - did not see Auburn play last year - so no idea what he has to work with, and no good answer for when we can expect to get out of the gutter that the fuckstick Jay Jacobs got us into.
He ended it with a War Eagle...
SVP made an obvious observation after - CGC had better win sooner than later - if 85-40 gets a guy fired, then CGC's timetable better be on fast track...
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