Recent Comments

I think that we are resting how bad auburn was offensively later year squarely on his shoulders, when I believe that Chizik had a lot to do with it. Hopefully he gets back to his teachings from Carr and Meyer and runs a more pro-offense. In my personal opinion Auburn had the personnel to run the spread (like they previously did under Malzone) and therefore he called plays that he wouldn't normally of called because of it.

The guy that coached the guys that caught all of Luck's passes? Might not be terrible, if anything comes of it.

Does our playcaller have to be in the booth? I would prefer the QB coach to be on the sidelines.

that was an all time crowd that night, in an absolute hurricane. i wonder if the rain amplifies the noise because miami 09 seemed especially loud to me as well.

and yeah, it was a quiet walk back to the truck that night. once it got quiet i realized my ears were ringing.

This was kind of a given that he wouldn't leave, just have a new title. I've seen him with recruits and that is what he is best at.

I'm just glad for some type of change, and this hire has potential to be good. What about the rest of the staff?

Change is good - especially when it's long overdue.
As pointed out by Joe in the post, there are some eerie similarities re: multiple offenses, lack of identity, etc.

I like the SEC pedigree and potential for recruiting.
But part of me feels like we're pulling off an O'Cainspring mask and discovering another O'Cainspring mask underneath.

Too Debbie Downer-ish?

Assuming Grimes is coming with him, I put together the same Sacks Allowed and Tackles for Loss Allowed by his offensive lines since 06 against VT's as I did for Adkins over the weekend. Somewhat of a mixed bag - those last two years at Auburn were ugly with a capital 'U'. Maybe it was just that toxic down on The Plains?

Sacks Allowed
BYU
2006 - 17 total (1.31/game) - 14th nationally

Colorado
2007 - 18 total (1.39/game) - 29th nationally
2008 - 28 total (2.33/game) - 86th nationally

Auburn
2009 - 21 total (1.62/game) - 49th nationally
2010 - 23 total (1.64/game) - 53rd nationally
2011 - 32 total (2.46/game) - 95th nationally
2012 - 37 total (3.08/game) - 107th nationally

Sacks Allowed
Virginia Tech
2006 - 29 total (2.23/game) - 77th nationally
2007 - 51 total (3.64/game) - 116th nationally
2008 - 38 total (2.71/game) - 114th nationally
2009 - 31 total (2.39/game) - 91st nationally
2010 - 34 total (2.43/game) - 99th nationally
2011 - 17 total (1.21/game) - 24th nationally
2012 - 25 total (1.92/game) - 63rd nationally

Tackles for Loss Allowed
BYU
2006 - 54 total (4.15/game) - 8th nationally

Colorado
2007 - 74 total (5.69/game) - 61st nationally
2008 - 71 total (5.92/game) - 67th nationally

Auburn
2009 - 78 total (6.00/game) - 77th nationally
2010 - 74 total (5.29/game) - 65th nationally
2011 - 97 total (7.46/game) - 115th nationally
2012 - 93 total (7.75/game) - 116th nationally

Tackles for Loss Allowed
Virginia Tech
2006 - 79 total (6.08/game) - 77th nationally
2007 - 107 total (7.64/game) - 117 nationally
2008 - 93 total (6.64/game) - 116th nationally
2009 - 85 total (6.54/game) - 95th nationally
2010 - 90 total (6.43/game) - 107th nationally
2011 - 91 total (6.50/game) - 111th nationally
2012 - 85 total (6.54/game) - 104th nationally

Saw Beamer, Stiney, Loeffler, plus 1 more at Burg restaurant today having a pleasant lunch. This is not a confirmation in any way.

But they are using Feldman as their source, which doesn't confirm him as correct.

Pages