TexasExes98
Well-Known Member
Sounds like a player development problem.
Not at all. Mack is one of the top 5 winningest coaches in the BCS era. Plain and simple, some of these guys just can't adjust to playing D1 ball. Happens everywhere.
Sounds like a player development problem.
Yeah, I here you. We'll agree to disagree. For my SEC sleeper, I'm going with AU. The last time Malzahn was running the AU offense, he raped through the SEC defenses with ease. With him as HC, I think AU might actually get back to winning 8-9 games this year. They have 4 cupcakes in OOC (all at home), then I see them beating Arky, Mrs State, Ole Miss & Tennessee and then possibly wining their bowl game. Hell, they only play 4 road games, the schedule is in their favor.
-Sounds like a player development problem.
Yeah, but out of those top recruiting classes, maybe 3-5 guys actually pan out and live up to the hype.
Vandy,......Franklin kicks ass. Top 15.
Here's a sleeper, I actually think Penn State will cause some damage this year. They play most of the big names in the big ten this year (Neb, Wisc, OSU and Mich) and I think they could easily take out a couple of them. They could ruin the big ten title hopes of a team or two.
I'm gonna go with Auburn, and believe me I fucking hate saying that, but I believe they will be much improved this year.
Chizik was a very shitty head coach, the guy had players out of position, unconditioned, and just very badly coached. And talent is NOT the problem at Auburn, they just need coaching. I believe this new coaching staff will have the players in their correct positions, they will have them properly conditioned, and they will have them doing literally everything better than they did it last season.
I'm not gonna sit here and predict Auburn to go from 3-9 to winning 10 games, because they have to play Alabama, LSU, UGA, and A&M, pretty close to 4 guaranteed losses, but I believe they will be much improved and make a bowl game.
AU never raped defenses with ease, and the only time Malzahn had good offenses is when he had elite QB's that just about anyone could have done well with.
2010 was not his last year, 2011 was. But in 2010, the final scores of games they won:
Mississippi St - 3 point win, 17-14
Clemson - 3 point win, 27-24
Kentucky - 3 point win, 37-34
LSU - 7 point win, 24-17
Alabama - 1 point win, 28-27
Oregon - 3 point win, 22-19
In 2011, after Cam, they went 8-5.
Lost to Clemson 24-28
Lost to Arkansas 14-38
Lost to LSU 10-45
Lost to Georgia 7-45
Lost to Alabama 14-42
They were horrible.
Oh, and in 2009? Basically the same thing, but a little better. 8-5. 23,14,10,24,21 is how many points they scored in their losses.
You call that raping SEC defenses with ease?
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Let me know when Auburn is second best in the state of Bama again
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Let me know when Auburn is second best in the state of Bama again
Mack Brown > Bo Pelini