Comments on: The First Look – Bye Week http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/ A place for Auburn talk and banter. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The WarBlogler http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-127 The WarBlogler Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:43:56 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-127 There were three reasons for hiring Franklin: he ran the spread, he was local, so he knew the recruits, and he was in charge of a Troy offense that scored 30+ points against Florida and Georgia. That's it. There were three reasons for hiring Franklin: he ran the spread, he was local, so he knew the recruits, and he was in charge of a Troy offense that scored 30+ points against Florida and Georgia. That’s it.

]]> By: thebradnetwork http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-126 thebradnetwork Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-126 Doesn't matter if the previous 5 OCs were fired, left, or demoted they obviously wernt right for the job. I believe that it all boils down to someone didn't to there homework. I was chatting with someone today and asked there opinion of on Franklin and they said it was a mistake to higher him in the first place. He was an easy pick and he wasn't able to get any other jobs other than working with troy and his "Tony Franklin Spread" wasn't anything but a bunch of hype. Also if you have time to right a book...you obviously have a lot of extra time on your hand. Second and the most important reason why i think Franklin need to go is because of his dynamic and the energy that he brought to the team. Lets look at Auburn for a second...we graduate our players and we have classy players (the warblogler will agree with this) unlike Alabama. By just looking at that it shows you what kind of staff Tuberville has...a staff of morals and values. From what I understand Franklin was a in your face cursing coach and very critical (obviously because he had some players that wanted his neck). Now that type of behavior is uncalled for by a supposed "leader" of our team and that dynamic totally would conflict with auburn. Auburn needs to do its homework this time...we need a good solid individual who has some class and is proven to work. Doesn’t matter if the previous 5 OCs were fired, left, or demoted they obviously wernt right for the job. I believe that it all boils down to someone didn’t to there homework. I was chatting with someone today and asked there opinion of on Franklin and they said it was a mistake to higher him in the first place. He was an easy pick and he wasn’t able to get any other jobs other than working with troy and his “Tony Franklin Spread” wasn’t anything but a bunch of hype. Also if you have time to right a book…you obviously have a lot of extra time on your hand. Second and the most important reason why i think Franklin need to go is because of his dynamic and the energy that he brought to the team. Lets look at Auburn for a second…we graduate our players and we have classy players (the warblogler will agree with this) unlike Alabama. By just looking at that it shows you what kind of staff Tuberville has…a staff of morals and values. From what I understand Franklin was a in your face cursing coach and very critical (obviously because he had some players that wanted his neck). Now that type of behavior is uncalled for by a supposed “leader” of our team and that dynamic totally would conflict with auburn. Auburn needs to do its homework this time…we need a good solid individual who has some class and is proven to work.

]]> By: jacktherabbit http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-125 jacktherabbit Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:02:54 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-125 I think Tuberville's decision to move to the spread was bold and right. To think that the spread doesn't work shows a complete ignorance of the game. However, I believe if Auburn wants to run the spread it needs to be more physical than what Franklin was trying to do. I seem to remember hearing his philosophy was that he would set up the run by passing. Not here. We just need to find what works for us. I just hope Tubby keeps his promise and doesn't force a 2nd identity crisis. I think Tuberville’s decision to move to the spread was bold and right. To think that the spread doesn’t work shows a complete ignorance of the game. However, I believe if Auburn wants to run the spread it needs to be more physical than what Franklin was trying to do. I seem to remember hearing his philosophy was that he would set up the run by passing. Not here. We just need to find what works for us. I just hope Tubby keeps his promise and doesn’t force a 2nd identity crisis.

]]> By: The WarBlogler http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-124 The WarBlogler Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:48:39 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-124 I don't think Todd is in the equation anymore, that is obvious. He was put in the last game because Burns wasn't performing well anyway. Plus of those 5 OC's two left and one was simply demoted back down to a position coach where he was before. Only two have been fired. It's not simply a case of Tuberville growing tired of the OC's. Auburn has been a running team forever. Changing to the spread, is not "reinventing the wheel every few years". I don’t think Todd is in the equation anymore, that is obvious. He was put in the last game because Burns wasn’t performing well anyway.
Plus of those 5 OC’s two left and one was simply demoted back down to a position coach where he was before. Only two have been fired. It’s not simply a case of Tuberville growing tired of the OC’s. Auburn has been a running team forever. Changing to the spread, is not “reinventing the wheel every few years”.

]]> By: thebradnetwork http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-123 thebradnetwork Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:09:39 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-123 I am in a totally agree with jacktherabbit. Auburn has had 5 Offensive Coordinators in the 8 years Tubbs has been at Auburn. Either he has a bad case of ADD or they all just suck in his opinion. But quit frankly i don't think that some of our prior OCs could have been that bad since we went undefended in 2004 and other than that i dont remember losing more than 3 games for the other years he has been around. I just don't understand why you have a 5 star recruit that is sitting on the side lines while the guy on the field (Chris Todd) who cant cut it in Junior College and sure as the sun is bright cant cut it at a heavy contending SEC school. Todds junior college record speaks for its self... 2-6 ( The proof to back it up: http://www.hutchcc.edu/dragons/redsite/Football/redfbschedulepage.htm ) Given Kodi is young but he needs experience and what better time than in an off year. Auburn needs to get in gear and they need to stick with what works...spread offense isn't gonna work for us. Its like the blind leading the blind...Tubbs what it is but obviously doesn't know how to make it work. They need to stick with one thing and prefect it...you cant reinvent the wheel every few years just to mix it up. I am in a totally agree with jacktherabbit. Auburn has had 5 Offensive Coordinators in the 8 years Tubbs has been at Auburn. Either he has a bad case of ADD or they all just suck in his opinion. But quit frankly i don’t think that some of our prior OCs could have been that bad since we went undefended in 2004 and other than that i dont remember losing more than 3 games for the other years he has been around. I just don’t understand why you have a 5 star recruit that is sitting on the side lines while the guy on the field (Chris Todd) who cant cut it in Junior College and sure as the sun is bright cant cut it at a heavy contending SEC school. Todds junior college record speaks for its self… 2-6 ( The proof to back it up: http://www.hutchcc.edu/dragons/redsite/Football/redfbschedulepage.htm ) Given Kodi is young but he needs experience and what better time than in an off year. Auburn needs to get in gear and they need to stick with what works…spread offense isn’t gonna work for us. Its like the blind leading the blind…Tubbs what it is but obviously doesn’t know how to make it work. They need to stick with one thing and prefect it…you cant reinvent the wheel every few years just to mix it up.

]]> By: jacktherabbit http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/14/football/bye-week-preview/#comment-122 jacktherabbit Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:11:55 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=300#comment-122 "If we fail to get adequate personnel into the offensive coaching position then that’s when I believe it’s time to start looking at the head of the team." The head coaching needs to change if he can't put the right offensive coaches in charge. I think that goes for any coach anywhere. If you saw this as me coming after Tuberville then you misread what was written. “If we fail to get adequate personnel into the offensive coaching position then that’s when I believe it’s time to start looking at the head of the team.”

The head coaching needs to change if he can’t put the right offensive coaches in charge. I think that goes for any coach anywhere.

If you saw this as me coming after Tuberville then you misread what was written.

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