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Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:52 pm to ChexMix
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Not shocked by this, but it does signal a dip in perception by the media. Gus, with all of his faults, still got the benefit of the doubt when it came to preseason rankings.
Not sure that's really the case. With a new staff, new systems, etc., it shouldn't be a surprise.
We weren't ranked in the preseason in 2013 either. Not even in "others receiving votes."
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Posted on 8/16/21 at 12:58 pm to CharlieTiger
quote:review the preseason rankings during Gus's tenor and the final results and you will see that it is the case.
Not sure that's really the case
Gus's first year was following a 3-9 season. No reason to be ranked.
Last year we finished with a better record than LSU, beat the shite out of LSU, and yet theyre ranked 16th and were not.
ie: if Gus were still coach, we would be ranked in the top 25. Easily.
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:11 pm to ChexMix
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ie: if Gus were still coach, we would be ranked in the top 25. Easily.
That might be true but I don’t know that we’d be ranked 25 because of Gus. We’d maybe be ranked there because we aren’t installing a new offense, defense, and have 10 transfers (in and out) because of it
No real way to know but it’s not as clean of an example as it’s being made out to be. Regardless, I’m not sure the difference between 5 spots is significant enough to indicate anything. As usual with most things in life, it’s a blend of a lot of things. Just my opinion
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:22 pm to TheJones
Most of Gus' tenure we came in 7-8 spots overrated it seemed to me. We also got the benefit of the doubt when we did win big games and get big bumps as well. As much as we hated him the national guys loved him.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:27 pm to TheJones
quote:Interesting way to say that Chex is probably right but i really dont want him to be
That might be true but I don’t know that we’d be ranked 25 because of Gus. We’d maybe be ranked there because we aren’t installing a new offense, defense, and have 10 transfers (in and out) because of it
No real way to know but it’s not as clean of an example as it’s being made out to be. Regardless, I’m not sure the difference between 5 spots is significant enough to indicate anything. As usual with most things in life, it’s a blend of a lot of things. Just my opinion
quote:Being ranked and unranked is a difference, maybe not significant given where we would be placed in the top 25 with Gus, but noteworthy nonetheless.
Regardless, I’m not sure the difference between 5 spots is significant enough to indicate anything
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:29 pm to ChexMix
I didn’t say you were wrong. If anything, the opposite. Just dialing in the reasoning which is more interesting to me.
Like I said, nuance is often lost
Like I said, nuance is often lost
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:40 pm to TheJones
quote:On some, not all
didn’t say you were wrong. If anything, the opposite. Just dialing in the reasoning which is more interesting to me.
Like I said, nuance is often lost
Posted on 8/16/21 at 1:53 pm to ChexMix
might try to make it to the open practice
haven't been to auburn for any reason since we beat down Arkansas 56-3
man I can't believe googling that to find the exact score that it was 5 years ago
got a 2 year old who would enjoy the pre practice festivities
haven't been to auburn for any reason since we beat down Arkansas 56-3
man I can't believe googling that to find the exact score that it was 5 years ago
got a 2 year old who would enjoy the pre practice festivities
Posted on 8/16/21 at 8:17 pm to beaver
Sounds like Hunter being a no show the other night is a non-story, according to Hoke.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 9:01 pm to bawbarn
quote:Can someone give more details?
Open Practice Aug. 28
ETA: I now see Jones’ post. Cool.
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 8/16/21 at 9:02 pm to TheJones
Didn’t see any rumors, just a lot of panic.
Posted on 8/16/21 at 9:26 pm to TTsTowel
Piecing together stuff from various outlets makes it sound like Hunter and Troxell were isolating from COVID exposure and missed the scrimmage.
This post was edited on 8/16/21 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 8/16/21 at 9:43 pm to AUEE13
If Trox was out and Council at RT for the first time then no wonder the OL was a shitshow in the first scrimmage
Posted on 8/17/21 at 1:28 pm to CorchJay
Posted on 8/17/21 at 5:34 pm to ChexMix
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Gus's tenor
Always struck me as an alto guy, but what do I know
Posted on 8/17/21 at 5:37 pm to TailbackU
Nah he’s much more of a baritone with his booming voice.
Posted on 8/17/21 at 5:50 pm to TailbackU
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Always struck me as an alto guy, but what do I know
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