Auburn Legacy 1
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Sure. If this board had a mod you and him would both be out of here.
I have a few takes. I am keeping it 💯 with this post. No spin. No troll.
Gus was the lowest paid coach until his extension was announced this season. He got it in the summer, and it was well deserved given his accomplishments his first two seasons. My only complaint is no raises for assistant coaches were included.
Outside of that...
UCF has underperformed this fall compared to expectations. Period. Gus is the head coach. He is responsible for every aspect of the program. Offense, defense, and special teams.
This idea that you cannot fire a coach after one bad season is silly. The NFL hires and fires coaches every Black Friday. The NFL could care less if a guy gets one game, one month, or one season.
The idea that you cannot fire a guy after reaching the conference championship game is also silly. Auburn fired Terry Bowden and Tennessee fired Phillip Fulmer after each led their teams to league title games. Both coaching changes led to losing seasons the following year. Tennessee did not recover until 2022. So the grass isn't always greener.
West Virginia is the one team I, and every other UCF fan, expected Gus to beat. A former Troy State coach should never beat a former Auburn coach.
UCF is not going to fire Gus. UCF never fires anybody. You have to go back a decade or two to find an instance where UCF fired a coach. But changes must be made.
What UCF needs to do is everything in its power to make Gus successful. If that means hiring more support staff, do it. If that means increasing the recruiting budget, do it. If that means bringing in a team general manager, do it. If that means firing and hiring assistant coaches, including coordinators (with or without Gus's consent), do it. If that means improving facilities, do it.
Gus will start winning or be replaced. Either way, the changes I mentioned will improve the UCF football program now and in the future.
EDIT: I do genuinely hate early kickoffs as the host team, and Gus can still somehow turn this thing around if the Good Lord wills it.
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Hello my fellow "Auburn alum." I was certainly glad to catch the final three plays of the Miss State game to see my Tigers in a rare victory formation and improve to 6-15 in the SEC since 'mediocre' Gus.
One last thing....
Gus went 38–27 in the SEC and was fired for not winning enough while Bruce Pearl is 84–78 in the SEC and got a contract for life.
Auburn locks up Pearl 'for life' with $50M deal
Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a new contract to remain on the Plains "for life." The eight-year deal through 2030 is worth $5.4 million per season, with a $250,000 annual escalator.
that comparison you just made says it all, thanks 👍🏼Hello my fellow "Auburn alum." I was certainly glad to catch the final three plays of the Miss State game to see my Tigers in a rare victory formation and improve to 6-15 in the SEC since 'mediocre' Gus.
One last thing....
Gus went 38–27 in the SEC and was fired for not winning enough while Bruce Pearl is 84–78 in the SEC and got a contract for life.
Auburn locks up Pearl 'for life' with $50M deal
Auburn men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a new contract to remain on the Plains "for life." The eight-year deal through 2030 is worth $5.4 million per season, with a $250,000 annual escalator.www.espn.com
UCF’s defense is 126th against the run giving up 208 YPG. Cincinnati’s run offense is #6 averaging 222 YPG. This will be a game won in the trenches. Do you concur?
