Haters gonna hate and trollers gonna troll, but I am excited to see the Knights drop the spring football roster tomorrow. UCF rises or falls on Malzahn's leadership. Gus turned over his coaching staff. He brought back a lot of familiar faces. I also love what Gus has done with the roster this offseason. KFC, Church's, Popeyes, Guthrie's, and Zaxby's may have a different take.
SEC Trigger Man: KJ Jefferson and his new hawgs may not be dining out at The Ravenous Pig ($1 to Bozo), but it is only because they are going to eat greedy every Saturday in the fall.
Change in Recruiting Philosophy?: Isaiah Paul, Corey Gammage, Fred Davis, and *potentially* Rian Davis aside, Gus has come a loooooong way from signing grad transfers the likes of Miami Ohio transfer Marshall Taylor, who couldn't fight he way out of a wet paper bag (https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2..._auburn_incidents_woman_teammate_sources.html), and Youngstown State transfer Zach Farrar, who had no business being at an SEC program https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/zach-farrar/14577 The 2024 transfers Gus is bringing in have legitimate NFL aspirations due to their size-speed combinations.
A Revisionist's History: Had the soon-to-come-to-fruition CFP format existed during Gus's tenure at Auburn, it is conceivable to argue that Gus would have made the CFP in 2013, 2017, 2019, and possibly even 2016*. That definitely changes the narrative on "four-loss" Gus.
NOTE: The SEC would have needed three guaranteed spots for Auburn to have had a shot at making the field in 2016.
SEC Trigger Man: KJ Jefferson and his new hawgs may not be dining out at The Ravenous Pig ($1 to Bozo), but it is only because they are going to eat greedy every Saturday in the fall.
Change in Recruiting Philosophy?: Isaiah Paul, Corey Gammage, Fred Davis, and *potentially* Rian Davis aside, Gus has come a loooooong way from signing grad transfers the likes of Miami Ohio transfer Marshall Taylor, who couldn't fight he way out of a wet paper bag (https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2..._auburn_incidents_woman_teammate_sources.html), and Youngstown State transfer Zach Farrar, who had no business being at an SEC program https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/zach-farrar/14577 The 2024 transfers Gus is bringing in have legitimate NFL aspirations due to their size-speed combinations.
A Revisionist's History: Had the soon-to-come-to-fruition CFP format existed during Gus's tenure at Auburn, it is conceivable to argue that Gus would have made the CFP in 2013, 2017, 2019, and possibly even 2016*. That definitely changes the narrative on "four-loss" Gus.
NOTE: The SEC would have needed three guaranteed spots for Auburn to have had a shot at making the field in 2016.
