Gus Malzahn Retiring

[TrapGame]

I know this broke on Monday but it hasn't been mentioned here yet.

I thought I'd make a post to allow some of our fans the opportunity to grieve in the their own way.

He's still young, barely 60.

[DownwardDawg]

Haha! Great post Trap!
Count me in the grieving group. Great coach. His offense was always my favorite, but it had to fit at certain places. I always thought he would do really well here. Similar offense as Mullen but a little better. And he's a much better play caller than Mullen. He beat Sabans ass about as much as anyone could hope for. Auburn has never been the same since dumping him and probably never will.
Ok, grieving process is over!! Thanks for the opportunity to get that out!!! Haha

[msudawglb]

a lot of Auburn fans (I live in Alabama) were ready for him to go.....now, they wish he was back. That's what a few years of Bucky will do to you. I always thought he was a pretty good coach.

[TrapGame]

I think Gus would have been the perfect fit right after Mullen left. Too bad the stars didn't line up on that one.

[EdwardDrayton]

He'll forever grin like an Auburn homer for the LARGE contribution they made to his retirement fund.

[Bothrops]

I know this broke on Monday but it hasn't been mentioned here yet.

I thought I'd make a post to allow some of our fans the opportunity to grieve in the their own way.

He's still young, barely 60.

Everything is different now, I wouldn't want to coach anymore either. Especially if I'd already made millions.

[coachnorm]

I would like to bring up the football doctrine of “FINDING ANSWERS” Simply, something that used to be new has been copied because football is a copy cat business. Once a new concept has been evolved, many learn it as a business practice to survive that business. This means that concepts have shelve lives and coaches excessively attached to certain concepts have shelve lives also. Gus Malzahn came up with something that served him well but that something got learned by the football profession, thus shelve life principle happened?

Football coaches have to renew their knowledge base in a timely manner to keep a step or two ahead of the coaching profession or they perish i.e. shelf life. This also means replacing cherished content that a coach is attached to with something new? Did Gus Malzahn have the mental energy to renew himself?

[Pancho]

He doesn't care about renewal anything. He made his money and is fine. All he did last season was exactly what he did in year one. the only thing that changed was the defenses he faced.