Stidham

[archdawg]

Long time reader, but first post here.

I am a lone Dawg in an office full of Auburn grads. I have seen several reports of Stidham struggling in AU's first scrimmage. Won't link articles since one comes from SDS and the other from AL.com (which I am not a big fan of...) All those not hopping on the hype train yet may be on to something....There are reports that White may still win the starting job.

I, for one, would love to see some struggles from them cause it just makes work a little more enjoyable.

[TrapGame]

I read that article too. It sounded like Gus was pretty disappointed in Stidham. He was expecting a lot more out of him. If he doesn't live up to the hype they are an 8-4 team.

[Dallas_Dawg]

If they go 8-4 and lose to Bama, I bet Gus is gone

[Dawg61]

I like this but it doesn't matter much when Pettway runs the ball straight up are arse 40 times in a row

[Hasu Dackds]

If I'm Arkansas, and this happens, I'm firing Tub of Lard and hiring Gus pronto.

[TrapGame]

I like this but it doesn't matter much when Pettway runs the ball straight up are arse 40 times in a row

Love the GIF by the way..


They have a couple of WRs that are reportedly freaks of nature. So, with Pettway's solid running and Stidham just throwing the ball in the general vicinity of the mutant WRs they'll be alright.

[Ari Gold]

I like this but it doesn't matter much when Pettway runs the ball straight up are arse 40 times in a row

Becasue last year and this year are the same for us on defense.

[Jack Lambert]

He's a thrower. You need to be both a thrower and runner in that system. Plus he is going up against Auburn defense and there's probably no defense in the big 12 as good as Auburn's defense.

[msstate7]

Did Baylor ever have an ineffective qb under briles?

[Johnson85]

If they go 8-4 and lose to Bama, I bet Gus is gone

Possibly. Looking at their schedule it looks like they'd be a 9-3 team without improvement from last year.

[LockeDawg]

If they go 8-4 and lose to Bama, I bet Gus is gone

Nah, if they go 8-4 and lose to UGA then Gus is gone. They'll let a loss to Saban slide, as only 2 current SEC coaches have ever beat him (Sumlin '12/Malzhan '13.)

[Powersaw]

Always liked Malzahn's offense, but his QB recruiting has been very mediocre throughout both tenures at AU. Cam is the obvious outlier. Nick Marshall was a converted CB who was great as a JR, average as a SR. Chris Todd was pretty decent, but he was inherited. The rest? Kiehl Frazier (bust), Kodi Burns (meh), Jeremy Johnson (bust), Sean White (meh). Stidham may end up being a stud, but he's getting way too much credit right now based on a thin resume'.

[Saltydog]

NT

[Turfdawg67]

I like this but it doesn't matter much when Pettway runs the ball straight up are arse 40 times in a row

Jeez Negative Nelly... that was last year. Get over it... our newly improved Grantham D is gonna stuff that arse this year. Figuratively... oh course

[Johnson85]

Nah, if they go 8-4 and lose to UGA then Gus is gone. They'll let a loss to Saban slide, as only 2 current SEC coaches have ever beat him (Sumlin '12/Malzhan '13.)

Where is the fourth loss coming from that they would forgive? Clemson, UGA, and Bama I think are all understandable losses from teh viewpoint of Auburn fans.

If Gus loses to LSU, A&M, MSU, or Arkansas to get a fourth loss, his seat will be on fire. Not sure it should be, but if he keeps his job, it will only be because cooler heads prevail about their chances of finding a better coach wanting to be judged against Saban every year, while also looking at the reality that LSU has a questionable coach, Sumlin is probably on his last legs, and Bert hasn't been able to get Arkansas over the hump, and MSU is one year away from a 5-7 season, and UM is imploding. Second in the West could be easier to get to in quite some time after this year.

[TrapGame]

Where is the fourth loss coming from that they would forgive? Clemson, UGA, and Bama I think are all understandable losses from teh viewpoint of Auburn fans.

If Gus loses to LSU, A&M, MSU, or Arkansas to get a fourth loss, his seat will be on fire. Not sure it should be, but if he keeps his job, it will only be because cooler heads prevail about their chances of finding a better coach wanting to be judged against Saban every year, while also looking at the reality that LSU has a questionable coach, Sumlin is probably on his last legs, and Bert hasn't been able to get Arkansas over the hump, and MSU is one year away from a 5-7 season, and UM is imploding. Second in the West could be easier to get to in quite some time after this year.

If we go into Jordan-Hare and somehow beat them this year then Gus is a fired coach walking from that moment on.

[QuadrupleOption]

Long time reader, but first post here.

I am a lone Dawg in an office full of Auburn grads. I have seen several reports of Stidham struggling in AU's first scrimmage. Won't link articles since one comes from SDS and the other from AL.com (which I am not a big fan of...) All those not hopping on the hype train yet may be on to something....There are reports that White may still win the starting job.

I, for one, would love to see some struggles from them cause it just makes work a little more enjoyable.

I've not seen anything over Malzahn's tenure that tells me he's any good at developing QBs. This is why I'm just not buying the Stidham hype until I see it on the field.

[Dawg-gone-dawgs]

If we are putting stock in scrimmage performances, Fitz is in for a loooonnnnng year.

[Dawg61]

Becasue last year and this year are the same for us on defense.

Jeez Negative Nelly... that was last year. Get over it... our newly improved Grantham D is gonna stuff that arse this year. Figuratively... oh course

How easily you forget how frustrating that game was last year vs Pettway. We couldn't stop him if we loaded 11 in the box. Until Mullen & Grantham prove they can stop Pettway running straight up the middle whoever plays QB doesn't matter.

[Token Bammer]

Stidham is just the latest in the long line of preseason Hypesman trophy winners for *u. They do this to themselves every year. By "they" I mean the barn u writers and coaches (especially Gus) themselves. They pump their preseason hype machine so much that meeting expectations becomes nearly impossible. I rather enjoy it, personally.

AU is a historic eight win program that believes they are a ten win program. They try so hard to get attention they set themselves up for failure. Nearly everytime the booger eaters are expected to do something legitimate they fail, hard. It's when *u has zero expectations you need to watch out for the turds.