Derek Mason Leaves Auburn

[Em_Jae20]

Any chance CGC takes a look at adding him to the staff. I remember when he was a very hot commodity at Stanford and a lot of posters around here wanted us to give him a shot.

 

[bobongo]

If Tood is smart, he'll go after him, but I doubt he will. It's a great opportunity because few teams will be looking for a DC at this stage. It would be great to stoke fan interest and cure what ails us. Which means it won't happen, sadly.

 

[Ibeeballin]

OKie St

 

[croberts]

Yeah, we are not in the conversation for a guy who was making 1.5 million as DC at Auburn.

 

[bobongo]

Yeah, we are not in the conversation for a guy who was making 1.5 million as DC at Auburn.

Why not? If Geoff fails, it will cost us 7 million. Save a penny, waste a dollar.

 

[smokey_wasp]

Collins doesn't want a DC. His job is on the line and he is betting on his own defense, not someone else's. Consider he and Thacker Co-DCs for all intents and purposes.

 

[sgreer]

Why not? If Geoff fails, it will cost us 7 million. Save a penny, waste a dollar.

Exactly- spend the 7 million on something else’s besides a buyout- extra analysts etc. have donors start LLC for NIL instead of giving to the program

 

[bobongo]

Collins doesn't want a DC. His job is on the line and he is betting on his own defense, not someone else's. Consider he and Thacker Co-DCs for all intents and purposes.

I suspect that's what we've had for the last three years.

 

[smokey_wasp]

I suspect that's what we've had for the last three years.

Collins thinks the secondary coaching was to blame, not the scheme and play calling. I choose to believe and hope he is right.

 

[Buzztheirazz]

Can’t argue that our Secondary seemed to get worse and worse as time went on. So many guys running free.

 

[sgreer]

Collins thinks the secondary coaching was to blame, not the scheme and play calling. I choose to believe and hope he is right.

He is the captain and it’s his ship to save- I respect that and hope he succeeds.

 

[GTLorenzo]

Why do we need a DC? We’ve got one of the elite defensive coordinators in the country on our staff according to some people……

 

[bobongo]

Collins thinks the secondary coaching was to blame, not the scheme and play calling. I choose to believe and hope he is right.

I hope so too, but that raises the question of why three years slid by before anything got done about it.

 

[smokey_wasp]

I hope so too, but that raises the question of why three years slid by before anything got done about it.

Because everyone got a pass for year one and then they got another one because of covid. I also think Collins underestimated how much help he needed to build this thing and overestimated the patience he would get from the fans. I think these were mistakes. I hope the changes aren't too late.

 

[iceeater1969]

I hope so too, but that raises the question of why three years slid by before anything got done about it.

Even if we have a good year CgC, must demonstrate he can see and solve problems before they are its staring him in face.

 

[LongforDodd]

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[LongforDodd]

Why do we need a DC? We’ve got one of the elite defensive coordinators in the country on our staff according to some people……

GIAR.

 

[GTLorenzo]

GIAR.

Well, that’s what I heard. Not sure where that DC has been hiding the last three years, but that’s what a lot of people in college football think apparently.

 

[GTRambler]

Frankly, Collins is overrated as a defensive coach.

I don’t know what a lot of folks are smoking.

 

[bobongo]

Frankly, Collins is overrated as a defensive coach.

I don’t know what a lot of folks are smoking.

All I know is what I know, which is nothing. But there's a disconnect between what we've seen out of his defenses at Florida and Mississippi State and what we've seen here.
What we've seen so far here confirms your belief that he's overrated. I hope you're wrong, and I'm sure you do, too. But I suspect you're right.