Malzahn to Arkansas State as HC.....

[Orpheus]

Wanted to go home I guess. Thank you cards will be flowing from Jonesboro to Oxford......

http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2011/12/arkansas-state-red-wolves-to-name.html?m=1

 

[Orpheus]

Wanted to go home I guess. Thank you cards will be flowing from Jonesboro to Oxford......

http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2011/12/arkansas-state-red-wolves-to-name.html?m=1

 

[Goat Grindin]

I'm not that lucky.

 

[Mack Rebennack]

asdf

 

[patdog]

nm

 

[Shmuley]

Wonder what's up or about to come down?

 

[Orpheus]

nm

 

[aTotal360]

nm

 

[ckDOG]

http://twitter.com/#!/AStateNation

WTF

 

[DawgNsuds]

C'est la vie

 

[Shmuley]

Still your point is well taken. ASU will be a huge pay cut.

 

[fishwater99]

Nm

 

[ckDOG]

There's just no way.

 

[dawgstudent]

that's my only guess.

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

I think that would be awesome......"my daughter looks bettern yur daughter"

 

[Orpheus]

Nm

Governor of Arkansas is a huge ASU fan and rumor is that he was instrumental in putting this deal with Malzahn together. Money wasn't motivation. My guess is he just wanted to come back to his home state.

 

[8dog]

Off year + Batshit crazy youtube= Markedly Lower Interest

 

[aTotal360]

[No message]

 

[BogeyGolfer.sixpack]

after turning down Vandy. Maybe the big money guys at Auburn weren't happy with the second half of the season and the poor offensive performance.

 

[mcdawg22]

Nm

 

[birdawg]

Involved, right? Why the 17 else would he do that. Did OM give him a serious look?

 

[LAConfidential]

Just a guess, but the guy is 46, which means he probably has about 20 years in the AR retirement system for state employees. If he gets a 5 year contract for $750K then he will get half of that for the rest of his life at retirement. Just a thought but do the math and I'd leave West GA as well.

 

[Orpheus]

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/12/gus_malzahn_leaving_auburn_to.html

 

[Goat Grindin]

I can't wait to beat them down next year in Starkville.

 

[jackstefano]

Nm

Money wasn't motivation. My guess is he just wanted to come back to his home state.

Oh I can believe that. There are dozens of examples of guys who are coaching at the highest level of college football who, suddenly, say "ef this, I want to take a gigantic pay cut and go home to coach a second rate program where I'll never achieve anything of substance."

 

[BogeyGolfer.sixpack]

to me Trotter is the best QB on their roster and since they've benched him and played Moseley and Frazier they haven't been the same offensively but that may have been Chizik's decision. </p>

 

[Orpheus]

Nm

Money wasn't motivation. My guess is he just wanted to come back to his home state.

Oh I can believe that. There are dozens of examples of guys who are coaching at the highest level of college football who, suddenly, say "ef this, I want to take a gigantic pay cut and go home to coach a second rate program where I'll never achieve anything of substance."

Don't underestimate all the abuse his wife took over that video as having had an impact on this decision. He wouldn't be the first person to put certain priorities like family ahead of his professional motivations.

 

[SLUdog]

still bothered I bought the BS at the beginning of the season.

 

[trumaroon]

I wonder if this will kick start the "100% chance we beat Auburn next year" post again.

 

[jackstefano]

Like Roof, he was asked to leave. I think his system will work well in the Sunbelt. It's just not well-suited for the speed of the SEC unless you've got freak athletes (see: 2010).

 

[Orpheus]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7350900/source-arkansas-state-indians-hire-gus-malzahn-auburn-tigers-football-coach

 

[Sutterkane]

holy **** that is good news.