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pdiddy98_Oct 24, 12:57 PM

Regarding Drink and HC Search

I’m starting to lose interest in Drink as a HC candidate at Auburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think we could do a lot worse and if he’s hired I won’t at all be upset, but I’m not sure he’s the coach we need right now. We need a hard nosed, blue collar, fundamental coach or a coaching vet (Kiffin or Franklin) imo. I think he’s a solid coach, but he just wreaks of Gus 2.0. We will also have to pay him a ton of $$$$. The more I listen to Sumrall the more I like him. I think Sumrall just gets it and is a tailor made fit for Auburn. I love Key and think he’d be a grand slam hire, but not sure the timing will work and he may want to stay at his alma mater. I also think Rhett gets too much hell around here. He’s a good coach. My top guys are below: 1. Kiffin (Unlikely) 2. Brent Key (Probably unlikely?) 3. Franklin 4. Sumrall 5. Rhett Jet 6. Dilly Dilly 7. Fran Brown 8. Golesh
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Aubdavis1992

Oct 24, 12:59 PM

I'm close with you. I'd go 1. Kiffin (not happenin) 2A. Franklin 2B. Sumrall 4. Dillingham 5. Rhett 6. Key 7. Fran Brown
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AUMicBK

Oct 24, 1:00 PM

UF bud told me Vegas odds are now favoring Drink as getting their job
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Big Sexy for AU

Oct 24, 1:03 PM

Drink is the best recruiter out of himself, Sumrall and Key by a good margin. He also is a very good developer as he’s had good success putting guys on both sides of the ball in the NFL. Biggest thing with Drink is he’s never had the resources to land a high end QB. If he did we are probably talking about him much differently. What he has done with mid Mizzou QB’s has been impressive. I have a tier 1 and he’s in it. I would be fine with him or the others I have in that tier. (Franklin, Kiffin, Dillingham, and Key).
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Danny Pitts

Oct 24, 1:04 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
I’m starting to lose interest in Drink as a HC candidate at Auburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think we could do a lot worse and if he’s hired I won’t at all be upset, but I’m not sure he’s the coach we need right now. We need a hard nosed, blue collar, fundamental coach or a coaching vet (Kiffin or Franklin) imo. I think he’s a solid coach, but he just wreaks of Gus 2.0. We will also have to pay him a ton of $$$$. The more I listen to Sumrall the more I like him. I think Sumrall just gets it and is a tailor made fit for Auburn. I love Key and think he’d be a grand slam hire, but not sure the timing will work and he may want to stay at his alma mater. I also think Rhett gets too much hell around here. He’s a good coach. My top guys are below: 1. Kiffin (Unlikely) 2. Brent Key (Probably unlikely?) 3. Franklin 4. Sumrall 5. Rhett Jet 6. Dilly Dilly 7. Fran Brown 8. Golesh
1A. Brent Key 1B. Jon Sumrall 2A. Rhett Lashlee 2B. James Franklin 3. Kenny Dillingham 4. DJ Durkin 5. Alex Golesh Kiffin isn’t coming here, so I didn’t include him. I agree with you… I do not want Drinkwitz.
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pdiddy98_

Oct 24, 1:04 PM

Big Sexy for AU said:
Drink is the best recruiter out of himself, Sumrall and Key by a good margin. He also is a very good developer as he’s had good success putting guys on both sides of the ball in the NFL. Biggest thing with Drink is he’s never had the resources to land a high end QB. If he did we are probably talking about him much differently. What he has done with mid Mizzou QB’s has been impressive. I have a tier 1 and he’s in it. I would be fine with him or the others I have in that tier. (Franklin, Kiffin, Dillingham, and Key).
Can’t argue with that. He’s found a way to win at a program that doesn’t have the best location, resources, or infrastructure. He’s done a good job at Mizzou.
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au302a

Oct 24, 1:04 PM

Crazy how quickly people forget Saturday nights come Weds or so of the next week (not talking about you Diddy). I knew this would happen. Our boosters and new age Jaba fans would see Drink beat an awful Hew and would convince themselves he could be the next great thing here. Drink looked like absolute dog shit last Saturday (as he always does in “big” games). His sideline behavior was cringy/embarrassing. It would be the most Jaba thing of all time to finally convince ourselves we went “big game hunting” and make Drink a top 5 highest paid coach in the country. I’ll say this he would perfectly personify the new age Jaba and new age soft AU program.
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Coach_K256_

Oct 24, 1:05 PM

I think people saw the audition they needed with Drink in JHS and he slid down the board for fans after that. You’re exactly right on the mold that is needed and he doesn’t fit it.
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Mandingo Warrior

Oct 24, 1:06 PM

I’m with you brother and it also took him to year 4 to be competitive
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Big Sexy for AU

Oct 24, 1:08 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
Can’t argue with that. He’s found a way to win at a program that doesn’t have the best location, resources, or infrastructure. He’s done a good job at Mizzou.
I would say the Gus comparison isn’t really fair either. He’s built offenses around his play makers each year and that is what I love. It was heavy to Cody Schader and Luther Burden a couple years ago and now it’s heavy to Hardy. Drink isn’t trying to fit the round pegs into square holes like Gus and Freeze.
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AUSamurai

Oct 24, 1:08 PM

Aubdavis1992 said:
I'm close with you. I'd go 1. Kiffin (not happenin) 2A. Franklin 2B. Sumrall 4. Dillingham 5. Rhett 6. Key 7. Fran Brown
Flip Key & Rhett and swap Brown for Golish & that's my list.
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Wareagleinsider

Oct 24, 1:09 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
I’m starting to lose interest in Drink as a HC candidate at Auburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think we could do a lot worse and if he’s hired I won’t at all be upset, but I’m not sure he’s the coach we need right now. We need a hard nosed, blue collar, fundamental coach or a coaching vet (Kiffin or Franklin) imo. I think he’s a solid coach, but he just wreaks of Gus 2.0. We will also have to pay him a ton of $$$$. The more I listen to Sumrall the more I like him. I think Sumrall just gets it and is a tailor made fit for Auburn. I love Key and think he’d be a grand slam hire, but not sure the timing will work and he may want to stay at his alma mater. I also think Rhett gets too much hell around here. He’s a good coach. My top guys are below: 1. Kiffin (Unlikely) 2. Brent Key (Probably unlikely?) 3. Franklin 4. Sumrall 5. Rhett Jet 6. Dilly Dilly 7. Fran Brown 8. Golesh
I’d have Fran Brown at 5 and Rhett at 7 but other than that my list and yours are the exact same. Really the top 5 with brown at 5 are my only real wants.
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Hegarmp

Oct 24, 1:09 PM

1a. Brent Key 1B. Jon Sumrall That is the list. Break the mold of Auburn connection and go get a no nonsense football coach. *breaking the mold does not count if coach is a potato
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ZMoneyNC

Oct 24, 1:11 PM

Big Sexy for AU said:
Drink is the best recruiter out of himself, Sumrall and Key by a good margin. He also is a very good developer as he’s had good success putting guys on both sides of the ball in the NFL. Biggest thing with Drink is he’s never had the resources to land a high end QB. If he did we are probably talking about him much differently. What he has done with mid Mizzou QB’s has been impressive. I have a tier 1 and he’s in it. I would be fine with him or the others I have in that tier. (Franklin, Kiffin, Dillingham, and Key).
never had the resources? Missouri was one of the first (if not the first) state to pass NIL legislation to help Mizzou recruit HS kids better. They also spend more than we do on recruiting and NIL, they have the resources.
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Freezes 5 Iron

Oct 24, 1:11 PM

1. A&B This is who you’ll get and you’ll like it Image Image
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Denny1034

Oct 24, 1:12 PM

Hegarmp said:
1a. Brent Key 2b. Jon Sumrall That is the list. Break the mold of Auburn connection and go get a no nonsense football coach. *breaking the mold does not count if coach is a potato
This. We gotta stop with the long lists. These are the two names and it should go no further. Lock up one and let’s roll
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pdiddy98_

Oct 24, 1:13 PM

Hegarmp said:
1a. Brent Key 1B. Jon Sumrall That is the list. Break the mold of Auburn connection and go get a no nonsense football coach. *breaking the mold does not count if coach is a potato
Like that list
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pdiddy98_

Oct 24, 1:14 PM

Mandingo Warrior said:
I’m with you brother and it also took him to year 4 to be competitive
What’s your list look like brAUther?
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DrMantisTobogganMD

Oct 24, 1:14 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
I’m starting to lose interest in Drink as a HC candidate at Auburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think we could do a lot worse and if he’s hired I won’t at all be upset, but I’m not sure he’s the coach we need right now. We need a hard nosed, blue collar, fundamental coach or a coaching vet (Kiffin or Franklin) imo. I think he’s a solid coach, but he just wreaks of Gus 2.0. We will also have to pay him a ton of $$$$. The more I listen to Sumrall the more I like him. I think Sumrall just gets it and is a tailor made fit for Auburn. I love Key and think he’d be a grand slam hire, but not sure the timing will work and he may want to stay at his alma mater. I also think Rhett gets too much hell around here. He’s a good coach. My top guys are below: 1. Kiffin (Unlikely) 2. Brent Key (Probably unlikely?) 3. Franklin 4. Sumrall 5. Rhett Jet 6. Dilly Dilly 7. Fran Brown 8. Golesh
Drink is just a better version of Hugh. Raises the floor and ceiling, but I wouldn't be in love with that hire. What's absolutely hilarious, in a full circle kind of way, is some people who ignored so, so much with Hugh the past few years that are nitpicking Drink. And that's not directed at the ones humbled by Hugh's failures. I know their hearts were in the right place.
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SCarBarner08

Oct 24, 1:15 PM

Drink sucks and his mizzou teams beat nobody. Would go 7-5 with our schedule
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Bvick

Oct 24, 1:15 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
I’m starting to lose interest in Drink as a HC candidate at Auburn. Don’t get me wrong, I think we could do a lot worse and if he’s hired I won’t at all be upset, but I’m not sure he’s the coach we need right now. We need a hard nosed, blue collar, fundamental coach or a coaching vet (Kiffin or Franklin) imo. I think he’s a solid coach, but he just wreaks of Gus 2.0. We will also have to pay him a ton of $$$$. The more I listen to Sumrall the more I like him. I think Sumrall just gets it and is a tailor made fit for Auburn. I love Key and think he’d be a grand slam hire, but not sure the timing will work and he may want to stay at his alma mater. I also think Rhett gets too much hell around here. He’s a good coach. My top guys are below: 1. Kiffin (Unlikely) 2. Brent Key (Probably unlikely?) 3. Franklin 4. Sumrall 5. Rhett Jet 6. Dilly Dilly 7. Fran Brown 8. Golesh
Drink is a dog! Has a huge chip and his guys play with a hard nose edge.
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RIPQuixotes

Oct 24, 1:16 PM

I’m with you. I like Drink and I think he would probably do well here but I want a coach with an edge.
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Alan Head

Oct 24, 1:18 PM

Big Sexy for AU said:
Drink is the best recruiter out of himself, Sumrall and Key by a good margin. He also is a very good developer as he’s had good success putting guys on both sides of the ball in the NFL. Biggest thing with Drink is he’s never had the resources to land a high end QB. If he did we are probably talking about him much differently. What he has done with mid Mizzou QB’s has been impressive. I have a tier 1 and he’s in it. I would be fine with him or the others I have in that tier. (Franklin, Kiffin, Dillingham, and Key).
Best is subjective, proven would probably be more accurate. Not sure you can make a fair comparison of what Key or Sumrall could be just yet, especially given the vast differences in what Drink has in resources at Missouri.
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feelthebAUrn

Oct 24, 1:20 PM

1. Kiffin 2. Franklin 3. Sumrall 4. Key 5. Dilly 6. Golesh 7. Rhett
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Alan Head

Oct 24, 1:21 PM

pdiddy98_ said:
Can’t argue with that. He’s found a way to win at a program that doesn’t have the best location, resources, or infrastructure. He’s done a good job at Mizzou.
Mizzu had a lot of first mover NIL resources working to its advantage. Eli is a good recruiter, but he’s getting a quantum leaps worth of help vs what you get at a Tulane or a GT.

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