Muschamp to Auburn

[redeye]

Just said so on ESPN breaking news.

Here's the link:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12021731/will-muschamp-agreed-become-auburn-tigers-defensive-coordinator

[Danny J]

Interesting

[Bubba's Bruisers]

But we were told that Gus wouldn't hire a guy like Muschamp.

[TrueBlue]

He will make Gus lose his religion. Guaranteed.

[jackflash]

good hire by Auburn I think

[The Boar War]

He'll stay for a season and move on.

[WilsonHog]

Gonna make somewhere around $1.7 million per year.

[uncle bubs]

Auburn's fixin' to be very dangerous. I was really hoping he'd go to USCe.

[Coondog Hog]

Gonna make somewhere around $1.7 million per year.

Damn that's some scratch for an assistant.

[NaturalStateReb]

I think he's a good coach. The situation down at Florida just didn't work out for him.

[AubFaninArk]

He'll stay for a season and move on.

I think 2 maybe...but I'll take those 2 years.  I think its a good hire.

[sowmonella]

I see a real problem with Gus & Mus on the same team. Houston must not have wanted Muschamp.

[Karma]

But we were told that Gus wouldn't hire a guy like Muschamp.

I've never heard he's a bad guy.

[ricepig]

Gonna make somewhere around $1.7 million per year.

3 year deal


@schadjoe:Will Muschamp's 3-year Auburn deal $1.6 to $1.8 M per

[HSVhogfan2]

I see a real problem with Gus & Mus on the same team. Houston must not have wanted Muschamp.

What would that problem be?

[Hoggish1]

What if it doesn't make Allburns D any better? Then what? 

What if they come here next year and we run all over them?

What if Bama goes there and beats their @ss?

[redeye]

I've never heard he's a bad guy.

I'm not saying I believe it, but I've heard Florida fans say he's a bad guy.

Damn that's some scratch for an assistant.

Speaking of which, anyone remember how much Holtz and Hatfield made?  I was thinking about how coaches salaries have skyrocketed recently and was thinking that most made in the $100,000 range back in the eighties.  Hasn't been that long since they began making over $1M, I know.

[jkstock04]

Big time hire. It's obvious to me Auburn is a school that puts winning as a #1 priority.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

I wonder what if any defensive position coach changes will take place

[wupigsuey]

Might make them the best team in Alabama in a couple years

[AubFaninArk]

I wonder what if any defensive position coach changes will take place

Secondary coach Tavarious Robinson coming with him from Florida.  Only one I've heard so far.  Rumors are Garner staying, all other defensive coaches are out.

[razorbackkid]

Damn that's some scratch for an assistant.

Most likely worth every shiny penny of it.

[redeye]

Most likely worth every shiny penny of it.

I may be one of the few who won't agree with you.  Muschamp will do well, and probably better then Kiffin at Alabama, but both of them are receiving undue respect, because they're high-profile ex-coaches.  When you look at Muschamp's last class at Florida, I'm not sure you can say he's a great recruiter, either.  What you can say is that he knows the SEC, but I think Auburn could have done better.  He is a good, safe pick, though.

update: I looked up where his defenses ranked when he coached at Auburn during the 2006-7 seasons.  Auburn was top-20 (mostly top-10) in Total Defense and Scoring Defense, but they were also giving up nearly 300 ypg, so I don't think that compares to what we've seen with Alabama and LSU in recent years.  At the price they're paying him, I would expect that level of competitiveness, though.

[PonderinHog]

3 year deal


@schadjoe:Will Muschamp's 3-year Auburn deal $1.6 to $1.8 M per

That's what I'd call a soft landing.

[CDBHawg]

Auburn's fixin' to be very dangerous. I was really hoping he'd go to USCe.

Fixing to be? They won the SEC one year ago.

[AirForceHog]

1.5-1.8 million a year for an assistant? Holy smokes. I'm defiantly in the wrong career field.

[ballz2thewall]

I've never heard he's a bad guy.

i think he's being sarcastic. the joke being gus doesn't care about defense.

[rusvegashog]

Great hire by Auburn. Champs a really good defensive mind and a good guy. Name recognition is a big deal.

[Hogfaniam]

3 year deal


@schadjoe:Will Muschamp's 3-year Auburn deal $1.6 to $1.8 M per

Robb Smith:  "uh, Bret?...."

[AubFaninArk]

I may be one of the few who won't agree with you.  Muschamp will do well, and probably better then Kiffin at Alabama, but both of them are receiving undue respect, because they're high-profile ex-coaches.  When you look at Muschamp's last class at Florida, I'm not sure you can say he's a great recruiter, either.  What you can say is that he knows the SEC, but I think Auburn could have done better.  He is a safe pick and you can give them that, however.

  His two classes were 7th and 9th rated...and both were Top 5 when you break it down by defense.  I actually think the safe hire would have been Barry Odom at Memphis...he was ready to take the job, but going after Boom was a risk that he might accept another offer and then have to resort to Plan B.

[razorbackkid]

I may be one of the few who won't agree with you.  Muschamp will do well, and probably better then Kiffin at Alabama, but both of them are receiving undue respect, because they're high-profile ex-coaches.  When you look at Muschamp's last class at Florida, I'm not sure you can say he's a great recruiter, either.  What you can say is that he knows the SEC, but I think Auburn could have done better.  He is a safe pick and you can give them that, however.

I won't step out on a limb and say he's the best of anything, but when he does have good talent, he does one heck of a job on the defensive side of the ball. 

I think the price being bounced around is money well spent for a defensive coach in our league.

[ballz2thewall]

I may be one of the few who won't agree with you.  Muschamp will do well, and probably better then Kiffin at Alabama, but both of them are receiving undue respect, because they're high-profile ex-coaches.  When you look at Muschamp's last class at Florida, I'm not sure you can say he's a great recruiter, either.  What you can say is that he knows the SEC, but I think Auburn could have done better.  He is a safe pick and you can give them that, however.

i don't know how much better coaching-wise they could have done, but i agree that they could have gotten a good coach for a lot less money.

that kind of cash will cause problems among the staff if they aren't close in numbers among peers.

[Fayettechill14]

Good defenses on HUNH teams are hard to find. Even good defensive coordinators fail. We'll see if Muschamp can break the trend.

[870hogfan]

Meh with an hurry up offense it will be very hard to get a good defense...

[redeye]

  His two classes were 7th and 9th rated...and both were Top 5 when you break it down by defense.  I actually think the safe hire would have been Barry Odom at Memphis...he was ready to take the job, but going after Boom was a risk that he might accept another offer and then have to resort to Plan B.

I meant this year's class.  They're currently ranked 85th with only 7 recruits on 247.  That's worse then Arkansas after Petrino and with our interim coach.

I said he was a safe hire because he has SEC experience and Odom doesn't.  Muschamp is certainly a good DC, so I'm not saying that Auburn made a bad hire, but I just don't think you'll get your money's worth out of it.  And I'm not sure that Odom doesn't have a higher ceiling, but again, he's a bigger risk.

[Beantown Razahback]

Only a matter of time before Muschamp gets into it with Gus over his defense being on the field every two minutes.

[AubFaninArk]

Good defenses on HUNH teams are hard to find. Even good defensive coordinators fail. We'll see if Muschamp can break the trend.

Auburn hasn't had good defense in 2 years and won the SEC and finished 8-4 with the 81st defense in the country...I'll take decent and Top 30 and think it adds 2 wins to the win column on a regular basis.  Auburn only ran 5 more plays a game than Arkansas this year...and Clemson had the top defense in the country...he'll do good enough to get us in contention for the playoff I think

[redeye]

Good defenses on HUNH teams are hard to find. Even good defensive coordinators fail. We'll see if Muschamp can break the trend.

This will be interesting to see, since we know that Muschamp is a good DC.  IIRC, Auburn doesn't really snap the ball that fast, so will there really be a problem?  I'm not sure, but we know that Auburn has really struggled on defense ever since Malzahn has been the OC.

[AubFaninArk]

I meant this year's class.  They're currently ranked 85th with only 7 recruits on 247.  That's worse then Arkansas after Petrino and with our interim coach.

I said he was a safe hire because he has SEC experience and Odom doesn't.  Muschamp is certainly a good DC, so I'm not saying that Auburn made a bad hire, but I just don't think you'll get your money's worth out of it.  And I'm not sure that Odom doesn't have a higher ceiling, but again, he's a bigger risk.

Gotcha...I think everyone knew Boom was leaving Florida about 4 games in....

[AubFaninArk]

This will be interesting to see, since we know that Muschamp is a good DC.  IIRC, Auburn doesn't really snap the ball that fast, so will there really be a problem?  I'm not sure, but we know that Auburn has really struggled on defense ever since Malzahn has been the OC.

Correct....they were around the middle of the pack in the SEC in terms of snaps per game.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

Auburn's fixin' to be very dangerous. I was really hoping he'd go to USCe.

Fixin to be?

[Karma]

Correct....they were around the middle of the pack in the SEC in terms of snaps per game.

I was surprised to see that auburn's defense only played 30 more plays than ours all season.

[AubFaninArk]

I was surprised to see that auburn's defense only played 30 more plays than ours all season.

Auburn runs a HUNH and fast only in short periods...they run HUNH with play calls at the line most of the time...meaning they have about as many snaps per game as most offenses in the SEC.

[MiHogsMi]

Absolutely not possible.  The Hogville experts assure me no quality defensive coordinator would ever work for Gus.  Gus is just a "high school" coach; right?  You know...gimmicky, lucky, cheater.  Right?

[870hogfan]

Absolutely not possible.  The Hogville experts assure me no quality defensive coordinator would ever work for Gus.  Gus is just a "high school" coach; right?  You know...gimmicky, lucky, cheater.  Right?

He will get beat in Fayetteville next year.

[Fayettechill14]

Absolutely not possible.  The Hogville experts assure me no quality defensive coordinator would ever work for Gus.  Gus is just a "high school" coach; right?  You know...gimmicky, lucky, cheater.  Right?

Most folks would chop their own arm off for $1.6 million, which is what they're paying him.

[MiHogsMi]

He will get beat in Fayetteville next year.

I certainly hope so.  But I'm waiting to see who winds up going pro and what the depth charts look like.

[U-A Filthy Pig]

Good. I'm glad he's back at Aubum.  We beat em when he was there before and we'll beat em again.  Not scared.

[rusvegashog]

What's coach Robb Smith making?

[AubFaninArk]

I was surprised to see that auburn's defense only played 30 more plays than ours all season.

Auburn runs a HUNH and fast only in short periods...they run HUNH with play calls at the line most of the time...meaning they have about as many snaps per game as most offenses in the SEC.

Most folks would chop their own arm off for $1.6 million, which is what they're paying him.

When you leave a $2.5 million job and get paid $6.2 because they fire you....$1.6 doesn't have quite the arm chopping lustre to it any longer.