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Auburn's search boils down to whether or not Sumrall and Durkin can coexist
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:25 pm
Per their On3 site
2 defensive minded coaches paired up together who may not have the same philosophy
If Durkin leaves then there will be major attrition, especially on defense
Or they hire someone that may want to keep Durkin and keep the roster mostly intact
Or hire Durkin and be done with it
2 defensive minded coaches paired up together who may not have the same philosophy
If Durkin leaves then there will be major attrition, especially on defense
Or they hire someone that may want to keep Durkin and keep the roster mostly intact
Or hire Durkin and be done with it
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:28 pm to The Egg
If DJ Durkin is holding your program hostage, your program is fricked
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:29 pm to The Egg
Auburn is fumbling this. They have Sumrall if they want him. But Auburn gonna Auburn.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:29 pm to The Egg
They’re so screwed. Telling a coach you have to keep this guy? I’m sure that’ll go well.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:33 pm to DBG
Logic wise, if Sumrall doesn't want to be told to keep Durkin at AU, then isn't he being told to keep Golding at Ole Miss?
My guess is he sees Durkin as the usurper type, which he is
My guess is he sees Durkin as the usurper type, which he is
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:35 pm to The Egg
That Golding stuff at Ole Miss is all cope. They would let their next head coach pick the DC.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:37 pm to The Egg
"Auburn's search boils down to whether Kiffin leaves Ole Miss or not"
Fixed it for them
Fixed it for them
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:37 pm to The Egg
Convenience is the enemy of excellence
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:38 pm to The Egg
The lane kiffin stuff holds all the dominoes right now! Once he’s off the board dominoes will start falling into place !
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:39 pm to The Egg
Is there still some banker/businessperson that the head coach must kowtow to?
Forcing a DC on a head coach is sub-optimal. Just hire Durkin.
Forcing a DC on a head coach is sub-optimal. Just hire Durkin.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:46 pm to MS_Tigers07
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They’re so screwed. Telling a coach you have to keep this guy? I’m sure that’ll go well.
I was bitching about this last week when it was floated the all candidates had agreed Faulker out of GA Tech as the OC. I wondered what he was being hired for if he has no say in the hiring of his coordinators. The response I received was maybe the AD didn't trust him not to bring over his staff from Tulane which dumbfounded me because WTF are you hiring a guy if you don't trust his judgment
Posted on 11/26/25 at 9:53 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
Just promote Durkin and hire Faulkner for OC. Why hire Sumrall if you don’t trust him to make hires?
Posted on 11/26/25 at 10:03 pm to nwallb2
I think there would be a collective meltdown if Durkin was promoted to HC. He's liked well enough as a DC and many believe if he bolts, the incoming class goes up in smoke.
Posted on 11/26/25 at 10:18 pm to The Egg
Auburn was always going to screw this up as long as some of their powerful boosters wanted Durkin. Those people would never hesitate to sabotage and undermine other candidates before or after they accepted the job just to prove they were right and their guy should’ve gotten the gig. Way too many people think they are important there, a tale as old as time.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 1:26 am to The Egg
Durkin has two more years on his three year contract. He doesn’t have to stay, but if he goes then someone has to pay that.
It doesn’t seem to occur to many that maybe the new coach wants him to stay.
It doesn’t seem to occur to many that maybe the new coach wants him to stay.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 1:30 am
Posted on 11/27/25 at 6:50 am to The Egg
Sumrall would have the exact same problem at OM with Golding. For some reason, OM has married themselves to Golding. And are gonna try to make the next coach adopt his philosophy and keep him as DC. If Kiffin leaves.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 6:52 am to nwallb2
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But Auburn gonna Auburn.
You have obviously never watched a Auburn coaching search before
It is what we do.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 7:07 am to FriedEggBowL
If Kiffin comes to LSU and Sumrall moves from Tulane, there is a good chance that Blake Baker will get the Tulane job and Golding will follow Kiffin to come back home to Louisiana.
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