Broadside Bob

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Was kidding about Deion

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Bless you child. :cheers:

I think you do right be Ashton, and any other kid who's played in only 3 or 4 games, and let him/them redshirt if they so desire. No guarantees some or even all won't transfer, but there's no guarantees for them either as they'll need to earn their playing time in '26.

Old fashioned, I know, but intercollegiate athletics is supposed to be about the student/athlete.

Listened to a podcast from Josh Pate and Cole Cubelic this AM. They asked the question, "Who wants the Auburn job?"

To be clear, the question was not "Who, in his right mind, would want the Auburn job?" Instead, they were saying that someone out there (at least one) wants the Auburn job above LSU, Florida, Arkie, Penn State et al and that strong consideration should be given to that/those candidate(s). Everyone else is just weighing one contract against another...what will LSU do for me? UF? Am I better served staying at Ole Miss?

I'm not advocating for or against any candidate(s), though it would seem very likely that Coach Durk would check that box. Obviously not the only important factor, but it's not one that will show up on a resume or in a win/loss record. To be clear, I would be happy with Lane, despite throwing some shade at him above. :lol:

I will always pull against:

- Notre Dame, unless they're playing Jawja,
- Jawja, unless they're playing Satan and his minions.

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Plain and simple he was bad at Maryland and it's a hire that makes cohen look like he cant really ball with everybody else.

His major sports hires would be a big arse coin flip that nobody wanted bc he couldn't close with real candidates, a nepot promotion, and an interim promotion.

That doesnt give me warm and fuzzies for our athletic department.

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He was bad at Maryland, and did have a scandal on his watch. OTOH, he already has half the team bought-in (in pretty tough times no less...and they never gave up). If he can get some kind of a spark like that from the offense, he's definitely worth serious consideration.

This is a high-risk game no matter who you hire.

LINK

Some of these are laughable, or maybe he's trying to make a point that it's going to a tough hire in a really competitive market?

His list:

Jon Sumrall
Ken Dillingham
Clark Lea
DJ Durkin
Eli Drinkwitz
Ryan Silverfield
Brent Key
Dan Mullen
Gus Malzahn

Obviously, there are some prominent names he doesn't even list, but if you strike his last two, believe that DJ isn't a good candidate, and take into account that Dilly Dilly is unlikely to leave ASU, the field starts narrowing fast with some of those left likely to take other offers..

Choosing ONLY from the list above, who do you think is the MOST RIDICULOUS name he listed? Mullen? Malzahn?

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So what? You need to consider that SMU is very likely a better job than Arkansas right now. Arkansas is hurting bad and the competition is going to be deadly for anyone even considering that job.

Rhett has tons of booster support and money at SMU, and a clear path to the playoffs. SMU is not a poor program.

If Arkansas was certain that mama could just call him home, they wouldn't have been seriously auditioning Bobby Petrino up until we blew that up for them.

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Agree. And I think Arkie already has their man; they know it, and he knows it. Certainly, no one wants that job more. Probably no coach ever has wanted any job more.

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It was a win on the road but it certainly wasn’t a “tough road win.”


So it was easy?

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I think the point is that it was harder than it should have been.

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The ball is in the process of and being prepared to be put in play as soon as the play clock starts. The process and preparation can take 1 second and up to the max whether it be 25 or 40 seconds. During this time when the play clock is operating, the defense players cannot clap for any reason. It doesn’t matter if the offense is square dancing and the QB is doing the worm. Is the updated version of the rule really that hard to understand?

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This whole discussion around clapping is a red herring and completely irrelevant. If there's an infraction, it's the official's job to throw the flag not Kirby's.

The question is whether Kirby called timeout. He clearly did (as the play clock was about to hit zero). Then he's clapping like a seal telling the official that he didn't. Well Kirby, it's either a TO or a delay of game. You're free to complain to the official about Auburn players clapping if you like, but if you call TO, you should be charged for it.

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Check this out. You can start at 2:00 minute mark.

Mike Pereiro Explains 2025 College Football Rule Changes

These are his words, not mine.

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Defense can not clap. Period.


I trust his opinion much more than some disgruntled Auburn fans.

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Point is not whether or not any Auburn players were clapping or not. Kirby was VERY, VERY clearly calling timeout, then lied about it and got a freebee.