Rebel Roundup: Accolades and a Huge (get it?) Loss
Marshay Green named to ESPN.com's All-Bowl Team - Citing his Pick-six and shoulda-been-a-touchdown punt return, ESPN's Mark Schlabach has selected Marshay Green as one of the bowl season's best cornerbacks. We at the Cup have said it before, and we'll say it again: Green and Dexter McCluster are, pound-for-pound, the toughest "lil bastids" in the SEC.
Tracy Rocker to be named DL coach at Auburn - I'm certain that this isn't new news to most of you, but Tracy Rocker is heading to his alma mater to coach. I personally can't blame the guy. He obviously still has strong feelings for Auburn and they're offering to him an incredible amount of money for a position coach (rumored to be upwards of $400,000). For him, the decision was an easy one to make. Best of luck to you, Coach Rocker.... unless it's against the Rebs.
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by Cal Wells on Jan 13, 2009 11:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
First off, just on principal: To hell with paying a position coach $400K. That's when you know things are spiraling out of control. Auburn wouldn't have done it either, had their administration not bungled the biggest hire they made, and subsequently needed to quell the growing lynch mob of disgruntled fans.
Secondly, do you think this line would've been less dominant without Rocker? I think the evidence suggests otherwise. The only one who played significantly better under Rocker than under Orgeron was Lockett - and he was a freshman under O. The whole Landshark phenomenon would've happened with or without Rocker.
Debate Orgeron's merits where you will, and I'm certainly no Orgeron apologist, but the "Fins Up" shit had much more to do with his recruiting than it did with Rocker's coaching. Peria Jerry would've made anybody look like a defensive mastermind.
Thirdly, again: $400,000. For a defensive line coach. Pete Boone gets blamed for a lot of things, but don't blame him for not having a money tree.
by Beck on Jan 13, 2009 11:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Cal Wells on Jan 13, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Buttholenski on Jan 13, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Captcha: whamy
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by Goose on Jan 13, 2009 12:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Anonymous on Jan 13, 2009 12:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"I agree that our contracts need more teeth in them."
- paraprhasing myself. That said:
Do you think Tracy Rocker is worth upwards of $400,000? Honestly? To our program, that has a comparatively small bankroll? Will Rocker call the plays at Auburn? What is Chizik's track record in regards to winning football games? Do you think Rocker is going to single handedly change that?
Would you cut off your nose to spite your face? Have you ever read Moneyball? Honest questions, all.
by Beck on Jan 13, 2009 12:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Buttholenski on Jan 13, 2009 12:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Knowing Cal personally, if he were AD, I think we'd have enough money to pay them.
I'd vote for him for AD just for the hand he would have in the ABA basketball team that would buy out the South Lamar Skating Rink.
by Greg Heidel on Jan 13, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
On to the whole money thing....Auburn looks (and is) stupid and desperate for paying a position coach 400k. That's ridiculous. It would've been stupid for us to try to match such an offer and Nutt knows that.
Good luck to Rocker and to hell with Auburn.
by ssmund on Jan 13, 2009 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by z wicker on Jan 13, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Rocker is a good coach, but I seriously doubt Auburn's administration had to offer that much money to get the man's services.
Rocker may do well with Gene Chizik, since he's supposed to be a defensive guru type of HC anyhow, but the most important aspect of Auburn's new coaching hires of late, was the signing of Gus Malzhan at the OC position.
I could be wrong, but if I read it right somewhere, I believe he'll aquire the same salary Rocker will.
If that number's correct, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me to pay a position coach the same amount of money your paying a coach with the tital of coordinater in it.
by GonzoHog on Jan 17, 2009 9:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

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