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Just heard on Sirius radio that Gus Malzahn has accepted the head-coaching job at Arkansas State.  Will Dyer indeed (as rumored) follow him?

More as it comes out...

Here is the offer:
http://www.arkansassports360.com/28228/arkansas-state-offers-coaching-position-to-auburn-oc-gus-malzahn

Confirmation:
http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2011/12/arkansas-state-red-wolves-to-name.html

I'm seeing this on twitter too.  I have been looking for a credible link but haven't seen anything other than blogs.

The better story came from friends in Arkansas.  They predict 2 events:
1. Dyer moves with GM;
2. Gus' wife will not be invited to Arky.  :clap:

FIFY  :D

   :lol:

Well they was good in their conference this year, but I bet he can make them better. RTR!

Gus Said This Time SHUT UP!    :o

I'm hearing he is taking about a 1/2 million per year pay cut over what he currently makes at Auburn.  Does this mean the barn is about to burn and he is getting out while he can?

That's a mighty big paycut to go coach a smaller school. Did he not turn down a job last year that offered some big money? Somebody wanted out of Lee County pretty bad.  ;)

Wow! Didn't he pass up 3mil from Vandy last year?

He did pass up a big offer from Vandy last year, but I don't remember how much it was.  This is very intriguing to me.  He has to know something is coming that we don't know about yet.

Maybe they promised to keep Kristi.

I just can't see Dyer leaving to go to Arky State. I'm sure he wants to play NFL ball and going there hurts him.


 ???

I just checked it was reported as $3 million. I think him leaving has more to do with the iron has cooled completely down and this might be his last chance for a HC job. JMHO

It was 3 million per year:  http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/auburns_gus_malzahn_turns_down.html?loc=interstitialskip

Auburn has no QB, maybe no Dyer, and no real expectations for next year. He knew his stock was dropping and would disappear if he did not get out now. I see the Barn going 7-5 next year, maybe. When a ship is sinking you get off.


 ;)

It seems like he would stay and milk the 1.3 million per year as long as possible.  Does he think his stock is going to fall so low that he couldn't get an Arkansas State type job for 1/2 million less than he makes now?

If the Auburn offense looks as crappy as it did this year, yes.

The contract has supposedly been signed and the presser to announce Gus as HC is supposed to be tomorrow sometime but they have not set the exact time yet.

I'm just speculating, but GM knows he has no future at Auburn, especially with no talent returning. That will only bring his stock down more. We kid about his wife, but that video did go viral. I really think that had a negative effect on his other interviews. If I remember correctly, he is an Arkansas native and may have just been more comfortable being closer to his roots. He's taking a cut in pay, but I think he's made enough, to date, that he can afford it, and that the important thing is to be happy where he is. This will give him time to build his HC resume, albeit at Arky State.

Well seeing he got outscored by Ted Roof in the Iron Bowl, he probably felt lucky to get any HC job he was offered. I bet he's still kicking himself over the Vandy decision. Well maybe his wife is kicking him, but yall get the point.

How does this impact recruiting?  Are there any barn commits that might back out now?  Are we interested in any of them?

http://arkansasstate.scout.com/2/1138410.html


:lol: :lol:

Cheesedip can't catch a break.

The presser is 3:30 tomorrow.

I'm also hearing speculation that Trooper Taylor will probably leave if they don't make him the OC.  Maybe so.  :dunno:

Will he take his bags with him too? :o

(http://i.imgur.com/KZIFW.gif)

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Yep Mr. Jamos

He turned down Vandy offer to be there HC. I saw a tweet earlier that Gus is regreting doing so.

Moral of the story-in football, strike while the iron is hot. This is one of worst jobs in 1-A. Crappy conference, overshadowed by the bigger state u, lack of in-state prospects. I hope he and his high school offense rots in backwoods Arkansas.

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That is too funny SC!! I have not seen that gif!

 #+ Can we caption it?
"Child, when Cam came out of the shower, I had a hot flash!"

The ticker on ESPN says Malz was "looking for a change."  Well he got it.  But really, if that's accurate, then it kinda explains a lot of his motovation.  And it also says a lot about what's going on at the Barn.

As for recruiting...man, when you loose both co-ordinators in about a week, that can't be good for recruiting.

As for Trooper, I don't know anything about the guys real ability but JMHO that he would be a disaster as a co-ordinator.  Who in their right mind would want to work for that guy!

wonder if he regrets saying no to vandy now????

Washington Post article on Gus: new Arkansas State head coach.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/cavaliers-journal/post/auburns-gus-malzahn-takes-arkansas-state-head-coaching-job/2011/12/13/gIQADxjzsO_blog.html

Can Arkansas State afford $1.3 million?

Not if they have to keep up Dyer's salary too.

More details (check out the comments  :clap:): http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/13/arkansas-states-coach-search-zeroing-in-on-gus-malzahn/

Chech: You have trouble sleeping, I haven't seen you post so early in the morning. Usually, I see you post around 5:15 am or so?

GM may be jumping off Chiziks sinking ship while he can. Work for Arky State for two years. Go 5-19 and come back to the barn for big $$$ when Chizik is fired.

Tack another "made his a$$ quit" mark to CNS' tally board.

 #+  I'll give you an e-cred for that.   :clap:

I bet you that Arky State would not hire Gus with the Kristi video up and live and that is why it came down. Big donation to Cross Church maybe? :dunno:

The video is really hurt Gus. His career may now fade like the sunset unfortunately.

They make it sound like they signed Paul Bryant as their new coach.

 :o

Auburn's departing offensive coordinator said he would start recruiting for Arkansas State on the phone, but would coach Auburn in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve because "it's the right thing to do."




http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/12/gus_malzahn_goes_home_to_cheer.html

Wish I had photoshop skills.  Such an opportunity.

(http://lookingback.blogs.tuscaloosanews.com/files/2011/11/Liberty-296.jpg)