Another Strong Hire By Chizik

You can see that he’s a highly regarded prospect. I think that it is important to see that the new coordinator completely revamped an offense to emphasize his best player. I can say that this is a great hire.

This is a good and necessary hire. We have needed help at the QB position for some time now. We get a guy who not only thinks about and addresses “plays,” but also the practical nuts and bolts of “how to play” quarterback.

It was distressing to see both Trotter and Moseley wither under pressure when the O line broke down. They just curled up and took the loss without a hope of scrambling or attempting to run out of trouble. Timing issues as well as lack of quick check downs, scrambling, and stiff arming opponents were evident.

Lloyd Carr, former Michigan Head Coach (1995-2007) on Loeffler
“I’m delighted for Scot and think that he is a great fit for Auburn. He’s a bright guy that has a great passion for the game. Not only is he an outstanding coach, but a great recruiter. He’s a great teacher and there’s not a quarterback out there that wouldn’t enjoy playing for him.

Scot is a team guy, one of those coaches who will call a game with the mindset of doing whatever it takes to win. Some days it may be to protect the defense and some days to light it up. He will call his offense that will give the team its best chance to win.

His strength is that he is honest and up front with players and they will respect him because he has a wonderful knowledge of the game.

There will be a lot of happy fans at Auburn with this hire and a lot of new Auburn fans in the Midwest."

Very high praise from his former boss.

2 great hires. dont forget it wasnt to long ago we were 8-5, bama was national champs.
rember what happended next?

You can bet your sweet bippy it is.
Loeffler is a well respected quarterbacks coach.Don’t waste your time looking at the numbers with Temple. While he did show some remarkable improvement there, all you will get is the “5 and 19” club started again.
I would not be surprised to see Tom Brady in Auburn in the next couple of seasons, working on his mechanics with Loeffler, since they are such great buddies.

He has seen the quarterbacks he coached at Michigan go on to play in 302 regular-season NFL games, including 275 starts. In addition, those players have garnered a combined four Super Bowl rings as pros.

It’s last statement from this article.

Anybody think that AU doesn’t need help in that area? Anyone?

here is a link to OANews..
They will be covering it live with video to be aired later.
Still trying to find live video..

Could be…..might be that line drive, bend it around the foul pole type.

I personally like what I see from his resume and the fact that he is willing to pound the ball if that is what works for you. I like that he doesn’t appear to be a “system” guy. He’s into mechanics, devouring tape and breaking down and opponents weakeness’ and attacking them with your strength. The fact that he’s a film room junkie really makes me feel comfortable with the hire…..he’s here to attack. I don’t care if the staple is a double reverse flea flicker or a fullback dive as long as thats the right play for the situation.
Sometimes I think that simple idea gets lost in gameplanning.

Did the delay hurt recruiting? Absolutely, but now it has a chance to help. Loeffler has a good story to tell to recruits and if he makes the right 1st impression that may be all he needs. The uncertainty is over for the recruits…they’ll get to hear what his plans are for the offense well ahead of us. So how he closes will reallly show us how good of a recruiter he is. I’m not expecting miracles, but Its his week to shine, so hopefully he will make the most of it.

They also have the live stream audio when it starts.
LINK

1. priority was to bring the best man here to Auburn

“One of my very first ideas on my list”- Chizik “Scott certainly has a record of doing that”

We will give our heart and soul to Auburn-Loeffler

He said “University of Auburn” -strike one?

wareagleextra Joel A. Erickson
Loeffler addressed the team this morning. “I told them, this is one of the few places in America where the goal is to win the championship.”

Loeffler- You know what I like it all, we are going to conform our offense around the players we have

slow to develop thru the season, but he came on big near the end

Looking for the best QB in America, one that “Gets it”

Go be yourself-Tom Brady to SL
Go win the Championship every year!

WE are going to be a team oriented staff

wareagleextra Joel A. Erickson
Loeffler: “I promise I will be a tireless worker and do whatever I can to help coach Chizik and Auburn.”

Scott was the last one I interviewed, and that was by design

this is not a quote, summary

I took my time
Not always your timetable- Chizik answering questions from the media

The more I read about this guy, the more I am convinced that Chizik knocked it out!!! He’s a perfect fit for what we have going on right now! Hopefully this will help recruiting pick up over the next few days; its the 11th hour push!!! War Eagle!

Yes it helps, but not a requirement-Chizik

AUBlog David Morrison
Chizik: “Is recruiting important? Heck yeah. But my goal was to get the best guy for Auburn and the 100 guys we’ve already got.”

“You have got to be able to develop QB’s”-Chizik

I’m a defensive guy, and I can’t tell you the difference in what you call a spread and today’s NFL offenses

I have never typed that fast in my life. I have an appreciation for Acid’s gameday threads

2 minutes ago
David Morrison
AUBlog David Morrison
Chizik: “Everybody’s going to talk about spread and pro, and I don’t even know what those are anymore. I really don’t.”

KingCFB_Auburn KingCFB_Auburn
RT @JHokanson: Loeffler on interview with Chizik, “it was the most intense, detailed interview I’ve ever been around.”

Even though you don’t want it..LOL
Although he did say the UofA instead of AU, he is an intense, and meticulous person. He definitely has connections in high places, and Chizik took his time, regardless to what the media or fans wanted.
Time will tell if this a great hire, but our QB’s should be much improved next season, and by the second season, they should be great.
I believe that Chizik was looking for a commitment from whomever he hired, like at least three years. That is just my opinion.

Chiz seems to get that its not about having a system but running the right plays at the right time. If the situation opponent dictates a spread attack….that what you do. If if dictates you attack with a pro-set/power I….thats what you do.

THAT IS SO REFRESHING TO HEAR!! I’m tired of hearing…“This is what we’re going to do and we’re going to make our opponents react to that!!” - Becasue your opponents do react and too often we haven’t been able to "react back’.

Hopefully Loeffler will run the “SL90X” – the Scott Loeffler 90 day Xtreme Offense!! A 12 week attack on the SEC specializing in defense confusion and championship building.

FootballAU Auburn Football
Coach Chizik and the Tigers to receive the 2011 @Chickfilabowl trophy at halftime of the AU vs. UGA basketball game on Feb. 1. #wareagle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=dzJkIYozkPI That Coach Chizik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w-Qlo8Kj1S0
and that’s Scott Loeffler

Top two things I like about this hire:
1) a QB coach to focus on the most important position on the team. Outside of Cam, Auburn’s QB’s underachieved for too many years (even Campbell underachieved his first three years). A solid QB makes a good team great, but an average QB makes a good team average.
2) a flexible offensive style to adapt to players strengths. This is the new forward-thinking direction of offensive strategy. Identify each players strength and develop your offense around those strengths.

- Its no coincidence that these two characteristics were Malzahn’s biggest weaknesses.

“I remember all these guys from recruiting when I was at Florida. They are all great athletes”, when asked about AU QB’s on campus now.

Absolutely a solid hire. I think SL will do great things at AU. I look forward to reverting back to AU’s traditional ways.

I just wonder why “due dilligence” takes so long to decide. This guy could have been hired 30 days ago. We are currently ranked as #21 on Rivals Recruiting… and that is the site that LIKES AU. We have absolutely taken it in the shorts falling from our high of #6 to where we are today.

I think Chizik played the hire as cautious… because he knows it will determine his fate. He knows the mistakes of Tommy T and I can respect him for not wanting to repeat . I think we will get at least 3 years from SL. But as someone pointed out… that’s not written in stone.

Obviously Chizik had to have a ‘short list’. I heard he had even talked extensively with John Gruden. I don’t think SL was his #1 choice. I do think he was counting on a NFL hire/prospect. And based upon how folks did – I think the truth changed. Extensions were given. Salaries were compensated. People changed their minds.

I actually see this hire (with the pro experience on the resume) as being insightful. The fact that he is a good recruiter is the most prominent thing about him that makes up for the wait. The way I see it – a pro guy will work 80-90-100 hours a week. But I am not sure how they would do during recruiting. Further, by being so well respected… we might have just openned up more doors.

Now is the time to monitor the “bump” of the hire. Let’s see if we reap any benefit for our “due dilligence”? I think we might…. you know the kid (5star RB) that enrolled at bama is kicking himself right now.

War Eagle!

. you know the kid (5star RB) that enrolled at bama is kicking himself right now.

I will say this, I, like you, expect a jump in the recruiting rankings rather quickly.
Is it enough to get back into the Top 6?, Top 10? We will just have to wait and see. The biggest thing is the relief that this is over. No more wondering who, by the players. It’s time to get to work, and get in shape for next season.

I’ve asked that many times and nobody has a valid answer. Tom Brady is not a valid answer-did he actually bring Tom Brady to Michigan. Furthermore, it seems to me that Tom Brady got a whole lot better after he went to the pros than when he was at Michigan. I mean, he was drafted in the sixth round. That’s not exactly a sterling endorsement for the guy. Now the fact that he still runs the workouts with Tom Brady certainly is a huge help. Again, I’m not saying anything as I have nothing positive to say. I’m certainly thrilled with BVG though! Power to the stache!

It doesn’t cite specifics about recruiting though…

“But don’t peg Loeffler as a running offensive coordinator. His other stops showed diversity and development. His quarterbacks who made it to the NFL are Tebow, Tom Brady, Brian Griese, Drew Henson, John Navarre and Chad Henne.”

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/new_auburn_offensive_coordinat.html

Check it out, might be something you can use there.

Regardless of what anybody may say on here, Ted Roof is gone. I said Ted Roof was not good from the start and I never thought he fit. Say what you will, but how many of you would be happy to take Ted Roof over Van Gorder now? My issue is this: There’s is no way I would take Scot Loeffler over Gus Malzahn and there is no comparison between the two in my book. You know, I kept hearing over and over how Gene Chizik wanted a guy with experience. He was HUGE on experience. Right…because Loeffler has more than…what was that…oh yeah….ONE YEAR of offensive coordinator experience and guys come on he got that at Temple. He wasn’t exactly facing the likes of Georgia, Alabama, LSU, and even Ole Miss’s defense for that matter. I would’ve much rather gotten somebody with more offensive coordinator experience. I’m just not happy with this hire one bit. He will have to score at least 21+ points on SEC defenses as an average for me to change my mind. The timing was bad. The candidate lacks real experience. He is coming from a much weaker conference. There were much more proven commodities out there. The guy hasn’t proven he can run an offense that can throw the ball with much proficiency and that was Auburn’s biggest weakness by far on offense in 2011. I really do think the offense will be worse in 2012. If there is improvement, it will be marginal at best and Gus’s spread (that’s not really a spread) won’t look so bad anymore at that point.

First of all I trust Chizik’s hiring ability for the most part but I don’t trust him implicitly as you need look no further than much maligned Ted Roof. I like Chizik and I greatly respect him. I have said that a number of times and I was nothing but positive about the hire of Van Gorder but everybody has completely overlooked that.

Now here is what I don’t trust about the hire: I don’t trust one year of experience in the MAC. I don’t trust an air attack for a first year offensive coordinator that might as well have not existed. I don’t agree that Loeffler is this quarterback development guru. As I’ve said, Tom Brady was only a sixth round pick under the development of Scot Loeffler, but when he teamed up with Charlie Weiss Tom Brady became an incredible quarterback and he would go on to be one of the best quarterbacks of all time. I realize the retort well he went to the Super Bowl. Yes, that retort is in fact, correct. That said, he became an entirely different quarterback in the NFL and anybody who watched Michigan during those years will tell you that Brady was not half the quarterback at Michigan that he has become today. That transformation happened after Loeffler not during so I see that as another reason to disagree with the hire.

Let’s move on to the polarizing figure of Tim Tebow. The former Gator was slammed by scout after scout and analyst after analyst for not having the proper mechanics. Look, I’m not saying Tim Tebow is not an effective quarterback at Denver. I think that he is and he is my second favorite football player right now. As much as I love the man, his mechanics still need a lot of work. Unfortunately, I saw about the worst mechanics out of Tim Tebow as any effect college quarterback I’ve ever seen. Was Tim Tebow not willing to learn the proper mechanics from Loeffler? I highly doubt it.

People also mention Ryan Mallet as a good reason to hire Loeffler but here again I disagree. In fact, I would say that the former Razorback gives me the strongest ammunition in my argument against our new OC. I’m not sure if anybody has checked Mallet’s stats his first year there but his numbers were AWFUL. When Lloyd Carr left Michigan and Rich Rodriguez came to Ann Arbor, Ryan Mallet soon transferred away from Michigan and he later became the force at Arkansas soon after Bobby Petrino was his quarterbacks coach. Honestly, the difference in Mallet at Arkansas as opposed to Mallet at Michigan was astronomical. He produced ridiculous numbers for the Razor Backs, but he was just about atrocious at Michigan.

Now to your questions: To the first question, I do trust Gene Chizik to make the offensive coordinator hire as he hired Gus Malzahan whom I have defended against everybody here and been as loyal to Gus as anybody has been to any of the Auburn coaches on here. I do not trust Gene Chizik on the first defensive coordinator with Ted Roof as I never thought he belonged. I do trust him though in the hire of Van Gorder as that was an incredibly brilliant move and I think Chizik is a true master of secrecy the way he kept that so quiet. By the last two weeks, a few people kind of saw the Loeffler thing coming down the pipe line especially one Phillip Marshall.

I do agree that the interview process was that detailed actually. I have no doubt that’s how Gene Chizik has done every single coaching hire thus far at Auburn. That said, these extensive interviews did lead him to hire Phillip Lolley and it evidently didn’t work out there. In addtion, while a phenomenal recruiter, Thigpen’s performance hasn’t looked that spectacular either so far. I’d say the jury is still out on Pelton. I am not impressed with Pelton yet, but I’m not unimpressed either. I remain completely neutral and I simply think we don’t know yet because of the massive amounts of inexperience he had to coach up along with constant season ending injuries. I agree the interview process was detailed about as much as you can detail an interview of that nature, but Phillip Lolley and Ted Roof were both hired by much the same system and I think both of those were bad hires by Gene Chizik.

I completely agree that auburn needed a top notch quarterback coach. You the see I just don’t have the belief that Loeffler is a top notch QB coach. How could anybody have allowed Tim Tebow’s mechanics? Had somebody taught the kid properly back at Florida, he would be a much higher rated passer and he would not take as many sacks as his release time would improve.

Lastly, KB the way you worded that was a bit unnecessary and somewhat hurtful. Normally I’ve got incredibly thick skin, but this didn’t feel like a lighthearted jab this time. It felt like it was more of clear right hook and it was worded to make me sound dumb for not agreeing with the hire. I think the world of you and I hold you in the highest regard of anybody I see write articles for Auburn. I think you’re a stand up man and I have the utmost respect for you that’s why this stung like it did. Ouch KB.