What would happen to Gus Malzahn with Iron Bowl loss? CFB handicapper Danny Sheridan weighs in
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn took a lot of heat off himself when the Tigers mopped the floor with No. 1 Georgia 40-17 last weekend. But, even with that big win, is he out of the woods yet?
USA TODAY handicapper Danny Sheridan doesn’t think so, as he thinks Malzahn could be in trouble with an Iron Bowl loss to Alabama in two weeks.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The Paul Finebaum Show,” Sheridan said he believes Malzahn will either be fired or go to Arkansas if the Tigers fall to the Crimson Tide:
"If Gus Malzahn loses to Alabama he will be fired or go to Arkansas" – @DannySheridan1 pic.twitter.com/K6t5CYcs1f
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) November 15, 2017
Arkansas, obviously, still has coach Bret Bielema, but after the school fired AD Jeff Long on Wednesday, Bielema could follow shortly. However, leaving Auburn to head to Fayetteville would be a strange move for Malzahn to make if Auburn doesn’t fire him.
The Tigers could make it to the SEC Championship Game with a win over the Crimson Tide, where they’d face off against the Bulldogs again.
However, a loss will have them sitting at home on championship weekend, leading to many questions about Malzahn’s future with the team.
It depends on the way auburn loses and that just dosent mean getting blowed out, it wouldn’t suprise me if he took the arkansas job, but i wouldn’t walk away from a loaded team they would have to fire me.
He would be a fool to go that dumpster fire at Arkansas. He’s coached there before so he knows how bad it is. Just being your home state shouldn’t be a good reason.
Lmao. Get ready suckered. It’s already done. The dumpster fire is that ADept you have. No one here has an FBI investigation going on or leads mankind in major violation probabtion. Gus and Kristi hate your neurotic fan base. 6.5 million dollars homey. Oh and before BERT and Gus that series was almost even with all your cheating. If Jeff Long had hired him 5 years ago it wouldn’t be close. And that’s why he gone.
*SUCKERS
You can’t mention dumpster fires without including Arky football. It must really suck to have conference and program records set against your team year in and year out. I’d be restless too.
Going to Arkansas would be a big drop off from Auburn, don’t see it happening.
No doubt. I certainly don’t see him voluntarily leaving the plains. I would however love to have Gus come home. I know the whole Mitch Mustain/Houston Nutt/Frank Broyles fiasco left a sour taste in his mouth, but none of those folks are still on the hill. I think the Gus Bus could roll up 8 or 9 W’s per season, with occasional double digits on the Hill. I’d be well satisfied with that as a Hog fan. VERY well satisfied. But, as you said, snowball’s chance in the nether regions.
Yeah, if he gets canned, then maybe he’ll consider going home, but no reason to leave the plains on his own. Would like to see Arkansas competitive again!
Malzahn choosing on his own to leave for Arkansas sounds unrealistic.
I truly believe Malzahn will be brought back no matter the outcome of of the Alabama game.
Malzahn would be lost without the recruiting help he gets at Auburn, and he should know it. He wouldn’t get that at Arkansas.
Malzahn is still at AU for one reason, he is fully on-board with AU’s extra benefits programs. Otherwise, AU wouldn’t still have him and his just barley above 500 SEC record around. Auburn can’t simply go sign any coach because he is a great coaching prospect. He also has to be willing to do it the Auburn way. Where can they find that at?
You’re an idiot.
UGA fan’s delusion that their program is somehow holier-than-others, and that Auburn’s is somehow dramatically different from other SEC schools is….cute.
Gus isn’t getting fired this season. He had to win 3 out of the last 4 games and he’s done that. Could he leave for Arkansas after the season on his own? Possibly, but I doubt it. Who knows, maybe he’s envious of what Mullen has and can’t take the pressure.