Jovon Robinson: 'Everything about the Auburn coaching staff is not what it seems'
Former Auburn RB Jovon Robinson is not going to leave the team quietly.
The recently dismissed ball-carrier responded to questions from AL.com in a written message.
“Everything about (the) Auburn coaching staff is not what it seems,” Robinson wrote. “Just because I don’t walk around with (a) fake smile, they feel like they (can) say or try to force anything.
“I was stereotyped and disrespected. The football players are not happy with this.”
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn dismissed Robinson on Wednesday, the first day of Tigers practice. It was later reported that Robinson missed classes and meetings.
He told AL.com that’s not the reason he was kicked off the team.
“It’s nothing about me missing class or not paying attention,” Robinson told the publication. He also denied being involved in an altercation or failing drug tests. Robinson did not clear up exactly what happened.
"I asked what happened? Jovon wouldn't be direct with why things happen. It was a very odd conversation"
– @JamesCrepea with @CubeShow
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) August 4, 2016
Robinson’s departure has brought up another high-profile dismissal under Malzahn: Duke Williams. AL.com’s James Crepea writes that the former running back thinks Malzahn is making an example of him as a response to criticism over how Williams’ situations were handled. Robinson added that he never had a “real relationship,” with Malzahn, but does not wish to get in a war of words with his former coach.
“I don’t want to go back and forth,” Robinson said. “If he feel(s) like the team is better without me maybe it wasn’t meant to be.”
Auburn fans may look at last year as a good year compared to how this year is starting.
Similar, one big difference is Gus didn’t wait until a bar fight breaks out midway through the season to cut the tumor off.
It takes 1,000,000 Saban’s to equal the integrity of one Malzahn.
That’s the best you’ve got? Poor little fella…
Considering Saban is holding Smith at Bama for no reason when all the kid wants to do is start I’d say his comment is pretty spot on.
One: Smith hasn’t graduated and can’t be treated as a graduate transfer until Saturday.
Two: The SEC bylaws state that any “in conference” transfers have to be at the respective school for two full semesters before they can play.
Three: He isn’t holding Smith at Alabama, he granted him a release to Miami or any other school not in the SEC.
Four: We have only heard one side of the story from an angry momma and former player. Not exactly unbiased stories.
AUinGA…… you are ignorant to the situation. The truth is that Smith was set to play a key role for Alabama this year. But the reason he will never be given a release to Georgia is because Smart’s DC Mel Tucker who coached DBs at Alabama last season has been actively recruiting the kid to go to UGA well before he asked for his release. Additionally, Smith has been reported to have been pursuing other players at Alabama to go with him to UGA. But no coach in their right mind is going to allow a contributor on their team to go to another team in their conference. All you have to do is look at Corey Grant being released to go to Auburn. Chris Black being released to go to Mizzou to understand that this situation is a bit unique. Saban is not going to allow former coaches that go elsewhere to actively recruit current players to transfer. Not happening and for damn good reason. Georgia fans should understand this completely because Smart wouldn’t let former players transfer to Miami this past offseason even though they are not in the SEC.
How many games is that so called integrity going to win. Jay Jacobs needs to go to if Gus has a losing season for giving him a raise and extension same he did to Chizik.
I’m grabbing the popcorn for this one. Auburns downward spiral into the worst program in the sec has and will continue to be a pleasure to watch.
I especially love when Auburn fans chalk this us to Gus’s sterling integrity. Isn’t this the same guy who was OC when Cam was purchased for $180K and a few stolen laptops?
Prepare to be Eiffel Towered by Georgia and Alabama the last two weeks of November for many years to come
GOAT
Worst program in the sec? Either you’re a newcomer to sec football or you need to put the crack pipe down. Georgia hasn’t been relevant in the sec in 10 years and 35 years on the national level. I’ll enjoy watching Auburn beat Georgia this year and Georgia being irrelevant for many, many years to come.
I’m pretty sure winning 10 games a year, winning the division a few times, and pretty much always finishing in the top 25 is relevant.
I also enjoy owning the Auburn series the past 10 years while Auburn has been embarassing themselves on and off the field.
Not to mention the poor education and trashy campus..wow auburn is a dumpster fire
So you guys fired Mark Richt because y’all were so relevant right? Georgia is a joke
Aubie… Mark Richt got fired for a 9-3 season. When has that been a BAD year for you guys in recent history…? Chill the hell out.
Maybe one day you Georgia fans will be able to experience the feeling of winning a national championship. Any UGA fan under 40 has never had that experience. Maybe yall would settle for at least playing in one???
An auburn fan calling georgia a joke that’s funny you can thank us for giving us all our expelled thugs.
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And is that a Miami fan? Your program is irrelevant, get off an sec forums and get a life
auburn winning a title in 2010 was such a gift. Now, no matter how bad they get, no matter how many years in a row UGA demolishes them, they can claim to be “relevant” and puff their chests out.
Is it a gift when you pay for it yourself?
Auburn has been putting out a garbage product for the past 2 years with supposedly better talent. Yes, Auburn has won a National Championship but more often than not puts out a product that is embarrassing. The year after the National Championship and the past 2 years come to mind.
I said it in 2011 to my friends……. You guys are about to find out the difference between a championship PROGRAM and and a championship TEAM. AU is the only school I am aware of that went from National champs to not winning a league game in the span of two seasons then turn around the very next year and got to the title game only to fail to win more than 8 games the two season after that one. It’s crazy the yo-yo cycle you guys are on but it’s because your program isn’t being BUILT the right way.
Aubun has won 10+ games in back to back seasons exactly 1 time… 1988-89. Pitiful consistency.
I usually stay of these trash talking conversations. Have many friends that are Auburn grads or fans. Good folks! But will say this. UGA have defeated Auburn 8 of the last 10 years. It should have been 9, if a defensive back simply knocks a ball down. While UGA did not win a National Championship under CMR, they took care of business when it came to playing Auburn. Best of luck this year; but I honestly think you’ll be looking for a new coach and maybe a new A.D.
Has not have…
Struggling with how slow this sight is…
Enjoy the 3 TD blowout you’re gonna receive in Oxford this year. Typical UGA talking big and playing well against the weaker teams in the East, then blowing it in the SECCG at the end.
Ole Miss hasn’t won an SEC championship in over 50 years, please just stop.
Your program is embarassing on and off the field
Woah there slugger, you have what, 3 in 30 years? Don’t act like UGA is bringing home rings very often.
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One of those weaker teams being UF last year…
Is this the same Ole Miss who’s lost 10 in a row to Georgia and hasn’t won their division in over 50 years? And who’s paying of 3 5-star recruits in 2013 to come to God-forsaken Oxford, Mississippi resulted in an astounding 1 10-win season? Leave this one to the grown-ups little boy
If you realistically expect 3 5 star recruits to take a 2-10 team to an SEC championship in 3 years, I want some of what you’re having.
Well obviously not the same team and if you wanna talk history, we’ve been more relevant than y’all have lately.
How? Ole Miss has won nothing this decade.
They lost to Memphis last year and they are only more relevant than georgia in off the field cases..
Lol well last season or any other for that matter, doesn’t have any effect on this season so there’s no point in bringing up “history” and from a college football fan’s point of view, I’d rather have our team than Georgia. Not being biased, I just feel we have a better team this year. I think you’re a little overhyped and you act like Georgia has won the SEC the last two years or something, and then go to talk about off field issues. Lol so you can try to troll but no it’s not working, you haven’t said anything no one else hasn’t.
Of course you feel that way, but don’t worry you won’t after you get steamrolled by fsu and alabama followed by another loss to a real sec program in uga
Lol I think your youth blinds you a bit, I think Eason will be pulling out grass out of his facemask for most of the game. You act like Georgia has bama’s recent history.
I’m just saying georgia is better than ole miss historically and recently and maybe it’s the fact you went to ole miss that makes you clueless
Historically yes but that doesn’t matter now, and id say we’ve been better recently. Georgia hasn’t done much the past few seasons so I’m not sure where you’re getting that from.
We’ve done the same as you, a couple of 10 win seasons.
Sad thing is a 10 win season is a historic year at ole miss.
No sec title the past 50 years
Lol 10 win seasons during a strong decline in sec east play so nothing expressive. So tell me again how the past effects now? Cause judging from the “past” Georgia should have won a lot more the past few seasons.
Ole miss hasn’t won the SEC in over 50 years, soon they will be given the death penalty by the NCAA and they will return to irrelevance.
Sorry, but all your 5 stars are on the NFL, you failed to win anything with them and the window has closed.
Window has closed? I know you got angry and were stomping your feet around, but no, sorry. We’re still recruiting at a high level and will continue to do so. Like it or not, Freeze has changed what Ole Miss was. I respect UGA, but window closed is almost laughable. If you knew anything about football you’d know having the most 5 stars doesn’t mean winning. UGA should know with all the bust they’ve had.
My point exactly Clark. Lol he just repeats himself over and over. And it’s not like we don’t have more 5 stars. I’m not saying we’re the best by any stretch but were competing.
Love the Gus Bus as it flames off the cliff!!
Getting uglier by the minute. Malzahn will be looking elsewhere for employment soon.
Doubt it
Who’s he gonna beat this year? No QB, NO RB, Ricardo Louis is gone. Who can score?
I’m betting Arky by 2 TDs.
Y’all beat arky by one td to be fair and probably finish with 7 or 8 wins still. I’d be happy with 8-4 if I were auburn. Arky? Might get 8 wins if they’re lucky, but probably 6-6 or 7-5. Whatever happens, arky shouldn’t be able to beat auburn. That’d be an upset for sure.
Did LSU finally beat AU at home or their officials is more like it. An Ole Miss fan trying to talk trash to a Georgia fan. Has Ole Miss ever played in the SEC CG. I know Georgia has gave Alabama all they wanted before they kicked ND for the NC.
Because SEC championship games from 4 years ago makes a team better? Currently Ole Miss is the better team. Yes everyone, teams other than the traditional powerhouses can be good. Amazing isn’t it?
Jovon was a problem last year for the first half of the season. He should have been dismissed last year for his actions, but I’m guessing he earned his way back on the field. Of course he’s going to say that it’s all Gus’ fault and that he didn’t do anything because there are no real stories, just rumors. The kid is a great running back no doubt and this hurts our depth a little bit but he has always been a head case wherever he has went. It’s a good move to not have the team divided. The entire offensive line has spoken out saying they think it’s for the best. Auburn will be alright.
I’m willing to bet the next article about Auburn will say “Duke Williams comments on coaching staff”.
Of course he would say that… Nothing is ever the players fault… Gus handled it right
You literally have no idea what happened or who was in the right. How can you say Gus handled it right? You comment on every single article with your stupid two cents that nobody asked for. Wait for the facts and shut up.
OK, the facts may not all be out yet, but why didn’t he give any reason to why he was let go. He says it wasn’t about him missing class, not paying attention, or false accusations of failed drug tests or altercations. If it’s not this, then what is it? Look, I’m no Auburn fan. But, I do respect Malzahn far more than I ever did Tuberville. If I was a betting man, Malzahn probably handled this correctly.
Agreed!!! If a coach dismissed from the team and made those comments or the rumors going around were failed drug test etc…. I’d would be hitting every interview begging “Please show me when I missed a class, Please show me where I failed a drug test, Please show me where I was in an altercation…etc etc etc”
Instead all he said “I was stereotyped and disrespected. The football players are not happy with this.” Seriously????
Yeah ok I believe I’ll go with Malzahn’s decision on this one.
Like blah and texasreb said, if malzahn dismissed one of his best players, it was for a good reason. Robinson didn’t say why he was dismissed, he just said the rumors were wrong. Not sure if I believe Robinson, and I feel confident that Gus did the right thing.
You can bang on Auburn, but I’ll bet Gus handled this one right. Every program has a few bumps along the way. They aren’t the worst in the SEC by a long shot.
No one player is more important than the team. We learned that the hard way last year when Duke Williams turned out to be cancerous to our morale. I hate that for Jovon, but good for Gus to have the guts to drop him. We are better off with a kid who will give 100% than any amount of talent that will not work hard.
As in all things, there are two sides and usually the truth lies in the middle somewhere. Not a good situation for either side.
And the streak continues…STOP RECRUITING MEMPHIS!!!!
Holy Sh*! This thread got heated quick…
Man it is hilarious watching the Barn fall apart and the Dawg fans gloat
Georgia winning 10 games a year was because of the weak division they play in. That shows in the amount of SEC titles they have won in those years 0.
Playing UK and Vandy every year make a 7 or 8 win team a 9 or 10 easy… Even Tennessee was a joke in those years so that’s 3 cupcakes they had every year.
That’s why they fired the coach…
Dude gets an opportunity to play football At AUBURN and one of the best educations around.
Don’t respect the gift enough to go to meetings and class.
Stereotyped as what! Ungrateful peace of —-¡
Everyone here needs to thank Jay Jacobs for the contract extension just a month or so ago to the Gus Bus!! At UA we love it.