What Gus Malzahn said after Auburn's Outback Bowl loss to Minnesota
Gus Malzahn will enter another offseason dealing with a disappointed Auburn fan base. Over a month after the Iron Bowl, the mood on The Plains has changed as No. 18 Minnesota knocked off the No. 12 Tigers 31-24 in Wednesday’s Outback Bowl.
The final score won’t be the only source of frustration. The Gophers beat Auburn by dominating the line of scrimmage and running the ball more effectively. Malzahn addressed those topics and more in his postgame press conference. Reporters in Tampa shared some highlights from Malzahn’s presser on social media:
Gus Malzahn on Auburn’s 31-24 loss to Minnesota in the #OutbackBowl pic.twitter.com/4cxPlcwcsi
— #WVTM13 (@WVTM13) January 1, 2020
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn on the loss to the #Gophers pic.twitter.com/ZYEuz7OpKp
— Megan Ryan (@theothermegryan) January 1, 2020
Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "I need to start out by giving Minnesota and P.J. Fleck a lot of credit."
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020
Malzahn starts out by congratulating Minnesota.
“Bottom line is they made plays, so you got to give them credit. We didn’t overlook them… but they made the plays. We didn’t."
— Giana Han (@giana_jade) January 1, 2020
Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "We didn't overlook them. Our guys played hard… They just made the plays that we couldn't."
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020
Auburn HC Gus Malzahn: "When I look at the stat sheet, what stood out to me was (Auburn's) 53 plays… When I look at us, third downs, we were 3-11."
— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) January 1, 2020
Malzahn on Minnesota: "They outplayed us and they outcoached us and they deserved to win today."
— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020
“215 rushing yards against our defense. That surprised me.”
Malzahn was also surprised Auburn only rushed for 56 yards.
— Giana Han (@giana_jade) January 1, 2020
Malzahn on what's next, he's excited about having Chad Morris: "We'll put our heads together. He's going to have great influence."
— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: "We're disappointed right now, but there are some good things that happened during the season that we think we can build upon."
— Josh Vitale (@JoshVitale) January 1, 2020
Malzahn: "Bo is going to win a championship for us before he gets out of here. He played the toughest schedule in college football and he learned."
— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 1, 2020
Sounds like he had some post game interview tips from his friend Muschamp!!
That’s funny ! I’m still laughing at that one !But sadly, I agree. But let’s not compare Gus with Will…at least Gus and his Auburn team wins some games.
What did Bo learn? This was another bad loss.
Well Bo was 65% for 176 yds and a TD with 0 turnovers against a top 15 team, so I’d say he’s learned a decent amount, and he did his part to put the team in a position to win.
176 passing yards isn’t going to cut it. The whole offense just wasn’t very good.
Don’t worry, you have Chad Morris now.
HAHAHAHAHA
All the high school players who committed to Auburn during the early signing period must be second guessing their decision tight now with that lackluster bowl performance.
First off credit Minnesota, they surprised me a bit and controlled the game.
Secondly Ive never put a lot of stock in bowl games. Its just extra football even though I always want to see a win.
Any time you have a 5-6 week layoff you just never really know exactly what you will get. Lots of distractions the week of the bowl game as well.
Congrats to Minnesota and to Auburn for their seasons. Glad to see there were no injuries in this one.
Last year, Auburn’s offense scorched a big ten team. Granted, it was Purdue, but the commentary at the time was “Gus’s offense is back!” I was skeptical because, well, it’s a bowl game, and it was Purdue.
Minnesota is a good team. Anyone trying to say they aren’t has a bias. That said, this is about what I expected from Gus. A flat offensive plan, an inability to adjust to what was unfolding on the field, etc. Just how was Gus surprised at the low rushing numbers? He’s the guy calling the plays!!!
I don’t have much hope for next season. Our defense is going to regress (they clearly did in this bowl game) and the offense will only be the same old … meh.
I predict we’ll go 8-4 at best next season with losses to Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU, and Alabama. It is entirely possible that we’ll lose to Kentucky as well.
Same old Gus.
Can’t wait to see Chad Morris influence. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh god I’m so happy you guys over paid Gus to keep him. Wait til Chad get’s Bo Nix to regress next year. So his kid can start.
Hog fans, I realize that it did not work out for Chad Morris at Arkansas…but he was very successful at Clempson(recruited Deshaun Watson and he installed their offense, which jump-started that program). He was successful at SMU & seems to play-call that offense better than Gus does, at this time. With the right players, he can call the plays. I have a feeling that Bret Bielema left Arky is such bad shape, that a multi-year rebuild is necessary.
I loved the old” Bo knows” commercials. Unfortunately for Auburn fans, this Bo dont know spit.
Minnesota was a pretty good team this year, playing with a ton of enthusiasm and coach fleck got the most out of the talent that he had. He is well-liked by his players and they play hard for him. They looked better than Auburn, to me.
I’M SICK OF IT! PROMOTE KEVIN STEELE DAMM IT!