September 18, 2018 · 7:28 AM

The greatest trick Jimmy Sexton ever played…

… was convincing Auburn it needed to give Gus a 7-year, $49 million contract extension.

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15 responses to “The greatest trick Jimmy Sexton ever played…”

  1. Got Cowdog
    September 18, 2018 at 7:33 AM

    Please, please, puh-leeeez put the stones to those guys this year, Kirby. I need to see wartigleplainsmans dressed in sackcloth and festooned with ashes. Lamenting.

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    • Russ
      September 18, 2018 at 8:54 AM

      Last year was a fluke. We’ve owned them for the last 10 years or so. They either needed a complete miracle or to blatantly buy their best player to beat us. Kirby will pound them.

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      • Erk's Forehead
        September 18, 2018 at 9:25 AM

        I’ve mentioned this before. And it’s a stretch. But what if we threw that game last year to draw them in the SEC Championship? Obviously, we wouldn’t know how they perform against Alabama later, but still.

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        • AusDawg85
          September 18, 2018 at 1:26 PM

          Kirby absolutely threw Auburn I. We played vanilla and knew it would be best not to show our hand until the SECCG. Want proof? Watch how we throw the Kentucky game and let the Cats get pounded by Bama in the SECG while we catch the 4th playoff spot as a 11 – 1 team. Tanned, rested and ready!

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  2. Gaskilldawg
    September 18, 2018 at 7:47 AM

    He is also just 19-16 against SEC competition . That is similar to Boom at UF SEC record.
    Gus needs to send a commission every year to Matthews and Harvey.

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  3. moe pritchett
    September 18, 2018 at 8:03 AM

    1-4 vs UGA since the 13’ season when they sold their souls. I don’t see that trend changing anytime soon either.

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  4. Yurdle
    September 18, 2018 at 8:04 AM

    That stat blows my mind.

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  5. ASEF
    September 18, 2018 at 8:25 AM

    Interesting stat, but let’s consider Gus has been doing that in the West, while Florida was operating in a very down East.

    Gus also reliably crushes the bottom tier. When was the last time we saw Florida winning SEC games 51-14 or or 56-3?

    But no question Jimmy used last year’s leverage perfectly – and perfectly timed, too.

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  6. Biggus Rickus
    September 18, 2018 at 8:56 AM

    Malzahn’s extension might be the worst one since Notre Dame gave Charlie Weis his ten-year deal. I expect that one to remain the worst extension in college football for the rest of my life.

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    • 81Dog
      September 18, 2018 at 2:08 PM

      is that one better or worse than Tech’s perpetual 7 year rollover to Paul Hewatt? Tech’s seems worse to me.

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      • Biggus Rickus
        September 18, 2018 at 2:36 PM

        I only referred to college football, but I’d hold Weis’s up as the quintessential ill-advised extension across all sports. It was 10 years for being 5-2 in his first season. That’s grounds for immediate dismissal of an AD if you ask me.

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  7. Granthams replacement
    September 18, 2018 at 9:23 AM

    I’m all for Gus staying employed. In all his time at awburn as an OC or HC he has yet to recruit a QB from high school that can run his system. I can’t figure out why since 95% of the high schools run shotgun/spread offenses and most use the QB as runner.

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