Does Gus have the right seat on the bus? I ask the question not knowing the answer. What I do know is the deeper he gets into his Auburn tenure, the less successful his offense is on the football field.
One national writer suggested yesterday that it’s time to remove “offensive guru” from Malzahn’s bio. It’s a point worth debating. The bigger question is whether being head coach has taken an edge off his offensive planning.
We’ve seen this play out recently. Gene Chizik was a brilliant defensive mind before becoming a struggling head coach. Returning back to the coordinator role this year, he’s again being hailed a defensive genius for a North Carolina team that’s 7-1 on the season and leads the Coastal Divisional of the ACC.