| 23 January 2012
Despite 15 years of coaching experience on the offensive side of the ball, six years of assistant head coaching work under his belt, and one hell of a case laid out by me in December, Trooper Taylor was not named the new offensive coordinator at Auburn. This is a sad day for the merit system and internal promotions, as well as fans of all schools not named Auburn. Just the thought of Trooper calling plays next year is enough to keep one awake for the next 72 hours, with streaks of impromptu dancing mixed throughout those hours.
I'm not sure what exactly Trooper has to do to get his shot at running the show on offense. Bag and secure the services of 11 Cam Newtons on offense? And defense? It seems like a tall order for just one man, but I'd never count Trooper out. Especially after another Alabama national title has raised the bar, which means the bank and bingo parlor money will be whipping in with the speed of a Trooper towel-wave.
Instead of Trooper, Gene Chizik plucked an offensive coordinator from the Steve Addazio coaching tree (yes, THE Steve Addazio) in Scot Loeffler. After one year at Temple coordinating the offense, Loeffler will be charged with correcting an Auburn offense that could be be described as "police determined that the package was not explosive, destroyed it, and within 30 minutes allowed normal foot traffic to resume in the area."
First up for Loeffler will be the easy stuff. Like learning the correct name of his new employer:
"We will give our heart and soul to University of Auburn."
"It’s not a right to be at the University of Auburn; it’s a privilege."
Once he's got that part down, he just has to get the stink off of Clint Moseley and/or Kiehl Frazier in less than eight months. GODSPEED, GOOD SIR.
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