Gus Malzahn is going to win big with the UCF Knights! - Paul Finebaum | KJZ

Paul Finebaum joins KJZ to discuss the UCF Knights hiring Gus Malzahn as the next head coach, then reacts to Urban Meyer defending the decision to hire Chris Doyle to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff before Doyle resigned.
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0:00 Paul Finebaum weighs in on what the UCF Knights are getting with Gus Malzahn.
1:13 Finebaum shares the biggest adjustments Urban Meyer will have to make transitioning from college football to the NFL.
2:37 Finebaum weighs in on whether he believes the Jaguars' locker room believes in Urban Meyer.
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[@neneshubby]

Alabama fan here and I think this is a great hire for UCF. Malzahn can coach offense for sure. The problem for UCF is if he wins there power five teams are going to come after him. That's the drawback to not being a destination program.

[@119Agent]

Being a conduit to a P5 head coaching job is a not a bad spot to be for a G5 program. UCF has done well since hiring George O'Leary 16 years ago which was a stoke of luck since he was black-listed from any school with name recognition. Since O'Leary was let go UCF has been a popular destination to build your coaching resume and hiring an ex-SEC coach with a winning record and national championship games on his resume only helps that, especially when you KNOW there were P5 teams that would be happy to have him as head coach. It is an uncomfortable spot to be in but UCF has played its cards very well considering their situation being a newer program in a less-respected conference with a permanently weaker schedule than the rest of the top 25 year after year. Eventually UCF's strategy will pay off and they will get into a P5 conference but you've got to earn your place through consistently good coaching hires and winning seasons.

[@jordanpierre6775]

Gus can’t coach offense. He’s always been carried by his players. His offensive scheme is outdated. He’s to run happy, hence why Auburn’s been a mediocre team the last few years. UCF’s offense will take a dramatic fall unless Gus keeps the same system that Scott Frost implemented.

[@kellyraney4283]

Come on as an Alabama fan you'd have to agree the kick six was a fluke Gus Malzahn is just a mediocre High School football coach I also think he is a crook and he is sneaky he doesn't know how to evaluate talent nor does he know how to develop Talent but he is a Salesman he took Auburn for a ride and laughed all the way to the bank let's be honest he's not that great of an X's and O's kind of guy is red zone offense stinks he'll run UCF in the ground just like he did Auburn

[@119Agent]

@@kellyraney4283 Nick Saban? Is that you?

[@cainman5807]

ok II'll give you that

[@glassmw9823]

As an Auburn grad and fan, I appreciate the memories Gus gave us. But he failed to develop as a coach who developed his players. Gus always pulled in great recruits, but could never keep them and could never develop a quarterback. The only reason people are so high on him is because of 6 games over 8 years: 2013 UGA game, 2013 Iron Bowl (kick six), 2013 SEC championship, 2017 UGA win, 2017 Iron Bowl win (after which both teams went on to play in the natty), and the 2019 iron bowl. That’s it. Over 8 seasons, that’s all he has to show. Other than that, two measly bowl game wins in 8 years. Gus is the definition of over promising and under delivering on the big picture. I appreciate him as a person and coach, but he just couldn’t get it done.

[@kellyraney4283]

As an Auburn fan I think Gus is crooked and sneaky I don't think he knows how to evaluate talent nor do I think he knows how to develop Talent he's not that good of a X's and O's guy he took Auburn for a ride and he laughed all the way to the bank I think he's found another gig that he can run into the ground

[@notjmlowe]

Urban Meyer left coaching because teams were losing or in a scandal,

[@Humphking]

This elderly extraterrestrial guy is speaking the truth when it comes to Urban Myer

[@jaminpoole7310]

😂😂

[@fredwilson1188]

I cant get over how big his ears are

[@kellyraney4283]

Funny comment

[@rickymachismo8741]

As an Auburn fan, it's easy to say this on the outside looking in till you see he calls a hb dive up the middle on 3rd & 8. Or 22 Receiver reverses/ bubble screens. The talent we had an Auburn is severely underrated & imo should've won the chip in 2017 if not for the collapse after the iron bowl. But War Eagle & thanks for the memories Gus

[@Mike-hn7vc]

UCF fan here. I feel like we have the same exact complaints about Huepel. (Great offensive coordinator but couldn't evolve the offense once everyone else caught on to it and in the end it just became stale). Like literally down to the dive plays on 3rd down and nothing but bible screens mixed in with random shots down the field. But hopefully Malzahn's experience and connections help with building a decent staff and nice recruiting base. Remember Frost took our entire staff so Huepel had to start from scratch with no experience as a head coach. And with Tennessee taking him and our AD we were almost dead in the water. So I don't know if he can give us another "2017" type of season but he was certainly the absolute best outcome and I'm willing to bet he will do better than the trajectory Huepel had us on.

[@glassmw9823]

@@Mike-hn7vc Huepel at UCF could have beaten Gus at Auburn. (They did in 2017, though I believe it was with Frost).

[@rickgray86]

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin hired a dude that ran a kid to death and called the kid names after he told the coach that something was wrong with him and NO ONE made a big deal of it, Urban Meyer gives a coach a second chance and the you guys ring the alarm

[@andonlane]

oh how this aged

[@mr.valentine8399]

Paul is such a hater.. can’t stand him

[@SnootyToots]

Wow dude, how about you make it even more obvious you didn’t watch the video

[@mr.valentine8399]

@@SnootyToots Sooo... He wasn’t bashing Urban Meyer?

[@mr.valentine8399]

@@SnootyToots 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

[@brianrussell8789]

He is a joke, much to do about nothing, never care about what his opinion is

[@ekgr212]

@Fred Wright LMAO! Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@davismi4584]

In your dreams he’s not a head coach just like so many others. He’s just an assistant coach and that’s it. His record says that.

[@darrylniles2850]

We will be great and it will become clear in 5 years that UCF, Cincy & Memphis are just as strong as the top 3 of the Big 12.

[@MaxEffortSooner]

Lol. Delusional fantasies. If you honestly thought that you could beat Oklahoma or Iowa State this last year you're absolutely high as a kite. Baylor will be back in stride and have better odds at the playoff before UCF or any AAC team.

[@redred4169]

LAY OFF THE CRACK

[@marquisebright1608]

tulsa and usf too

[@knockout9446]

First time watching college football?

[@ourfragrancejourney3911]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ivansalazar5448]

Gus already won big! Just by getting fired at AU he turned into a multimillionaire!

[@culmo80]

The problem with Malzahn is that his playbook is rather basic once you get past all the smoke and mirrors. There's a reason Auburn's offense was so horrid for the past 3-4 seasons. He'll have a great first season at UCF and then it is down from there.

[@Banksy4Prez]

We will be back on top in the AAC then get a Big 12 invite to give Oklahoma and Texas some competition

[@MaxEffortSooner]

Not likely 😄

[@geleneceline2310]

Could happen but i think the sec will give a offer because they have some beef with aurbun becuase of a bowl game a few years back and a head coach hire

[@stevenwolfe6544]

Tulsa is hoping to see y’all in the championship just like old times ! Kevin Smith vs Paul Smith .. I believe Tulsa only lost 3 players .Collins lb/AA QB & RB should be a great year for AAC , good luck knights

[@catoosa9395]

Tennessee missed a great opportunity by not hiring Malzahn.

[@imlost19]

Tennessee and auburn just saved UCF from the brink of implosion. Southern Hospitality at its finest

[@Don-md6wn]

Auburn has a better recruiting base than Tennessee. I don't get everybody trying to pretend Malzahn is suddenly an elite college football head coach.

[@noblesseraizel3741]

I remember them being in the same conversation with alabama........

[@sbolden123]

👎🤦‍♂️

[@ajay1192]

Also paul dudes will pull up on you for bringing up their dad and upbringing.

[@ajay1192]

Gus needs to coach high school. His gimics and tricks will be perfect. He didnt develop 1 QB at auburn. Auburn recruited their 1st offensive line since 2017.

[@jimmythespeedster74]

He had Nick Marshall and coached Cam Newton, not to mention he got Jarrett Stidham drafted

[@eyeswideopen777]

I'm not sold on Malzahn. He couldn't produce at Auburn with the SEC talent base and he may do the same thing at UCF. Either your a winning head coach or not. Still, UCF I wish you the best!

[@geleneceline2310]

He had talent it just takes time to develop them it will be faster to do that because theres lest good teams

[@thundacat9378]

By that logic, You must not be sold on the entire SEC WEST since about.... 2009 then??

[@ejpineda8976]

@@geleneceline2310 bruh I love Gus as a person and still do but as the HC of my team for the past eight years the only players we got drafted into the NFL did it on raw talent alone and break out years the dude flat out cannot develop talent thus why he couldn’t win the major games he needed to win granted it will be easier in the AAC due to competition but unless he learns why he fell at Auburn y’all won’t make it pass the first round of the playoff if they let y’all in will y’all win AAC championships sure but Nattys nawww not unless a lot of chaos happens in the higher ups of college football I wish Gus the best of luck I hated how we fired him but I’m glad his coaching again he does deserve it

[@courtneytaylor2672]

He beat Alabama who else doing that?

[@adampalmer5399]

@@courtneytaylor2672 Preach on, preach on! People forget that!

[@garyjohnson7626]

I thought coach myers had health issues now he wants to be a NFL Coach good luck 🤔

[@matthewbroz25]

Keyshawn laughing cause his son Keyshawn Jr got suspended by Mike Riley for smoking weed....then frost came in and didn't want to just bring on a guy who had already had problems in the program and Keyshawn is still bitter about it

[@faizali2200]

Rlly what position his son play

[@matthewbroz25]

@@faizali2200 wide receiver

[@rickgray86]

UCF is in trouble, dude stuck on doing things the old fashioned way in a new day and time, UCF could've done better and the players and school and fans deserve better

[@stansdad1]

Gus is a great coach. No one can win at auburn sorry auburn fans.

[@glassmw9823]

Lol! You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. We (Auburn) got a natty in 2010 and played for one in 2013. Should have in 2017 if Gus knew how to rotate running backs. How many times has your team got one?

[@Finnissee0122]

@@glassmw9823 lol anything Auburn has won within the last 10 years is due to Gus Malzahn’s coaching.

[@glassmw9823]

@@Finnissee0122 ...and the blue sky is blue, that’s what happens when he’s the head coach? Also had like 5 4-loss seasons...dude left a lot to be desired. Tubberville had an undefeated season. Chizik won it all in 2010. Gus could have in 2013 and 2017 but didn’t because he can’t finish. Only had 2 bowl wins in 8 years? Next.

[@Finnissee0122]

@@glassmw9823 chizik won because of Gus & Cam Newton. No team would have won playing Auburn’s 2017 schedule. They had to play Georgia twice and Alabama. That team was burnt out. You’re being unrealistic. Gus wasn’t perfect but stop acting like any coach can do a better job there right now. That’s the toughest schedule every year.

[@glassmw9823]

@@Finnissee0122 bro you don’t know what you’re talking about. Kiehl Frazier, Kodi Burns, Jeremy Johnson, Woody Barrett, Malik Willis, Sean White, Jarret Stidham, and Joey Gatewood all have one thing in common: Gus, as a head coach and offensive-minded coach, couldn’t develop them. Auburn under Gus as HC: 3-5 (38%) v Alabama 2-7 (22%) v Georgia 3-5 (38%) v LSU 2-5 (29%) in bowl games 1-4 (25%) in bowl games v major conference teams 0-12 in Baton Rouge, Athens, and Tuscaloosa 39-28 (57%) v SEC opponents 15-17 (47%) v SEC opponents on the road 7-6 (54%) v non-conference power 5 teams 20-27 (41%) when playing ranked teams 8-17 (31%) when playing top 10 teams 27-31 against power 5 teams with a winning record 2 NY6 bow appearances and 0-2 in them 7 straight seasons with 4 or more losses 1st loss to a non-major conference team in 27 years 1st loss to Tennessee in 19 years (20 years at home) 1st loss to South Carolina in 87 years (1933) 1 SEC championship in 8 years 0 playoff appearances 0 national titles 2 first-round NFL draft picks since 2014 both in 2020 (credit: Kevin Steele on defense) No offensive first round picks since 2014 Went 5 seasons without a single first-round pick Lost by a combined 69 points in 4 losses in the 2020 season We beat no ranked teams We beat no teams with a winning record We lost to a team that fired their coach mid season (USCe) We never were in games against Georgia and Alabama, they scored TDs while we kicked field goals We were one play away from losing to Ole Miss and Arkansas There are people old enough to vote who have never experienced a win in Baton Rouge. In 2021, there will be people able to drive who have never experienced an Auburn win in Athens. If this resume doesn’t warrant firing, I don’t know what does. Reminder, Gus was the ~7th highest paid coach in all of college football and still put up the results above. Also, Auburn reeled in several top 10 recruiting classes as well, and Auburn’s highest-rated recruits regularly transferred from the program. The current Auburn recruiting class is ranked 42nd (at the time of Gus’ firing, moved up to 20 due to Harsin and staff’s efforts in less than a month), which shows Gus had already given up on the team.

Auburn has been overly patient with Gus. In his ONLY good season after year 1, we STILL had 4 losses. Gus had all the players to go all the way in 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2019 and couldn’t put it together. 

A majority of the Auburn fanbase doesn’t even bother watching the games anymore. Fan, booster, and BOT apathy had set in. It was past time for Gus to go. Fan apathy and the money the university stood to loose if they didn’t make the move is what’s at stake. That amount for that buyout pales in comparison to forking over the cash.

[@dhowto3005]

Auburn was dumb dumb dumb for letting Gus Malazahn go.... Dumb Dumb Dumb... He won & beat Alabama multiple times... Just doesn't make sense.