Aubserver Mailbag 15: A really long mailbag for a really long week
This week: Coaching search, early signing period, roster management, Justin Powell, Kenny Omega, evermore, Christmas movies and a lot more
RB Tank Bigsby (Todd Van Emst/Auburn Athletics)
The last time we did one of these mailbags, which I believe was approximately eight-and-a-half years ago, I believed that Gus Malzahn would be the head coach in 2021 and was already preparing myself for an offseason of hot seat questions.
About that.
Auburn has gone in a different direction, firing Malzahn on Sunday — and it still doesn’t have a clear direction on who will be the next coach, although one name has surged toward the front.
This week’s Mailbag tackles a lot of questions regarding the coaching search, along with Bruce Pearl’s basketball program and some fun Christmas topics. Let’s go.
Which signee do you think has biggest impact?
If the Auburn football team put together a starting 5 for basketball who would they choose? How would they do against Bruce's starting 5?
Do you think Hugh Freeze's "Good" tweet is an indicator he's not in contention?
Tank v Dyer
Barning Knight
Not to completely repeat myself from the Thursday morning s…