WarNole 141 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Welcome to the AU family Coach Harsin and War Eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,423 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, around4ever said: While I agree this should be done in person in a team meeting, in today’s environment that was impossible. All players have gone home for the Christmas break. There was no way to pay for them to travel back to Boise for an hour meeting and good byes. Coach Harsin handled it the best way he could. I’m sure he will make many phone calls over the holidays to his former players. This sounds logical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,579 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Welcome to the family, Coach Harsin! And don’t be offended at the constant misspelling of your name. Just ask Tuberville and Malzahn on coping strategies. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnTiger4Life 2,225 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/23/2020 at 7:53 AM, TigerTaz said: Don’t be a dense! His resume is better than Terry Bowden, Chizik, Malzahn, and right on line with Pat Dye when Auburn hired him. Let’s be real. Actually his on paper resume is SIGNIFICANTLY better than not only the coaches mentioned, but EVERY COACH that Auburn has hired since the 30s... Possibly ALL TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: Young folks do most of their communication in texts and social media. It is where often they ask each other on dates, break up with their boy/girlfriend, and find out who is doing what on any given night. They most likely would not be the least bit offended until and older person pointed out that it wasn't very personable. The players I saw tweet about it sure seemed upset. I too feel CBH should have let his players know in person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietmaninthecorner 1,945 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Auburn2Eugene said: The players I saw tweet about it sure seemed upset. I too feel CBH should have let his players know in person I am old school, and believe he should have (if possible) told them also. But my morals and etiquette are different than the youth of today. I'm sure a lot are upset about it. Likely most of those tweets are just emotional outbursts. They are hurt and angry about their coach leaving anyway. It is like breaking up with your girl/boyfriend when you realize it is not going to work out. It is easier to walk away when you can add more reasons to dislike them. In the grand scheam of things it is not that big of a deal. It could have been worse. He could have told them the only way he was leaving was in a pine box a few days before leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: I am old school, and believe he should have (if possible) told them also. But my morals and etiquette are different than the youth of today. I'm sure a lot are upset about it. Likely most of those tweets are just emotional outbursts. They are hurt and angry about their coach leaving anyway. It is like breaking up with your girl/boyfriend when you realize it is not going to work out. It is easier to walk away when you can add more reasons to dislike them. In the grand scheam of things it is not that big of a deal. It could have been worse. He could have told them the only way he was leaving was in a pine box a few days before leaving. You are right. It could have been a lot worse. And the players I saw tweet were just upset they had to fins out via text. They werent mad at him, at least publicly. To be fair a few days earlier there was an article posted asking which would happen first? Boise leave the MWC or Bryan Harsin leave Boise. It named him the leader for Arizona so im sure it wasn't a shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Auburn2Eugene said: The players I saw tweet about it sure seemed upset. I too feel CBH should have let his players know in person How do you suggest he do that? Should he call them all back to campus or go visit each of the 100 or so players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,649 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 New Auburn podcast talking about the search and our new coach as well as some staff ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuShucks 13 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 hours ago, around4ever said: While I agree this should be done in person in a team meeting, in today’s environment that was impossible. All players have gone home for the Christmas break. There was no way to pay for them to travel back to Boise for an hour meeting and good byes. Coach Harsin handled it the best way he could. I’m sure he will make many phone calls over the holidays to his former players. I'm not an "insider" but as I understand it much of the negotiations, discussions, and perhaps even the offer were done via Zoom. Even as old as I am, I've signed real estate papers legally via DocuSign that were official and binding. It seems implausible that Coach Harsin made the deal from Boise but the word was that much of the process occurred online. Either way, I REALLY like the hire but I'm very old school when it comes to treating the players with respect. In part, he's gotten the "step up" on the backs and from the sweat of those young men. I appreciate the responses. Welcome Coach Harsin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewzums343 76 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Im guessing the sweater vest and visor days are over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger78 13 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/22/2020 at 6:25 PM, autiger88 said: I don't like what I'm hearing right now, hopefully it changes but it looks like part of the deal was he was gonna have to keep Steele, that could change but right now it looks to be that way. I did not hear that at all. Don't think many, if any of the current staff remain. The man knows how to coach and what he needs from assitants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger78 13 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 12/23/2020 at 12:04 PM, e808 said: Nope, I have been a Auburn fan probably longer than you have. Since the days of Legion Field and parking on the gravel lots to watch the Iron Bowl. I want the team to excel like the Basketball team. Whats wrong with people having a difference of opinion. Me to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autiger88 3,777 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, tiger78 said: I did not hear that at all. Don't think many, if any of the current staff remain. The man knows how to coach and what he needs from assitants. This was like two days ago Ive heard different now it looks like most if not all will be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours ago, around4ever said: How do you suggest he do that? Should he call them all back to campus or go visit each of the 100 or so players? If you dont think coaches have group chats or whatever with their players, I dont know what to tell you. But sure. This is the 1990s. He should have to call them all directly or visit each household. GTFOH There are 101 different ways that the entire team could be reached digitally. But yeah, I guess we can pretend they dont exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, Auburn2Eugene said: If you dont think coaches have group chats or whatever with their players, I dont know what to tell you. But sure. This is the 1990s. He should have to call them all directly or visit each household. GTFOH There are 101 different ways that the entire team could be reached digitally. But yeah, I guess we can pretend they dont exist And that’s exactly what he did. He had a zoom meeting with them. The point was you said he should have met with them in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuShucks 13 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, around4ever said: And that’s exactly what he did. He had a zoom meeting with them. The point was you said he should have met with them in person. I, for one, very much respect that he addressed the issue in the presser and that he clearly hated it got out before he could tell the players. That's respect for his players and I think we got a first class coach. I didn't bring up the topic to start a conflict. Obviously, I'm pleased that he addressed it..... and I thought he did so very well. He didn't like what happened, it wasn't how he wanted it to happen and he faced it BOTH with the players AND publicly. He didn't have to say anything at the presser about the way the players learned about it, but he did. That's respect. I could not ask for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopsing 577 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 3 hours ago, drewzums343 said: Im guessing the sweater vest and visor days are over Thank goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 38 minutes ago, around4ever said: And that’s exactly what he did. He had a zoom meeting with them. The point was you said he should have met with them in person. No. I talked about his Boise players saying they had to find out via Twitter. Im sorry but finding out their coach was leaving for Auburn via Twitter is NOT the same thing as finding out from their coach via zoom. It's just not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Auburn2Eugene said: No. I talked about his Boise players saying they had to find out via Twitter. Im sorry but finding out their coach was leaving for Auburn via Twitter is NOT the same thing as finding out from their coach via zoom. It's just not. He can’t help the fact that social media moves fast. He did have a zoom meeting with the Boise State team, it just wasn’t before Twitter put it out there. Don’t hold that against him. He did what he could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUApostle 7,651 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 They're from Idaho, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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