AU9377 4,918 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, steeleagle said: ...And more than likely would be a short timer, as he would leave fairly quickly if offered again next year. I don't see him coming either. I feel that with her long career in recruiting, she has an idea who are the other AC out there that would be a good recruiters she wants on staff and help with coaching. She probably is looking for someone like she was following in the footsteps of Vic and others. I would love to see her hire a former head coach. Someone like Holly Warlick or Melanie Balcomb.. the list is long of coaches that have a lot to offer, but don't really want all that comes with being the HC. Lots of successful HCs have done that and benefited from their experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 70 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, AU9377 said: I would love to see her hire a former head coach. Someone like Holly Warlick or Melanie Balcomb.. the list is long of coaches that have a lot to offer, but don't really want all that comes with being the HC. Lots of successful HCs have done that and benefited from their experience. What are your thoughts about holding onto Coach Garcia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,918 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 9 hours ago, AUJarhead said: What are your thoughts about holding onto Coach Garcia? She has a fairly good reputation as a recruiter. The fact that we haven't been able to hang on to those recruits after they get on campus isn't on her. I feel like we need a clean slate, but I don't know coach Garcia personally, so I don't really have a way to gauge what retaining her brings to the table. I do feel like some of the recruits she brought in would have stayed had they been better coached and been in a system that could have developed them as players. What are your thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 70 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 9 hours ago, AU9377 said: What are your thoughts? I like her. Like you said, excellent recruiter. I know the interactions she’s had with my daughter have been positive. Both elite camps my daughter attended, Coach Garcia really went out of her way to say hi to my daughter. My daughter had begun sending/texting her game film around December, but I think coach Garcia knew the writing was on the wall, honestly. I can also see the value in a clean slate. I just know with the transfers we had last year, we need a really good recruiter (really three really good recruiters). I didn’t realize the sheer volume of turnover/movement in the assistant coaching world until my family started having interactions with them. Coaches we’ve spoken to have moved schools, one staff the head coach retired and the recruiting coach then took a high school job. It’s crazy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 70 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I’ll add that my favorite assistant under Coach Flo was Coach Walters, who left Auburn 2 years ago to go to Bama and is now at UNC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 21 hours ago, AUJarhead said: What are your thoughts about holding onto Coach Garcia? I also think it's a good thing for Coach Harris to maybe keep at least 1 assistant on staff that may have had already established connections w/ HS coaches throughout the SE and especially in Alabama and Ga, and so many of them are signing w other schools. something similar to Coach Harsin keeping Carnell on, I think more for his connections he had already established, and at a critical position as RB... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Dunaway2021 11 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 11:55 AM, AU9377 said: We also have little reason to believe that he would want the job. He is currently being considered by other major programs for their open HC position. If he was interested, I'm all for it, due to the energy and enthusiasm he brings to any program. However, Johnnie will likely be hesitant to bring someone in that has the ability to outshine the HC. Well the UCcon Coach assistant daily outshines everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Dunaway2021 11 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 23 hours ago, AUJarhead said: What are your thoughts about holding onto Coach Garcia? Fire her we need to get rid of the hole staff and support staff it’s time to start over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,918 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 3 hours ago, steeleagle said: I also think it's a good thing for Coach Harris to maybe keep at least 1 assistant on staff that may have had already established connections w/ HS coaches throughout the SE and especially in Alabama and Ga, and so many of them are signing w other schools. something similar to Coach Harsin keeping Carnell on, I think more for his connections he had already established, and at a critical position as RB... I can see that, but one of my problems with TWF the entire time she was here was that she ignored, for the most part, our recruiting footprint. The first thing we have to do is get back into competing for AL, GA & FL pan handle student athletes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,918 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Kasey Dunaway2021 said: Well the UCcon Coach assistant daily outshines everyone Why would she come to East Alabama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,101 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 20 minutes ago, AU9377 said: Why would she come to East Alabama? You need to realize who you are asking................ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Dunaway2021 11 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 hours ago, AU9377 said: I can see that, but one of my problems with TWF the entire time she was here was that she ignored, for the most part, our recruiting footprint. The first thing we have to do is get back into competing for AL, GA & FL pan handle student athletes. I think we need to go recruit out west I want at few ladies I love to see in Auburn Uniform and they are both 6’7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Dunaway2021 11 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 9 hours ago, AU9377 said: Why would she come to East Alabama? I was just making a point she is a top assistant and she is working for UConn why can’t we get Purcell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,565 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Kasey Dunaway2021 said: I think we need to go recruit out west I want at few ladies I love to see in Auburn Uniform and they are both 6’7 First, let's try to keep 5* players from Montgomery from going to FSU. We can worry about "out west" after we solve that problem. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,918 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 27 minutes ago, Mikey said: First, let's try to keep 5* players from Montgomery from going to FSU. We can worry about "out west" after we solve that problem. AMEN TO THAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,332 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Enjoyed this Podcast. She really seems to be down to earth. https://auburntigers.com/podcasts/johnnie-harris/1138 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 70 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 So of the five Power 5 jobs that opened, three were filled by head coaches from mid major programs (Wisconsin/Mosely, Washington/Langley, and Oklahoma/Baranczyk) and the other two were filled by long time assistant coaches from what I'd call elite type teams (Auburn/Harris and Vanderbilt/Ralph). Of all the non-Auburn hires, I know the most about Baranczyk, who was head coach at Drake before taking the OU job. Good hire for Vandy, too, I think. Shea Ralph had been at UCONN for 13 years as an assistant. Will be interesting to see how they all pan out. And what dominoes fall now that all the power 5 jobs are filled - still 22 mid-major head coaching jobs to fill, and how all this will shake out in the form of Auburn assistants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU9377 4,918 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, AUJarhead said: So of the five Power 5 jobs that opened, three were filled by head coaches from mid major programs (Wisconsin/Mosely, Washington/Langley, and Oklahoma/Baranczyk) and the other two were filled by long time assistant coaches from what I'd call elite type teams (Auburn/Harris and Vanderbilt/Ralph). Of all the non-Auburn hires, I know the most about Baranczyk, who was head coach at Drake before taking the OU job. Good hire for Vandy, too, I think. Shea Ralph had been at UCONN for 13 years as an assistant. Will be interesting to see how they all pan out. And what dominoes fall now that all the power 5 jobs are filled - still 22 mid-major head coaching jobs to fill, and how all this will shake out in the form of Auburn assistants. I have no idea how it will work out in the long run, but Vanderbilt knocked it out of the park with this hire. I would rank the hires as follows... 1. Washington - Tina Langley 2. Vanderbilt - Shea Ralph 3. Oklahoma - Baranczyk 4. Auburn - Johnnie Harris 5. UTSA - Karen Aston Edited April 13, 2021 by AU9377 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,332 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Assistant Coach Addition: https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/4/13/womens-basketball-ketara-chapel-named-auburn-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUJarhead 70 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, slot canyon said: Assistant Coach Addition: https://auburntigers.com/news/2021/4/13/womens-basketball-ketara-chapel-named-auburn-womens-basketball-assistant-coach.aspx Good, young, up and coming assistant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,101 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Not bad on the eyes as well 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,133 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Not bad on the eyes as well I have to admit I thought the same thing when I saw her picture, more importantly I think she is an up and coming coach who will help get Auburn back to where were in the Ciampi days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,101 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, AuburnNTexas said: I have to admit I thought the same thing when I saw her picture, more importantly I think she is an up and coming coach who will help get Auburn back to where were in the Ciampi days. Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slot canyon 1,332 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Not bad on the eyes as well Does this mean you will be getting season tickets for front row seats directly behind the Auburn bench? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,101 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, slot canyon said: Does this mean you will be getting season tickets for front row seats directly behind the Auburn bench? If I lived in Auburn damn straight I would right behind where she sits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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