Nix enters the portal

[WFE12 9,191]

Ok Ladies and Gentlemen, Please unfasten your seatbelts exit to the left and thank you for riding the Bo Nix Experience 

 

Edited December 13, 2021 by WFE12

[AUx 3,000]

It's gonna be fine. I don't understand the continual attitude of deliberately seeking ways to prove glasses half-empty, and Auburn's imminent demise. It's off the rails. 

Series of circumstances that contribute to a messy parting now (IMHO):

1) Bo (and Patrick endorsing/encouraging) going to AU under Gus (kiss of death for QBs) = bad judgement from a 'QB family' and QB 'star' in the first place. Poor evaluation of the coach and system for professional success.

2) The optic of a lauded QB not having commensurate skills and being very inconsistent = embarrassment to player and the daddy mentor. Must not leave college without some QB award or team championship. Entitlement? Reserving judgement.

3) Serious HC 'trying' to rebuild toward the most demanding standards not offering compromises and not backing off <50% chance of starting next season = gotta go somewhere else looking for guaranteed playing time. Entitlement? Reserving judgement.

These are bad but known circumstances in which the Nixes shouldn't have jumped into. But they did. Gus's offense was not an NFL pipeline and now the Nixes do not look like Mannings part 2 for joining it. Now there's a wholesale transformation in process that drops competitiveness further for a couple years. Not a good look for folks claiming to bleed orange and blue to not be willing to weather the bad with the good. But I guess there is some risk that Bo could completely lose his slim chance of playing in the pros. It sucks that Harsin can't waive a wand so all the current players can walk into a Championship on year one. It's not a simple tinkering project to change a proverbial 8-4 into an 11-1 or 12-0 team. They are different beasts. Just takes a realistic amount of time. Ironically enough, the professionalism of this coaching staff not to leak gossip about difficult situations and circumstances is not at all appreciated by the AU fan base and therefore enlists no empathy. Gossip and nobody will trust you. Be a confidant and the fan base wants to crucify you?

Anyway, I do appreciate Bo Nix's effort and wish him the utmost success.

[TigerFanAU 586]

4 hours ago, AUDevil said:

  He's a legacy, 

No, he is not. He is and was mediocre and should’ve chosen a better program.

[TigerToe 13]

Good riddance

[Tntigers 24]

29 minutes ago, TigerToe said:

Good riddance

Ah man, these keyboard warriors being critical of 18-21 year olds can take a lot of credit for pushing a legacy kid into transferring.  JABA at its best.  

[Tigerpro2a 5,650]

3 hours ago, Taco said:

Bruce took over a program that was a shell of a program and didn’t post a winning record since like 2009. 
 

Harsin I’m pretty sure is a bammer in disguise at this point. 
 

All jokes aside, don’t think that’s the correct comparison between Bruce and the traitor Bryan Harsin. I’m very worked up right now when I should be in bed, but I’ve never seen a “re-build” in college football where the coach literally implodes the team from the inside without bringing talent in. Sure there’s time, but good coaches keep their best players happy. Just an old adage I was told when I previously worked in athletics. 

Bye Felicia. CBH is the hero we have right now. 

3 hours ago, ShocksMyBrain said:

Well, Tank has been teasing us for a little while about transferring. Perhaps Harsin didn’t want to kowtow to him (or Bo/Pat for that matter). This could blow up in our faces, or we could be better off without either of them. The portal has completely changed the game. 

This. This isn't the first offseason this mess came up. If he don't want to be here then good riddance. I hate to lose him, but spilled milk and all. I think we have a potential star already on roster.

[Tigerpro2a 5,650]

1 minute ago, Tntigers said:

Ah man, these keyboard warriors being critical of 18-21 year olds can take a lot of credit for pushing a legacy kid into transferring.  JABA at its best.  

Are you saying that Bo is leaving because of posters on a message board? Come on, now.

[SRBautigerfan 1,040]

Good luck to Nix and any other former starter that hits the portal.  Let the newest QB controversy begin!

[aucanucktiger 1,789]

Feels like 13 seconds to go vs FSU in 2013.

Good luck Bo, you have an army of Auburn fans routing for you forever.

[ChrisH 135]

3 hours ago, AUx said:

Anyway, I do appreciate Bo Nix's effort and wish him the utmost success.

Same here. I will not miss the temper tantrums or overthrows but I do wish him well. 

[ChrisH 135]

1 hour ago, Tntigers said:

Ah man, these keyboard warriors being critical of 18-21 year olds can take a lot of credit for pushing a legacy kid into transferring.  JABA at its best.  

Im sure he cares what a bunch of old fat guys on message boards and twitter have to say. If he is that fragile, he doesnt have what it takes to play in the NFL anyways.

[AEAugirl 9,623]

43 minutes ago, ChrisH said:

Im sure he cares what a bunch of old fat guys on message boards and twitter have to say. If he is that fragile, he doesnt have what it takes to play in the NFL anyways.

BINGO.

He can take his tender feelings to a program with less critical fans…..which I am not sure really exists.

Being QB1 for a major D1 program is both a blessing and a curse…..when you are winning, you are praised….when you are losing, you get the criticism.  Its what comes with the territory and you have to mentally be able to handle them both.  

If he has NFL aspirations he better get a thicker skin quick.  Their fans are ten times worse than any college program. 

[woodford 3,655]

Good luck to him. So ready to watch DD or Holden ball out in 2022*
 

*Given we have a functional OL

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

23 minutes ago, AEAugirl said:

BINGO.

He can take his tender feelings to a program with less critical fans…..which I am not sure really exists.

Being QB1 for a major D1 program is both a blessing and a curse…..when you are winning, you are praised….when you are losing, you get the criticism.  Its what comes with the territory and you have to mentally be able to handle them both.  

If he has NFL aspirations he better get a thicker skin quick.  Their fans are ten times worse than any college program. 

Oh they definitely exist.  We are the exception, not the norm.  Most fan bases don't live and breathe college football the way Auburn does.  They actually have other interests.

[AURandy1345162767 14]

I hope Bo gets what he wants, wherever he goes. I am beginning to think that there may have been some agreement between Gus and Pat Nix that Bo was going to be the starter when he stepped foot on campus, regardless. Gus never really went after another QB of note to either take the reins of the offense or at least give Bo some challenge so that he would actually get better (I don't think anyone seriously thinks the Loy kid was going to be the one to press Bo to get better). Harsin comes in and goes after TJ Finley, whether he thought TJ would be a good starter or at least push Bo to get better. I'll admit that Bo had some good moments, but he also had some bad moments, too many to really count here. 

As for Tank, I'm sorry he's leaving, but if he has become a distraction with his attitude, he will be better off somewhere else. Yes, he should have gotten the ball at 4th and 1 against USCe, but to sit on the bench and pout about it was pure BS on his part. From what I understand, that was a read-option and TJ picked the wrong option. Besides, Tank, you've made a couple of bad decisions on the field yourself, such as going out of bounds against Bama, and stopping the clock. Oh well, best of luck to the 2 of you, and thanks for what you did for Auburn. 

[aucom96 1,614]

Good luck to him. We're a 3-9 team without him this year. 

[AUApostle 7,648]

3 hours ago, TigerFanAU said:

No, he is not. He is and was mediocre and should’ve chosen a better program.

Legacy meaning 2nd gen player.

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

42 minutes ago, woodford said:

Good luck to him. So ready to watch DD or Holden ball out in 2022*
 

*Given we have a functional OL

DD could do it with our line.  Given his running and escapability, he's the right QB for this team right now.  Just hope we actually play him.

Edited December 13, 2021 by Brad_ATX

[TitanTiger 20,468]

7 hours ago, Taco said:

Bruce took over a program that was a shell of a program and didn’t post a winning record since like 2009. 
 

Harsin I’m pretty sure is a bammer in disguise at this point. 
 

All jokes aside, don’t think that’s the correct comparison between Bruce and the traitor Bryan Harsin. I’m very worked up right now when I should be in bed, but I’ve never seen a “re-build” in college football where the coach literally implodes the team from the inside without bringing talent in. Sure there’s time, but good coaches keep their best players happy. Just an old adage I was told when I previously worked in athletics. 

Post less.

[woodford 3,655]

3 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

DD could do it with our line.  Given his running and escapability, he's the right QB for this team right now.  Just hope we actually play him.

I think you’re correct. Especially the “right now” part. Holden is the QB of the future for this system. Let’s hope DD actually stays. 

[Eagle Eye 7 2,535]

As I’ve said before, Bo is very talented . His problems lie in decision making and how he approaches the game. His OCs and HCs haven’t given him what he needs in enforcing him making better decisions. You can make great plays once in a while with Talent but to be successful on the big picture you have to have a repeatable strategy that works most of the time not just here and there. Hopefully Bo finds a good tuff coach that will instill patience in him. 

Edited December 13, 2021 by Eagle Eye 7

[tomcat 569]

27 minutes ago, Brad_ATX said:

Oh they definitely exist.  We are the exception, not the norm.  Most fan bases don't live and breathe college football the way Auburn does.  They actually have other interests.

I learned this when I moved from Bham to Miami in the early 1990’s..then Orlando…then Jacksonville. College football was passing weekend passion…not an everyday obsession.

[Auburn Tiger 1,340]

28 minutes ago, aucom96 said:

Good luck to him. We're a 3-9 team without him this year. 

We lost to GA State with him this year. 

[Brad_ATX 13,654]

13 minutes ago, tomcat said:

I learned this when I moved from Bham to Miami in the early 1990’s..then Orlando…then Jacksonville. College football was passing weekend passion…not an everyday obsession.

I lived in Michigan, spent a bunch of time in Colorado, and now live in Texas.  Travel around the US a lot.

90% of college fan bases watch the game, go yay or oh well, and move on.

[Auburn Tiger 1,340]

3 hours ago, Tntigers said:

Ah man, these keyboard warriors being critical of 18-21 year olds can take a lot of credit for pushing a legacy kid into transferring.  JABA at its best.  

If a message board made him decide to transfer, that’s all we need to know about him. But I don’t think it was message boards and fans that made him leave because I don’t think he’s that petulant.
 

I think Harsin was opening up the QB competition, and the Nixes didn’t care for that. I think Bo believed in the power of his last name, and Harsin didn’t. But I’m just speculating. 🤷‍♂️