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On 11/14/2022 at 10:55 AM, bigbird said:

Apparently 

I don’t get it either..help

Saying we wont win another game this year is not only a knock on Harsin but also to THE PLAYERS

Its going to take a lot more than just hiring a new coach. It will take years of managing the NIL that everyone thought was needed and a great idea. AU was at the bottom of the curve when this phenomena hit. We need players willing to come to Auburn during these mediocre years. 

This was so much better than one of Gus's canned comments.

I D G A D how Bo is doing. He quit Auburn. 

28 minutes ago, JMassie11 said:

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5 hours ago, NoALtiger said:

So never know if he was good or bad because of the General? Do we know about the General? Just trying to keep up with this logic. 

Like I have said many times I liked Alan Greene. But no idea what went on behind the scenes on who did what. Neither am I certain why the general was planted in the AD office. Shows a lack of confidence somewhere. There is no logic. 

6 minutes ago, DAG said:

You might be right . I don’t know . I just know many Auburn fans wanted him here till he questioned the dysfunction behind the scenes ( as several Individuals close to auburn and not close has done) then he became unqualified.

No doubt there is dysfunction at AU. It starts at the top with our President, now and in the past  allowing a  few members of the BOT to sniff the jocks at Jordan Hare. Harsin is an outsider , not easily influenced who I hope stays and eventually wins. 

2 hours ago, DAG said:

Whatever. Most of you guys wanted him hands and knees on our sidelines. 

I wasn't speaking for other guys, only myself. But any coach / person with mental decorum would not have come out and said what he did, when he did. Interviewing him was part of the process. I don't know if he was offered the job but take my word, the dude is nuts.

50 minutes ago, BizTiger said:

Now we're getting somewhere. 

How often do you see a well-respected coach like Venables speak out like this about university that he interviewed with? This is RARE. So is UT's ADs comments. 

Sometimes the only people who can convince us the house is on fire are people across the street...

Venables is a nut. Also unprofessional to make the comment he did. We will see how he does at Oklahoma. 

3 hours ago, bigbird said:

I believe he meant the former player/Gus disciple that was bad mouthing CBH 

Correct. 

2 hours ago, au302 said:

Out of curiosity, if you don't mind sharing, will you be at the upcoming one on Friday as well? 

No. I wont be attending another scrimmage. It was a Letterman event and an opportunity to tour the new facility that brought me to town. I just retired and moved farther away so it was a long trip. 

I believe it was time for Gus to go. I like Harsin but he could not have come at a worse time. Recruiting and coaching with the NIL favors schools with the more established coaching staffs and "unattached" donors. In my opinion the Yella Banana could do wonders in terms of "buying" us players but won't as long as Harsin is in charge. And other donors will not step up as long as the Banana is in charge.

While there I heard a well known lettermen / Gus disciple  knocking Harsin and his recruiting. He didn't interact with many of the players, mostly kept to himself and a few adoring fans. I also saw Takeo Spikes. He was talking with staff on the sidelines and coaching up some players. The epitome of a True Auburn Man and Player. WDE

 

you had eyes on?

Yes. I was there. If I had to guess Harsin has TJ at #1. I believe Finley took all the snaps after warm up just before the start of the scrimmage. He was also teamed up with Tank for most if not all the scrimmage. 

I like Robbie. Just not sure he is ready to make decisions.

There were a few plays made by each QB . But overall I’d have to say it’s going to be a long season. 

5 hours ago, wcware said:

I agree with all that, but you forgot to add all the negative stuff that a bunch of people other than him did.

5 hours ago, McLoofus said:

Yes, Harsin did this to himself. He fired a WR coach 4 games in, fired his OC, and ran off a beloved DC. He's failed to address the looming trainwreck on the offensive line and at the WR position. He's got no sure-fire SEC caliber QB on roster. He failed to sign a single player on the last signing day and even lost one of his precious few receivers with any experience.

These were all true before word of the investigation broke. 

“Beloved DC” ? Mason is an arrogant and  spiteful PO_ …Determined to bury Harsin and AU Football. A boosters tool , lightweight and overrated coach. 

On 2/9/2022 at 11:04 PM, autiger88 said:

Have you been here this past three days? Like all that stuff you said can be disproven. 🤣

True I dont live on these boards like some but have been on it since its inception. Not certain what I posted that has been disproven? That some boosters meddle with AU Sports, in this case football? That Yella Fella and his offspring waddle down the sidelines back and forth from their box? That Mason really wasn't that great a coach? 

I am glad Harsin is back. Now to hope for an AD like Greene that will control the boosters who feel entitled to control our coaches and admin staff. 

1 minute ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Ok, let’s just put everything on the back burner. If Harsin is as great to work for as you seem to be convinced of, what happened to Derrick Mason. Just answer that one question for me. I’ll wait.

I don’t understand the love affair with Mason? What makes him a genius? Wasn’t he the one who didn’t adjust during the second half of several games and we lost. I think I read somewhere BOBO was complimentary of Harsin?

Just now, Potatooooooes!! said:

Which, at this point, it looks like we messed up.

That’s possible. 

37 minutes ago, W.E.D said:

Truth be told, this type of season has been coming for a while now. Boise State is depleted in the trenches on both sides. The defensive line is thin at skill and experience, and the offensive line has been a bugaboo for four or five years now. And don’t even get me started on the linebackers. Outside of the receivers, the defensive secondary, and sometimes the running backs, BSU no longer has the most talent in the Mountain West.

Why? It boils down largely to former head coach Bryan Harsin. Don’t get me wrong, the current coaching staff is to blame for the game day hiccups and lack of attention to details, but the lack of talent at the two most important position groups on a team can be directly traced back to Harsin and his staff.

For years we have heard rumors that he is a jerk and difficult to work for. The revolving door of assistant coaches who have worked for him, the emails obtained through FOIA requests, and the comments from former coaches all confirm this point. The way he treats the media is confirmation enough

When you can’t keep coaches on the staff because you are miserable to work under, you have to keep hiring new coaches. And when word gets out that you’re not a nice person, people don’t want to apply for your job opening. And when the applicant pool is shallow, you end up with guys like Brad Bedell, Winston Venable, and Eric Kiesau on staff.

 

https://247sports.com/college/boise-state/Article/Whats-Wrong-With-Boise-State-Football-173385302/

Article isn’t too flattering. But follow up comments disagree. Harsin might be an ass and difficult to work with. But he was hired by AU and needs to be allowed to run his system here. Or just say we messed up, here is $18 m to go away. 

18 minutes ago, AEAugirl said:

I haven’t seen anything from Boise, but Arkansas State beatwriter just wrote an article about his year there and its not very flattering.

They were about to fire him when Boise hired him and saved them the trouble. 

https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/hogs-football/few-at-arkansas-state-surprised-bryan-harsin-may-get-fired-at-auburn#gid=ci02997277f000278e&pid=112021-bryan-harsin-south-carolina-jeff-blake

Yes. I saw that. Didn’t seem to matter to Boise State or AU during vetting. 

On 2/8/2022 at 12:46 AM, Mikey said:

You have no knowledge that any of those people had anything to do with Harsin's trouble. People who give large sums of money and time to AU do not go around trying to sabotage the school.

How, exactly? His recruiting has been a failure. He's alienated the area high school coaches. He's mis-managed the transfer portal so that we have brought in five and lost 21. He's riding a five game losing streak and two of those losses were to clearly inferior teams. He's hired people that he's already had to fire, and his best hire (Mason) took a $400,000 a year pay cut to get away from him. Many of those players who left weren't dead heads. Some of our more promising young athletes abandoned ship. If Harsin stays, I don't see how he manages a 5-7 record next year. 4-8 is more likely and that includes three gimme games.

Not sure where you are getting all your intel either. But it’s common knowledge certain boosters meddle in how the football operations are run. Wanna be Jerry Jones. I have seen yella  fella waddle down the sidelines since Tubbs . Yes. Their ego and power trip will burn down the school before admitting they’re wrong. Harsin was hired to  make changes. Some don’t like it and leave. The portal and NIL is tough to manage. Mason lost us games. He took a $400 k reduction because that’s all he’s worth plus he had AU money coming in. He saw the writing on the wall. I was glad to see him go.  Strange what you are hearing about now never happened at Boise. I have met every coach since Barfield. Due to COVID and canceled dinners I haven’t been able to meet up with Harsin. But I trust Alan Greenes choice. 

Has anyone seen or heard how terrible he was at Boise. ? How he ripped athletes and their families and abused the staff?. 
 

I didn’t think so.

If Harsin leaves, for settlement he will be required to sign a non-disclosure . Which is unfortunate as I would like the actions of the BOT, Boosters, the General et al exposed. But eventually everything will come out . Harsin leaves with a bag of money and will be back coaching in a year or two. No win situation for Auburn. 

Harsin stays, the program gets cleaned up. The dark side withdraws and better people will take their place. Auburn has plenty of boosters who can write a check. But they let the Yella Man with the ego spend his money. I liken this to Trump rocking the boat and exposing the swamp. His methods cost him the election. This may be the same fate for Harsin. 

Although I questioned his hire and monumental collapses this year, I’m not certain I want to see him go. However if he does I believe Harsin will make an improvement. 

Fortunately I wasn't able to watch much of the game. If there is a bright side I suppose there will not be a presumptive starter at QB next season. It will actually be a best man up contest.

Now on to BruceBall