TJRanger175

Agree- the episode with Caddy is fantastic. I remember he was graded highly prior to deciding to come back for the 04 season, but I did not know about him getting a 1st round grade back. His overall story is great.

Slightly off topic (but related)- when does the new Football facility open its doors? I know the BCW is mostly not football related, but I cannot help but think of what an impact that place will make on a recruits decision.

I hate that his recruiter for Alabama is Travaris Robinson. I understand him going to Alabama... good for his career... but him being there is still unsettling.

Combination of football stories, getting to know coaches, leadership/success philosophy. It was a great listen.

Well, if he is going to go down at least he will go down swinging. I still think recruiting is an unknown. I am hopeful, but the deck seems stacked against this coaching staff. Kiesau is a actually a very good OC. He should be an upgrade .

I am cool with being wrong. It was never my intention to make things worse. If he did not, then I would rather be wrong than right. I hate it when people knowingly spread stuff. I hate that I might have unknowingly perpetuated the myth when voicing my frustration.

As I was. My intention was not to make things up, just voice frustration with this whole thing. I am cool with admitting when I am wrong.

Hoke has reminded me more of National Enquirer than any true sports reporter lately. If I recall, he was the guy who "broke" the affair news. He then quickly backpedaled when it was looking like BS. It is a shame... I wish people in the media would realize that if they stuck to facts and had some integrity, rather than constantly try to to be the first one to talk about something they would probably be more successful. I would rather someone approach stories with realism and rationality rather than the fantastical.

Out of curiosity I went to the Arkansas State Message board, and the majority of posters there think that story is a load of crap. According to them he was not in danger of being fired there. He had a good season. They were a Memphis win away from it being an exceptional season. He probably would not have been hired to be the Boise coach if he did get fired there. I am not certain what the real answer is, but it looks like something that will definitely sell some papers and garner attention. I am waiting for concrete proof rather than pure conjecture or, "this journalist said this..." I am interested in seeing how this all pans out. The longer this goes on, the higher probability they have to drop the case against him.

Typical JG hit job. That guy is a Bama apologist. Pure trash.

How do you know? What if the players were not living up to the Creed and they were asked to leave?

Thank you

I am not going to read all of these posts, since it is apparent most of them are either off topic or have a negative agenda. Does anyone have any solid insight as to why Austin left, or are we resigned to the belief that Harsin is just a terrible coach who is not going to succeed? Could a rational explanation like Austin took time off from coaching because he wants to do something crazy (like save his marriage) be what’s really happening? I have no clue what’s going on, but the emotional maturity displayed by about four or five of you is astounding.

Holy wow, the negativity in this thread is high. I am not sure what the right move is. I do know from experience that I would rather have a competent person who is “bought in” than a highly skilled super star who isn’t. The super star who isn’t on the same page as the leader will still have influence and can affect the overall chemistry of the team (or staff). I don’t know what is going on at Auburn. Maybe the rumors are true, maybe they are not. Maybe this was always going to be a one year stint. We don’t know and I am fine with that. I have heard a lot of recruits talking about Harsin’s vision as opposed to coming for a specific coach. To my knowledge (and I may be wrong), any player the coaches have deemed as “critical “ have been talked out of going to the portal. My point is sometimes there is addition by subtraction. It never feels good to see people we like leaving a program we love. In reality, we don’t know the inner dynamics of what is going on internally. Maybe it is a dumpster fire… but I do know that if I was running a paid site where my living depended on people “clicking “ on my “news”, and I saw they went to negative news 10 times more than they went to positive news, I would probably give the audience what they wanted. I love Auburn and I really like this site. I also made the decision a long time ago that my emotional well-being was not going to be dictated by a bunch of people I probably will never meet.

I am cautiously optimistic about the Oline due to one more offseason with Pittman. Pittman is legit. Guys should all be bigger, faster, stronger. If it improves the run offense just slightly, it will be a huge improvement in offensive output.