I think you may be on to something here. What we are witnessing right now is what "not putting up with the good ol' boy mentality" would look like. If Harsin has decided that now is the time to "damn the torpedoes" and go all in on what he believes is best for his team, then to take into consideration the optics of his moves, would be counterproductive. Hell, if the man pulls this off, we can finally put that good ol' boy contingent out to pasture like they were able to do across the state. Wouldn't that be nice? War Eagle.