GunsmithAU

Love this! I just hope it's actual improvement and not just talk. We should easily get 2-3 passing TDs this week. That will go a long way in helping him in the minds of the fans.

With how much people have talked him up, it's interesting he isn't listed as an TE or a hybrid TE/WR slot.

If Harsin leaked it. That's a major issue. If it was key or another coach, f that's a major issue. If it was someone, why did they know before the QBs C) it's still a major issue. Leaking things like this gets people fired.

Only to a very very small number of s***ty people and a larger number of also s***ty people who try to use it to gaslight and screech about things they disagree with.

I'm picking up what you're putting down.

T.J. Finley has won Auburn's starting quarterback job, sources told ESPN. The Tigers open the 2022 season on Saturday against Mercer. Coach Bryan Harsin is expected to officially name Finley as the starter within the next 24 hours. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Finley had been competing this preseason with Oregon transfer Robby Ashford and Texas A&M transfer Zach Calzada for the starting job after Bo Nix transferred to Oregon this offseason. Finley started the final three games for Auburn last season after Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury and came off the bench in the second half in Week 4 to rally Auburn past Georgia State for a 34-24 victory 5hChris Low Power 5 predictions: Conference champions, top players and key storylines 2dMark Schlabach The 20 teams that can make the College Football Playoff 3dHeather Dinich After starting his career at LSU, Finley transferred to Auburn following the 2021 spring semester. He started in five games as a true freshman at LSU in 2020 and was 2-3 as a starter. In 14 career games, Finley has thrown 11 touchdown passes and six interceptions to go along with two rushing touchdowns. He's the only returning quarterback from Auburn's team a year ago. Harsin has been impressed this preseason with Finley's improved command of the offense under first-year coordinator Eric Kiesau. Finley's ability to extend plays gives him an added dimension, and he's also been more accurate as a passer.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34476049/sources-tj-finley-named-auburn-tigers-starting-qb

Whether you like him or not is irrelevant. As long as his writings are thought out and legitimate, who he is doesn't matter. Don't let bias of a writer, politician, coworker, etc overrule useful and quality thoughts.

Point out 1 thing I said that's factually incorrect. But ultimately you can gtfo with your ad hominem weak-minded bull****.

The program at Boise is decisively worse after him that it was during the previous 2 HCs. Now at Auburn, Harsin failed miserable in damn near every possible aspect of his job. Even before the crap earlier this year, he was failing. Harsin's failures have not been entirely his own, but he is still responsible for most. Adding a turn of phrase won't let your s*** take off the hook. It takes a special individual to look at the facts surrounding their careers and equate them.

The situation at Utah and Boise were worlds apart. Boise was already built as a super power I'm the Mt west. They had the recruiting, the national exposure, etc. Even with the deck heavily stacked in his favor, he only had 1 season with 0 conferences losses, would yearly lose games he should win. Harsin was just ok. He didn't dominate like he should have. Utah by contrast was a decent but nothing special program in the mtwest. Urban took them to greatness. He took a losing record team to 10-2 in year 1 and then in year 2 smoked major P5 competition to a perfect season ranked 4th. Harsin had 1 season as big time football at UTA then bolted for a downgraded job. Harsin was at Boise for 6 years. Urban 2 at Utah. They literally couldn't have the same record. But maybe you meant to include bowling green in your urban discussion where he took a winless bowling green coached by good ol Leoffler to an 8-3 team the next year. Let's not pretend in any world that Hardin and urban belong in the same conversation on ability and results.

Harsin was far from "very accomplished" . Not to saw he was bad or a failure, but he has never really done anything impressive.

No one called him irreplaceable. There are a wwhhhhooooollllleeeeee lot of centers we would trade for in a second. However his replacement has been demonstrably worse hence why he was behind Brahms. It wouldnt be hard for a replacement to one day be better, but for now, Auburn is worse

If there is no one of equal or better tallent to replace him, then obviously it's a -. That's how this works.

Leota produced more in 8 games durring covid year than Bragg has produced his entire career against lesser competition. This isn't an apple to apple comparison and doesn't work as the strong argument you think it does.

It's really hard to be thankful for a guy who only recorded 4.5 sacks at WKU in 3 years... Is there more to this that the statline doesn't account for?

You're attempt to call me a Bama fan aside, all recruits are not made equal. But sense you wanna go this route, if possible, Hardin would trade one of our recruits for theirs in a heartbeat.

I'm not discounting them. They are good. To call them more at this point is Auburn colored glasses imo. A very small amount of above average kids isn't good.

Ok fine. 1 guy in the top 20 at his position. Only 2 in the top 200 overall and both are past 160. Don't get me wrong we have a few good players, but nothing amazing. Especially considering the recruiting across the rest of the league. And only 7 commits. Only 1 OL. No LB.

68th with only 7 commits?

There is literally no difference between a baseball kid choosing college or pro as in my solution. Both are accepted and viable. I'm a draft CFB case though, the pay would be much better. Players treated better. Yea a short term job thats no different than a player going semi pro or farm league for the pro sports. Even with players in school many many opt out of their final years. It's already something kids do. Even giving up the remainder of their scholarship and choosing ball over a degree. If there was a NFL development league the same would happen. Some go to college some go to the developmental league. But just like in baseball, the pro development league will pay less and be worse for the athletes than a school based paid system.

CWE and tour people aren't in the AD. The recruiting hosts and hostesses I knew were paid, but i only knew them as upperclassmen. They very well could have not been paid in the 1st year or 2 or dependant on the individual and year.

If Ashford is behind the others in throwing, he cannot succeed here as QB. Not in this system especially. This isn't 2013 with a stud line and a QB that can drop bombs as a tertiary to an insane rushing attack.

Kids already make that choice in baseball getting to he drafted out of HS. And their option to go pro is absolute garbage. They get paid literally nothing, and have to take on out of season jobs to survive. A CFB draft option would pay more and provide better opportunities down the road. There is no reason why a draft and paid option vs a recruit and school option wouldn't be viable.

The only interns I knew were short term grads. They were not paid, but usually only worked a few months before it led to a job. Interesting though.