Harsin Drama Megathread

[AUEAGLE 67]

1 minute ago, wcware said:

So Zakoby now comes out in defense of Harsin.

He was on Instagram live agreeing with everything smoke, lee hunter, and Kobe said. Bashing Harsin 

[Maverick.AU 13,281]

1 minute ago, wcware said:

So Zakoby now comes out in defense of Harsin.

I know the link to his response to this was posted earlier, but gonna repost since it wasn't embedded

 

[wcware 1,365]

Just now, AUEAGLE said:

He was on Instagram live agreeing with everything smoke, lee hunter, and Kobe said. Bashing Harsin 

Well he is clearly walking that back now. Read his response in the tweet

[Old fan 47 772]

43 minutes ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Between the tweets from past and present players and Harsin on ESPN, this has turned into a PR nightmare for Auburn. I feel terrible for everyone involved. And it hurts to watch Auburn destroy itself. 

Yep. AU is its own worst enemy and always has been. It’s truly pathetic. 

[AU120289 379]

Our implosions are epic. Can’t wait to see what SEC Shorts does with this latest gem  Either outcome will be a pyrrhic for the perceived victor (PTB or Harsin).  Everyone lost once this was set in motion. Short term/reactionary thinking has not benefited the program. but this too shall pass. 

Oh, to be a fly on the wall at the BOT meeting. 

 

[AURealist 2,185]

I really don't believe any morals charges BS and don't care about him being a hardass.  But I'm not convinced at all that CBH is better than any average coach or can lead this program to a better place.  

[Maverick.AU 13,281]

 

[wcware 1,365]

This galvanizes the players and the fanbase behind Harsin and the dynasty begins.

[Eagle-1 3,821]

2 hours ago, Maverick.AU said:

Really good read

Chandler Wooten vigorously defends Bryan Harsin in conversation with Auburn Live

Justin Hokanson•17 minutes

Chandler Wooten (Photo by Erik Rank/Auburn Live)

AUBURN – As the Bryan Harsin saga continues to unwind, Friday brought about numerous former and current Auburn players speaking up about their experiences with Harsin.

Those comments can be found inside this story, where T.D. Moultry, Derick Hall, Smoke Monday and Lee Hunter spoke publicly.

One player in particular that has been outspoken is former linebacker Chandler Wooten. The now-graduated Wooten sat out during the 2020 season due to COVID. Wooten returned to the team this season and was named a team captain by Harsin. Auburn Live spoke to Wooten in depth on his experiences with Harsin, and his take on the current situation. 

[Bryan Harsin speaks to ESPN, defends himself]

[Bryan Harsin’s immediate future in question]

[What the news means, what it doesn’t mean]

These are his comments in full:

“Auburn had soft players on the team. Everybody wants to play. I can honestly say Bryan Harsin and everybody in the building wants to put the best product on the field. He wants to win. That’s all he knows. When you have players that are used to being babysat and coaches telling them to do things — it’s like when you have someone cut and dry not putting up the bulls***, it might seem like he doesn’t care about you.

“The man didn’t have to give me a chance or let me play. Having the conversation with him, I don’t know where this thing comes from. They opened the facility to me. They let me bring my son to practice, they opened the whole facility up

“That’s some bulls*** to me about not caring about players. It was more strenuous, no more babysitting, it’s a culture change. This is coming from people that didn’t have the seasons they wanted. Most of the people that left, that’s a good thing for Auburn. That man doesn’t disrespect nobody. If you aren’t doing what it takes to win, he’s going to call you out. When people say he doesn’t care about you, that’s completely false.

“Everybody was used to doing what they wanted to do and get away with it. That’s not Bryan Harsin. Those guys push against the grain, that’s how they live and move. Harsin coming in and he’s telling you what to do. That’s the pushback. To say the man doesn’t care, that’s reaching. They know that’s reaching. It’s crazy to see. We know why you are upset. You weren’t playing. What’s the point of you coming out now?

“They were getting way with that under the other staff. You don’t see this many people go from one school to the other school where the coach that just left is. I question some people’s motives. Why are you waiting until right now? You could have said that a long time ago. Why now? Maybe you should have been doing what you were supposed to do. Look in the mirror. Maybe we would have won more games. If we would have done what we were supposed to do, we would have been better off.

“None of this was going on during the season. If we didn’t lose the last few, this wouldn’t be happening. Everybody would have been happy. That’s how it goes. You have clicks on the team, certain influence, and those others don’t have a reason to feel that way. A lot of people are following and not standing.

“Yea, it’s different coming to the South, but they are blowing it out of proportion. I understand what they’re saying about not being understood, but they’re pushing one or two incidents. They’re speaking for everybody when they should be speaking for themselves. For Chandler Wooten I love him. That’s my coach. I know the man he is. He’s going to do what he has to do.

“Take a look and listen to the people that are here. This is coming from players that left. They left for different reasons. They weren’t doing what they were supposed to do. People are getting their information from the wrong sources. Ask the right people. I love Harsin. That’s a great tman. He’s been nothing but good to me and my family. He wants to be at Auburn. It would be a loss for Auburn. The man wants to win. If they give him the support, he’s going to win. It’s inevitable. I know that from the work they’re putting in compared to years past.”

 

I predicted some of this was going to happen when Harsin was hired.

Auburn  football has been one big country club for at least a decade. I knew all that was about to change, and Wooten just confirms it. A great many of these kids have been coddled, and told how they are God's gift since probably the seventh, or eighth grade, and I'm sure it comes as quite a shock to them to have to get off your ass, go to work, and be held accountable for your effort 24-7. 

 

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

Hearing Alan Green is meeting w team now

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1 hour ago, JerryAU said:

So you think a bammer started all of this current raucous to the point where the BOT & Prez Gouge are behind closed doors sussing out fact from fiction at this very minute and it's just a fabrication to divert attention away from Golding's DUI & Saban's bitchfest about NIL?

They are an evil bunch over there, but the side piece rumor started 2 days before Golding got arrested and there's been constant talk of Harsin pissing folks off for well over a month now. This ALL hit a fever pitch after we tanked on NSD. 

  

 

Its Bama trying to get us to stop talking about basketball and start talking about football again 😂

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29 minutes ago, Old fan 47 said:

Yep. AU is its own worst enemy and always has been. It’s truly pathetic. 

Post of the day

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22 minutes ago, AURealist said:

I really don't believe any morals charges BS and don't care about him being a hardass.  But I'm not convinced at all that CBH is better than any average coach or can lead this program to a better place.  

That may be the case but he at least deserves the chance to do his job the way he thinks it should be done. Fire him if he does not do that, but don’t make up things that are not true(I assume with this comment they are not btw. Could be wrong) bc he’s not doing the job the way others think he should. 

[Didba 5,256]

9 minutes ago, Eagle-1 said:

I predicted some of this was going to happen when Harsin was hired.

Auburn  football has been one big country club for at least a decade. I knew all that was about to change, and Wooten just confirms it. A great many of these kids have been coddled, and told how they are God's gift since probably the seventh, or eighth grade, and I'm sure it comes as quite a shock to them to have to get off your ass, go to work, and be held accountable for your effort 24-7. 

 

Player entitlement is rat poison.

[AuCivilEng1 11,012]

6 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Hearing Alan Green is meeting w team now

Sheesh.

[cole256 17,084]

10 minutes ago, Eagle-1 said:

I predicted some of this was going to happen when Harsin was hired.

Auburn  football has been one big country club for at least a decade. I knew all that was about to change, and Wooten just confirms it. A great many of these kids have been coddled, and told how they are God's gift since probably the seventh, or eighth grade, and I'm sure it comes as quite a shock to them to have to get off your ass, go to work, and be held accountable for your effort 24-7. 

 

😂

[Proud Tiger 4,261]

To me what's worse than anything right now is that we have 38 pages on Harsin in this thread alone while our basketball team is #1 in the country and gets far less attention among this so-called Auburn Family. 

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

1 minute ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Sheesh.

That is from Auburn Beat writer on AL COM.   Sorry I can't say or spell his name

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14 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Hearing Alan Green is meeting w team now

This could mean lots of things. With what’s going on, it’s appropriate for the AD to tell players what to expect. 

[Proud Tiger 4,261]

Wish I could just do this to some players, coaches, reporters and even some fans

Edited February 4, 2022 by Proud Tiger

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42 minutes ago, Old fan 47 said:

Yep. AU is its own worst enemy and always has been. It’s truly pathetic. 

"We have met the enemy and he is us"  Walt Kelly's Pogo.  

This has been the first quote in my signature line for the last 15 or so years, going all the way back to the Auburn Eagle days.

[NWALA Tiger 3,535]

2 minutes ago, DyeCampAlum said:

This could mean lots of things. With what’s going on, it’s appropriate for the AD to tell players what to expect. 

Yep

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4 minutes ago, DyeCampAlum said:

This could mean lots of things. With what’s going on, it’s appropriate for the AD to tell players what to expect. 

and isn't CBH out of town?

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3 minutes ago, Proud Tiger said:

Wish I could just do this to some players, coaches, reporters and even some fans

How about some Boosters?

[Proud Tiger 4,261]

Just now, NWALA Tiger said:

How about some Boosters?

OK with me but I haven't heard anything from them about this mess.