ScotsAU 1,340 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Rece Davis calls Auburn’s treatment of Bryan Harsin ‘disgraceful,’ ‘despicable’ Updated: Oct. 31, 2022, 8:48 p.m.| Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 8:38 p.m. By Mark Heim | mheim@al.com Bryan Harsin never really had a chance at Auburn. The Tigers just didn’t want him, according to Rece Davis. The “College GameDay” host, who the College GameDay podcast, was critical of the Auburn treated Harsin, who was fired Monday as the head coach. Specifically, Davis pointed to a school investigation into his program in the offseason that was initiated by then-President Jay Gogue following heavy turnover on his roster and coaching staff. “What happened to Bryan Harsin in the offseason was disgraceful. I mean, despicable,” he said on ESPN’s College GameDay podcast. “You don’t want him? Pay the man his money. You end up having to do it anyway. Just say, ‘You know what? We didn’t want this’ and send him on his way. Instead, they did something nefarious and unfair. If somehow, and it won’t, but if somehow, it’s proven that they had grounds for that and couldn’t prove it, then I’ll apologize, but right now I won’t. I thought it was disgraceful what they did to him.” One former player had said Harsin treated the team “like dogs,” though others rose to Harsin’s defense. The investigation ended with Gogue decrying the “wild speculation” and misinformation in the “feeding frenzy” surrounding Harsin. He stood tall through it. Did the best he could. They lost a bunch of double-digit leads, too, so he’s not without blame here, but I don’t think it had risen on the field to be the level of a fireable offense. They just didn’t want him.” Auburn fired Harsin on Monday after less than two seasons. Harsin went 9-12 overall and 3-5 this year. Auburn has lost four straight games while struggling against Power Five opponents, including a 41-27 loss to Arkansas on Saturday that proved the final straw. Auburn will owe Harsin 70 percent of his remaining contract — more than $15 million — and half of that must be paid within 30 days. Harsin was hired away from Boise State in December 2020 and Auburn gave him a six-year, $31.5 million deal. He never came close to replicating his past success or making the Tigers competitive in the SEC, and he failed to keep up with rivals Georgia and Alabama on the field or on the recruiting trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsAU 1,340 Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 This is either willful misreporting with the goal of making Auburn look bad, or it’s really crappy journalism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnatl1 4,980 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Fair or not, this was always coming back to haunt us. It just wasn’t a good look, especially a year after the +20m Gus buy out. In terms of national perception (which matters), a well executed coaching search and respected or exciting hire would mend a lot. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post clwn 336 Posted November 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2022 He's a douchebag Bammer. Of course he's going to say such things, he as the rest of them are upset about it cause they wanted us to remain bad with a bad coach. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,973 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Everything he was 100% correct. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnatl1 4,980 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Respectfully, i don’t think this is a “the media is out to get us “ thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Hahahahaahhaahahahahahhahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post passthebiscuits 6,858 Posted November 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2022 Tell me you don’t know the full story without telling me you don’t know the full story. Listen friends, they were gonna say what they were gonna say no matter what. We will be the media headline for 1-2 weeks and then they’ll move on to the next thing. Let’s not let the national media gaslight us into thinking we didn’t need to do this. Let’s stick together and get a guy that loves Auburn, will fight for Auburn, and will work for Auburn. Harsin is Tony Barbee. Let’s go find our Bruce. Wde! 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrogan21 6,198 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 1 hour ago, passthebiscuits said: Harsin is Tony Barbee. Let’s go find our Bruce. Wde! I've been thinking about this a lot lately. We needed Barbee to fail as miserably as he did so that we could get one of the best things to happen to Auburn in Bruce. Harsin is just as bad and has made Auburn Football the laughing stock of the SEC. I hope that everyone in power realizes this and they go out and hit a grand slam with this hire. Auburn can't afford to make another mistake. You have to force someone like Deion to say no to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoAU 1,600 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Worry about what you can control, not what you can’t. The past is gone, we need to look forward and find a great hire / coach. The media has a short attention span and will move on quickly. lots of things went wrong with the Harsin era - just hope those with influence and ability learned from it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnEagle79 2,169 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I mean, if Auburn boosters ran with a fabricated story that could've destroyed a family, wouldn't that be disgraceful? I can be thrilled that he's gone and also not be happy with February at the same time. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,535 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Take Feb Inquiry out of it and his own field results and lack of recruiting were grounds ro fire him. Davis just wants to fan the flames. Pay him no mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn Tiger 1,340 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Message to those like Reece who are trying to kill our vibe after such a great day. 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUinMS9528 1,086 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Davis and McElroy both!!! Let them run their mouths. Let the ignorant masses believe them. Let’s just focus on rebuilding our program! There will be a new “earth shattering” story for them to blab about next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,221 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 4 hours ago, passthebiscuits said: Tell me you don’t know the full story without telling me you don’t know the full story. Listen friends, they were gonna say what they were gonna say no matter what. We will be the media headline for 1-2 weeks and then they’ll move on to the next thing. Let’s not let the national media gaslight us into thinking we didn’t need to do this. Let’s stick together and get a guy that loves Auburn, will fight for Auburn, and will work for Auburn. Harsin is Tony Barbee. Let’s go find our Bruce. Wde! ^This^ 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthyfan 124 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: ^This^ 15 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: ^This^ Yup. Short term memory and move on. Hiring the right coach and it disappears completely while Game Day heads jump back on the wagon. No name press release was the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,997 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I don’t know why you guys are surprised . Go to other fans boards . Majority of them feel the same. The optics will always be like that , hence why CBH will get another job if he wants it soon. That’s why I didn’t understand the fans clamoring not to fire him . He is not going to get fired over his opinion. Holy crap . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,535 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, DAG said: I don’t know why you guys are surprised . Go to other fans boards . Majority of them feel the same. The optics will always be like that , hence why CBH will get another job if he wants it soon. That’s why I didn’t understand the fans clamoring not to fire him . He is not going to get fired over his opinion. Holy crap . Totally unrelated, but wanted to get your take. I mentioned in another thread could Caddy be our Dabo Swinney.... any thoughts? Is it crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye67 1,940 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 "Disgraceful" to hand a guy $15 million...riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,997 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said: Totally unrelated, but wanted to get your take. I mentioned in another thread could Caddy be our Dabo Swinney.... any thoughts? Is it crazy? Way too early to tell. Dabo and been in his role sometime and was known as a NATIONAL treasure as a recruiter. Caddy got some work to do to get that respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerHorn 1,353 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 In Rece Davis, you're talking about a guy who literally wore an item of bammer clothing to school every single day of HS. He tries to hide it on TV, but it pops out periodically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn06 76 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 He is actually right. Why would anyone want to coach at Auburn when they know if the boosters suddenly don't want you, they will create false stories to try to destroy your reputation & your family... 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn02 130 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, AuburnEagle79 said: I mean, if Auburn boosters ran with a fabricated story that could've destroyed a family, wouldn't that be disgraceful? I can be thrilled that he's gone and also not be happy with February at the same time. 💯 Edited November 1, 2022 by Auburn02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArgoEagle 1,791 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 6 hours ago, passthebiscuits said: Tell me you don’t know the full story without telling me you don’t know the full story. Listen friends, they were gonna say what they were gonna say no matter what. We will be the media headline for 1-2 weeks and then they’ll move on to the next thing. Let’s not let the national media gaslight us into thinking we didn’t need to do this. Let’s stick together and get a guy that loves Auburn, will fight for Auburn, and will work for Auburn. Harsin is Tony Barbee. Let’s go find our Bruce. Wde! WELL SAID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,638 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 3 hours ago, AuburnEagle79 said: I mean, if Auburn boosters ran with a fabricated story that could've destroyed a family, wouldn't that be disgraceful? I can be thrilled that he's gone and also not be happy with February at the same time. Auburn boosters did NOT run with a fabricated story. Stop believing the bammer media. Rece Davis is simply another one of them. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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