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re: Anyone else just not excited about tomorrow or the rest of the season
Posted on 9/17/22 at 6:40 am to Pettifogger
Posted on 9/17/22 at 6:40 am to Pettifogger
Did you are one of my favs here but you are working too hard at trying to convince yourself about Harsin.
Read this again and try to rationalize what you said. Fire a 8-4 coach and be ok with one that at his best can go 8-4.
Read this again and try to rationalize what you said. Fire a 8-4 coach and be ok with one that at his best can go 8-4.
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Right now I don't think that's the case. We could pull together and become pretty decent. And even 8-4 (if that proves possible) could be very different than Gus 8-4. Who knows. We're still learning about what Harsin wants the program to look like.
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Posted on 9/17/22 at 6:44 am to LanierSpots
It starts and ends with recruiting.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 6:52 am to AA7
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AA7
Dropping the truth in this thread.
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Hell yeah I’m excited. It’s the third week of college football. Im still fairly young but as life progresses I’ve learned to enjoy Saturdays for what the are, a day to watch a sport and school I love, as well as a chance to disconnect from work and all the noise that comes M-F.
When I was in school I saw Auburn have the best year in school history and then a few years later have its worst. If you’re hitching your happiness to that wagon then I have bad news for you.
You've got it figured out early, if you're fairly young. Took me awhile to quit taking it so seriously.
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When I was in school I saw Auburn have the best year in school history and then a few years later have its worst. If you’re hitching your happiness to that wagon then I have bad news for you.
When I was there:
8-3
5-6
6-4
11-0
9-1-1
Yes, I got an extra season, but those records represent the full Auburn experience.
I'm packing the cooler now, about to make the drive to the plains. I'll be back at midnight or later, probably with no voice. I love it, and I love Auburn.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 6:57 am to slacker130
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When I was there:
8-3
5-6
6-4
11-0
9-1-1
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but those records represent the full Auburn experience.
They are historically Auburn as a program. Atleast you were there during one of our "runs". Had to be fun on campus
Posted on 9/17/22 at 7:46 am to LanierSpots
My AU years:
5-6 (0-6 SEC), HC fired
5-6 (2-4)
9-3 (4-2)
11-1 (6-0) SEC champs, #2 AP
9-4 (4-2)
That is our historic trend. One great year out of 5.
The problem is the CFP has rendered good-but-not-great seasons as essentially meaningless in the eyes of a significant percentage of the fanbase. And the portal has made it that much harder to retain talent through those lean years.
I posted a long thread on tRant back in the summer that sums up my feelings about the direction CFB is taking. I’ll still cheer AU on (next week in person) but it will never be like it was even a decade ago, much less when I was in school.
5-6 (0-6 SEC), HC fired
5-6 (2-4)
9-3 (4-2)
11-1 (6-0) SEC champs, #2 AP
9-4 (4-2)
That is our historic trend. One great year out of 5.
The problem is the CFP has rendered good-but-not-great seasons as essentially meaningless in the eyes of a significant percentage of the fanbase. And the portal has made it that much harder to retain talent through those lean years.
I posted a long thread on tRant back in the summer that sums up my feelings about the direction CFB is taking. I’ll still cheer AU on (next week in person) but it will never be like it was even a decade ago, much less when I was in school.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 9:00 am to LanierSpots
Eh 8-4 with depleted roster and bad QB situation in year 2 of his tenure would be genuinely impressive. However once you start getting into year 3-4 and the depleted roster is more and more of your fault, you no longer get the benefit of the doubt there.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 9:28 am to LanierSpots
Lanier: I'm not on the Fire-Harsin train. But every coach should be evaluated at the end of each season. Some should get 4-5 years because their body of work is improving. You see potential. I don't know where Harsin will sort out.
To speak to your other argument, though, some of us aren't satisfied with "Historically Auburn". We want better. I want to be in contention for a Championship every 4-5 years. I don't think that is unreasonable. I've said this before. Auburn is smack in the middle of the best recruiting ground in the US. With Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and LSU, we should be in the top of the SEC for recruiting every year. If we do that, we have a chance.
But for today, I'm 15-0 'Ship.
To speak to your other argument, though, some of us aren't satisfied with "Historically Auburn". We want better. I want to be in contention for a Championship every 4-5 years. I don't think that is unreasonable. I've said this before. Auburn is smack in the middle of the best recruiting ground in the US. With Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and LSU, we should be in the top of the SEC for recruiting every year. If we do that, we have a chance.
But for today, I'm 15-0 'Ship.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 10:35 am to PrisonMike
I think we all want that. As does every other program in the NCAA minus two or three that are doing so already.
The question is, how far do you go to get there? Meaning how long do you stay with a coach that basically does not have one single thing going in the right direction since he stepped on campus?
2,3,4,5 years? I’m not even talking about Harsin in general. It may not even be him. Who knows. But when the entire program starts to falter in every aspect, people will make hard decisions. We are in a bigger hole now than we were two years ago. Let’s all hope that BH and his selected staff can work us out of it. It will not be easy. OU and Texas are coming soon just to make thing harder.
BH needs a couple of big wins this year. I think he could get them. That would be very helpful. Plus a couple big recruits which unless I have missed them, he has not landed 1 in the past 2 cycles.
The question is, how far do you go to get there? Meaning how long do you stay with a coach that basically does not have one single thing going in the right direction since he stepped on campus?
2,3,4,5 years? I’m not even talking about Harsin in general. It may not even be him. Who knows. But when the entire program starts to falter in every aspect, people will make hard decisions. We are in a bigger hole now than we were two years ago. Let’s all hope that BH and his selected staff can work us out of it. It will not be easy. OU and Texas are coming soon just to make thing harder.
BH needs a couple of big wins this year. I think he could get them. That would be very helpful. Plus a couple big recruits which unless I have missed them, he has not landed 1 in the past 2 cycles.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 10:40 am to LanierSpots
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I’m not even talking about Harsin
Posted on 9/17/22 at 11:10 am to LanierSpots
Lanier: I agree with you. I'm not overly optimistic about Harsin either. He needs to show a few big things this year to stay in the hunt. It's not just us fans who are fickle. Recruits and the media are too. It doesn't take long for a team's national narrative to shift.
But today, we are 2-0. In keeping with the title of the thread: today at noon I'm excited. Nothing but blue skies. 15-0 'Ship.
But today, we are 2-0. In keeping with the title of the thread: today at noon I'm excited. Nothing but blue skies. 15-0 'Ship.
Posted on 9/17/22 at 11:55 am to Scoper
I’m not optimistic about the future but I’m feeling it today and excited. It’s a big game, don’t see how even the grumpiest gloomier couldn’t get excited.
This post was edited on 9/17/22 at 11:56 am
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