re: Zenitz: Auburn's Derek Mason out, Schmedding promoted to DC

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Maybe from not having a choice but to stick with him at the moment. But, from a support perspective, not even close. I think he has started to lose a lot of the fans and the largest problem is that I firmly believe he has never had the support of a good portion of the PTB at Auburn. That is a problem.

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I’ve been concerned for him as an outsider. Felt like some of his original staff choices were not entirely his own. Likely he was trying to appease some concerns and Auburn had a bit more leverage over him than most successful coaches at the point of hiring. Boise State has a lot of financial problems and he was looking to jump. Seems like he made some concessions to find a landing spot that was solvent.