re: There's another fire burning on the plains

I agree. I understood why Auburn fired Malzahn, but I think the powers at be for Auburn overvalued their own program at the time they fired him. They believed their program was still revered as the team that was a few seconds away from winning it all twice in four seasons, when in reality they were the third best program in their own division at that point in time. There were some great candidates on the market that year, but Auburn struck out on all of them and had to settle for a guy who was, plain and simple, a bad fit.

Harsin will probably be fired after this season, but the same issues that plagued Auburn in their last coaching search will still hold them back today. I mean, what coach wants to come to a team that might finish last in its own division this year and has to play on an annual basis against the three teams that have combined for the previous four national championships?