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Turning down Auburn, was that the right decision?
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:03 am
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:03 am
If you look back at 2022, the entire national conversation was, “Auburn is the better job — bigger brand, bigger stadium, more money, more history.” Lane Kiffin turned it down anyway, and at the time a lot of people thought he was crazy.
Now in 2025, did he make the right decision professionally?
100% was the right decision on the personal/family side.
Now in 2025, did he make the right decision professionally?
100% was the right decision on the personal/family side.
This post was edited on 11/14/25 at 10:04 am
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Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:03 am to Insurancerebel
Yes
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:05 am to Insurancerebel
Wow, hindsight is 20-20, who knew?
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:06 am to Insurancerebel
Auburn is toxic. Lane can do way better.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:07 am to Insurancerebel
Yeah i'm sure that whole ordeal with Harsin didn't have any effect on Lane's choice.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:07 am to AHM21
Auburns stadium is not nicer than Ole Miss lol Jordan hare is garbage
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:09 am to Insurancerebel
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was that the right decision?
Probably not. We treat our coaches like dogshit yet every single one of them love it so much they keep a house nearby for the rest of their lives.
Dye, Tubs, Chizik, Gus… I bet Freeze stays to be honest. They always do.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:15 am to chefrossi
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lol Jordan hare is garbage
Tell me you hate Auburn, without telling me you hate Auburn...
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:16 am to michaeldwde
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lol Jordan hare is garbage
Tell me you hate Auburn, without telling me you hate Auburn...
Love Auburn, great game day.
Big stadium, recruiting is usually up there. Heisman's.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:19 am to michaeldwde
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Tell me you hate Auburn, without telling me you hate Auburn...
Jordan Hare is, objectively, a dump of a stadium compared to most of the rest of the SEC. From an aesthetics, amenity, and fan comfort perspective, I can’t name many stadiums in worse shape & in need of major overhaul. Vanderbilt, Missouri… that’s about it.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:20 am to AUTiger789
lol Hugh is buying in his old neighborhood here unfortunately.
Wish he’d just stay there, but I don’t know if you caught any of his daughter’s posting after he got fired…
Wish he’d just stay there, but I don’t know if you caught any of his daughter’s posting after he got fired…
This post was edited on 11/14/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:22 am to Insurancerebel
Yes because now Florida's big boosters and AD are using common sense.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:27 am to AUTiger789
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We treat our coaches like dogshit yet every single one of them love it so much they keep a house nearby for the rest of their lives.
Or no one can afford to buy their houses.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:28 am to Tuscaloosa
Auburn’s renovations over the last 15 years have been installing big screens instead of actual upgrades. You’re not wrong.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:29 am to Insurancerebel
Auburn has to deal with an in state juggernaut and they also got the shite end of the stick in terms of scheduling by having to play UGA and Bama, not to mention a surging Vanderbilt. He would have ultimately fared better at Ole Miss than Auburn. But in any other scenario, I'd say Auburn.
This post was edited on 11/14/25 at 10:35 am
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:29 am to Tuscaloosa
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Tuscaloosa
For a guy that has a respectable job as a pilot, you sure are a trashy arse Alabama fan. What gives? Can’t get the trash Alabama fan out no matter what?
Alabama got lucky with Saban and UgA has gotten lucky with Smart, take those 2 away from the conference and everyone else has treated their coaches basically the same.
If you don’t want to win a championship, Ole Miss is a hell of a nice place to play and coach. Auburn is simply a better job and Auburn is not a top 10 job like UF or LSU.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:33 am to baldona
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Alabama got lucky with Saban and UgA has gotten lucky with Smart, take those 2 away from the conference and everyone else has treated their coaches basically the same. If you don’t want to win a championship, Ole Miss is a hell of a nice place to play and coach. Auburn is simply a better job and Auburn is not a top 10 job like UF or LSU.
Auburn isn’t as good as you think. YellaFella and all that comes with it brings the job down.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:35 am to Tuscaloosa
The only thing lacking at Jordan-Hare is the club areas… Auburn fans who sit in the club would be horrified to see how bad ours are compared to many other SEC schools.
With that said, everything else about Jordan-Hare is top notch. We have two of the Top 6 largest video boards in college football. The atmosphere is amazing. Our concourse areas are large and not nearly as cramped as most other stadiums. And our bathrooms are way nicer than any other stadium I’ve been to.
A bama fan talking shite about stadiums is rich. Y’all’s endzone upper decks are truly the worst seats to watch a football game that I’ve ever encountered… and I’ve been to 20+ stadiums. Your concourses are a tight maze of ramps and confusion. Your uppedecks don’t connect to your lower decks. Your video boards are the size of Michael Scott’s plasma. And the track running around the sides makes for the lower deck seats around to 50 so unnecessarily far from the field, it’s a horrible seat… not to mention it makes it not very loud at all. The atmosphere feels like a lifeless, characterless NFL venue.
With that said, everything else about Jordan-Hare is top notch. We have two of the Top 6 largest video boards in college football. The atmosphere is amazing. Our concourse areas are large and not nearly as cramped as most other stadiums. And our bathrooms are way nicer than any other stadium I’ve been to.
A bama fan talking shite about stadiums is rich. Y’all’s endzone upper decks are truly the worst seats to watch a football game that I’ve ever encountered… and I’ve been to 20+ stadiums. Your concourses are a tight maze of ramps and confusion. Your uppedecks don’t connect to your lower decks. Your video boards are the size of Michael Scott’s plasma. And the track running around the sides makes for the lower deck seats around to 50 so unnecessarily far from the field, it’s a horrible seat… not to mention it makes it not very loud at all. The atmosphere feels like a lifeless, characterless NFL venue.
This post was edited on 11/14/25 at 10:36 am
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:35 am to baldona
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Alabama got lucky with Saban and UgA has gotten lucky with Smart, take those 2 away from the conference and everyone else has treated their coaches basically the same.
Auburn is about to have their 4th different coach in 5 years. Not everyone else is doing that.
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:38 am to Tuscaloosa
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Jordan Hare is, objectively, a dump of a stadium compared to most of the rest of the SEC
It's pathetic getting downvoted for stating this fact.
I've been in most of the football stadiums as a fan and seen multiple ins-and-outs of each, and by far Auburn and Tennessee are the absolute worst.
There is no debating it, unless you're a blind homer.
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