Fired a guy too quick? You can’t be serious about that. Second longest active coach in the SEC behind Saban. Most fan have wanted him gone the past three years. I was a Gus supporter and thought he would get one more year ultimately, but this was undoubtedly the right decision. He was an offensive coach who was no longer innovating his offense and not getting it done on that side of the ball in a time where football is moving more toward an offensive game than it ever has. It was time to move on.

As far as recruiting, he was getting the job done there from a pure stars/rating perspective, but he wasn’t recruiting oline and there were too many skill positions we weren’t getting the max out of. This year we were being killed by the inability to have recruits on campus. Whether you want to believe or not, Auburn’s campus really does have a family feel to it and is a big selling point for Auburn.

I personally like the hire, but we will see if Harsin is able to deliver some of the big wins Gus was able to achieve during his time. Auburn is never going to realistically out recruit Alabama, UGA, and LSU. We are consistently the country’s best underdog. Enough blue chip talent to be within the blue chip ratio and have a chance to compete for Championships, but still behind many of our biggest rivals. We can’t beat Alabama at their own game. We need a coach that can recruit to his system, and develop players to compete with the best. This has always been Auburn’s path to success. Harsin recruited in the 60’s at Boise State and usually had a top 40 team per S&P. This is ultimately what we need him to do at Auburn. Develop a team that outperforms their recruiting rankings. Time will tell if it works.