He allegedly had some offers but didn’t consider them until Auburn came calling. He also realized Boise had reached a ceiling until they started investing more on coaches and facilities.
People will point to his record there vs Petersen’s and not acknowledge there were other factors (like the arms race with coaching staffs and facilities) that weren’t as much of a factor 10 years ago.

There are very few negatives to Harsin IMO. Of course he’s a gamble, but there are only handful of coaching candidates every year that are not.

I’m thrilled Auburn didn’t hire a guy like Muschamp or Lashlee or Drinkwitz or somebody like that just because they have coached in Auburn before. There are a lot of good coaches out there and it’s dumb to assume they won’t do well elsewhere because of geography

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Posted by rockiee

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Posted on 7/9/21 at 11:36 am to Leto II

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There are very few negatives to Harsin IMO. Of course he’s a gamble, but there are only handful of coaching candidates every year that are not.

IMO, the hire felt underwhelming by Auburn's standards. Might just be because it isn't the flashy hire. Those "flashy" hires were probably more risky though.

Two years ago Harsin's name was through around towards the end of our search, not that there was serious interest from either side but I didn't like the idea of the hire in the moment. Having said that, I wasn't happy about the Pittman hire either.

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I’m thrilled Auburn didn’t hire a guy like Muschamp or Lashlee or Drinkwitz or somebody like that just because they have coached in Auburn before. There are a lot of good coaches out there and it’s dumb to assume they won’t do well elsewhere because of geography

Don't disagree with any of that

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