re: “ Big news about to drop on Auburn”

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If this is true then why did we end up with a guy who only worked at Troy his whole career?

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You said up and coming right? He had some receivers with some decent production at Troy. He was getting a reputation for being a good recruiter. He had connections in Bama and surrounding areas. Harsin needed local recruiting. It's obvious Williams mishandled his role and then some to be fired so quickly. It wasn't merely because he wanted his guy in there.

Up and coming coaches would jump at the chance to come at a program like Auburn. What Harsin did isn't going to jeopardize that with future up and coming coaches.

You have no idea what these coaches go through trying to make their way to a position at a Big 5 school or even to a school like Troy. Not everyone gets lucky like Kodi Burns. These guys are grinding it out in small schools moving every one to two years either because they are upgrading or they aren't cutting it.

An up and comer presented with an opportunity to earn 150-300K and add that to his resume is going to take it. What Harsin did is not going to scare them off at all. It's a harsh industry. We only see the high flying contracts, but that is not at all levels. These coaches are making anywhere from 25-125K starting out depending on where they land.

I know this because my nephew has done it for the last 15 years. He is now at a D1 as an OC in the WAC conference 2 years now. It's a grueling life especially with a family Crisscrossing through the country. He has moved 8 times in that 15 years and his longest stay was three years.