Started By
Message
re: Auburn already firing coaches
Posted on 9/26/21 at 9:15 pm to TheFourHorsemen
Posted on 9/26/21 at 9:15 pm to TheFourHorsemen
I hate doing year 1 judgements on coaching staffs because often there is a lot of bullshite going on behind the scenes that could be hindering performance.
But I just had a bad vibe about Auburn hiring Harsin. Granted, I’m an Alabama fan so this was a good omen for me. He doesn’t have any real connections to the region. He made a very bad hire at OC in Mike Bobo. Likely to help his staff’s connections to the South but Bobo is not a winner at OC in 2021. There has been no real traction in recruiting and that indicates that his lack of ties to the South is a problem.
This was the same sort of vibe I got about Jim McElwain at Florida. I still think McElwain could end up at power conference program again but I don’t think it will be in the Deep South. He’s the type of guy who ends up coaching at Oregon State or the like in the PNW. He’s from Missoula, Montana. He cracked in Gainesville but he would probably flourish in Pullman.
Similarly, I think Bryan Harsin is a fine enough coach but I doubt he’s ready to have every word and decision dissected like it will be at Auburn. I truly think they’ll have a mutual break up by the end of year 3 when a job like Washington or Washington State opens up. They’ll both be happy to be done with one another and work out a mutually beneficial parting.
Who knows, maybe I’m just rationalizing a way for Auburn to suck a dick. We’ll see.
But I just had a bad vibe about Auburn hiring Harsin. Granted, I’m an Alabama fan so this was a good omen for me. He doesn’t have any real connections to the region. He made a very bad hire at OC in Mike Bobo. Likely to help his staff’s connections to the South but Bobo is not a winner at OC in 2021. There has been no real traction in recruiting and that indicates that his lack of ties to the South is a problem.
This was the same sort of vibe I got about Jim McElwain at Florida. I still think McElwain could end up at power conference program again but I don’t think it will be in the Deep South. He’s the type of guy who ends up coaching at Oregon State or the like in the PNW. He’s from Missoula, Montana. He cracked in Gainesville but he would probably flourish in Pullman.
Similarly, I think Bryan Harsin is a fine enough coach but I doubt he’s ready to have every word and decision dissected like it will be at Auburn. I truly think they’ll have a mutual break up by the end of year 3 when a job like Washington or Washington State opens up. They’ll both be happy to be done with one another and work out a mutually beneficial parting.
Who knows, maybe I’m just rationalizing a way for Auburn to suck a dick. We’ll see.
1
Posted on 9/26/21 at 9:27 pm to Diego Ricardo
Oh and the other thing I don’t like about this termination - without knowing all the facts so perhaps this is not valid - is that I don’t think it is a classy thing to terminate a coach midseason. These guys are making good money but they’re often just getting starting so being out of a job for months until the next hiring season in December through February is screwing up their own finances and their families.
Unless he did something fricked up with the NCAA, you just reassign him quietly and let him know he needs to have a plan for what he’s going to do to exit during bowl season. These young guys in the profession shouldn’t get publicly fired like this in most situations. That’s just my feeling. It is essentially how Saban operates. For as big of an a-hole as he can be, he has never outright fired guy…they’ve always had the next job lined up.
Unless he did something fricked up with the NCAA, you just reassign him quietly and let him know he needs to have a plan for what he’s going to do to exit during bowl season. These young guys in the profession shouldn’t get publicly fired like this in most situations. That’s just my feeling. It is essentially how Saban operates. For as big of an a-hole as he can be, he has never outright fired guy…they’ve always had the next job lined up.
This post was edited on 9/26/21 at 9:28 pm
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News