re: Auburn fans be honest- should have kept Gus shouldn’t you?

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I’m all for shitting on Auburn but I think they made a great hire all things considered. They whiffed on their first couple guys and still ended up with a quality HC that is a solid B+ or A- hire. He could end up being the next Urban Meyer.

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While I seriously doubt he’ll be the next Urb, thanks for a rational post.

Truth is, there’s not any slam-dunk can’t-miss HCs out there at the moment. I still think Cristobal and Napier were the best of the bunch, and it appears we approached both before focusing in on Harsin, who seems to be the most attractive alternative of established HCs available to AU after those first two.

Will it work out? The vast majority of our fanbase on here is cautiously optimistic, even as we acknowledge that it’s a total crapshoot.

There are far fewer AU posters legitimately claiming he’s a sure thing than there are rival posters predicting he’s Chad Morris 2.0. Take that FWIW.

The only gullible people are auburn cult members that believe that this clown was their first choice

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only gullible people are auburn cult members that believe that this clown was their first choice

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And you believe he wasn’t because Auburn writers who have no info made up stories for clicks during the search

Well looks like Gus IS going home. With 21+ million dollars - money AU could have used on much needed stadium upgrades or freezers of meat. Maybe next time AU should ask around to see if any decent coach actually wants to come to Auburn before they fire a 21 million dollar guy. Old Aunt Gussie must be turning cartwheels down his driveway. 21 million and he doesn’t have to live in Auburn, Alabama anymore! He hit the jackpot!!

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Well looks like Gus IS going home. With 21+ million dollars - money AU could have used

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You must think we’re poor we’re not lsu.

The Auburn job is somewhat of a catch-22...

One one hand, you have a destination job at an elite program with TONS of resources and cash... On the other hand and this is HUGE, any coach who accepts that job would have to deal with recruiting and going head to head with Nick Saban every year... The GOAT CFB who coaches as arguably the GOAT CFB(top 2-3 at worst), showing NO signs of slowing down as evidenced by MONSTER and I MEAN monster recruiting classes and is churning out NFL taken left and right... Now for the frightening part, there's no signs of any of this slowing down... Last year Saban had a "down year' by going 11-2(which is almost laughable when you think about it) and the only time he took an arse kicking was the first half of the LSU game... Then the first of this year, recruiting wasn't looking all that great and as usual like clockwork, you hear the same ole "the decline is real", Saban's recruiting is slipping, and the infamous RTWFU...

Fast forward to 12/26... Saban pulls in a an absolutely SICK recruiting class with 7 re recruits rated 5 star and tons of 3&4 star talent... )(It would seem that of the talk from the media and others poured gasoline on a man who already already has an inmate fire to be the best). On top of that he goes undefeated, wins the SEC in devastating fashion and is on the verge of winning his 7th national title..

All that to say, I just don't see any elite coach willing to walk into that... Firing Gus was a BIG BIG mistake... He is the only coach in our conference shown to be able to beat Saban in a consistent basis... Some of those were kinda fluky and none were blowouts but somehow he's been able to pull it off...

Elite coaches like Urban Meyer, Dabo Swinney, Nick Saban and even the VERY good ones like Dan Mullen, Lane Kiffin, Jimbo Fisher are very few and far between... I also think that while Gus was a good coach and innovative, he like Les Miles either didn't have the ability and/or the willingness to adapt... That's one of the reasons why Saban is so dominant... Which when you think about it is incredible... He is willing to adapt.. He's been willing to change his recruiting and 'on the field' tactics to win... He's willing to bring in coaches that others were willing to give a chance and tell the media to frick off.. Those strategic gambles have paid huge dividends and made some people, who doubted him,look like fools...

The man is almost like a damn football cyborg/savant... So yeah, it's gonna be VERY difficult for them to find a coach willing to become Saban's annual rival in arguably the historically fiercest rivalry in CFB.. On top of that, you have a rabid fanbase and administration who lives and breathes beating Alabama... That is NOT an ideal situation to walk into... It's potentially career suicide...

I understand their rationale,and this was probably driven by idiot boosters, but firing Gus was a big mistake and will set then back a few years..

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Your football program imploded and firing everybody but the guy that is responsible, and you are worried about Gus being fired?

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From the looks of your campus, stadium and all the yahoo fans I somehow got that impression. My apologies

Yeah right. Top Coaches are literally drooling at the thought of living in Auburn Alabama and stocking up on TP for those big wins over Vandy and NW Central Idaho State.

And yet AU just paid over 21 million to make the man who brought y’all this great success go away. Lol