Auburn fans should be pissed at Bruce for forcing them to hire his son

He knew if he stepped down after the season that Auburn would’ve held a true search. No one wanted Steven Pearl outside of Bruce. It’s a damn shame too because they were coming off a Final Four and now they’ve completely lost all of that momentum. Players wanted to play for Bruce. No one wants to play for Steven and Auburn doesn’t have the money to convince kids otherwise.

Nepo hires suck. Completely unthinkable in almost every other job situation in a University... but commonplace in sports.

They put a University in an awkward situation. You get a guy like Bruce Pearl who brings your school unprecedented success... and then you gotta hire his kid to not come off looking like you don't appreciate what Bruce did.

I guess I can't blame the family members for it with the kind of coin and the job opportunity available... but it should be illegal... like it is for any other job in a University. If it simply weren't an option... then nobody would look bad.

In the end... the nepo kid gets fired... the daddy never feels the same way about the school... and the fans of the school never feel the same way about daddy.

Their program is deader than an Ayatollah on Saturday.

This seems like a John cohen issue

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Counter point: Bruce saw the writing on the wall with this roster and quit so that his son would take the fall. His son should be pissed.

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I actually thought this as well.

Hardest schedule ever for Auburn, lost all of the key pieces from his best team. Easier for the kid to take the fall than for Bruce to go 17-14 while missing the tournament.