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Auburn, how worried are you about the football program?
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:00 pm
Getting Dooley vibes for you all w/ Harsin.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:02 pm to UTprideofTX
Parallels to UTe's program are scary
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:02 pm to UTprideofTX
From what I've gathered from the Aubs, Gus left the cupboard bare and no one can judge him until he's been recruiting for at least 3 years.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:03 pm to UTprideofTX
Harsin reminds me too much of McElwain.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:18 pm to Marktastic86
quote:There is some truth to this.
From what I've gathered from the Aubs, Gus left the cupboard bare and no one can judge him until he's been recruiting for at least 3 years.
RECRUITING
You do have to give the guy time. He arrived just over a year ago in the middle of COVID from the west coast with virtually no existing HS relationships, all while trying to hire a staff.
Most reasonable Auburn fans should give him at least another year or two to see if he can recruit. Hard to judge him on that front yet. I hope he succeeds, but there's certainly a chance he underperforms.
COACHING
I personally like the talk coming from Harsin. I like the sound of the culture he's trying to build. I believe he is making progress, but frankly, I don't care much about the culture if wins don't come with it.
With the talent we have on the field, it's hard to blame him for lack of execution. There certainly have been some boneheaded calls and decisions, but even the best coaches have their moments. For the most part, I have liked the way he's called the offense. There will be a reckoning, though, if we don't see any improvement in year 2.
NEXT YEAR
If we don't bring in portal OL talent and maybe a transfer QB, our season may not be much better in year 2. Then Harsin is on the hot seat, whether he deserves to be there or not. I just don't think even Saban could coach the talent we have right now to 9 wins next year. That's why I, personally, am giving him a couple years to get his players and implement his systems fully. I'm probably more positive on the Harsin-front and the direction of the program than most.
Things could go south real fast next year, there is no doubt about that, but I am choosing to be hopeful (for now).
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:19 pm to Marktastic86
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From what I've gathered from the Aubs, Gus left the cupboard bare and no one can judge him until he's been recruiting for at least 3 years.
Pretty much. Don't get me wrong, we will be able to judge him next year, but the recruiting rebuild to get his system is a 3 year process. OL is still a huge concern and everyone in our fanbase is pretty annoyed at how that is going, but we don't know what the plan is so hard to say one way or another what they are trying to do there.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:20 pm to UTprideofTX
Gus didn't recruit the lines and WR was bare. I'm sure you saw Houstons 260 pound DL blowing up the OL. Harsin should get at least 3 years as long as he's recruiting 10-15 classes.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:23 pm to UTprideofTX
Too early to know. Gus not recruiting OL is coming back to bite us big time.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:25 pm to AUbagman
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I'm sure you saw Houstons 260 pound DL blowing up the OL.
I heard the game announcer quoting one of your Olinemen during the game as saying "smaller defenders are harder to block because they're faster."
Not recruiting those kind of players anymore might be a good start for Harsin.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:37 pm to UTprideofTX
No, we are in an area that you do not have to travel 500 miles to field a decent team. A lot of recruits within 100 miles of campus. Harsin has built a strong program in the past, what did Dooley do?
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:40 pm to UTprideofTX
I think all the auburn lsu clem Oregon tenn Penn St and Oklahomas of the world have been put on notice with the nil
Edit and Florida forgot about them, they're quite forgettable these days
Edit and Florida forgot about them, they're quite forgettable these days
This post was edited on 12/29/21 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:47 pm to bamabaseballsec
AU is way ahead with their NIL program thanks to some outside people stepping in.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:51 pm to UTprideofTX
Not at all
Highly disappointed with the last part of the season, but not worried overall. Ask me again in 18-24 months.
Highly disappointed with the last part of the season, but not worried overall. Ask me again in 18-24 months.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:52 pm to UTprideofTX
Get rid of mason for one.
Posted on 12/29/21 at 1:56 pm to momentoftruth87
There not worried it’s a basketball school now
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