re: BowlJackson's Top 5 candidates for Auburn football HC in 2023

1. Sanders- Unknown but likely the type the AD would aim for. Looks good on paper but fine print says extreme gamble. Not proven at a big enough school.

2. Aranda- Not enough experience to be considered proven. Only a slight step above a coordinator.

3. Lane-Has proven more time than not that he's not a great coach. He's been at 2 top schools and couldn't do anything.

4. Mark Stoops-He is one of my top choice because he has built something from nothing at a school that isn't in a good position. But worry about him being another Dan Mullins.

5. Jeff Grimes- No more coordinator to HC offers.



1. Freeze - Proven that he can build and develop a team. There is no room for politics in hiring a HC.

2. Mark Stoops - Proven at Kentucky but not known he could win anything big under pressure.

Better than nothing in no order: (None I want to gamble on)

Deion Sanders (just to stir some hype and get players. A stepping stone).

Petrino

Kiffin

No kids from Ohio want to play at Auburn

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No one is scared of barn. People are rightfully concerned for the career of the next guy who takes the job at auburn. Barn wants to be bama, and it’s just not going to happen. Outside of having a once in a generation player, and then unbelievable luck, barn is nothing. I would have thought by now y’all would have realized who you are, but it appears you haven’t. You are going to end up firing Harsin, then you’ll hire your next coach and after not being saban he’ll be fired after two years. Coaches see this and know that there is no chance at stability there.

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We just need a solid hire and get the boosters to write some checks. JHS Voodoo should take care of the rest here...

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Jimmy fricking sexton won’t even be able to start a strong enough rumor

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Never underestimate that slimeball

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1. Freeze - Proven that he can build and develop a team

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when and where?

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1. Deion Sanders, Jackson State
- would be a publicity and recruiting home run. Auburn would instantly be back in the top 10 in recruiting. He is a name and a personality that can control the boosters and the money, and not the other way around

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Deion Sanders wouldn't make it at any SEC program as a HC.

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4. Mark Stoops, Kentucky - his resume at Kentucky on the field and on the recruiting trail speaks for itself. He learned at the feet of some GOATs Hayden Fry, Bill Snyder, and Big Bro Bob

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I don’t think bigger schools would give him the leash or patience for his style of coaching to succeed. It’s effective but not always pretty. Nowadays, schools give a coach 1-2 years to flip a roster and get results before they’re on the hot seat. I truly think Kentucky and Stoops are in the perfect marriage and he’d regret it if he left

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Rabern57 BowlJackson's Top 5 candidates for Auburn football HC in 2023 He built OM from nothing and beat way more talented filled Bama team. Now he has Liberty playing with teams out of their league. At a top school with talent he should be even better.

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Auburn would have to put 24/7 surveillance on Hugh’s cellphones. He’d dang sure bring the religious angle with him though, and that may go pretty far in southern living rooms.

Deion and the OC from Baylor are the only ones that you have a chance with.

None of the other 3 are going to leave what they already have to be in the same state as Saban