re: Why Bryan Harsin believes the Boise State blueprint will work at Auburn

So Harison landing between Smart and Saban, closer to Smart, is outside the realm of possibility....it's July....he hasn't coached a down

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Jeremy Pruitt I will bring up once again as an example. It was apparent before he was hired he wouldn't be a good HC. Yet Tennessee did it anyway and why? For the same stupid reasons you guys keep naming.

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That would be a valid comparison if he had been an HC for 9 years already, with multiple conference championships. Which he hadn’t.

If you really wanted to compare Harsin to a former Vol HC you should have picked Lyle. He was a successful HC at the G5 level and won a few conference titles as well. Of course he was also considered a solid hire by UT at the time.

And if you ask the vast majority of AU posters here, we realize Harsin is a roll of the dice, just like Jones was at UT. Not every school can afford to throw the most onesided contract in CFB history at a Nick Saban like Bama did in ‘07, but then again yall were desperate for success after four consecutive disastrous hires.

Again, if Harsin fails at AU I’ll be the first to congratulate you on your brilliant analysis.

Well, I take that back - I’ll be the second, since you’ve already sprained your arm patting yourself on the back here.

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4 years ago if Tennessee fans started multiple threads about Saban’s poor coaching (which didn’t happen…for Saban or Harsin) it would be closer to being as dumb as a Mizzou fan starting multiple threads about Harsin.

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I mean look, Harsin has a great win% but there are some serious questions (most coaches have these) about him that should be answered within the first two years or so.

Harsin didn't luck into those wins but we certainly could look back in 2-3 years and believe those numbers were significantly inflated because of different reasons.

We could also look back and say this guy should have been hired to a big school sooner if he starts killing it.

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We could also look back and say this guy should have been hired to a big school sooner if he starts killing it.

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He allegedly had some offers but didn’t consider them until Auburn came calling. He also realized Boise had reached a ceiling until they started investing more on coaches and facilities.
People will point to his record there vs Petersen’s and not acknowledge there were other factors (like the arms race with coaching staffs and facilities) that weren’t as much of a factor 10 years ago.

There are very few negatives to Harsin IMO. Of course he’s a gamble, but there are only handful of coaching candidates every year that are not.

I’m thrilled Auburn didn’t hire a guy like Muschamp or Lashlee or Drinkwitz or somebody like that just because they have coached in Auburn before. There are a lot of good coaches out there and it’s dumb to assume they won’t do well elsewhere because of geography

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There are very few negatives to Harsin IMO. Of course he’s a gamble, but there are only handful of coaching candidates every year that are not.

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IMO, the hire felt underwhelming by Auburn's standards. Might just be because it isn't the flashy hire. Those "flashy" hires were probably more risky though.

Two years ago Harsin's name was through around towards the end of our search, not that there was serious interest from either side but I didn't like the idea of the hire in the moment. Having said that, I wasn't happy about the Pittman hire either.

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I’m thrilled Auburn didn’t hire a guy like Muschamp or Lashlee or Drinkwitz or somebody like that just because they have coached in Auburn before. There are a lot of good coaches out there and it’s dumb to assume they won’t do well elsewhere because of geography

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Don't disagree with any of that

Coach Harsin will either succeed or fail.

No way to judge since he has not coached a game at Auburn.

It is what it is.

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Kirby’s more successful at this point of his HC’ing career than Saban was. So……….

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You’re right!! The writing is on the wall. Kirby is going to win 6+ titles and UGA is going to be the next dynasty…

Recruiting , recruiting , recruiting.

In the SEC, recruiting separates the top 4-5 schools from everyone else. The best scheme in the world won’t consistently beat the teams with the best recruits. Last year, Alabama could have run any offensive or defensive scheme conceivable and finished no worse than 2nd in the SEC. Vandy, however, could have run Alabama or Georgia’s schemes and still finished last. Harsin will succeed IF he can recruit at a high level. If not , he will be looking for a job in 3-4 years. Ed Orgeron and Les Miles both won National Championships as head coaches. I promise you that their coaching acumen or ability had very little to do with it.

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Recruiting , recruiting , recruiting.

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While this is true, its not hard to recruit at Auburn, the last 4 Auburn Coaches have either gone undefeated, won a title or played for a title. Auburn has gone undefeated at least once the last 3 decades, not to many teams can say this.

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Holy shite did the cord get wrapped around your neck too? The fricking retard OP is a MISSOURI FAN who has started multiple threads about Bryan Harsin…for some unknown reason.
The point is that Missouri fans are really the one fanbase (aside from maybe Tennessee and USC fans ) who should not be taking shots at our head coaching hire.

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I'm well aware that it's been laid out why he's likely a bad hire.

Naming who hired who is a shitty response to it.