BREAKING Auburn hires Brian Harsin from Boise State as new head coach (now official)

[NoNC4Tubs]

None. But he's in a situation similar to CNS where they'll actively avoid giving it to him if they can because he's expected to dominate.

Not even his first successful season? Just wondering because Saban has won it in the SEC...

 

[RWTT11]

She doesn't strike me as a Waffle House type gal.

Looks like a Hooters kinda girl.

 

[AUDub]

Not even his first successful season? Just wondering because Saban has won it in the SEC...

Don't really care. He won 6 division titles and 3 outright titles. They can give it to whoever they want because that award is arbitrary. Wins and losses are not.

 

[DogPatch]

Don't really care. He won 6 division titles and 3 outright titles. They can give it to whoever they want because that award is arbitrary. Wins and losses are not.

AUDub, what's the consensus among Auburn fans?

 

[AUDub]

AUDub, what's the consensus among Auburn fans?

Pretty optimistic all things considered. 50% are morons that think we just hired the Saban killer. 25% (me included) are cautiously optimistic, 25% are being extremely negative.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Pretty optimistic all things considered. 50% are morons that think we just hired the Saban killer. 25% (me included) are cautiously optimistic, 25% are being extremely negative.

And that 50% will want him fired when he loses.

 

[BamaMoon]

He's going to find out real quick what SEC recruiting is all about. Gus who has been around the SEC and Southeast for about 15 years or so struggled with the likes of Bama, UGA, LSU, Florida, and even the Miss schools when it came to recruiting and fighting for the blue chippers. Auburn finished the 2021 class at #41, Gus last season.

As you can see below, Gus recruited quite well and aside from 2 years was always in the Top 10, but as we know numbers don't always tell the story. Development, evaluation, and coaching are key to sustaining a quality program. He avg. 4 losses per season even with these stellar classes. And once again Gus never had B2B 10 win seasons at Auburn. Harsin has his work cut out for him.



2020 at #7
2019 at #11
2018 at #12
2017 at # 9
2016 at # 9
2015 at # 8
2014 at # 6
2013 at #10

And the true reality is as good as that looks on paper it probably ranks you #3 in the SECW and probably #4 or #5 in the SEC overall.

 

[AUDub]

And the true reality is as good as that looks on paper it probably ranks you #3 in the SECW and probably #4 or #5 in the SEC overall.

That would hover around a top 10 class. That can compete. Comes down to how good of a talent evaluator he is and how good he is at developing that talent.

And Gus' classes had major holes, particularly when it came to linemen.

 

[AUDub]

And that 50% will want him fired when he loses.

I hope we're as patient with him as he deserves. He's our guy now and I'm 100% behind him.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

I hope we're as patient with him as he deserves. He's our guy now and I'm 100% behind him.

We all know most fan bases are not that rational. The schedule looks manageable. Although I don't know what to think about @ Penn State. Maybe one of our B1G guys can tell you what they have. You draw south Carolina from the east and they will be breaking in a new guy too. Plus you get us and UGA at home.

 

[rolltide_21]

Here’s the Auburn spin by the state media on the hiring process .

Inside the Hiring of Brian Harsin

Doesn’t paint Steele in the best light. Also spins Bill Clark turning down the job. Basically, Harsin was cheap & wanted the job.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Here’s the Auburn spin by the state media on the hiring process .

Inside the Hiring of Brian Harsin

Doesn’t paint Steele in the best light. Also spins Bill Clark turning down the job. Basically, Harsin was cheap & wanted the job.

So basically no one ever turned them down and they got who they wanted all along.

 

[rolltide_21]

So basically no one ever turned them down and they got who they wanted all along.

Basically, except Napier

 

[AUDub]

Here’s the Auburn spin by the state media on the hiring process .

Inside the Hiring of Brian Harsin

Doesn’t paint Steele in the best light. Also spins Bill Clark turning down the job. Basically, Harsin was cheap & wanted the job.

So basically no one ever turned them down and they got who they wanted all along.

Remember when I said "sound, fury and stupid?" Yeah. Be careful what you believe.

 

[Crimson1967]

Hairsin has spent the last few months pushing to get Boise in the AAC. So he hasn’t been planning on moving too long.

 

[AUDub]

Hairsin has spent the last few months pushing to get Boise in the AAC. So he hasn’t been planning on moving too long.

I can understand it. The football program sort of outgrew the university there. No shock he'd be frustrated at the intransigence on looking to move on.

 

[AUDub]

Welp just got the alumni/donor mass email from Dr. Gogue announcing the decision. Presser tomorrow at 3:30pm.

 

[BamaBuc]

One can only wonder!
Was Time running out on them, I just thought an SEC job (even Auburn) would have produced more takers? I guess the booster problem there is bigger than I thought!

 

[Padreruf]

Remember when I said "sound, fury and stupid?" Yeah. Be careful what you believe.

The world according to Garp/AU...nothing ever matches reality.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

That would hover around a top 10 class. That can compete. Comes down to how good of a talent evaluator he is and how good he is at developing that talent.

And Gus' classes had major holes, particularly when it came to linemen.

Yep, if he can consistently stay in the top 10-15 in recruiting AND is good at plucking those diamonds in the rough and developing them into four and five star players. Y'all will definitely compete. The potential problem is not being able to recruit at minimal level and having to depend too much on player development.

Not to brag on myself, but I'll go ahead and brag on myself since I mentioned it. I coached a youth baseball team two years go and on a roster of 11, I had five true athletes and the rest "bless your heart" type players. The PC term is "project players". One of my good friends coached a team in the same league and was loaded with talent. He'd beat the brakes off us every time and let me hear about it. I told him that I do more coaching than he does because a lot of things I have to coach, he doesn't due to talent. He disagreed and continued to whip our butts. We moved age groups and I was able to assemble my own team with the five athletes from previous year and picked up 6 equivalent athletes. As life had it, he lost almost his entire team and couldn't replace them with equal talent. Long story short, we've played him at least five times since and the closest score has been 17-5. Talent matters......A LOT.