🏈 Auburn hires Bryan Harsin as head coach.

[TerryP]

Off topic, a bit.

Do you guys remember the photo of Coach Bryant while he was in the Armed Forces and the comparisons between how he looked and the young Mike Shula?

This freaked me out in a way. That is, in a schadenfreude induced laughter kind of way.

 

[Rolltide24]

They saving room for Trooper Taylor on their staff?

 

[TerryP]

Harsin has mentioned how they plan to recruit the west coast to get his type of athlete. Yesterday it was pointed out Auburn has signed four players from the western coast states in their history; two of the four being the Carlson brothers (CO) who were originally from Alabama. Traditionally, their talent has always come from AL and GA and that's a battle their losing this season. Is this the beginning of a small concession, "we can't recruit with those guys any more?"

 

[mando]

Harsin has mentioned how they plan to recruit the west coast to get his type of athlete. Yesterday it was pointed out Auburn has signed four players from the western coast states in their history; two of the four being the Carlson brothers (CO) who were originally from Alabama. Traditionally, their talent has always come from AL and GA and that's a battle their losing this season. Is this the beginning of a small concession, "we can't recruit with those guys any more?"

Well they are a slow bunch but is this anything new? For that matter no one can. It is a losing battle so if you love slamming your head into a wall go for it. It is the Barn so maybe I answered my own question.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I am glad they got neither Hugh or Lane to take the gig. JMO but I think this guy will do a good job for them. 8-4 is about right for AU.

 

[RollllTide!]

If they recruit west coast athletes and change their stripes to more offense style players they will still be Auburn. It just means they will have players that are different not better. If they are better the Pac 12 would be better.

 

[bama alum]

I am glad they got neither Hugh or Lane to take the gig. JMO but I think this guy will do a good job for them. 8-4 is about right for AU.

I do think that's going to be the standard record. They could have kept Gus and saved $21 million.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I think.....We think.....,
It was a strange. Very strange. Series of events.

dont know the word AuBURN will
Mean muc h of west coast.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I do think that's going to be the standard record. They could have kept Gus and saved $21 million.

JMO but had Bama NOT made the playoffs then Gus would have got one more. The Barn makes decisions based on what Bama is doing just as much as what they do.

 

[bama alum]

JMO but had Bama NOT made the playoffs then Gus would have got one more. The Barn makes decisions based on what Bama is doing just as much as what they do.

Oh, yeah! Tuscaloosa lives rent free in cowtown.

 

[c5vetman]

I remember back when the barn played Oregon, they were asking the question where was Auburn and most people thought it was somewhere in Georgia LOL Those west coast kids won't have a clue where they are, and as soon as they can smell it, they'll turn around and go back to the coast LOL

 

[mando]

I do think that's going to be the the Barn's standard record. They could have kept Gus and saved $21 million.

Fixed it for you...

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The Family® is not thrilled with this possibility...

 

[Tidestalker]

As a CSU fan with a lot of Bobo experience.... He can coach offense. He can put up yards, points, stats... Especially in the passing game.

But when it comes to the details of winning football, I never saw those loose ends tied up. TOs and Penalties plagued his teams.

Good guy though, and did a great job recruiting to Fort Collins. Doesn't appear to move the needle for Auburn eh?

 

[RollllTide!]

Bo Bo's daddy and I played HS football on the same team. He was a tackle on defense and offense. Later he was a coach in Thomasville GA then in Athens when Mike attended GA. His brother John was a stat coach at BAMA with Perkins and followed him to Tampa. Mike has a family that knows football. FWIW.

 

[TerryP]

As a CSU fan with a lot of Bobo experience.... He can coach offense. He can put up yards, points, stats... Especially in the passing game.

But when it comes to the details of winning football, I never saw those loose ends tied up. TOs and Penalties plagued his teams.

Good guy though, and did a great job recruiting to Fort Collins. Doesn't appear to move the needle for Auburn eh?

In my view Bobo is no different today than he was when he was coaching in Athens. It's confirmed in my mind when I see Friend and Bobo linked (with Will taking a paycut it appears.)

What does that mean? Tell me how this isn't a Mark Richt offensive approach. Or, in other words, how this isn't 2012 attempting to play offense in '21 football?

 

[UAgrad93]

@TerryP wasn’t the report that Friend was taking a cut to leave UT and go to USCe? Another pay cut from USCe to the Barn?
I kind of have to giggle at the thought of Mason running their defense. As I recall back in ‘17, Jalen, Tua, and company eviscerated that defense.

 

[TerryP]

@TerryP wasn’t the report that Friend was taking a cut to leave UT and go to USCe? Another pay cut from USCe to the Barn?
I kind of have to giggle at the thought of Mason running their defense. As I recall back in ‘17, Jalen, Tua, and company eviscerated that defense.

It's As The World Turns meets college football. Too much to keep track of ...

 

[TerryP]

 

[50+yeartidefan]

@TerryP wasn’t the report that Friend was taking a cut to leave UT and go to USCe? Another pay cut from USCe to the Barn?
I kind of have to giggle at the thought of Mason running their defense. As I recall back in ‘17, Jalen, Tua, and company eviscerated that defense.

takes more than coaching....Vandy didnt have the boys ( or girls) then