Harsin Is Toast

Auburn reaching UTjr level of dysfunction. Goodness, it must be embarrassing to be an Auburn fan.

Before you accuse me of piling on, trust me when I say this, we've been where you are - the mid-late 80s and 90s was just as bad for UGA. I pretty much ignored UGA sports for how badly we handled everything.
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
Auburn reaching UTjr level of dysfunction. Goodness, it must be embarrassing to be an Auburn fan.

Before you accuse me of piling on, trust me when I say this, we've been where you are - the mid-late 80s and 90s was just as bad for UGA. I pretty much ignored UGA sports for how badly we handled everything.
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^admitted bandwagon fan
 
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Wild Turkey said:
www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Allen Greene reportedly in negotiations over his future as Auburn's athletics director

Allen Greene has reportedly learned about his future.
www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Allen Greene is reportedly on his way out as Auburn’s athletics director, according to a report from Pete Thamel of ESPN. The negotiations are about “his imminent departure from the school.”

The boosters are winning and Greene is getting cut loose because he didn't pick who they wanted as HC of the football team. To survive Harsin is going to have to overachieve and he doesn't have the team he needs to do that.

I'll be shocked if there isn't another coaching search after this season and if goes bad enough he might be out before the end of the season (although I would have no idea who would be interim). We are officially in Tennessee level territory with this shit.
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Who did the boosters want?
 
Volbound1700 said:
You sound like a Tennessee fan with the Fulmer situation. Bad administration can be rough.

I have always thought Auburn was a little too gun slinging about firing coaches but you always seem to land a decent hire despite it. Now it seems like it isn't working out.

It was frustrating seeing Auburn, Georgia, and LSU firing coaches that won SEC Championships and National Titles but landing good coaches after it while Tennessee fired Fulmer and botched hire after hire since.

I feel like just a decent coach can make Tennessee respectable.
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I still laugh every time I see a trash can.
 
Nothing against Wild Turkey but I won't lie, I want to see Auburn just collapse and go through a period like Tennessee has had to do. Auburn fans have been some of the worse about trolling Tennessee during our stretch.

I lived in Birmingham for 3 years and when I went down there, I was expecting commonality with Auburn fans. Growing up, Tennessee fans often looked at Auburn as the "enemy of my enemy" and allies. Nope. Auburn fans were even WORSE than Alabama fans. Alabama fans were actually pretty level-headed unless you brought up Fulmer (they still get angry when you do that). The time period was 2006-2009 so Saban wasn't at Alabama yet. He came towards the end of my time in Birmingham. Bama fans were pretty humble during that period because they hadn't been great the last 10 or so years (still a better run than Tennessee's last 10 years). I imagine Bama fans would be more obnoxious if I was there now.

@Rolltide94, @bamafan4evr12 I remember Alabama fans always saying the following and I am wondering if you or the other fans on here have heard this:

Tennessee was Alabama's respectable rivalry

Auburn was the team Alabama fans flat out hated.

I am kind of looking forward to new scheduling. I think it could change things for Tennessee. On paper we should have it made in the SEC East but we have had this Florida hex on us since 1992 division splits. Our program just seemed to be more consistent and competitive prior to the divisions for some reason and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact we almost always lose that first game against Florida every year.
 
Volbound1700 said:
Nothing against Wild Turkey but I won't lie, I want to see Auburn just collapse and go through a period like Tennessee has had to do. Auburn fans have been some of the worse about trolling Tennessee during our stretch.

I lived in Birmingham for 3 years and when I went down there, I was expecting commonality with Auburn fans. Growing up, Tennessee fans often looked at Auburn as the "enemy of my enemy" and allies. Nope. Auburn fans were even WORSE than Alabama fans. Alabama fans were actually pretty level-headed unless you brought up Fulmer (they still get angry when you do that). The time period was 2006-2009 so Saban wasn't at Alabama yet. He came towards the end of my time in Birmingham. Bama fans were pretty humble during that period because they hadn't been great the last 10 or so years (still a better run than Tennessee's last 10 years). I imagine Bama fans would be more obnoxious if I was there now.

@Rolltide94, @bamafan4evr12 I remember Alabama fans always saying the following and I am wondering if you or the other fans on here have heard this:

Tennessee was Alabama's respectable rivalry

Auburn was the team Alabama fans flat out hated.

I am kind of looking forward to new scheduling. I think it could change things for Tennessee. On paper we should have it made in the SEC East but we have had this Florida hex on us since 1992 division splits. Our program just seemed to be more consistent and competitive prior to the divisions for some reason and I think a lot of it has to do with the fact we almost always lose that first game against Florida every year.
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My experience is probably different, I grew up in Tennessee in the 90s-00s and the Tennessee fans were way worse. I got all kinds of shit at school so I hated Tennessee way more. One of my best friends growing up lived down the street from me, his whole family are Auburn fans and they were super good to me.
 
bamafan4evr12 said:
My experience is probably different, I grew up in Tennessee in the 90s-00s and the Tennessee fans were way worse. I got all kinds of shit at school so I hated Tennessee way more. One of my best friends growing up lived down the street from me, his whole family are Auburn fans and they were super good to me.
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Most of the Alabama fans that hate Tennessee first are the ones that live in Tennessee. Frankly at that point you are kind of a bandwagon because you have little connection to the school.

I have a cousin who went to Tennessee but always cheered for Alabama because Bear Bryant (to be fair, he stuck with Alabama 1998-2007 when they were not good). Still he and his sons who are Alabama fans do not even know the words to Rammer Jammer or any of the traditions. They hate Tennessee over Auburn and focus more on that.

However, the Alabama fans (and graduates as I was around a lot of actually students of the school) definitely saw Auburn as the main rival.
In truth are big rivals should be Kentucky and Vanderbilt because they are our regional teams. Problem is, both don't have the history of success we do. The matchups have been interesting with both since we have been terrible while our matchups with our "traditional" rivals like Alabama have not been competitive.

I personally think the Alabama-Tennessee rivalry is dead because Tennessee just does not have the coaching/recruiting advantages Alabama has right now. You are in a far better recruiting location and the Saban affect makes us not competitive. We are to you what Vanderbilt was to us in the Fulmer era, more of a team that can scare you but not a serious competitor.
 
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