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Sorry, but you are missing the Big Picture. Greene was neutralized by his renewal contract. Had the previous president simply renewed his contract, game over. So he's now floating in limbo. The Cabal knew this and played this to their advantage. Harsin, despite what you read, was NOT his...

Part of that is correct. Part of it is incorrect. It was Gouge who put his foot down. And Gouge who ordered the search committee. He had had enough of outsiders making decisions and his job wasn‘t at risk, he was retiring. He ran cover for Greene who still had no contract renewal in sight...

Sorry, but this post is disconnected from reality. Greene was all in on hiring Steele, which is who the Big Guns at Auburn wanted to hire. They were tired of Malzahn and engineered his ouster with the goal to replace with Steele. It was Jay Gouge, AU President, who set up the search committee...

This is one thing I learned once making it to senior management, that is ... have a set of go-to phrases to use under various scenarios. You not only sound more credible, it reduces a lot of stress having to fumble for words. Still, the most important thing is not WHAT to say, but rather, what...

What should it tell you? When Bobby Ross left Maryland, Tech was the first and only call made to him. We won a Natty. (Of course, Ross later said if he knew how bad it was at Tech, he would not have taken the job.)

Don't underestimate what is going on. I asked my football player students if they knew what was happening at Tech. They did. They knew we knocked off a ranked opponent after firing Geoff. Anyone subject to a coaching change is watching.

You don't have to structure it that way. You can offer a 4 or 5 year contract with minimum win rates to trigger a buyout.

I don't disagree with your view, but we also do not want to hire someone and set them up to fail. Cabrera mentioned that there is a lot Tech needs to catch up on first (specifically, NIL) and that's not going to happen in 6 months. It may be more more prudent to ask, what infrastructure do we...

It's a big move to fire an entire staff and start over ... again. The new AD has his hands full raising money, building the new Edge, establishing an NIL program and a vision/direction for the entire athletics program. If Key is even close to having a respectable team this year and next, I...

You can delegate but you have to do so with accountability. For example, when I ran a business, we usually had a large room organized by Dept (Adminstration, Finance/Results, Sales, Marketing, etc.) with metrics for each one. On each metric was the responsible person's name/picture, the...

It isn't rocket science. Saban has been very successful because he is process-oriented and oversees every detail. Not every coach (or manager) cares to do that. It helps that Saban comes from Belichick's tree and he is another detail fanatic. Gene Stallings learned to coach under Tom Landry...

One of my best friends played at UT and his position coach was Fulmer. Has nothing but great things to say about him.

Tech has ALWAYS looked at coaches in terms of "fit". Urban Meyer would be a great coach, but not a great fit. I have no idea if Chadwell would work well at Tech or not. But you better believe that Key, as an alum and as the interim coach, has a LOT of equity right now. If he plays his hand...

When the Cabal first tried to oust Harsin at Auburn, the thinking was this: You can either spend millions and hire the best coach (the old way) or ... you can invest millions in NIL, attract better players, and even an average coach will do better with upgraded talent (the new way). The Cabal...

Historically, Auburn was a Top 10 team nationally and there is no shortage of resources. There is money, fans and a program of Big Time Ball that many smaller schools just can't emulate. Harsin himself said that Auburn was nothing like Boise State (where he had been successful) and he wanted the...

Mullen has only had two HC jobs. He did meh at Mississippi State but that's a tough gig and I give him credit for that. As to Florida, he declined over time and lost the support of his own administration which wanted him gone. In less than three years! Is he a good coach? That's debatable. He...

Fans talk about it but no one else. I don't see Deion kow-towing to the big money cabal and THEY call the shots.

I've not heard one peep at Auburn advocating for Rhule. While he has a good record at college level turnarounds, he is not from the South and that is a big red flag. Harsin is viewed as a complete no-show in recruiting wars because he simply cannot relate to the very kids he is recruiting. This...

Mullen's reputation at Florida was two-fold. One, he did not handle the press or his staff well and yes, he came across as a jerk. So much so that no one, not one, stepped forward to defend him. On that note alone, Gators were glad to see him go. The other however, was football related. SEC...