Finebaum is making fun of us. Big surprise there, right? Also just read an article by Pat Forde entitled something along the lines of Auburn's coaching search already becoming comical.
Problem is, they're right.
A couple of things here. I truly believe that 90% of the information disseminated on a daily basis from "sources close to the situation" about the coaching search, is a load of cow crap thrown up against the wall to see what sticks and so somebody can claim they were right. Nobody got the Chizik hire right and very few "insiders" saw the Gus Bus headed to Auburn. But we'll eventually hire somebody and again, nobody will know the real story behind how he got the job.
Here's the biggest problem for me. They locked themselves into a $21 million buyout to get rid of a coach with no plan in place. As I said earlier, that Air Petrino 747 should have already made that round trip and wrapped up a new coach long before that decision was made. And here we are 8 days after Gus' firing being thought of as a laughing stock again.
By failing to have a plan, we've opened ourselves up to ridicule, much of which is warranted because the even bigger failure is not having any leadership. We appear completely dysfunctional and unfortunately, that may be just the case. No one at Auburn is out in front of this thing and it looks like....again...that there's division between those who are supposed to be in charge, and those who want to be.
As I said at the start, I don't believe 90% of the stuff being reported. However, the picture being painted about recent events looks like this:
*We paid a man $21 million to leave. A man with the best record in the SEC against the current measuring stick for all coaches. WTF is Auburn thinking.
*Auburn formed a search committee. No, they hired a search firm out of Atlanta to help find a coach. No, it's actually a couple of boosters who will make the decision, but they're in totally different camps themselves. Stupid, dysfunctional Auburn.
*Mario Cristobal was their number one target, but he turned them down.
*Kevin Steele now appears to be the man. Why? Well, because according to "sources", Bobby Lowder and others have been planning this coup for the last three years to get Gus out and put Steele in his place. But now the Auburn fan base has started a #notsteele or #fucksteele or #anybodybutsteel go fund me page or some shit. So Steele's out....unless he's not.
*Billy Napier is now the leading candidate, but wait, he's staying at Louisiana. Sarkisian will interview at Auburn, but wait, no he's not. Hey Paaawwwwwl, all these here coaches is turning Awbren down. How many we up to Paaaawwwl?
*Bill Clark is now the leading candidate.....
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