Too much wrong to address it all. A few:
No, I don't read AL DOT I am a gay twerker that has no balls!!!! I also have no idea how to use the quote function to post stories, so I annoy the piss out of others. I like male genatalia in and around my mouth. or much else Alabama media related. I pulled up that article because it was being talked about on two talk shows today. What was it about that piece that said high school coaches were feeling jilted because Harpins wasn't massaging their balls? Answer, not a damn thing. They were pointing out the fact that HE HAS NEVER ONCE EVEN TALKED TO THEM!!! That's how this thing works. That's how you get the top talent in your program. If you're okay with him neglecting the life blood of any program, maybe you're the one massaging his balls. Ha! Take that! BOOM!
So, let's talk recruiting. I'll agree the rankings aren't all that and a bag of Wavy Lays. In 2009, we finished 23rd according to 247. But when you look at the guys in that class who wound up being major contributors to a Natty, like Nick Unfairley and Emory Blake, that pretty much dispels that theory. However, we have one major need in this class. ONE! And one is exactly what we got. One fucking O-lineman. If you have no O-line, you have zero chance at success. We're fucked for the foreseeable future.
We had 20 jump in the portal. We had 5 jump out of the portal and land in Auburn. Still no offensive linemen. And again, not one signature on National Signing Day.
I'm not butt-chapped about assistants having aspirations. The question though, is did Austin Davis leave because he had aspirations? You know, the 32 year old QB coach who he hired as OC, despite never having been one in his life. He lasted 43 days. Nice pick up, Hasbeenz.
Let's also talk losing streak. Culture change my ass. Several of those losses were squarely on him for making dumbass decisions that you can't deflect to anyone else. Hey, let's take Tank Bigsby out of the game and go for it on 4th and 1 in our own territory. Hey Mike, what play do we have dialed up? Oh, a 25 yard pass down field into triple coverage? Mmmm...sounds good. (BTW, Tank had 166 yards that night)
Hey Ref. Time out. Time out. Uh, Coach Mason, could you step over here for one second? How are things with you? Good? How's the wife? Say, listen. I don't know if you noticed this or not, but that Rogers kid has completed 369 passes in a row. I know, right? So, yeeeeeaaaah, I'm gonna' need you to NOT RUSH 3 ANYMORE. How bout that? Great. Good to see you. Let's get two.
You see, I asked for anything positive to hang his hat on. All I got was excuses, and this man has hairy balls. Respeck is earned.