New names in the Auburn coaching search!

PalsPal

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Yeah, it reminds me of some of the TN coaching searches. Puts the fan bases through agonizing times.

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemies, .... wait, scratch that, I can think of one :D !
 

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This is the epitome of what's wrong with College athletics. Money is no object. Education? Who cares. Let's steal a rivals coach. Contracts? Ha! Transfer portal?

My son was asked by Jerry Green to walk on to the Tennessee basketball team back in the late 90s. Instead, he took a D2 scholarship to focus on academics. I'm proud he did.

He played 4 years in front of 300, most of which were family. They traveled by bus and often returned from a game at 4am and then he'd have a class at 8. He's now a research pharmacist at St Jude hospital.
 

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Lots of scholar athletes at the big boy schools also. You just don't hear about them.

And schools have been making billions off of the athletes backs for years, so I don't have a problem with the players getting a cut.

And while the NIL is taking it to a new level, big time college athletics probably lost its purity in the 70s.
 

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