Former Auburn Tigers head football coach and current Cal Golden Bears offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin is still a pariah on the Plains and across the state of Alabama.
Three years removed from his unceremonious firing, Harsin is still being partially blamed for Hugh Freeze's program being behind. AL.com's Kevin Scarbinsky called Harsin an "empty suit" while excusing Freeze's 11-14 record at AU and discussing his tenure in a historical sense in the aftermath of the Tigers' claiming an additional seven titles this year.
"The more the school celebrates its past, the more it reminds everyone that the program has become a shadow of its former self.