Exactly. If any of those people think that the same old way of doing things needs to continue, then they will get the same results that they have always gotten. Sometimes, stirring the pot is absolutely what is needed.
Golesh seems like a guy who can turn the tide there, if people get out of his way and let him. If not, they are headed to becoming another Nebraska of the past 20 years.
Living here in Alabama, the years before Saban were fun. Finebaum wasn't SEC network then, just broadcasting and being syndicated around the state. He's always been a bit of a prick, but listening to him during the "Mikes" was gold (Mike Shula, Mike Dubose, Mike Price - too bad Francione wasn't named Mike). They were in meltdown mode there for years (and some of you missed it by not being born yet). Finebaum made a fortune off sticking the knife in deep when a coach hit a snag, for whatever reason. A shark when there is blood in the water, and gasoline on the fire.
(Here's where I tie this back to Auburn - patience grasshopper). The problem about coaches showing up in Tuscaloosa after Bear died, was the former players and even Paul Bryant jr. There was MUCH backseat driving to those coaches. They literally could override a coaches decision on how the team was being managed. (Bear wouldn't have done it this way!) Saban showed up and shut all that down. "This is my program and we are going to do it my way". He set boundaries right out of the gate, and that whole group backed down, with their feathers ruffled, and the rest is history.
Of all the "available" coaches this season, Kiffin, Franklin etc, I always thought Golesh was the up and comer. I attribute much of Hendon Hooker, Jaylen Hyatt and that 2022 team on Golesh and Heupel's chemistry working in tandem. Maybe more Golesh than Heupel really. A comparison would be Cutcliff's influence on a Phil Fulmer offense. Different story once he left.
I wish Golesh luck at Auburn. I hope Bama never beats him and I hope he has fond memories of Knoxville as he leaves a loser on 10-03-26.