Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh’s recent USA Today interview exclusiveset off the USF Bulls’ fanbase, mainly because he said he was aware during his tenure in Tampa that his program never had a chance at winning the national championship.
While Green, Gold, and Bold’s Joe Henderson understands Golesh had a practically impossible task in Hillsborough County to build a winner, he doesn’t believe the former Bulls head coach had the right attitude about the USF job. Henderson believes the Bulls are a future Big Ten/Big 12/ACC school in the next round of conference realignment, and Golesh missed the chance to buy into the process of winning at USF with the belief that it could one day pay off.
Per Henderson, “You see, Alex, the people who have rebuilt USF’s entire athletic program have set the same standards that you will be expected to meet at Auburn. They are pouring vast amounts of resources into the entire athletic program — football included … New head football coach Brian Hartline took this job because he bought into the vision of Higgins and trustee chair Will Weatherford — All Gas. No Brakes. Will that mean a national championship for football this season? No. But is it an impossible dream? Absolutely not. I firmly believe USF will be in a power conference within a few years, and the Bulls will hold their own. You see, Alex, it is — to use your favorite word — a process. That process is ongoing. It’s working. As Higgins said, you’ve gotta believe. But, I guess you didn’t.”…