Auburn football can't stay this bad, right? Why we're buying stock in Alex Golesh

Only the old-timers remember a stretch of Auburn football as bad as what the Tigers have produced this decade. Bryan Harsin, then Hugh Freeze, failed to serve up even one single winning season on the Plains. The Tigers have endured five consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1946-50.

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Check the Gatorade Auburn made its third hire since firing Gus Malzahn (who never had a losing season at Auburn , by the way), when it plucked Golesh out of South Florida . Will this hire fare any better than the last two? On this edition of “ SEC Football Unfiltered ,” host Blake Toppmeyer of USA TODAY is joined by the Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole as they examine the start of Golesh's tenure and whether he’ll spark an Auburn upswing.

Toppmeyer shares some details of his offseason visit to Auburn , and Cole details the mood of the fanbase, and he also explains why quarterback Byrum Brown's ability couldn't be judged properly from Auburn's spring game . Subscribe to SEC Football Unfiltered iTunes | Google Play | Spotify Also in this episode, Auburn center Cole Best, in an interview with Toppmeyer, shares a revealing conversation he had with Brown that pulls back the curtain on how Auburn’s quarterback wins support and respect from his teammates. So, new coach, new quarterback, new offense, even a new mantra.