This man was 85-40 as Auburn's head coach, with seven of those losses coming this season. He is the fourth winningest coach in Auburn history, behind, Shug Jordan, Mike Donahue and Pat Dye.
To me, this is a huge mistake. This puts Auburn in a terrible state of turmoil and all I can say is that there better be somebody on a plane on his way to Auburn RIGHT NOW. Because if the hiring process takes anywhere near as long as the firing process has taken, this program is in a lot of trouble.
I can't even imagine the effects this will have on recruits. There's no telling how many will jump ship. Beyond that, will current players transfer? I don't know.
This is not good.
But here are some names to think about: Mike Leach - already been contacted, Butch Davis - could be someone who could stand in the shadow of Nick Saban and not be in the dark, Steve Spurrier - also would be someone who could rival Saban. Forget about Bobby Petrino - he definitely is not coming to Auburn and I don't want him.
This from Philip Marshall at AuburnUndercover.com:
"How would this candidate sound?
- Has averaged 8.5 wins over the past 10 seasons in a BCS conference.
- Has won a BCS conference championship, had an unbeaten season and an 11-win season in the past five seasons.
- Has never had a problem with the NCAA.
- Graduates his players.
- Has beaten his main rival seven of the past nine seasons and six of the past seven.
- Has a winning record against Alabama coach Nick Saban.
That candidate, of course, would be Tommy Tuberville."
Other guys who Auburn may consider include Tommy Bowden, Steve Sarkisian (Southern Cal), Will Muschamp, Jimbo Fisher, Paul Rhodes, Brian Kelly (Cincinnati), Chris Peterson (Boise State) and Kevin Steele (from Alabama).
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