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Link: Tom Dienhart reports on the Auburn/ Auburn hires Gene Chizik as new football coach

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Tommy Tuberville is in a duck blind laughing so hard he will need a butt transplant after his falls off.

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TT played Alabama 1 time a year for 10 years. He won 7 games.

GC played 24 games in two years and still couldn't match TT win total in the Iron Bowl alone. He was also in the Big 12 North which is like Div. II now. What an absolute joke. This was a panic hire.
 
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UT4EVER said:
Wonder why Lowder has such wood for Chizik? I read that Patterson interviewed just Thursday.... He would have been a much better hire than Gene, IMO.
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Because Lowder can control Chizik, who will probably be grateful for being rescued from Aimes. I guarantee all the other coaches interviewed saw the writing on the wall, or Lowder got the impression he'd have another Tubberville on his hands - someone he couldn't control.
 
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0-8 this year in the Big 12 andthey didn't play Texas, Texas Tech or OU!
 
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I am not sure that I agree, but it is an interesting thought...
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Think about this, Everyone remembers who was the cause of jetgate but what people forgot was that Cheezit was in on it also. There was an agreement with the Bot that Cheezit stay as DC when Bobby P took over the job. Once a yes man always a yes man.
 
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DiamondDust said:
Because Lowder can control Chizik, who will probably be grateful for being rescued from Aimes. I guarantee all the other coaches interviewed saw the writing on the wall, or Lowder got the impression he'd have another Tubberville on his hands - someone he couldn't control.
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Robert Meachem reported nine people were there to receive Coach Chizik. Well not to greet just more like protest his hire. The hiring is just to fill the gap until a game plan is in place to fill that position. Ole Jay is feeling the heat and Lowder wants to run the show. Its a double edge sword and the ugliness of it all will not go away anytime soon. Chizik looks and talks like Gomer Pyle. Golly Shazam. :biggrin:

 
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UT4EVER said:
Very nice post. Although discounting Monte seems a bit "biased" on your part....

No doubt, Saban is an awesome college HC! However, the only common coaching comparison between Monte and Saban is the NFL.... Only one of these gentleman was actually successful in the NFL, and it wasn't Saban.
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You couldn't be more wrong. You must listen to the media. Miami was 4-12 the year before Saban went 9-7, almost made the playoffs and was considered for NFL Coach of the Year. Miami was 18th in the NFL in defense, he fired Muschamp and Miami improved to 4th; but Saban was overridden by higher-ups when he wanted Brees instead of Culpepper who got hurt. Had to start Joey Harrington, yes Joey Harrington, in a QB driven league, went 6-10, with Brees would have won 10-12 games. Bama's good fortune was that Saban's success at Miami was muted. Miami won 1 game the next year. So, the years prior/after Saban 5-27, Saban's 2 years 15-17. He was quite successful.

Btw, NFL 'experts' know of Saban's prowess - listen to them - real football guys, Chris Landry, etc., not media types like the ESPN clowns, etc.
 
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THE BAMA IRISHMAN said:
Robert Meachem reported nine people were there to receive Coach Chizik. Well not to greet just more like protest his hire. The hiring is just to fill the gap until a game plan is in place to fill that position. Ole Jay is feeling the heat and Lowder wants to run the show. Its a double edge sword and the ugliness of it all will not go away anytime soon. Chizik looks and talks like Gomer Pyle. Golly Shazam. :biggrin:

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I've been out of pocket until today. Wow. What a couple of days brings when you're dealing with the barnsters.

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You couldn't be more wrong. You must listen to the media. Miami was 4-12 the year before Saban went 9-7, almost made the playoffs and was considered for NFL Coach of the Year. Miami was 18th in the NFL in defense, he fired Muschamp and Miami improved to 4th; but Saban was overridden by higher-ups when he wanted Brees instead of Culpepper who got hurt. Had to start Joey Harrington, yes Joey Harrington, in a QB driven league, went 6-10, with Brees would have won 10-12 games. Bama's good fortune was that Saban's success at Miami was muted. Miami won 1 game the next year. So, the years prior/after Saban 5-27, Saban's 2 years 15-17. He was quite successful.

Btw, NFL 'experts' know of Saban's prowess - listen to them - real football guys, Chris Landry, etc., not media types like the ESPN clowns, etc.
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Very nice post. Looking back now I believe the perception of failure was due to the step back from year 1 to year 2.... although perfectly understandable given your reasons above. Especially with concern to the QB postition..... Because I can certainly relate to the effects of a crapy QB, ala Crompton/Stephens...
 
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The Auburn Chizik era is official.

Gene Chizik Named Auburn Head Football Coach
Gene Chizik, a former Auburn defensive coordinator and current head coach at Iowa State, has been named the head football coach at Auburn University, Athletics Director Jay Jacobs announced Saturday.

Chizik, who helped Auburn and Texas to consecutive undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2005, will be formally introduced as Auburn's 26th head coach at a press conference Monday.

Chizik, a 23-year coaching veteran, was Auburn's defensive coordinator from 2002-04, where he helped guide the Tigers to a 13-0 season in 2004 while earning the Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach. He also served as the assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Texas from 2005-06 where he helped the Longhorns to a perfect season and national championship in 2005.
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