One of Auburn's two jets, similar to the one pictured at left, has been dispatched to Mobile and onward to Palm Beach, Fla., for a recruiting visit.If those assistants have been fired -- as has been reported on radio -- they certainly haven't gotten the memo.
UPDATE: Tuberville and Jacobs recently (3:30ish?) together via car and headed upstairs ... presumably for more discussions. I'm guessing they were returning from the president's office.
Nall hasn't done anything positive all year. He will probably tell the recruits to go elsewhere
ReplyDeleteWho was the other one?
ReplyDeleteJay- Do you know which assistants acutally left on the plane?
ReplyDeletePlanes make me think of Top Gun.
ReplyDeleteSlider.....{sniiiffff}...you stink.
Nothing will change.
ReplyDeleteTubs will stay along with everyone but Ensmonger.
That's my prediction.
Cobra C- I hope you are wrong
ReplyDeleteWill, email me if something major happens. I have to go do some work for an hour or so.
ReplyDeleteAnd get me some damn b-ball tix. Only the women's games though.
Word.... LP
ReplyDeleteI'll keep any eye out for the Tix.
i don't know if anyone's raised this point, but can you imagine the crowing from the bama nation if tuberville is fired? i'm fairly sure that they'll be saying that croom, fulmer and tuberville were "sabanized," regardless of the facts on the ground.
ReplyDeleteI hear what you're saying Scott, but I decided a while back to ignore 100% of everything spewed from the UAT faithful. I even moved back to AU about 2 mos ago to TRY to avoid them.
ReplyDeletewill, that's got to be tough, given all the opelika tide folks. mush easier out here, though.
ReplyDeleteshould have been "much"
ReplyDeletewhy does everyone thin he will be fired?
ReplyDeletei don't know if anyone's raised this point, but can you imagine the crowing from the bama nation if tuberville is fired?
ReplyDeleteAll the bammers I know are in the same position that the AU Tiger faithful were in a couple of years back. We all wanted Bammer to keep Mike Shula back then. They all want us to keep Tuberville now.
Scott don't forget about Bowden
ReplyDeleteWell I guess I am reading the flight tracker right then.
ReplyDeleteWTF?
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/12/is_auburn_looking_at_texas_tec.html
Also reaching out to Petrino?
CRAP!
wow, both terrible hires
ReplyDeleteWell I guess I am reading the flight tracker right then.
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that AU had the FAA remove AU aircraft from the publicly trackable flight data. Anyone know different?
What can I say, guys?
ReplyDeleteI don't have anyone telling me about Leach/Petrino. Can't tell you anything about that.
Assuming that's true, Auburn's plan to fire Tuberville better be in place.
Otherwise, they're in a remarkably compromised position from a contractual standpoint.
The people who run auburn football are clowns if that is true
ReplyDeleteWell, Roman, I'm looking at it and see where they are headed to Mobile and then Plam Springs. I think Lowder's plane is no longer tracked tho...
ReplyDeleteRoman, that is incorrect.
ReplyDeleteI track Auburn flights. They were "blocked," but I still watch them.
Why is F-baum not mentioning the non sec west clause in Petrino's contract? Someone please explain it to me...
ReplyDeleteJay and Kristina have their methods of tracking.
ReplyDeleteThe Seeker, how are you so familiar with what Nall has done this season?
ReplyDeleteCobra, I don't really see Ensminger as part of the problems, but it is possible. I would think Knox would be on the hit list if an offensive position coach was to go.
I have just got back from work. I hung out there about 5 hours and it appears there has been no news except a plane ride for coaches.
It does appear that rumors are flying about, but I don't put too much faith in them.
My guess is Tuberville will be back with a revised contract.
My dad and my uncle are opelika uat fans and they are awful
ReplyDeleteIf Leach is hired will Chris Todd start next year?
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, they're in a remarkably compromised position from a contractual standpoint.
ReplyDeleteIf it was an "unofficial/unsanctioned" contact with plausible deniability, I think AU would be in the clear. Regardless, I pretty much expect a change to be made.
Any current guess on the percentages, Jay?
Kristina ... I don't see a clause laying out penalties for the SEC West thing.
ReplyDeleteinteresting question, just win.
ReplyDelete97.25%
ReplyDeleteI just don't see the Pat Dye crowd handling Leach very well.
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm entirely sure about him anyway. The guy may be winning, but he hasn't won any championships (albeit he's behind the 8 ball in that division, but still).
An unofficial Auburn representative has reached out to people close to Arkansas' Bobby Petrino and Texas Tech's Mike Leach to gauge their interest in succeeding Tommy Tuberville if the school decides to fire him, a source familiar with the contacts told The Birmingham News
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell me what an unofficial representative is?
Bama fans are wonderful folks...Just ask Kristina.
ReplyDeleteJay, where does k. scarbinsky get all of his "stories". Does he just throw crap against the wall and see what sticks?
ReplyDeleteGet off your ass and do something???
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/12/is_auburn_looking_at_texas_tec.html
au1n04
ReplyDeletebobby lowder, byron franklin and etc.
JGT: Roman, that is incorrect. I track Auburn flights. They were "blocked," but I still watch them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. I figured someone here would have the straight dope. Shoulda figured it would be you. :)
I guess we're all unofficial auburn representatives
ReplyDeleteExactly jay, it just says he promises he won't and he would be in violation if he did. And later it says is he violates the contract then he has to pay the buy out. I think it could happen from a legal point of view...
ReplyDeleteCan I be an unofficial Auburn representative?
ReplyDeleteIf so, I'm about to get on the horn to Rocky Felker, Gerry Dinardo, & Johnny Majors on behalf of AU.
This is a circus run by retarded clowns
ReplyDeleteSteve our O-line was terrible and the rumored tiff with Franklin
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Jay's percentage is up to 97.25%. What new has influenced this Jay?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind Mike Leach as the coach, but if Petrino comes, I may become an Ole Miss fan.
autiger: Off your ass?
ReplyDeleteWe're contacting Dabo Swinney, too.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding, Harrison.
I think we should hire Gary Danielson!
ReplyDeletewow 97.25%
ReplyDeleteJay, I think he meant Auburn.
ReplyDeleteThis is insane Hotties..speculation..rumors..unofficial this and that..been a while since we've been here and I didn't have the HABOTN to keep me warm..craziness
ReplyDeleteSurprised it's not 99.44.
ReplyDeleteJET:I figured...I don't really liek Dabo, but I do like his name, and how he weasled into a h.c. job
ReplyDeleteFYI ... I don't think Hugh Nall went south.
ReplyDeleteIt was Rhoads and Willis.
Seeker, I was asking what Nall has done, not the results of the offensive line, which were highly a result of Franklin's philosophy of smaller quicker linemen. I have no doubt about Nall's ability to coach linemen, but I would be interested if he has been something disruptive. I just hadn't heard that.
ReplyDeleteWould Rhodes and Willis be likely to stay even if tubs is gone??
ReplyDeleteWhy does Petrino's name always come up? He was at Auburn for ONE freaking year for God's sake.
ReplyDeleteRhoads and Willis ... makes sense ... everybody else gets kicked to the street immediately.
ReplyDeleteIf they are firing Tuberville, they are doing it in the slowest, most painful way possible, which ain't good.
ReplyDeleteIf they are firing Tuberville, they are doing it in the slowest, most painful way possible, which ain't good.
ReplyDeletePetrino is incredibly popular with some people on the inside.
ReplyDeletethey needed to leave to avoid the bullets about to fly...
ReplyDeleteWillis would be a solid candidate to stay, for sure, in my book. Rhoads, depends on a lot of factors, I would guess.
ReplyDeleteJay, what caused the jump in your percentage?
ReplyDeleteSteve, paybacks are ... well, uncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jet on this one. 2 that are likely to stay
ReplyDeletePercentage jump: Too many unusual things happening concurrently.
ReplyDeletesome ATL station is saying nall is interviewing with south carolina
ReplyDeleteSo, Jay. If he's gone do you still think he doesn't coach anywhere else?
ReplyDeleteKum Ba Ya, my Lord
ReplyDeleteKum Ba Ya!
Auburn will be the national media's punching bag if we fire Tuberville and hire Petrino.
ReplyDeleteBarkley ... tis true ... until we starting winning.
ReplyDeleteJust look across the state.
amen barkley
ReplyDeleteNo Nall on the plane makes alot of sense.
ReplyDeleteWhy do they need to "contact" someone like Petrino and/or Leach today. I would think that there would've had to have been some sort of contact before today to know if the conversation was worth pursuing.
Jay's spider sense is tingling
ReplyDeleteAre you adding the B'ham news up on the rumor thread?
ReplyDeleteSo was Bama/Saban until this year
ReplyDeleteIll get Franklin to drive over from the Christmas tree lot and give you a pep talk if needed. I need the info a little faster than you are providing. Can't you hack into something and get us the facts.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he'll coach anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteJust knowing him, he'll take the big check and do something less stressful.
autiger's looking for the BANHAMMER. ha.
ReplyDeleteeasy fo sheezy.
Jay, did they really show up in a car and were not in Tubs' office?
ReplyDeleteI would like Dabo Sweeney as the next head coach, but it is only because I like how it feels to say Dabo Sweeney.
ReplyDeleteAs a radical change in strategy, I have switched from wearing my Hawaiian shirt, to my HABOTN shirt. Lets see how this works out.
Why would Petrino leave Arkansas if asked? He is in college football, he is in the SEC, and he is in the SEC West? Just askin.
ReplyDeleteI know where that Bham story came from and I'm not ready to throw that on the RRR just yet.
ReplyDeleteJG, you with this Rick Carley (sp?) fellow that was just on Finebaum?
ReplyDeleteIs there any way to be more than 100% against something? If so, then that is how much I oppose hiring Petrino.
ReplyDeleteHABOTN t-shirts rule! atta boy SFC!
ReplyDeleteWhat Bham story?
ReplyDeleteI must be distracted.... ahem.
If he is fired, this is just about the most horribly mishandled pile o crap ever.
ReplyDeleteI once again am a bama fan. Roll tide!
Petrion's not leaving because it would kill what little credibility he has left. But clearly Auburn is a better job than Arkansas.
ReplyDeleteIn the blogging world, they say you're nobody until you have a troll.
ReplyDeleteI feel more legitimate! Yay.
The newspaper will be so proud of me.
scottie,
ReplyDeleteI just tried it on....
Nice shirt, but I threw up in my mouth a little.
Oh I might have done that already Jay. Is it the unoffical representative story?
ReplyDeletemichael, you need to channel your inner Jan Terri and 'simma downnna.'
ReplyDeleteScottie B: With him?
ReplyDeleteI was talking with the Fox 6 guys outside a few moments ago ...
Are we still hatin Bama? Cause I hat Finebaum..I'm listening so that I can keep up...usually can't handle it..
ReplyDeletewhat bham story?
ReplyDeleteis it really that clear that Auburn is a better job than arkansas? I mean, I think so, but I am biased. I am not so sure the layperson would agree there is much of a difference.
ReplyDeleteC'mon Jay spill the beans about the B'ham stuff. We NEEEEED a fix, man. I gotta know.
ReplyDeleteHey Michael, way to stay classy. Real talk, I would have never guessed you for a Tide fan. I mean that as a compliment.
michael, I agree. If Tuberville is getting the ax, they are doing it horribly. One quick swing at the next would do it. I don't think gently easing the ax into the neck makes it less painful.
ReplyDeleteI will be seriously upset if Petrino is the man.
The news reported that unofficial reps from Auburn have contacted Petrino and Leach.
ReplyDeleteJay:
ReplyDeleteDo you think we have some solid answers today/tonight? Or do you see this dragging out a few more days?
Jay, Rick Karle just said that Tuberville just pulled up in the parking lot with Jacobs lauging and joking around.
ReplyDeleteJay G : i meant are all the media guys chillin' together waiting on this thing to go down?
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Sun Tzu's Art of War plus the Art of Selling by Gary Gagilardi.
ReplyDeleteAnyone seen/read/heard of it?
So after taking this all in from 1,000 miles away over the last few days, I finally decided to sign up and share my worthless thoughts:
ReplyDeleteTubs is gone. You don't go through all of this without some public affirmation before now. It's just been too much to overcome, and to be honest, it's probably the best thing just to get rid of the self-inflicted headache that is the AU administration.
Mike Leach and Bobby Petrino are both HORRIBLE ideas. I just don't see how either would fit well on the Plains or that our fan base would get behind them whole heartedly.
If either was contacted without an official, I will be highly disappointed in the administration. Nothing is more important at Auburn than our academic standing. If we don't have that, we don't have a school worth going to and therefore no football program that will compete. Remember, SACS was highly upset about the 2003 fiasco and we nearly lost our accredidation.
So in conclusion, I know nothing, except that Auburn could use a really good PR manager.
I leave you with the soothing though of:
"The dude abides."
Barkley: True.
ReplyDeleteThanks Will. I am the epitome of class
ReplyDelete(makes fart noise by blowing air into hands pressed against mouth)
that's weird.
ReplyDeleteI am interesting in defining who some of the board (or SOBs for short) is that want Petrino.
ReplyDeleteOK, I am off the ledge. I took watched some Jan Terri "Little Brother" and I am cool. F bama.
ReplyDeleteWell Auburn has recently been snagging the top players out of the state of Arkansas so........
ReplyDeleteJay,
ReplyDeleteAny guess on why this is taking so long? I would think that if they are going to fire him, it would have been cleared up by this point. Due to the length of the "negotiations" it seems like they are discussing nuanced items, not the big picture stuff.
Mike Leach's sytem brough M. Crabtree to Lubbock TX for God's sake.
ReplyDeleteCould he recruit to AU?
I think today made me dumber
ReplyDeletejohn, prevailing winds say that AU is stalling until they have a bew head coach in place.
ReplyDeleteI wanna see Tubs giggling, finebaum...
Jet G. Ate proudly lists himself as one who would be plenty happy with Petrino.
ReplyDeleteIf that makes me an SOB, SOB it.
*new head coach
ReplyDeleteCrabtree went to Texas Tech because Texas told him he couldn't play offense there.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to insist that y'all calm down a lil bit.
ReplyDeleteBreathe in through the mouth
Hold 2,3,4,5
Out through the nose 3,4,5
chiiillllll....
Kristina:
ReplyDeleteHope y'all have a bew head coach soon...
:-)
Tony Franklin followed Leach as OC at Kentucky, correct?
ReplyDeleteWhere do you think Tubs and Jacobs went? Back to Tubs to play some 360?
ReplyDeletebarkley,
ReplyDeleteI think they went to Baskin Robbins
I'm with Jet
ReplyDeleteAre they still meeting or did they slip out the back? Someone said they saw Tub at Colonial getting a cashiers check?
ReplyDeleteFine, call me out for my typo Faker, but I already corrected it so there! (sticks tongue out)
ReplyDeleteMonica, we do need a calming influence. This is getting too stressful.
ReplyDeleteHow about Jan Terri for head coach? I do think she would intimidate opponents.
Maybe Jay was showing CTT his new farm in lochapoka.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Jay doesn't report everything he hears as fact like some of these douche bags do. At least we know when he says something that it's true.
ReplyDeleteKristina:
ReplyDeleteI'm all for accuracy...
It amazes me how many more posts there are when nothing is happening.
ReplyDeleteMonica ... we're fine ... Steve asked a question, and he's an honorable man ... so I answered him.
ReplyDeleteI'm just the friendly neighborhood psychopath that would be pleased to have either Petrino or Muschamp as head coach.
It's all very confusing. Not sure what to tell you right now.
ReplyDeleteThey talk, they break, they talk more.
I have no idea what's going to happen with this.
I think its pretty obvious now the powers that be are trying to nail down a new coach by the end of the night. Thoughts?
ReplyDeleteAs best I can tell, Tuberville and Jacobs currently are meeting.
ReplyDeleteIt's basically impossible for one reporter to cover all access points to this building. I can't see everything ...
FSJ, what flavor do you think Tuberville got? Vanilla?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Willis is visiting that coach from Vigor...
ReplyDeleteJay,
ReplyDeleteI hate these one day chat sessions/meetings where you are stuck with that one person constantly.
Jay - Was that code for "Monica and Kristina please come help me cover the Complex!"?
ReplyDeleteCuz you know we be right on that brotha mayun!
I thought last year, Tubby would have been a good fit for Arky. and petrino could have come to AU. May still happen.
ReplyDeletePetrino is the real deal. Problem is, he would be a fool to jump this soon.
As far as jobs, imo, it is always better to be at the "Named" state school. i.e. Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia. So, from that standpoint, Arkansas would be better than Auburn. Might not count for much.
I am about to have to do real work for a while and I bet something awesome will happen during that time...damn
ReplyDeleteI think the plane was picking up Willis from Mobile and taking him along with Rhoads to Palm Beach.
ReplyDeleteC'mon Monica the cat signal has been lit...
ReplyDeleteCat signal?
ReplyDeleteMEEEEOOOOOWWWWWW!
Mark,
ReplyDeleteArkansas is not a better job than Auburn, and i think most everyone (impartial) would agree.
i will volunteer to help cover as well jay. especially if mon and the zoo keeper show up...
ReplyDeleteJay, You want me to come up there, I could go to the MR office and then sneak around the corner.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Willis is trying to recruit some of these guys from mobile.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8
I know what is taking so long... Lowder is waiting for that bailout check to clear.
ReplyDeleteI only live about 4 miles from the athletics office. i could go. I know Will would love it. Will might walk right into Tubs office
ReplyDeleteI don't care if Arkansas has the state name or not, that's really irrelevant. Who owns the all-time series? Who is more consistent in recruiting? Who is more consistent in winning seasons? That's the relevant stuff. I know I'm biased but I still think most people would agree Auburn is the better job.
ReplyDeleteLOL Ron
ReplyDeleteIf Auburn does fire Tuberville, then I agree with Kevin Scarbinsky's column "Tuberville deserves better." If we fire him, then fire him. Don't drag this out indefinitely.
ReplyDeleteTubs Out according to Goldberg
ReplyDeleteshocked
ReplyDeleteYep, it's on goldberg
ReplyDeletewow. just wow!!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteJay, can you confirm this for us???
ReplyDeleteWTF......
ReplyDeleteNope. Not yet.
ReplyDeleteTate, Just take it back to Montgomery and play xbox or something. You are probably just sitting there like you are "out to practice early"
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't site any source tho...
ReplyDeletegrrr....cite
ReplyDeleteholy crap.........
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/12/tommy_tuberville_is_out_as_aub.html
ReplyDeleteGet it together Cocolowvich.
Trey, your link isn't linked. Provide the text please.
ReplyDeletebutch davis' name better be on a dotted line somewhere
ReplyDeleteautiger why don't you take your practice posting to another board...
ReplyDeleteJust google al.com goldberg people...
ReplyDeleteIt's not fun, folks. It never is. But it's the best move in the long run for him and for Auburn.
ReplyDeleteHe didn't have the fire, and, boy, do we need fire.
Let the real fun begin.
al.com says Tuberville out at Auburn on the front page.
ReplyDeleteRumor de moment
ReplyDeleteI wait for Jay G confirmation before I believe.
Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn's football coach, The Birmingham News has learned.
ReplyDeleteAn official announcement could come today.
Tommy Tuberville
Tuberville was 85-40 in 10 years at Auburn, and is 110-60 in 14 years as a college head coach. His final season at Auburn ended with a 36-0 loss to Alabama last Saturday to finish off a disappointing 5-7 record.
Tuberville met with Athletics Director Jay Jacobs on Tuesday and Wednesday. He met with university President Jay Gogue on Monday.
Tuberville is fourth all time in wins in Auburn. He was the fourth-longest tenured coach in school history. Tuberville's best season was also Auburn's best season. The Tigers were 13-0 in 2004.
JD- You got you some Tate man love?
ReplyDeleteI thought we werent supposed to post the competition's stuff?
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly plausible.
ReplyDeleteCan't confirm just yet.
p.s.: I love haters. I do.
Sorry Kristina...forgive me Jay.
ReplyDeleteThe goldberg link
ReplyDeleteI'm OK with posting those links right now. It's a highly unusual situation.
ReplyDeletebill cameron really doesn't care about what petrino's agent says...don't forget bob petrino
ReplyDeleteIf Tuberville really is fired, it brings down the attractiveness of Auburn's Head Football Coach as a job. No one good is going to want to take a job under an uneven administration that will cut a coach at the knees after one bad season. Auburn has enjoyed unprecedented success under Tuberville. This insecurity is why we can't acheive consistent success.
ReplyDeletejay, get this clown of the site
ReplyDelete*off
ReplyDeletewell....if this is true and a new coach is not announced by Friday...TOTAL DISASTER
ReplyDeleteyea kristina...i got reprimanded for that earlier...careful. If you don't know, you just don't know.
ReplyDeleteAL.com reports he is out.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.al.com/auburnfootball/
Ok all, now, the question begs, who is Auburn getting. Better have that lined up or else it could get really ugly.
ReplyDeleteautiger = loser with a private profile
ReplyDeleteLet's not go into total panic and say the coach has to be here in 48 hours.
ReplyDeleteBreathe ... breathe.
He might be, but he might not. Remember the other guys, they had to wait a while, and it worked out.
Thanks, Jay for letting us hang with you in these days. I appreciate your efforts on the blog, man. Sincerely.
ReplyDeleteI just hope Auburn doesn't lose its SACS accreditation before I graduate in May.
ReplyDeleteJohn Stubbs- Disagree, look at Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan.
ReplyDeleteautiger nah but i got's lots of autiger HATE!!!
ReplyDeleteautiger nah but i got's lots of autiger HATE!!!
ReplyDeleteIf it is Petrino, AU is screwed in recruiting. who will believe the guy stays. We will be happy with a great coach but seriously, we all stuck the "he's not staying" stats in the bammers faces when saban came.
ReplyDeleteHope it is butch.
Thanks for all your hard work Jay.
ReplyDeleteKristina and the rest of us Bama fans appreciate it.
I guess golberg has the best contacts.
ReplyDeletesorry J
Jay, looks like AUTIGER needs the BANHAMMER. I post crap about Tubby all the time; but, to slam the best Blogger in the Ethernet is just OUT OF LINE>
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