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12.12.2008

Muschamp says he's staying at Texas

Hey everyone. Will Muschamp issued a statement through U. Texas this morning.

"I have not interviewed for any jobs. I'm not interested in any jobs. I'm happy here, my family loves Austin and I'm going to be at Texas."

Game. Set. Match.

301 Comments:

JD said...: Ok well guess you can't believe the media...; 11:34 AM
ron mexico said...: So how pissed off did he leave auburn to turn down more than double his current salary?; 11:34 AM
Jay G. Tate said...: Can't wait for Fox 10 Mobile's retraction.; 11:37 AM
Jay G. Tate said...: That's on TV, JD.

Newspapers weren't reporting that.; 11:37 AM
JD said...: Well gill and patterson aren't looking too bad at this point...; 11:37 AM
FSJ said...: Jay you crack me up.; 11:37 AM
JD said...: The newspaper in panama city reported skip holtz so I hope you can't trust the papers either!; 11:38 AM
AUfan said...: Ok, so far we have hired Spurrier, Muschamp, and Holtz. Have I missed anyone?; 11:41 AM
riskman108 said...: OMG will Auburn just get a coach!; 11:41 AM
weagle251 said...: Damn.; 11:42 AM
schley said...: TV people have no cred. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story..; 11:44 AM
Unknown said...: "I'm not going to be the coach at Alabama." - Nick Saban

Just sayin'.; 11:44 AM
CovingtonTigerFan said...: Unfortunately, you can't trust what anybody says -- that's one of the things I hate about this whole process. "I am not going to be the coach at...," says the guy right before he signs the contract at said school.

But, that being said, I don't think WM is coming to Auburn...; 11:45 AM
wartiger said...: Repost from last thread:
Laz-That was a tracker of JJ's plane?! I'd be ok with spurrier as a 3-4 year band-aid. Who knows might be greatness..; 11:46 AM
wartiger said...: "Carry me out in a pine box"

also just sayin'; 11:47 AM
Hardin said...: im not sure whose plane it is. a friend emailed me that link. not calling him a credible source or anything, but someone is flying from Auburn to Columbia.; 11:50 AM
Monica said...: Bryan and Wartiger took the word right out of my mouth.; 11:52 AM
Monica said...: s; 11:52 AM
FSJ said...: Kirk:

I'm also flying from Gadsden to Auburn later today. Could I be a candidate? ;-); 11:53 AM
wartiger said...: I'm fixin to put my Gill 09 badge back on...; 11:54 AM
barkley for governor said...: Anytime I see a TV station reporting we have a coach I'm just going to mark whoever it is off the list. That's terrible, someone should be held accountable for this stuff.; 11:56 AM
Unknown said...: I have read several statements like this from Muschamp. He told Auburn Undercover the same thing. There is always the chance he pulls a Saban, but very unlikely. Texas is a top notch job.

Undercover is also reporting that Spurrier and Johnson are still in the mix, although reports of Spurrier getting an offer are bogus.

Apparently Johnson has re-appeared as a candidate. If this is the case, maybe it is because Muschamp is out of the picture.; 11:57 AM
riskman108 said...: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/gill-confirms-job-interviews/3093592974/?icid=VIDLRVSPR01

That guy is good...; 11:57 AM
Scott M. Brannan said...: glad to see i didn't miss anything while i was at the gym. geewizz.; 11:58 AM
AURainman said...: So, we've got a pretty solid staff put together so far...

Steve Spurrier
Will Muschamp
AND
Skip Holtz

Sounds like a winning program to me!; 11:59 AM
AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...: Damn!!
No BOOM! Oh well Next!; 12:06 PM
Anonymous said...: If I remember correctly, didn't some other coach issue a statement a few years ago saying, "I will NOT be the coach of the University of Alabama" just a few days before becoming the head Coach at the University of Alabama???

Wasn't there some other Coach that said he'd only leave Ole Miss "in a pine box", then left the next day on a jet for Auburn???

I take Muschamp at his word though. Don't ask me why...

NEXT...; 12:07 PM
Jason G. said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12:09 PM
Struttinduck said...: Still wondering how and why Q was on that plan yesterday?

Just like a bad disco song, I cant get "Q" out of my head!!!!; 12:09 PM
Jason G. said...: Wow!; 12:09 PM
Struttinduck said...: That should be plane - not plan - sorry!

Although it sounds as if Q is part of the "planmakers"!; 12:10 PM
Fearless Freep said...: If someone like Paul Johnson or Jim Grobe said this I'd believe it.

Anyone with Jimmy Sexton as an agent, not so much.

At least it's a little more definitive than "I concur."; 12:15 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: that's a nice staff there Rainman.; 12:16 PM
patdyesjimbeam said...: I hereby challenge patdyeswildturkey to Bourbon Bowl '09.; 12:20 PM
Unknown said...: Struttinduck, I am really not that surprised Q would be there. I am sure they want several peoples opinion of the candidate and Q's knowledge of Auburn football is probably as good as anyone's.; 12:21 PM
JD said...: I am officialy no longer obsessed. I will be supportive from this day forward...

Gill is great

Spurrier is splendious

Patterson is perfect

Dooley is dominant (didn't want to say darling)

Hoke is no joke

Nix is nuts

Garner is groovy; 12:21 PM
Anonymous said...: That quote from Muschamp seems pretty dang conclusive. Regardless, I still take any report with a grain of salt, none of these coaches or administrators can be trusted. For instance, Nick Saban on Dec. 21, 2006, about two weeks before he was hired said this:

"I guess I have to say it. I'm not going to be the Alabama coach. ... I don't control what people say. I don't control what people put on dot-com or anything else. So I'm just telling you there's no significance, in my opinion, about this, about me, about any interest that I have in anything other than being the coach here."; 12:27 PM
Unknown said...: Who are our best guesses as leading candidates? I was shocked that Chizik got an interview. I hope he isn't a consideration. My wag at the moment is the leading candidates are: Patterson, Johnson, and Grobe.

Kelly may be a possibility, although I haven't seen anything indicating it.

Petrino could also end up in the mix, although I consider it unlikely.

Spurrier may be a fallback. Gil is also probably in the fallback category.

I don't think Fisher as very likely.

Skip Holtz might be a possibility, but I have a hard time seeing Auburn hiring a senator's son.; 12:27 PM
JD said...: Still a Dye hard auburn fan if they go that way

Holtz will give em jolts (that was tough)

Keen for kelly; 12:30 PM
FSJ said...: This coaching search is like crack..

I'm addicted to HABOTN; 12:32 PM
Fearless Freep said...: I'm starting to lean towards Gill now.

I have assumed Muschamp all the way, with a slight chance of Petrino or Fisher, because as Jay-G has mentioned more than once, that's the way AU rolls.

However, if we are truly looking for a high-profile type hire, Gill is our best choice (especially since I don't believe the Spurrier stuff).; 12:33 PM
JD said...: Chillin with chizik

Jumpin for johnson

Prayin for petrino

Feelin some fisher

Grobe is gravy

Any other candidates I haven't named?; 12:33 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: From the other thread......go Jay! Now you have taken over the Roundtable and given some credence to this radio program also!; 12:36 PM
Quitstina said...: Yeah WEG, I am really liking the show today.; 12:36 PM
Unknown said...: My guess with Spurrier is he is in the second tier along with Gill.

Gill hasn't had a long enough history as a head coach or a season with more than 8 wins. What is impressive about him is he turned the armpit of college football into a winner.

Why don't we see Bobby Johnson on the list? If I were to guess at someone who could come out of nowhere, he would be the guy.; 12:37 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: FSJ ...we all are addicted! All sports radio programs now need Jay for a serious discussion. They know the HABOTN is the only real in the know blog!; 12:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm swamped at work and trying to find a coach. If I put my bank info and bills on Facebook willl someone make sure my bills get paid?; 12:39 PM
Unknown said...: I love the George W Bush thingie.; 12:39 PM
E-Bro said...: I think Muschamp's statement is pretty conclusive and with regard to comparing his statement to Saban's, I think the key difference is that I believe Saban said that while still having a game left in the NFL season to coach. Muschamp's season is basically over. It's doubtful they would wait till after the bowl game to make an announcement. I can't think why he would make such a definitive statement and not mean it. If he had made a less convincing one like Fisher, sure, but I just don't see it happening.; 12:40 PM
riskman108 said...: We just got a shout out!!!!; 12:41 PM
John Ringer said...: Jay,

On his national radio show, Dan Patrick stated "I called my source at Auburn and he stated that Muschamp had a deal done on Wednesday but then it started to come apart because he didn't want to report to the AD, Muschamp wanted to report to the President of the University."
What do you think?; 12:46 PM
Quitstina said...: Is that our JD?; 12:47 PM
FSJ said...: Is that biscuit?; 12:47 PM
FSJ said...: great minds; 12:48 PM
FSJ said...: Josh is smoking the wacky weed today.; 12:50 PM
Unknown said...: Okay, it is official. I am starting my own private bandwagon and am hoping for Bobby Johnson.; 12:51 PM
Quitstina said...: Great minds, faker? Did you just admit an auburn fan could have a great mind? What is this blog doing to you? ;-); 12:52 PM
JD said...: Whose next?; 12:54 PM
JD said...: What...no one reppin' w/me?; 12:58 PM
FSJ said...: I can neither confirm or deny that zoo keeper.; 12:59 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: Spurrier........does that mean we all have to get visors now?; 1:00 PM
JD said...: Well yall maybe reppin on the roundtable. Since I can not hear it in the "dirty" south of al I will require posted updates of what hotties appear and what they bring. Or you could just make yuo wild and lavish stories about what goes down on the rt and post those.; 1:07 PM
Monica said...: I agree with Josh Moon's assessment of Gill vs. Grobe.; 1:15 PM
au0608 said...: Hey Monica, can you give a cliffs notes of that analysis?; 1:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Ok, this is really getting ridiculous. JJ is treating this like a job fair. Auburn has become a laughing stock around the rest of the country. They shouldn't have fired TT until they have someone else in place. The person that should have been fired is JJ!! >:(; 1:19 PM
Unknown said...: I do agree that Grobe is closer to what Tuberville use to be. Many fans seem to think Auburn doesn't have talent. I disagree with that. I think we have done a poor job of using our offensive talent.

Gil is definitely a person who would be a bigger in terms of exciting fans, but I am not sure how well he would do handling the pressure at Auburn. He would be going from a low pressure situation with low expectations to a program that now expects to regularly contend for the SEC West.; 1:19 PM
Unknown said...: LuvAU1968, this hasn't become ridiculous yet, but if there isn't a coach named by the end of next week, it will be. We have been fortunate so far to have not been turned down like what happened to another school last season around this time.; 1:21 PM
JD said...: Holy crap I just learned a trick on my blackberry that will make navigating habotn much easier! I'm back baby!; 1:22 PM
Unknown said...: Oh, comparing fan base size. Auburn is the larger school with more students. That would say that Bama has a higher percentage of sidewalk fans.; 1:23 PM
FSJ said...: Actually, SFC Alabama has more students over the past couple of years I believe.; 1:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Steve,
Maybe not yet, but it's pretty close. I just want them to make a freakin' decision!; 1:25 PM
Monica said...: Cliff's Notes: Gill is, indeed, a good recruiter and would be a better hire than Grobe. Gill is not a "2nd tier" hire.; 1:26 PM
JD said...: Alabama has now got a larger freshman and sophomore class than auburn does. Also a larger student body.; 1:27 PM
Unknown said...: FSJ, that would be a surprise, but you could be correct.; 1:27 PM
Unknown said...: Monica, Gill was definitely rated as one of the top recruiters in the nation while at Nebraska. That is encouraging.; 1:28 PM
Quitstina said...: Awwww....Phred is apathetic and dejected.; 1:29 PM
Unknown said...: Honk if you have interviewed to be Auburn's next coach.; 1:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi, Monica. It's Cheryl. I had to come up with a new identity so my family's blog wasn't out there for the world to see. :); 1:29 PM
Mark said...: ESPN reporting that Patterson is not interested.; 1:35 PM
Jet said...: Devasted. Crushed. Obliterated. Decimated. Boom. boom. Out go my lights.

Wake me up when we have a coach.; 1:36 PM
Unknown said...: Holy Guacamoli. It is hard for black athletes to get into Auburn? So, the real question should be if drug tests should be required before calling into a radio show?; 1:37 PM
JD said...: What happened SFC?; 1:39 PM
Unknown said...: Some guy called into the roundtable suggesting that Auburn has trouble recruiting because black athletes have trouble meeting the higher entrance standards. What a load of crap.; 1:41 PM
Jim Rome said...: My life is complete. I heard Jay G beat box on the radio.

BRO, you've got some mad skillz; 1:41 PM
Unknown said...: He also mentioned that Auburn doesn't have a large black student population that would encourage black athletes to come to Auburn. What a load of crap.; 1:42 PM
Quitstina said...: I know, Jim. That was amazing! Who knew?

Yeah i just muted the show when that dude started talking. Figured it was gonna be baaad news...; 1:43 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1:43 PM
Jim Rome said...: SFC-

That dude was waaaay out on a limb; 1:43 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: SFC it was probably a bammer; 1:43 PM
FSJ said...: Oh please WEG....

;-); 1:44 PM
Unknown said...: I don't know who the guy was, but let it be known. If you are a racist, you shouldn't be a fan of major college football. Go root for BYU maybe.

God bless all the athletes that have put their heart and soul into Auburn football. I don't give a rip what race they happen to be.; 1:47 PM
Anonymous said...: Longtime reader but new to posting. THANKS for the info Jay I appreciate it. Is there a real time chatroom?; 1:47 PM
mytommyd said...: Lemme tell ya; 1:48 PM
Unknown said...: Alan, we have real time chat at chatroll occasionally. You will occasionally see notices for campfires, which are live chats.; 1:48 PM
FSJ said...: I must warn you Alan...

This blog and these "chats' are addictive.

They suck you in and won't let you out...

Good Stuff.; 1:51 PM
Unknown said...: As for a black coach, I don't care the color of the coach either. I don't believe in having a mandatory interview of a minority because I find it insulting to minorities to be interviewed if they don't have a shot. Just hire the best coach. Screw the racist crap.; 1:51 PM
Anonymous said...: Agree 100%, Steve!; 1:52 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: i agree SFC. the whole race issue bothers me. if you can win football games you're hired. who cares.; 1:53 PM
Jim Rome said...: Did they just mention my name on 740.....run people like Jim Rome.

Shout out yeaaaah; 1:54 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: Alan ...sometimes Jay calls a campfire on Chatroll.com named HABOTN or sometimes people chat regardless
Signup under the same name as here so everyone will know who you are; 1:54 PM
michael said...: I refuse to rejoice for any non-Asian American coaching hire. It's time we took a step forward at Auburn.; 1:55 PM
Quitstina said...: German porn!!! That is hilarious!; 1:55 PM
Alan said...: That's not the real Alan.

There's only room for one of us and I bringing the gump with me.; 1:56 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: alan, there is also a facebook group..just search HABOTN and Kristina will get you hooked up; 1:57 PM
FSJ said...: German Porn?

WTH?; 1:57 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: Mr. Sensible is rollin' on HABOTN radio.

RIGHT.

NOW.; 1:58 PM
Alan said...: Ill bring Sam Elliott for those who don't approve.; 1:58 PM
Anonymous said...: Hmmm tried to log in 5 different ways!! No Porn!! 8-(

Jokin'; 1:58 PM
Quitstina said...: I will hook you up....; 1:59 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: Kristina, u hookin' peeps up with porn????? wow.; 2:00 PM
Quitstina said...: uh....on facebook...NOT german porn.; 2:01 PM
FSJ said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2:01 PM
Unknown said...: I hope the guy that felt threatened when commenting to a blog will come back. One of the things I like about HABOTN is people give honest opinions. Sure, some of them are strange, but if you have a Jan Terri avatar, those are accepted also.; 2:01 PM
Quitstina said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2:02 PM
JD said...: Wait...wait...wait...did you say german porn?; 2:04 PM
Anonymous said...: I had to look up what avatar meant! LOL; 2:04 PM
Quitstina said...: Faker! Deleting your posts and making my sound crazy! Grrrrr; 2:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for the info on the facebook. I am Alan in Bear Creek Alabama. Whoever said HABOTN is addictive is right on.; 2:05 PM
Quitstina said...: JD, some dude on the show said it took him a while to find HABOTN because when he googles it, he ended up with German porn.; 2:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey, Steve...why would anyone feel threatened on HABOTN?; 2:06 PM
Unknown said...: I am not sure. The guy calling into the round table said we jumped all over him. I try to only jump all over regulars.; 2:07 PM
Unknown said...: Okay, I am going to listen to a bit of mindbomb, but it is purely by accident.; 2:09 PM
Anonymous said...: I've been reading HABOTN longer than I've been posting. I've been to forums like al.com and Auburn Undercover and this anything but threatening.; 2:10 PM
Unknown said...: Yea, I use to go to al.com and undercover. Al.com forums are a waist of time. Undercover is okay, but I don't like the format that much. I like the honest opinions here. You don't get those everywhere. Flamers here get shot into the great digital oblivion.; 2:13 PM
James in Auburn said...: Ok Hotties,

Work kept me away from the round table today and I don't have time right now to catch up on all of the comments.

The burning question on my mind is did the hotties represent well?; 2:15 PM
Alan said...: The guy who said that on 740 goes by the name Cletus on here and when he is on Finebaum. Those in the Gump know him as Donny. He's a funny dude.; 2:18 PM
Unknown said...: James, I actually called into the round table, my first radio appearance ever. Unfortunately I dropped the ball by not giving a HABOTN shout out. Let the beatings begin.; 2:19 PM
James in Auburn said...: No worries SFC, you got on the air, which is what counts.

Oh well, back to work for me - Mr. Byrne wants a full day out of us now that proration has set in!; 2:22 PM
Unknown said...: I believe JD got some air time too. HABOTN was well represented. We even had a HABOTN newbie chime in, which is very cool.; 2:24 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: John Ringer asked earlier about Dan Patrick's reporter from earlier.

That sounds pretty credible to me.; 2:24 PM
FSJ said...: What did Patrick's reporter say?; 2:27 PM
Mark said...: Jay:

That would seem to indicate that Muschamp did not leave with every bridge intact. I thought you mentioned that everything was smoothed over.

Or was that what the "almost" everyone meant?; 2:29 PM
Unknown said...: Bruce Felder on Finebaum now is saying how top notch coaches are turned off by Auburn due to the BOT and because we drove out a winning coach. When asked how many coaches on a national scale know about the issues at Auburn, he said all of them.; 2:29 PM
JgobravesHAG said...: ESPN radio says were making a "hard" run at Pual Johnson now...Jay is the only credible source i have left; 2:30 PM
Unknown said...: I would believe Paul Johnson as a top candidate.

If Spurrier is at the top of our list, something is terribly wrong. Yes, he could be considered as a second choice, but I have to beleive we set our sights at someone that can be around at least 10 years.; 2:32 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Mark: Almost. Yes.

Paul Johnson: Looking into that right now.; 2:32 PM
Anonymous said...: Still waitin' for the CTT-haters to name the attainable blueblood savior that is going to fix everything. Haven't heard it yet.

Folks....this was a bad year to replace a coach.

All the names remaining on the "big board" don't compare to CTT. Here's to hoping that the PTB still can pull a rabbit out of the hat. Wonder if the new guy really understands who his real bosses are?

Unlike the CTT complainers, I do believe that we have good young talent on the plains. The 2005 and 2006 recruitng classes were #6 and #9. We had a ton of injuries and had more freshmen/sophomore "starts" than most any team in D1. that usually doesn't help get wins. The "up and comer" that we will probably be forced to accept will have some talent to start with. Can he recruit against CN$?; 2:32 PM
Anonymous said...: at this point, why would anyone want to join this circus??; 2:34 PM
JgobravesHAG said...: So any conformation if that flight tracker from AUO to colombia was linked to Darth Visor?; 2:35 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: I have no reason to believe the flights to and from Columbia, S.C., have anything to do with Steve Spurrier.

I think his comments yesterday were pretty clear.

Plus, Spurrier doesn't make sense. He's in his 60s, he's not known as a good recruiter, his USC teams are barely competitive.

Why?; 2:38 PM
j-z said...: I know a name that hasn't been mentioned yet.....

wait for it.....

Brother Oliver; 2:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Hoopie,
I agree that there really isn't anyone out there that can replace TT.; 2:39 PM
Anonymous said...: Besides that, Jay, he's had his time in the sun. It will soon be time for him to hang up the HC visor and replace it with his Augusta National visor.; 2:41 PM
ballin said...: EVERYONE is replaceable.; 2:41 PM
Anonymous said...: I meant that there is noone available right now that is of the same caliber. The ones that are, aren't interested.; 2:45 PM
Monica said...: Amen ballin.

If he's not replaceable I guess we just shut the program down.; 2:46 PM
michael said...: Jeez Hoopie, I was all with you on supporting Tubs before he was fired, but now that's past. Acting like we are doomed because he is gone makes about as much sense as the people who thought we would be doomed if he stayed. Give the next coach a chance, whoever it is.; 2:49 PM
mytommyd said...: Well now that Patterson and Bobby Johnson ( I almost just had a german porn typo there) have been mentioned outside the HABOTN, I have nothing left to look forward to. They are now a part of the smokescreen. Is Pat Dye still on the payroll and willing to be an interim coach?; 2:49 PM
dan dan the AU fan said...: Enjoyed the Roundtable today, I will sleep better knowing the future of Prattville football is safe. My two cents is that right now Turner Gill is the best candidate. I like the fact that he is a former QB, which is where we struggled quite a bit this year.; 2:52 PM
Unknown said...: There are some that could replace Tuberville and might do as good a job such as Patterson or Paul Johnson, but I do think they would be an upgrade and both would be a downgrade in terms of national prominence.

The bottom line here is that there isn't a coach that would significantly better than Tuberville on the list, so there is nothing to compensate for the damage done to Auburn's reputation by firing Tuberville.

On a side not, since Tuberville's nickname was Tubby, would Patterson's nickname be Patty?; 2:52 PM
Anonymous said...: Until Someone names a blueblood, I still think that we are in some sort of a starting over situation. Who is the best guy to start over?

I like everything about Gill but don't think that Gill is a viable option because the AU fans won't wait 4+ years for him to build his program.

Looks like we're gonna have to gamble on a Patterson/Hoke type choice.; 2:53 PM
ballin said...: Luv - Shouldn't be looking for the same caliber. Looking for one that will rise to the top and acheive greatness.; 2:54 PM
Unknown said...: michael, I agree. While I think getting rid of Tuberville didn't make much sense, giving the next guy a chance is what is important now, whether it be a coach I would hire or not. We need to move past this period. Hopefully it will take a year or so and things will smooth out.; 2:55 PM
Anonymous said...: TRUE Auburn fans can wait. We understand that it takes a few years to build an excellent program.; 2:56 PM
Unknown said...: I seriously doubt Patterson will happen because he is so similar to Tuberville. If JJ hires him, he will catch a lot of heat.; 2:56 PM
au0608 said...: Jay do you think we have seen all of the "list" names mentioned yet? Is it possible that perhaps maybe there is still someone not mentioned? Im holding out hope for Butch Davis haha; 2:56 PM
ballin said...: So Hoopie you are saying it would take Gill 4 yrs to build a program and but not patterson/Hoke? Please elaborate.; 2:56 PM
Anonymous said...: I want someone that not only can take us to the next level more consistently, but someone that will run a clean program. Not someone that "will do whatever it takes to succeed."; 2:58 PM
Jim Rome said...: Maybe they turn towards Gill again and go young gun.; 3:00 PM
Alan said...: Whoever we get next year is gonna win, and win big. Were Auburn, and since I've been alive (1979),Following tough times like this year, Auburn has always come back hard-with a vengeance.

Mark it down folks, its coming. We have people that are way to proud for this not to succeed.

Put that at the top. Its go time.; 3:04 PM
61 Degrees North said...: Syracuse just hired someone besides Gill:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3764790

Maybe Gill will come to Auburn now?; 3:10 PM
Jim Rome said...: Alan - taking it to the bank right now. I sure hope Sterling has your account numbaaa; 3:11 PM
Anonymous said...: My assumption there is that the Patterson/Hoke-type guys have been HCs for a while and have more existing staffs/networks/systems to draw upon than Gill. Gill would need more OJT. I'm actually OK with that, but I'm old fashioned.; 3:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey Romey....Gill is 45 years old, CTT is 53.; 3:17 PM
wartiger said...: I'm so tired of this search..HIRE GILL! FCS; 3:19 PM
Anonymous said...: I have great respect for Jim Grobe and his program at Wake. He will methodically get the most possible out of the players and may be able to develop a program similar to CTT that we could be proud of. Can Jim Grobe recruit enough good players to AU? Will he put up with the meddling?; 3:25 PM
Unknown said...: We might have to be more patient with Gil because he hasn't been the head guy at such a high profile school with such high expectations. He does have experience in the environment though, being at Nebraska.

Yes, there are candidates that would likely do better short term. I think Patterson would be the closest to being the same ole same ole, but that isn't what we are going for, at least I hope not.

Hiring Gil means we are hiring a coach we want to be around 10 years or more, and that is what is best for Auburn in the long run if the fans and BOT are patient.; 3:27 PM
barkley for governor said...: Hoopie, I think Auburn fans want to be in contention for the SEC every year.

Tuberville wasn't doing that. He fired two coordinators in two years. It was his time to go.; 3:29 PM
Unknown said...: barkley, Tuberville was doing that. We were the third winningest team in the SEC this decade. Now we are unlikely to be there anymore.; 3:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Michael..

When CTT got fired, I erroneously assumed that the PTB would at least have a "better" coach waiting to be announced. I quietly waited for the big announcement.

I figgered if we had a blueblood in waiting, then maybe AU could quickly turn it around and balance the scales in this state. Didn't happen. I haven't seen anyone named that can quickly balance the scales. CN$ will get even further ahead of us while the new guy comes in and gets established.; 3:42 PM
ballin said...: Come on Steve, we've been over and over that so many times already. He wasn't getting it done.; 3:42 PM
barkley for governor said...: Tuberville appeared in two SEC title games in ten years. Um yeah, can't we do a little bit better than that or am I just asking for wayy too much???; 3:43 PM
Unknown said...: The facts say otherwise.; 3:43 PM
Unknown said...: Tubberville won 85 games in 10 seasons, which is 8.5 wins per season. The first season hurt that average and this last season did too. We are basically saying that being one of the top two teams in the West every season isn't good enough. Over the next few years you will see the alternative.; 3:45 PM
ballin said...: There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics.; 3:47 PM
ballin said...: So if we win one SEC Championship we will match CTT's total.; 3:48 PM
barkley for governor said...: I will say it again. 2 out of 10 years. Are you happy with that?

Remind me, I forgot what kind of trophy goes to the second place team in the west. You're right, Tommy was damn good at finishing second in the west. Glad you were happy with that.; 3:48 PM
Monica said...: Greg just reminded me that Jim Grobe is from Huntington. It's odd how many coaches are from WV.

Saban
Rich Rod
Holtz
Grobe
Jimbo Fisher
Bob Pruitt; 3:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Barkley..If you're right, then we are destined to hire a new coach every 4 years until we hire the right one(see Bama).

This was/is not a good year to hire a coach. Common sense says to wait until the right replacement coach is available, even if it takes a couple of years. That wasn't possible because of the PTB and loud complainers. I think that CTT would have stayed and fought with the PTB, but it's too much upstream swimming to try and recruit against the negative press caused by the complainers. Recruits notice.; 3:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Mon..WVa births coaches like Texas and Pennsylvania births QBs.; 3:52 PM
Unknown said...: I agree that we will likely be in the same situation Bama has been in for around 25 years and doing the coaching carousel. I just hope that the Auburn family will be more patient and we can achieve the same type of stability we achieved under Dye and Tuberville.; 3:52 PM
barkley for governor said...: Man, who would've thought of fans complaining after a 5-7 season. What a bunch of losers, huh?

Never said we should hire a new coach every 4 years. Tubs had 10 years, went to ATL twice. Are you satisfied?; 3:54 PM
Unknown said...: This also reminds me a lot of the Brandon Cox situation. People wanted to blame everything on Cox and think that Burns was the savior. After seeing the Todd/Burns comedy season, many realized that Cox was a good QB. There is a big reason that we looked good in the Peach Bowl and it wasn't Burns. I do expect many to realize what we had with Tuberville in a few season too. It is part of learning and we seem to have to go through this learning process occasionally.; 3:54 PM
Unknown said...: barkley, I was more than satisfied. I was very proud of the type of program we had established. I was very proud that we had the stability that so many programs do not have. I was proud that Auburn had become and example for other programs.; 3:56 PM
michael said...: duck season!!; 3:57 PM
Unknown said...: Jay G. gets mentioned on Mindbomb. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, I am not certain.; 3:58 PM
barkley for governor said...: The guy had 4 or more losses 7 out of his ten years, I don't get your love affair with him. He was a nice guy, an average football coach.

It's over so it doesn't matter. Despite all the people insisting Auburn is now doomed, I think we'll bounce back.; 4:00 PM
Just Win AU said...: JGT, Finebaum is talking about you again.; 4:00 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: What have I done wrong?; 4:01 PM
Unknown said...: He mentioned your article about the JJ mafia arriving at the airport last night.; 4:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Barkler...Go look at most any team's records when replacing coaches. Unless we get lucky and hire the right guy, your standards if applied evenly, will start our own AU coaching carosel.

My prediction is that because of the relatively high salary all coaches are paid, coaches are going to progressively stay away from the fanbases with neurotic expectations. The trend has already started. I don't think that Pete Carroll would do any better at AU than CTT did. He can't even go undefeated at USC in the Pac10.; 4:06 PM
Unknown said...: barkley, to refer to Tuberville as an average coach is ridiculous.

To hope to improve Auburn by bringing in an inferior coach is even more so.

I think that is enough on this topic.; 4:06 PM
michael said...: rabbit season!; 4:08 PM
Unknown said...: Hoopie, you are not going to get agreement on this. If someone thinks one of the winningest coaches in the SEC, which is the toughest conference in college football, is an average coach, there is no arguing with that logic. Let us see the vast improvement that the new head coach will bring.; 4:09 PM
barkley for governor said...: Steve, apparently you are satisfied with mediocrity.

You're right, that's enough.; 4:10 PM
ballin said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 4:11 PM
barkley for governor said...: Sadly enough, 44-31 satisfies some people.; 4:13 PM
ballin said...: Sorry had it wrong

Al Borges: 41-9

CTT: 44-31; 4:15 PM
Unknown said...: barkley, you may want to look up what mediocrity means. I have never said any such thing. Apparently that is what you have chosen, which is what we are about to get.; 4:16 PM
Unknown said...: Those numbers are hilarious. Look at how many of those losses were his first year and this last year. Hilarious.; 4:17 PM