Chizik -- The weirdest coaching career in CFB history?

Not a flame. I promise. But I have been questioning Chizik from day one and he continues to surprise me.

1. Was hired after a two-year stint at Iowa State. This was perhaps the most questionable hire ever cause he went 3-9 his first season and then 2-10 his second. No improvement there. Many Auburn fans were disappointed.

2. Took a 5-7 (but very talented Auburn team) to a decent bowl game and 8-5 season his first year. Nothing out of the norm here.

3. Boom! Here comes 2010! Cam Newton and Nick Fairley lead the way to a 14-0 record with a BCS crystal ball. Yes, these players were good, but coaching has to factor in a little bit with a team that good, right? Not only that, but perhaps the strangest Iron Bowl occurred that year too. Auburn came back from a 24-0 deficit to beat Alabama in THEIR home stadium. Let's not forget that Saban is still the head coach of this football team with a bunch of returning starters from last year's national title.

4. 3rd season goes as planned with an 8-5 rebuilding year. Many were expecting a season just like that.

5. 4th season is just atrocious for the tigers. They will most likely go winless in the SEC and have an overall record of 3-9. But it's not like they don't have the talent to do better. Auburn's recruiting staff always does well in competing with Bama for the top players in the nation. Yet with all that talent on the football team, you can still only manage just three wins? We know you can do better than that because you came close to beating LSU.

So that's Gene Chizik. The man who put together a national championship-winning team in two years and then lost it in another two. Am I seriously the only one scratching my head at how this is even possible? Either way, I hope Auburn makes a good hire so they can be competitive again. Here's to the future, War Eagle