re: Will Gus Malzahn be on the hot seat with a 3 to 5 loss season?

Whether Auburn fans will admit it or not if Auburn hadn't violated Tubb's contract it is likely he would have stayed on and assuming he turned things around been at Auburn a couple of more years. The AD didn't have the backing to fire him (beat Bama or not) and he generally liked Auburn but didn't like a few key leaders.

Violating the contract gave him a golden parachute and it is possible it was violated because some wanted him gone.