re: The BIG 6 vs The BIG 6 ALL-TIME

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Of all the coaches, this guy clearly was not fired for his record vs Alabama

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Technically Tuberville resigned... But it'd be a lie to say Alabama didn't play a major role in Tubs being ousted.

6 in a row was awesome, but it was obvious he wasn't going to do that against Saban.

Saban came in and was immediatley a recruiting machine. Tubs was always a lazy recruiter who relied on hidden gems, and guaranteed recruits. A lot of in-state recruits came to Auburn probably because Alabam was in the dumps during the Tuberville era.

Saban came in and locked down the top in-state guys those first couple years. Guys Auburn used to get were going to Bama. Off the top of my head, if 247 had existed in those days then before Saban was hired Julio Jones and Courtney Upshaw would've had 100% crystal balls to Auburn. They were considered Auburn locks. I also remember Josh Chapman being an AU commit and flipping to Alabama days after Saban was hired.

Auburn fell behind Bama so quick it was crazy. When we went 5-7 in 2008 and were blown out in the Iron Bowl 36-0, it was obvious the gap was only going to get wider. Tubs had to go.