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Question about Chizik hiring
Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:16 am
Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:16 am
I have a question (or two) because my memory is fuzzy….but when Chizik was hired back in Dec. 2008 I don’t remember if his name was making the “rounds” early on? I do remember Turner Gill's name….
A: Was Gene Chizik one of the “top names” being rumored for the AU job before he was hired?
B: What other names were being rumored for the job before CGC was hired?
The reason I ask this is because I have a gut feeling that the next Head Coach at Auburn University name is not in the “rumor mill” currently
A: Was Gene Chizik one of the “top names” being rumored for the AU job before he was hired?
B: What other names were being rumored for the job before CGC was hired?
The reason I ask this is because I have a gut feeling that the next Head Coach at Auburn University name is not in the “rumor mill” currently
This post was edited on 11/14/12 at 7:56 am
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Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:23 am to Auburntiger
Never is. It more than likely be someone talked about.
Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:33 am to Auburntiger
Seems I remember hearing the name mentioned causally, but it was quickly dismissed. I don't think anyone was seriously considering him as a possibility.
Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:42 am to Auburntiger
it was december 2008, FWIW
I dont recall anyone besides barkley on the Auburn side on the Gill rumor. He was just a hot coach at the time. Fisher, muschamp, and Paul johnson were in the rumor mill.
I dont recall anyone besides barkley on the Auburn side on the Gill rumor. He was just a hot coach at the time. Fisher, muschamp, and Paul johnson were in the rumor mill.
Posted on 11/14/12 at 7:57 am to NYCAuburn
Regardless, Auburn AD Jay Jacobs -- apparently attempting to set some sort of Guinness World Record for most coaches interviewed in a 10-day span -- did talk to numerous candidates with impressive resumes, including TCU's Gary Patterson, Wake Forest's Jim Grobe and Buffalo's Turner Gill. So you can imagine the shockwaves across the sport when, of all the potential choices, Auburn selected Chizik, a coach who went 5-19 in his two seasons at Iowa State.
Tigers fans wasted no time expressing their opinion about the hiring, beginning with a now-infamous airport heckler the moment Jacobs arrived back from sealing the deal with Chizik. In a Birmingham News poll, 67 percent of fans called it a "bad" or "disastrous" hire. Embarrassed and/or furious Auburn followers have been venting on blogs and comment boards ever since.
You know it's bad when the coach himself feels the need to repeatedly describe himself as "the right man for the job" at his introductory press conference and for former coach Pat Dye to pen an open letter to Tigers fans expressing his support for both Chizik and Jacobs.
Read More: LINK
Tigers fans wasted no time expressing their opinion about the hiring, beginning with a now-infamous airport heckler the moment Jacobs arrived back from sealing the deal with Chizik. In a Birmingham News poll, 67 percent of fans called it a "bad" or "disastrous" hire. Embarrassed and/or furious Auburn followers have been venting on blogs and comment boards ever since.
You know it's bad when the coach himself feels the need to repeatedly describe himself as "the right man for the job" at his introductory press conference and for former coach Pat Dye to pen an open letter to Tigers fans expressing his support for both Chizik and Jacobs.
Read More: LINK
Posted on 11/14/12 at 8:07 am to Auburntiger
If I recall correctly, Mike Leach was a name thrown around and supposedly he didnt interview well.
Posted on 11/14/12 at 9:02 am to NYCAuburn
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Paul johnson were in the rumor mill.
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Posted on 11/14/12 at 9:17 am to allin2010
In addition to the names mentioned, there was as strong undercurrent for Muschamp. In fact his 'HC-in-waiting' deal at Texas was sweetened as a result of his flirting with AU (well played, Mr. Sexton...well played...)
There was also a brief rumor claiming Spurrier had been approached, but that was probably more of Sexton's doing as well. (REMINDER: Chizik was also a Jimmy Sexton client at the time of his hiring)
On a side note, check out this link I found while refreshing my memory. Don't know if the sponsored results at the end of the article will show up for you the same way they did for me, but they are unintentionally hilarious - especially this one from NexTag.com:
There was also a brief rumor claiming Spurrier had been approached, but that was probably more of Sexton's doing as well. (REMINDER: Chizik was also a Jimmy Sexton client at the time of his hiring)
On a side note, check out this link I found while refreshing my memory. Don't know if the sponsored results at the end of the article will show up for you the same way they did for me, but they are unintentionally hilarious - especially this one from NexTag.com:
quote:
Auburn Head Coach: Cheap
Everyone Wants to Pay a Low Price. Best Value for Auburn Head Coach!
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