killing auburn on outside the lines

dpaul798

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crushing the school and athletic program....basically said if you are an african-american recruit there is no way in your right mind you go to auburn if you can go anywhere else...also said a prominent alum reportedly pulled a multimillion dollar donation that was going to be given....love it
 

Irondawg

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Ok, the hire was bad, but if they had landed Leach or Patterson would we be having the same argument?
 
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are graduating from there this semster & they're skipping commencement.
people arent getting their usual tickets & such.
sucks for them (auburn) that they have such a disgustingly obvious puppet for an AD....
 
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i have a lot of friends who went/go to AU & chizik is the absolute last guy anyone expected.
i doubt the national media wouldnt buried AU if they'd hired a "big name".
since the fan base & alumni have basically started a garbage fire outside the president's mansion over this, the national media takes & runs with it.
 

Woof Man Jack

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if they had landed Leach or Patterson would we be having the same argument?
Not to this extent.

The problem with Chizik is he was 5-19 at Iowa State. That will get your *** fire at most places, instead Auburn hired him over a successful AA coach. At least with the coaches you mentioned, there is a history of success to base the hire on.
 
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head coaching experience. sure at buffalo in the MAC. but buffalo was a perrennial 1-10 & 2-9 homecoming invitee for years before he got there. could/can Gill coach in the SEC? i dont know.
chizik has head coaching experience. if i'm not mistaken his 5-19 matched croom's first 2 years. if it doesnt, its close.
croom had no head coaching experience. got on the job training. failed.</p>
 
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TheNewMSU

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These sports reporters don't have much else to talk about during this time of year. There will NOT be billions of dollars lost at Auburn (probably not even a cent), just like there will not be a single african-american kid that looks the other way in recruiting because Auburn passed over a black guy. The typical media wishes it were so, but it simply isn't. Now there may be a few recruits that look the other way because Chizik is a dud, but it won't be because of the color of his skin. JMO</p>
 

thatsbaseball

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UT didn`t interview a black candidate and they`re getting waaaay less flack than a school who did interview one. Bet if the Aubbies had this to do all over they would never have talked Gill . Nice job media .
 

SwampDawg

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Everyone is acting like AU interviewed Gill and then did not offer. I thought I read earlier that Gill decided he didn't want the job because his wife is white, and he didn't want to take a chance she wouldn't be accepted. It makes a lot of difference how it went.