Gene Chizik to Auburn?

I'm speechless.

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We should hurry up

and schedule Auburn sometime in the near future. That would be a good resume booster and a great pre-conference gimmes

by mizzouglen on Dec 13, 2008 2:28 PM CST reply actions

He was their D-coord

for a while at the beginning of the decade, and they were pretty good under him. I’m surprised at the hire, but I can see their logic.

It's a funny name.

by Turd Ferguson on Dec 13, 2008 2:33 PM CST reply actions

They better be really sure he's the guy, though...

…because he really hasn’t proven anything in two years at ISU…

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by Bill C. on Dec 13, 2008 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

HE'S SALTY!

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by RPT on Dec 13, 2008 2:37 PM CST up reply actions

He better be...

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by Bill C. on Dec 13, 2008 2:51 PM CST up reply actions

Label this under the "WTF?" section

Auburn is ready to move in a new direction – and judging by the recent hiring, apparently they want to head to the SEC basement. Move over, Mississippi State, you have some competition.
More wins in 2009 – Gene Chizik or Larry Eustachy? Eh, think I’ll go with Chizik.

"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai

by brik on Dec 13, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions

Auburn's DC when they went 13-0

and Texas’ when they won the BCS with Vince Young. The guy is clearly has the rep of being a great DC, but I don’t see what they saw from his time at ISU that makes them think he’d be a good Head Coach. Granted, he had quite a job ahead of him in Ames. Can’t say I blame him for taking this opportunity.

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by Andy--01 on Dec 13, 2008 3:55 PM CST up reply actions

You're speechless?

….

You tell me when we hired Gene two years ago, that if he’d leave for Auburn two years later, he was 19-5, not 5-19.

by CrossCyed on Dec 13, 2008 3:59 PM CST reply actions

While I am one that believes that Iowa State COULD be

a regular contender for the North title with the right coach, Chizik had a long way to go. I am very surprised that Auburn would do this (though, the article posted on your site certainly implies that Auburn supporters are, too). I can see them taking a flier on him when he was still a coordinator at Texas, but I would have thought that he’d have been judged on his most recent job.

It’s certainly not an overstatement to say that he got an “incomplete” grade at ISU. Best of luck in your new search, here’s hoping that it doesn’t take too long to recover.

"I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground, before I recognize Missourah!"
-Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson

by Andy--01 on Dec 13, 2008 4:05 PM CST up reply actions

BRING BACK DAN McCARNEY! - CYCLONE NATION DEMANDS IT

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by brik on Dec 13, 2008 4:34 PM CST up reply actions

CrossCyed...

This was greatness:

http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/12/cowboys-fan-heckles-ed-werder.html

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by RPT on Dec 13, 2008 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

One man can make a difference

Brings a tear to my eye…especially since I despise the Cowboys (the world is divided into two camps – those who like the Cowboys, and those who know better).

"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai

by brik on Dec 13, 2008 4:42 PM CST up reply actions