Gene Chizik fired from Auburn

[SamDiamond]

2 years ago he won the national title.

Now he's gone.

Wow.

[Sam Odom]

It was a foregone conclusion... 2 weeks ago

[daneblazer]

Without Cam Newton, Nick Fairly, and other high salaried players, he hasn't done well at all. You can't get swept in the SEC and still have a gig.

[Sam Odom]

His SEC record will get you fired

[HoulihansTX]

Tuberville just rubbed one out to this news

[Sam Odom]

As long as Dye is AU's football 'god' they will never hire a A+ coach

Should have fired Jacobs also and put a restraining order on Pat Dye

[daimoshokage]

auburn paid $$$$$$ for their championship.. well deserved firing..

[zoo youk]

Without Cam Newton, Nick Fairly, and other high salaried players, he hasn't done well at all. You can't get swept in the SEC and still have a gig.

don't forget Gus Malzahn. most importantly the highly played players. but you mentioned that. remember this guy was like 20-30 games under .500 when they hired him from Iowa State

[romecloneout]

who gives a fukkk guy is dirty, he will soon be dumpster diving with fishnuts

[daneblazer]

I thought hiring Willie Martinez and Brian Van Gorder was the death nail for Chizik.

Auburn and Tennessee are still upper tier jobs. The schools will open up the pocket book for a new coach. It will be interesting to see who will want to go there though. Sanctions loom over Auburn now and UT just got hit with some. Both programs have just been drained the past two years. UGA, Bama, SoCo and to a lesser extent FSU and UF all rule their recruiting area now.

[Sam Odom]

...he will soon be dumpster diving with fishnuts

Next paid gig for Gene = ESPN

[seaborneq]

Jim O'Brien is a much better coach than Chiz and he got the axe too. Auburn doesn't need a big name hire. Just a temporary fix until Saban gets tired of winning championships.

[daneblazer]

Tom O'brien got canned too. A little surprising...but he hasn't done shit there I guess.

[InTheDrink]

good thing he's got another gig already lined up

[CrimsonTideFan]

good thing he's got another gig already lined up

[Sam Odom]

Don't cry for me Argentina Auburn


Chizik, who just finished his fourth season on the Plains, won't walk away empty-handed. Auburn contractually is obligated to pay the coach $208,333 per month through the end of 2015. - ESPN Reporting

[zoo youk]

Don't cry for me Argentina Auburn


Chizik, who just finished his fourth season on the Plains, won't walk away empty-handed. Auburn contractually is obligated to pay the coach $208,333 per month through the end of 2015. - ESPN Reporting

unreal. they sold out at all cost for that one championship.

[seaborneq]

Don't cry for me Argentina Auburn


Chizik, who just finished his fourth season on the Plains, won't walk away empty-handed. Auburn contractually is obligated to pay the coach $208,333 per month through the end of 2015. - ESPN Reporting

They should knock off a year because Chiz did not coach one bit this year.

[Sam Odom]

Rumors are floating around AU may sue to break Contract 'for cause' on pending NCAA Violations

I doubt it

[D Med]

I think Gene deserved another year. He is a great recruiter and held the team together and focused through all the adversity in 2010. He won us our first national title in many years and just made bad choices in coordinator hires this year. Most people don't know that Gene was Auburn's defensive coordinator in 2004, when Auburn had that beast defense and went undefeated. They also don't know that following that year at Auburn, he was Co-defensive coordinator at Texas, the year they went undefeated and became national champions. I think he is a good coach and deserved another chance, just my opinion. War Eagle!!

[thetrinity]

i wonder who gets paid more monthly him or cam newton