Auburn Loves Chizik and his 5-19 Record

by Husker Mike on Dec 13, 2008 5:00 PM CST in Nebraska Husker Football

The Birmingham News and Mobile Press-Register are reporting that Auburn has selected Iowa State's Gene Chizik to replace Tommy Tuberville.

Yes...that's 5-19 Gene Chizik.

Don't get me wrong; I thought Gene Chizik was a great hire for Iowa State...but at 5-19, he's still got a lot to prove. If you told me that Gene Chizik a week ago that Chizik was leaving Iowa State, I would have assumed that he'd been fired.

Not gotten a multi-gazillion dollar contract from Auburn.

In any event, good news for Husker fans who were worried that Turner Gill might have gotten entangled in the suckage of Auburn. Turner Gill can and will get a better job than Auburn. But what does Iowa State do next?

Cyclone fans and players have to be royally p***ed right now. And they should be. Two years into a contract and Chizik bails out? That's shameful.

Poll

What's more pathetic?

Gene Chizik, who bails on his team after two years.

42 votes

Auburn, who hires a coach with a career 5-19 record

184 votes

Iowa State, who has to start a coaching search once again

18 votes

244 votes | Poll has closed

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uh

That’s actually a really hard choice to vote on. This is going to take a while.

BTW, I’d just like to point out – that Bergermeister Meisterberger is the most underrated vilian of all time. What a bastard that guy is.

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by Jon Johnston on Dec 13, 2008 5:18 PM CST reply actions

So

Would Turner Gill consider heading to Iowa State? I mean, I kept hearing how taking the job of the person who took the Auburn job would be a good move for him.

But that was when everyone expected it to be Gary Patterson and the job would be at TCU…

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by huskerlibrarian on Dec 13, 2008 5:31 PM CST reply actions

Can't blame Chizik...

huge paycheck and you get out of Ames after proving nothing and probably going to get fired next year. He lucked out and cashed in.

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by Bob_Bell on Dec 13, 2008 6:31 PM CST reply actions

you are right he proved nothing at Iowa State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Huzkerfan on Dec 14, 2008 1:00 AM CST up reply actions

Just stay at Buffalo Turner

After the debacle at Syracuse and the saga at Auburn / Turner just stay with Buffalo. I thought you should take either but after who they chose those chumps over you what a joke Turner is the best head coaching prospect since Bob Stoops, Ya I SAID IT!!!!!!!!!

by Huzkerfan on Dec 14, 2008 12:58 AM CST reply actions

Deny it all you want Auburn

If asked the Auburn administration will say that Gill wasn’t hired because he is too inexperienced. What they mean is he is too black. It’s sick, but really, when you hire Chizik over a coach like Gill, that’s pretty much what you are saying.

by Restnessizzle on Dec 14, 2008 2:30 PM CST reply actions