It was the incompetent fool named Jay Jacobs. We, the fans, are outraged that he would go out and hire someone with a losing record. Someone that has not proven himself as a head coach at a major University. Instead we get stuck with this? All we can do now is rally around Gene Chizik and hope our record does not match that of Iowa State…I give him 3 years and then he’ll be gone along with Jay Jacobs and anyone else that thought this was a great idea.

….but I’ll take Chizik. Maybe Iowa State was an aberration, but the dude’s been a pretty crappy head coach. Maybe this will work out well for Auburn, but for right now I like it. They could have done worse, like hiring Tony Franklin. Wait, they already did that once this year? Oh, damn.

Was this a good hire? You make the call:

But he’s gone just 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa State — including a 2-10 mark in 2008. The Cyclones went winless in Big 12 play this season, and their win total has dipped in each of the past three seasons.

Chizik’s defense regressed in every major statistical category this season. The Cyclones worsened from 65th to 111th nationally in total defense, 93rd to 110th in scoring defense, 44th to 95th in rushing defense and 91st to 115th in total defense.

Their struggles were particularly apparent in the Big 12 game, which has become one of the nation’s highest-scoring conferences in the last several seasons. The Cyclones allowed at least 28 points in every conference game this season and at least 422 yards of total offense. Iowa State also had allowed 28 points in 14 of 16 conference games under Chizik.

Iowa State currently has a 10-game losing streak which ranks tied for the second longest in FBS football with SMU. Washington has the longest at 14 games.

But the Iowa State program has traditionally struggled in the latter stages of the Big Eight and Big 12 conferences. The Cyclones had 17 non-winning seasons in a 19-year period before Dan McCarney took them to five bowl games during a span of six season from 2000-05. McCarney was let go after a 4-8 record in 2006.

I think ESPN meant “historically,” not “traditionally,” but Chizik took over a program that had gone to five bowl games in the seven seasons prior to his arrival. Iowa State wasn’t good, but their program wasn’t awful. I hate Auburn, so I love this hire!

Love the job at Wade Phillips. I am right there with you.

I believe I read somewhere, that ISU managed to dodge the top three teams from the Big12 this year, so that makes the drop off this year even worse. Imagine if they had to tackle TxT & OU or Texas.

A: Auburn beating Auburn.

That 2-10 record? He did that w/o having to play Texas, Oklahoma, or Texas Tech.

Thank you, Auburn.

. . . if Tuberville is unemployed, is there any particular reason not to hire him to be the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator?

He has a wealth of experience with every team and coach in the Southeastern Conference, he has a long track record as a defensive coach, he would have a special incentive to want to beat our oldest rival (which is always a plus in my book), and it isn’t like we haven’t made a habit of hiring guys with ties to Auburn (almost always with pretty good success).

….. as I said the same thing almost immediately after TT was Lowdered at Auburn.

UA could be a pretty campus if someone would plant some trees. Maybe the landscaper from Iowa State.

. . . Tubs knows how to beat Florida!

Plus, he and Richt spent a good bit of time together overseas visiting the troops, so they probably have a good working bond and everything.

This makes more and more sense the longer I think about it. . . .

isn’t a bad recruiter either.

We don’t have a “riverboat gambler”, as the TV folks like to call him.