Auburn hires Coach Mediocrity

It appears that Tommy Tuberville resigned from Auburn after some high ranking officials gauged the interest of Bobby Petrino and Mike Leach a few weeks ago. Oh how big of a mistake that has turned out to be. Auburn has found Tubberville's replacement and it does not looking promising. Gene Chizik, the mediocre Iowa State head coach will be taking over at Auburn.

Chizik was the defensive coordinator for Auburn during their perfect season but has done very little for the Cyclones during his two seasons there. He has won only 5 games and has now left ISU in a very tight spot. One Cyclone wide receiver, Darlus Darks, posted a video on his facebook accusing Chizik of lying. In a second video Darks, who had a promising freshman season, told fans what he was going to do to Chizik's response. He proceeded to put on a Michigan State jersey and proclaimed his interest to transfer (both videos have been taken off and replaced with a third that says Darks is not sure whether hes leaving or not and an apology to fans).

There is no doubt that Chizik is a downgrade. Granted he had a hand in the Tiger's perfect season he has not shown much promise as a head coach. 5-19 over two years is not a good replacement for a coach who won 85 over 10 years, including a SEC championship. What is even more worrisome is that the Tiger's problems do not come on the defensive side of the ball, Chizik's specialty, but on the offensive side. The Tigers would have been better served with an offensive minded coach who could help jump start the dormant offense.

Most Auburn fan's are not excited about this recent hire. 81% of fans said that hiring Chizik was a mistake in a poll in the Birmingham News. In the SEC, where big names coaches are the norm, Gene Chizik strikes fear into the heart of no one.