Well the most recent victim in the coaching world comes as a bit of a surprise as Tommy Tuberville is out at Auburn. There had been whispers about this one but no real confirmed reports. I mean he really just had one off year, this year, and now he finds himself looking for a new job. The SEC is getting a little out of control. There is no patience in that conference.Tommy Tuberville spent 10 seasons at Auburn and amassed 85 wins and an SEC championship. The four seasons prior to this season he had an 82.5 winning percentage and had beaten rival Alabama the last six years. His 2004 team that included Jason Campbell, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown went 13-0 in the SEC and was snubbed in the BCS championship game. We could very well be talking about a national champion coach here had things played out a little differently.
This year, however, his team is 5-7 and got crushed by 'bama 36-0 this past weekend, in what has turned out to be Tuberville's last game. I think Auburn is going to find it surprisingly hard to fill the shoes of Tuberville. He really has only had one bad year in recent memory and it just seems like Auburn is jumping the gun on this one. His recruiting class is currently ranked #12 by rivals and we shall see how many jump ship. Tuberville will be fine, however, any program should consider themselves lucky to get a coach of this caliber.
Reports say that Mike Leach, head coach at Texas Tech has been contacted to gauge his interest. Although early reports are also showing that Steve Spurrier has already called him a cheater. Well keep you posted on that one.
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