This is one interesting hire. Auburn is a great job in a football crazed state. They play in the best conference in the land and have a rich football tradition. I have to add that the tradition does include the coach they hired but does that matter. If we have learned anything over the years it is that success as a coordinator doesn’t mean anything when hiring a head coach. Coach Chizik was a great defensive coordinator for the 2004 Auburn team that went undefeated. He was a great hire for Iowa St but since he was hired as the head coach the team has gone 5-19 in his two season there. I’m not saying that he wouldn’t have done a good/great job at Iowa st because you really can’t judge a coach after 2 years, but 5-19 isn’t a great sign. Ron Zook won few games his first two years before really coming out in his 3rd season at Illinois and Chizik could have done the same but how good must he have felt about Iowa st when the guy jumps ship in the middle of a rebuild. He couldn’t have liked what he saw coming at Iowa st or he would’ve stayed.

Why not Turner Gill from Buffalo? This guy was ready. He would be able to come in and recruit well for Auburn. He is a hot hire right now and would’ve got a lot of positive press. Gill just led his team to the upset of Ball st and ruining their undefeated season there. I just don’t get why Gill wasn’t given the chance to take this job. Gill took garbage and built it up to something very good at one of the worst programs in the country. Chizik took Iowa st nowhere and showed no signs of doing any better.

Who would you want?

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