Sorry Jay...I don't buy it.  By saying there was a miscommunication on the part of Jay Jacobs and Will Muschamp is rediculous.

Will wanted out of Auburn for some reason or another and when Jay Jacobs kept giving him everything he wanted Will just had to say it was a miscommunication.  You honestly expect us to beleive that Will's first time of viewing his contract that he signed in 2006 was during THIS YEAR'S Chick Fil A Bowl?  I find that hard to beleive as well as many Auburn fans.

Yes, Jay Jacobs was not a smart hire.  I have to honestly beleive that this was Will Muschamp's sole decision and the only way he could get out was to just say there was miscommunication regarding his contract when we all know that is bullsh!t.  I feel as though he thinks he can land a head coaching job faster at Texas than he could have at Auburn...he was offered the Sourthern Miss job but turned it down.  The Southern Miss job would have been great for him and is a much better job than the Iowa State job that Chizik landed.

Either way, I wish him the best.  But the way he left Auburn will leave a sour taste in my mouth as well as the rest of the Auburn nation.  But enough of the Will Muschamp saga...let's get a new DC.  Maybe in two years Texas will come calling again.

.....the Tuberville to Arkansas mess. Jacobs wrung his hands. You can't do that, as a leader. Your troops' morale will decay. "Well, I consider it a lifetime contract."

.....So then, we have the "highest paid assistant coach in the SEC." According to various sources, there appear to be two different contracts. OK, Mr. Mudslinger, Mr. Doomsayer, Mr. Findbaum, no matter what, let's see them. Separate contracts, each with Muschamp's signature, would prove malfeasance of the Larry Langford order! Or at best, idiocy on the part of Muschamp and his agent...

.....Certainly, Muschamp has little to lose, to release the "contract" that's in his hands. It could only go to relieve suspicions against him. These suspicions, should a tainted, fake contract actually NOT exist, could derail his career. George O'Leary, much?

.....So, who's lying? Jacobs? Muschamp? I hope it's not Jacobs, since we're still currently saddled with him. He reminds me an awful lot like a certain Shakespeare, dangerous ignoramus, lately. Namely, MacBeth.

simple in nature.  After pondering on it a bit, I don't believe it's miscommunication on either Jacobs, Tubberville or Mushchamp part.  I think it's just a simple decision by Will to broaden his experiences in becoming a HC one day.  His resume will have names on it like Les Miles, Tommy Tubberville and Mack Brown.  No alien abduction or smoking gun.  Just simply wanting to grow as a coach and work under another system.  

Our 'knee jerk' reaction is to always lay blame on someone and excuse it away as a money issue and that we didn’t pay him enough.  "Why would anyone want to leave the loveliest village on the plain?"  

It's rare in life when we see someone make choices that we can't explain.  It’s not always about the money (reference JoPa’s 400K annual salary).  Maybe, just maybe, Will is one of these guys.  

I will not comment on Jacob’s ability to run an athletic department.  I don’t know that situation well enough, but I will say that someone who is running a $40 million department better be more than just a football alumnus.  

Don't be a 'Homer' and think that everyone loves Auburn as much as we love it and that coaches should have the same agenda as we do.  People come and go.  It's about the kids any way and all the hard work they put into the game.  Auburn is and always will be prestigious enough to attract the up-and-coming football coaches.  

Look for us to pick up Tenuta in the next week or so and we will be just fine.  We’re Auburn.

that is some conspiracy theory you've got. Plausible? Yes. But who knows? Jacobs was in large a very unpopular choice for A.D. with everyone except the minority Lowder camp. He isn't the brightest bulb in the box and maybe that is coming to light as we speak (pun intended).

As far as the Southern Miss job that was offered to Muschamp.... not a good fit for several reasons but mainly because you don't want to follow their legendary coach who got pushed out because of his performance. Let's face it Bower did a fantastic job with the resources available. The problem is with USM Boosters and fans who, like their big brother to the north (Ole Miss), forgot who they were and wanted to be someone they are not and will never be (powerhouse). Because of Bowers success anything less or even equal will be percieved as a failure. The successor of Bower will have to do better than 7-5 and 8-4 yearly to be seen as a success and that is a tall order. Muschamp would be foolish to jump at the first HC job offer just because of the title (think Chizik or Greg Robinson -will only be there for a couple more years at best unless they can turn it around big time).

As far as the reference to Muschamp being a UGA man dont be silly Muschamp is a Muschamp man and will become a fan of which ever program he can establish his roots and success at (Pat Dye, Vince Dooley, Rich Rodriquez, Les Miles, Bob Stoops, Mark Richt, Mike Riley, Steve Spurrier, etc., etc., etc.....)

If Muschamp left because of either the complicity or ineptitude of the A.D. or Board of Trustees then I don't really blame him. But if he left for a few dollars and or a belief that he is going to be better courted for HC positions then he is a fool. And I still say "Screw Mack Brown and Texas" and I hope they lose every stinking game.

Especially the part about a $40M business needing a professional manager.  Long gone indeed are the days when the football coach pulled double duty as AD or got kicked upstairs eventually.  You risk looking like the Clampetts if you have the homers running the show...

James:  I don't really subscribe to the Lowder theory.  I don't think he would attempt nor could he be successful at prying apart any of the coaches from Tubs.

Guys, I have no doubt that we'll get another bright mind in there soon.  Anyone hear anything more about Orgeron's name being thrown out there?  Maybe I'm crazy, but I kinda like that possibility if Tenuta isn't available.  Also, what about Rodney Garner at Georgia?  Certainly he's a recruiting dynamo and a good DL coach.  Could he be ready to come home?  Is he ready for a DC position?

.....I have the exact same opinion as War Eagle Atlanta. I think Tuberville can teach an eager young assistant to be a coordinator. Garner and Orgeron are outstanding recruiters. I'm not sure how much experience either has with DBs, though.

.....I just don't see Lowder deliberately sabotaging a coach. There are a wide range of opinions on the man, but one cannot doubt that Lowder loves Auburn. Frankly, I think he and his cartel lived through the backstabbing of Doug Barfield, and that period of poor leadership is what prompted Lowder to take over back in the early '80s.

.....Think about this, too. If an incomplete pass can cause a grown man to yell "Boom!, MF," on national TV, what kind of temper is he likely to have?

Can you imagine Muschamp walking into Brown's office slapping high fives and uttering his infamous phrase above, referring to Auburn?  Nah, neither can I.  

He was probably going to be gone next year anyway, guys.  No biggee.  Next!!!

We were tied for 14th with BYU (BYU???) in the coaches poll and 15th in the AP.  Not nshabby, considering our shaky start...