I have been reading the post of Auburn faithful wanting to fire Coaches Tuberville and Franklin (in no particular order) and wanted to add a different perspective.

Living in Ohio I am inundated with OSU and the Big Ten. I have taken it upon myself to compare Auburn with OSU over the past few years:

1. Both have head coaches that run outstanding programs (no NCAA infractions and great win - loss records).
2. Both have lived and died on a ground game to set up any passing that was done.
3. Both have high annual expectations (OSU returned almost the entire team from 2007).
4. Both have now been humiliated on national TV this year.
5. Both are switching to the Spread Offense....

What that you say, Ohio State does not run the Spread.....or do they? OSU just started True Freshman Terrell Prior at QB against Wisconsin. Jim Tressel has seen what has beaten them in the last 2 NC games and out recruited the country to get Prior to run a spread. The Big Ten is just that Big and Slow you say? Well look again at Penn State and their spread. With the Savior up at U. of Michigan you know the spread is definitely coming in a Big Way to the Big Ten.

The Spread Offense is here and now and into the future. I was against the hire of Tony Franklin. I do not wish to revisit the debacle that was Terry Bowden and what he inflicted on the program. No, I love Running Back U.

But realize there is a change in the paradigm afoot.

Tuberville realized it and hired Tony Franklin. From afar Franklin seems to be not as well prepared to adapt his style to the personnel at hand or to convince them that this will work. I do blame him in full. He said many things that led us to believe that we would be running at light speed. Well I agree that we are a no huddle but that does not translate into more plays per game does it? How has he prepared the offense for each game? Why is there confusion?

At this point with 2 conference losses this is a rebuilding year. As Jay Coulter wrote the program is at a "Crossroads." How will the coaches respond? How will the outstanding athletes on our team respond? The rest of this year we will see how good a coaching staff we really have. We’ll see if they are really worth their reputations. We’ll also see ultimately who comes back to coach and play next year.

Who said the "Riverboat Gambler" was dead?