Is Auburn Just Another Job For Tuberville?

Jay, It has that same eerie feeling. Something is amiss. I am not sure where it's coming from, but I believe its coming out of the Head Coach's office. I am thinking that he may be done. I have a Love/Hate feeling for Tubs. I have never made a secret of that; however, his inability to diffuse the rumors and the poor performance last Saturday, lead me to believe that he is on his way out...

Stop reading too much into the innuendo and lack of comments to mean something it doesn't.  It is not unreasonable for any parties to refuse to discuss it until the season is over!! Don't think that by inaction now that it's going to end badly.

Look at it logically:  the only possible trump to him staying at Auburn would be money--and money ain't always the trump suit in this card game.

Tuberville has earned the right for the administration at Auburn to twist in the wind a bit.  Grant him that latitude.

I took a peak over at the ATM SB blog.  Here's how they're polling on who they want as their next coach:

Who will be the next Head Coach of the Texas Aggie Football Team?
• Art Briles 7%  
• Butch Davis 12%  
• Chris Peterson 7%  
• Mike Riley 0%  
• Mike Sherman 7%  
• Steve Spurrier 12%  
• Kevin Sumlin 10%  
• Jeff Tedford 2%  
• Tommy Tuberville 25%  
• Other - (name in comments) 15%  

Tuberville has a slight lead over OTHER, who's only slightly edging Spurrier.  Spurrier to ATM?  Now that's funny.

In the meantime guys, don't panic.  Let's all regroup after this Georgia loss and get on track for Bama.

Don't ask me how I know - I just know.  Borges will be leaving along with Coach Knox.  It will be peaceful but they will pursue their careers elsewhere.  Tubberville stays and uses the TAMU offers as leverage for raises for his assistants.  Muschamp will be slapped on the wrist and told to quit 'tanking' the UGA games or else.  The bigger question is who will TT get to run his powerful offense next year.  Suggestions anyone?  Bueller?  Bueller?

Borges is likely not going anywhere and I would be surprised if any other heads roll. The only way Tuberville leaves is if AU refuses to come close to his wish list and that unfortunately will depend largely on yes you guessed it the board of trustees which is still controlled by that imp Lowder. As far as A&M's fan wish list goes, War Eagle Atlanta, it is just that "the fans wish list" and I doubt the percentages reflect the wishes of the Tacky Ass Oil Baron boosters and Trustees who will be the decision makers. Coaches today are under a microscope for their actions and words. That is, unfortunately, largely due to people like us who create the demand for constant feeding of information so the media supplies it. If Tuberville says he's not interested and takes the job he's a liar, if he says he wants to talk to A&M then he's not an "Auburn Man", if he does what he is doing, which by the way is the only thing he could do with out losing bargaining power with AU or flat out lying, then he is being "Coy" and something is fishy. People the only thing on our minds right now should be holding up another finger so the Bammers can get a good case of the red ass for another year. That is the only thing that matters (at least to me) until November 25th, then and only then should the talk about Tubby staying or going take center stage. Talking about it before that date is just another possible source of distraction for our program.

.....The only thing missing from that reality is Tubs luring Norm Chow away from the NFL, to run our offense!

.....Honestly, I've been down on the Borges offense for the past two years, but you do have to look at certain realities. All that shifting and motion looks stupid when it produces very little. When it works, Borges is a genius. Facts are, we don't have the playmakers in the receiver corps, or the arm to get it there, for the past two years. Until that changes, no coordinator is going to do terribly well.

.....If Tuberville is tired of Auburn, or of coaching,  or both! If he's getting into his "cough" years, like later Dye, then he should take the money and go. He may well be setting this up. We'll get someone exciting in. Gogue didn't do so badly at Houston, getting Art Briles...

.....If Tub is staying, it behooves the Auburn family for it to be resolved. I think the parties involved should be able to work it out this week, and not have the whole question looming interminably. That it's NOT being resolved is a sign that something's not right with folks' priorities, either Tuberville's, or someone in the administration. I don't like it. The last thing we need to do is waste a recruiting year over uncertainty. We lost one commit this week, fortunately only a 3-star...

All I keep hearing is that Auburn needs to renegotiate his contract. I actually agree with Finebaum on this. He is in the middle of a contract-meaning he is under contract. There is NO need to renegotiate now. If he's using this TAMU thing for leverage, it's going to blow up in his face. He is either an Auburn man or he is not. He cannot toe this line. I am insulted that he has not said anything yet! Now is the time for doing and saying something. The mere fact that he has not solidifies the fact that he is leaving at the end of the year. From what I hear from my sources, he's out already....Quit living in denial!

.....The theory was that Dye was seriously ill, from about 1986, onward, and that it directly affected recruiting.

.....The "cough" years, running back: We went from getting guys like Bo Jackson, Colis Campbell, Brent Fullwood, Tommie Agee and Brent Fullwood, to slower, non-game-breaking backs. James Joseph, Stacy Danley, Alex Strong. In 1991, it had gotten to the point that a walk-on noseguard (Joe Frazier) was the starting TB.

.....The "cough" years, wide receiver: We went from getting guys like Freddy Weygand, Trey Gainous, Lawyer Tillman, Duke Donaldson, Scott Bolton, Greg Taylor, and Alexander Wright to slower/smaller and/or brick-hands guys. Herbert Casey, Dale Overton, Shane Wasden, Orlando Parker.

.....The "cough" years, defensive line: We went from folks like Doug Smith, Gerald Robinson, Donnie Humphrey, Benji Roland, the Rocker brothers (Tracy and David), and AND many more great linemen, to more average types. Starting in 1989, we were getting manhandled up front on a regular basis, by the better SEC teams.

.....Analysis: Starting around 1989-1990, we were no longer able to throttle a strong running game, or rush the passer, without "blitzing" (Which is a four-letter word, to Wayne Hall!). And, our offense went in the toilet after Greg Taylor, the last reliable Dye receiver, graduated. We had, since 1987, been a 3-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust running team; and lived off big plays in the passing game. When we could no longer get open/catch, things got bad. 9 points against Southern Miss. 7 points against Mississippi State. 10 and 9 points against the Gators. 6 and 0 points against Bama. You get the idea.

.....Tub is looking worn, this year, and he does have that ongoing neck ailment. I see little evidence that his recruiting is going badly, though, other than this year's pre-signing-day list. And typically, signing day surprises have been where Tuberville surprises everyone, and does better than expected. Still, if recruiting is to suffer due to health issues... Just sayin'.

I think that I recall us sitting around Sunday evening watching The Auburn Football Review and everyone having to take a drink when Dye coughed.  Great way to get sloshed on a Sunday.  Sometimes it would be hard to make it through the 30 minute program.

Arie Gold:  Well, now that we've got the whole Tuberville thing out of the way, can you possibly tell me what long-term interest rates are going to continue to do for the next few quarters--will Bernanke continue to chop them in order to shore up this subprime lending mess or what?  What are your sources telling you on that?  And while you're at it, ask Deepthroat if the market is going to continue to slide as well as if the dollar is going to continue to crumble.  I've got to hedge myself somewhat and it would be nice to know...

.....And probably a total lack of political/economic understanding by an Auburn engineer, but... The dollar's going to keep going down for a while. We are financing not one, but TWO! TWO land wars in Asia! (None other than the legendary General Douglas MacArthur, perhaps the greatest military commander of the 20th century, once was reputed to have told President Kennedy, in 1961, "never get involved in a land war in Asia.")

.....How is this being financed? On worthless paper and credit, while crises of energy, global warming and healthcare loom. Once, the Republican party was the focus of less government, of fiscal responsibility. And now they print money, just like the 1970s Democrats. These are invisible levied taxes, falsely attributed to consumer greed, as prices rise. But these dollars spent are not checks to the masses, no. Not this time. Both eras of fiscal policy are folly. But which is evil?

.....And so, research your oil companies and defense contractors carefully, if you have funds to invest, and want them to survive the current times intact. Yep, these are cold and calculating times, if you want easy money...

.....I've got Auburn by five, but, as usual, no money on it. I'd rather watch, either bounce off the walls and go nuts, or drink 30 shots and shoot up a late-night Megaman X Game. Sunday the 25th, I'll wake up and have a great day with my family, regardless. I'd rather bet on Movie Gallery pulling it out. At least that way, I'd KNOW I was throwing money away...