... Tuberville, Auburn's former coach (how quickly we forget), went 85-40 in his ten seasons on the Plains in Alabama before he was fired after the 2008 season, when War Eagle went 5-7 and got hammered 36-0 in the annual Iron Bowl against rival Alabama.

So who does Auburn University bring in to replace this more than capable head coach? They hire someone named Gene Chizik, who went 5-19 in the Big 12 for lowly Iowa State. Immediately, as you can imagine, the move caused rival fans and observers alike to raise some eyebrows.

"Couldn't they have done better?" and "What a stupid hire!" were essentially the conclusions drawn.

The team which finished the 2008 campaign ranked No. 20 in recru...

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