[Husker] Gene Chizik to...Auburn? HUH??

[Steve Gomez]

On the other hand, Chizik did coach (Defensive Coordinator) at Auburn from
2002~2004 and led the team to some impressive rankings.  Then he moved to
Texas before accepting his first Head Coach position in Ames.

-----Scoring----Total Def-----Team Record
         PPG          YPG
2002      13           26         9- 4
2003       9            5         8- 5
2004       1            5        13- 0

while at Texas...
2005       8           10        13- 0
2006      26           23         9- 3

fast forward to Ames...
2007     111          102         3- 9
2008      63           42         2-10


I can see where some think the Gator-alum might be a good fit for Auburn.
One would think that he knows what the expectations are in Auburn.

Chizik certainly had good stock appreciation after 2004 and 2005 seasons.
His HC leadership at Iowa State did not help his appeal.  

Not all 'great' DC tend to have what it takes to make a 'great' HC.   We
have a similar experiment going on in Lincoln...sure hope that Bo continues
to improve his HC skills.  

Go Big Red!

Cheers,
Steve Gomez
(deep behind enemy lines in Big TelEveN country)



-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com On Behalf Of Steve Stone
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:14 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Gene Chizik to...Auburn? HUH??

Pat wrote:

>http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=496642
>
>In possibly the dumbest coaching change of all time, Auburn is going 
>to hire Iowa State's Gene Chizik as their next head football coach. 
>Chizik went 5-19 in his tenure at Iowa State and only won two Big 12 
>conference games.
>And yes, I feel comfortable in calling this the dumbest coaching 
>change of all time, even at this point in time.  There were a lot 
>better choices out there (including Turner Gill), and I don't see 
>how Chizik can even hold a candle to the coach they fired (Tommy 
>Tubberville).

Pat may be entirely correct, but I feel obliged to say that in his 
first two years at ISU Chizek had little chance to prove his coaching 
prowess one way or the other.

Steve Stone

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