[NU Sports] Tommy Tuberville Out at Auburn

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Tommy Tuberville resigned today under pressure after a 5-7 season.  Here's his record at Auburn--their fans and expectations are obviously a lot different than ours--he beat 'Bama 6 years in a row and his 2004 team finished ranked No. 2 in the nation::










2000


Auburn


9-4


6-3


1 - West


L 28-31 Citrus Bowl


20


18






2001


Auburn


7-5


5-3


2 - West


L 10-16 Peach Bowl














2002


Auburn


9-4


5-3


2 - West


W 13-9 Capital One Bowl


16


14






2003


Auburn


8-5


5-3


3 - West


W 28-14 Music City Bowl














2004


Auburn


13-0


9-0


1 - West


W 16-13 Sugar Bowl †


2


2






2005


Auburn


9-3


7-1


2 - West


L 10-24 Capital One Bowl


14


14






2006


Auburn


11-2


6-2


2 - West


W 17-14 Cotton Bowl


8


9






2007


Auburn


9-4


5-3


2 - West


W 23-20 Chick-fil-A Bowl


14


15






2008


Auburn


5-7


2-6


4 - West












What utter insanity!  Admittedly, his team underperformed this year, albeit in a very tough conference.  But how do you push a guy out with a record like that?  And I may be naive here, but nothing leaps immediately to mind in terms of any major academic or behavioral scandals affecting his
 program.  Think that football is THE State religion in Alabama?!

Paul Levinson