Chizik sucks!:hanging: no coaches wanted to come to Indiana and we need a real coach. Lynch will get can after 4-8 record in 2010 with Michigan and Ohio State back in the rotation schedule. he got hire in via sympathy vote after sudden passing of Heoppner. Chizik prolly can't win in SEC and will be like what he did in Big 12.
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Great hire for Auburn if you like a coach who is a lying back stabbing dick for a coach. The game day disorganization Chizik had got to the point where it was laughable. It got so bad they had to simplify the defense, not because the players didn't get it, because the coaches couldn't get shit down to the field quick enough. Alabama fans should be rejoicing today. They fire Tubberville and hire one of his assistants who won 5 games in 2 years. Hilarious.
I would be extremely happy if they could get Gill. He really seems like a great guy unlike Chizik who was arrogant and aloof. Chizik did not try to meld with the supporters. I can tell you that even though Iowa State people were shocked this happened, we are ready to help the SOB move out of town.
Chizik's arrival was heralded by Pollard as a new era in Cyclones football, and the school pulled out all the stops in welcoming him to Ames. He emerged from a smoke-filled inflatable tunnel to a pep rally that included cheerleaders, about 2,500 fans and the entire marching band inside Hilton Coliseum.
"I'm still expecting a rock star or somebody to come out behind me," Chizik said. "This is truly a blessing."
Iowa State was 56-84 under McCarney. The Cyclones were picked to finish second in the Big 12 North in the preseason coaches poll, but stumbled through a six-game losing streak that included a 37-14 loss to Texas.
The hiring of Chizik is Pollard's third major move since taking over on Oct. 1, 2005. Pollard hired former Northern Iowa coach Greg McDermott to take over the basketball program in March, and he promoted Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson to head wrestling coach later that month.
Chizik met with Iowa State's players for about 30 minutes on Monday. Many of them were very upset about McCarney's resignation, saying they thought he deserved a shot to rebuild the program.
But wide receiver Todd Blythe said Chizik made a strong first impression with the players.
"You can tell he's a no nonsense guy. That's something we need in this program," Blythe said. "He told us he's not a guy that's going to be content with five, six, seven wins, and that's exactly how we feel as players."
After winning a total of five games in two years, a seven win season would seem something he may have been content with.....-FH-
"I'm still expecting a rock star or somebody to come out behind me," Chizik said. "This is truly a blessing."
Iowa State was 56-84 under McCarney. The Cyclones were picked to finish second in the Big 12 North in the preseason coaches poll, but stumbled through a six-game losing streak that included a 37-14 loss to Texas.
The hiring of Chizik is Pollard's third major move since taking over on Oct. 1, 2005. Pollard hired former Northern Iowa coach Greg McDermott to take over the basketball program in March, and he promoted Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson to head wrestling coach later that month.
Chizik met with Iowa State's players for about 30 minutes on Monday. Many of them were very upset about McCarney's resignation, saying they thought he deserved a shot to rebuild the program.
But wide receiver Todd Blythe said Chizik made a strong first impression with the players.
"You can tell he's a no nonsense guy. That's something we need in this program," Blythe said. "He told us he's not a guy that's going to be content with five, six, seven wins, and that's exactly how we feel as players."
After winning a total of five games in two years, a seven win season would seem something he may have been content with.....-FH-
Auburn and NBA star Charles Barkley ripped his alma mater on Monday, saying the only reason the Tigers did not hire Buffalo's Turner Gill as the school's new football coach is because Gill is black.
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Auburn on Saturday hired Iowa State's Gene Chizik, who had a 5-19 record in two seasons with the Cyclones. Chizik was the defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2004, when the Tigers finished 13-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country.
Chizik replaces former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who won 85 games in 10 seasons but was forced to resign earlier this month.
"I think race was the No. 1 factor," said Barkley, who played basketball for three seasons at Auburn during the early 1980s. "You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."
Gill, a former Nebraska quarterback, took over one of the country's worst programs at Buffalo three years ago. He guided the Bulls to an 8-5 record and their first MAC championship this season, upsetting previously unbeaten Ball State 42-24 in the Dec. 5 conference championship game.
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The Bulls won 10 games in their first seven seasons at the Division I-A level. Gill guided Buffalo to 13 victories during the last two seasons combined.
"I'm just very disappointed," Barkley said. "I just thought Turner Gill would be the perfect choice for two reasons: He's a terrific coach and we needed to make a splash. I thought we had to do something spectacular to bring attention to the program. Clearly, if we'd hired a black coach, it would have created a buzz."
Barkley, who works as an NBA analyst for Turner Network Television, said he spoke with Gill before Gill interviewed with Auburn officials last week.
"We talked about the whole race thing in Alabama," Barkley said. "I told him it's there and it's going to be anywhere you go. I told him you can't not take the job because of racism. He was worried about being nothing more than a token interview. He was concerned about having a white wife. It's just very disappointing to me."
Barkley, an 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medal winner, said he served on Auburn's search committee for a new basketball coach after the 2003-04 season. Barkley said he told Auburn officials he would serve on the committee only if the school was ready to hire a black coach.
Barkley said he presented three African-American candidates for consideration: former Indiana coach Mike Davis, then-Virginia Commonwealth coach Jeff Capel and then-UAB coach Mike Anderson.
Barkley said all three candidates wanted to coach at Auburn. Instead, the Tigers hired then-Chattanooga coach Jeff Lebo, a white candidate. Lebo has a 61-68 record in his fifth season at Auburn.
Barkley said he was removed from Auburn's search committee before Lebo was hired.
"Out of all the basketball coaches they interviewed, they picked the only one who hadn't been to the NCAA tournament," Barkley said.
There are only four African-American coaches among 119 programs in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was hired as New Mexico's coach last week; the others are Gill, Miami's Randy Shannon and Houston's Kevin Sumlin.
Two African-American coaches, Washington's Tyrone Willingham and Kansas State's Ron Prince, were fired during the 2008 season, and Mississippi State's Sylvester Croom resigned.
Barkley said he wanted Gill to become Auburn's coach because Auburn is a school where an African-American coach could be successful.
"My biggest problem with the black coaches is they're not getting jobs and they're getting [expletive] jobs when they are hired," Barkley said. "They're not getting good jobs. They're not getting jobs where they can be successful. That's why I wanted Turner to get the Auburn job. He could win consistently at Auburn. You can't win consistently at New Mexico. You can't win consistently at Kansas State. He could have won at Auburn."
Mark Schlabach covers college football for ESPN.com.
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Auburn on Saturday hired Iowa State's Gene Chizik, who had a 5-19 record in two seasons with the Cyclones. Chizik was the defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2004, when the Tigers finished 13-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country.
Chizik replaces former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who won 85 games in 10 seasons but was forced to resign earlier this month.
"I think race was the No. 1 factor," said Barkley, who played basketball for three seasons at Auburn during the early 1980s. "You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."
Gill, a former Nebraska quarterback, took over one of the country's worst programs at Buffalo three years ago. He guided the Bulls to an 8-5 record and their first MAC championship this season, upsetting previously unbeaten Ball State 42-24 in the Dec. 5 conference championship game.
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The Bulls won 10 games in their first seven seasons at the Division I-A level. Gill guided Buffalo to 13 victories during the last two seasons combined.
"I'm just very disappointed," Barkley said. "I just thought Turner Gill would be the perfect choice for two reasons: He's a terrific coach and we needed to make a splash. I thought we had to do something spectacular to bring attention to the program. Clearly, if we'd hired a black coach, it would have created a buzz."
Barkley, who works as an NBA analyst for Turner Network Television, said he spoke with Gill before Gill interviewed with Auburn officials last week.
"We talked about the whole race thing in Alabama," Barkley said. "I told him it's there and it's going to be anywhere you go. I told him you can't not take the job because of racism. He was worried about being nothing more than a token interview. He was concerned about having a white wife. It's just very disappointing to me."
Barkley, an 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medal winner, said he served on Auburn's search committee for a new basketball coach after the 2003-04 season. Barkley said he told Auburn officials he would serve on the committee only if the school was ready to hire a black coach.
Barkley said he presented three African-American candidates for consideration: former Indiana coach Mike Davis, then-Virginia Commonwealth coach Jeff Capel and then-UAB coach Mike Anderson.
Barkley said all three candidates wanted to coach at Auburn. Instead, the Tigers hired then-Chattanooga coach Jeff Lebo, a white candidate. Lebo has a 61-68 record in his fifth season at Auburn.
Barkley said he was removed from Auburn's search committee before Lebo was hired.
"Out of all the basketball coaches they interviewed, they picked the only one who hadn't been to the NCAA tournament," Barkley said.
There are only four African-American coaches among 119 programs in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was hired as New Mexico's coach last week; the others are Gill, Miami's Randy Shannon and Houston's Kevin Sumlin.
Two African-American coaches, Washington's Tyrone Willingham and Kansas State's Ron Prince, were fired during the 2008 season, and Mississippi State's Sylvester Croom resigned.
Barkley said he wanted Gill to become Auburn's coach because Auburn is a school where an African-American coach could be successful.
"My biggest problem with the black coaches is they're not getting jobs and they're getting [expletive] jobs when they are hired," Barkley said. "They're not getting good jobs. They're not getting jobs where they can be successful. That's why I wanted Turner to get the Auburn job. He could win consistently at Auburn. You can't win consistently at New Mexico. You can't win consistently at Kansas State. He could have won at Auburn."
Mark Schlabach covers college football for ESPN.com.
