that those in charge, the infamous "Powers That Be", will do da' right thang? If you think about it, there hasn't been one word out of anyone in charge about our current situation except a generic letter from Pres. Gouge saying all is well...we will evaluate after the season like we always do. Obviously prompted by untold emails and calls from upset fans with the way the season is going. What it boils down to is we have nothing to this point other than media and message board speculation and not one thing has leaked out from anyone that counts about what..if anything...is really going on.
In all honesty though, I guess you can't expect that to happen right now and maybe it's a good thing that the people running the show are keeping mum about the situation. But, do we really know that Gene Chizik or Jay Jacobs are going to be canned? Is that going to happen at all? Are the PTB working behind the scenes, interviewing possible coaching/AD hires, or are they saying one more year because after all, they did bring us a MNC? Jacobs overall record speaks for itself. It's painfully obvious that 2010 was the perfect storm of talent, senior leadership and good fortune...and that otherwise, Gene Chizik is 22-36 as a head coach...and facing 2 more goat rapings at the hands of our biggest rivals before this year is done.
I've posted before about the history of hires in our our athletic programs. Fortunately for Auburn, some turned out to be pleasant surprises but not one person here at the time of the hire went, "Hell yes, we got Pat Dye". "It's on now, been wanting Samford's coach for years". "We got a leader, not a loser." In my opinion, this athletic department has long since been run by people with their own power hungry self interests trumping the greater good of Auburn. To be fair, there have been and still are some really good things that have happened, especially with regard to facilities. A bad ass basketball arena...a much needed 100 yard indoor practice complex to name a couple. But the greatest facilities in the world mean nothing if there's not an ass in just about every seat. Do you really have any confidence that they will first off, clean house and second, name replacement(s) that let us know those in charge "Get it"?