Should We Keep Gene to Save The Recruiting Class?

AUChizad · « **on:** November 01, 2012, 11:02:39 AM »

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1392430-is-gene-chizik-recruiting-well-enough-to-warrant-one-more-year-at-auburn

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Is Gene Chizik Recruiting Well Enough to Warrant One More Year at Auburn?
By Barrett Sallee
(SEC Football Lead Writer) on November 1, 2012

Just two years removed from hoisting the crystal football in Glendale, Ariz., Auburn head coach Gene Chizik is arguably on the hottest seat in America.

The fourth-year Auburn head coach finds himself at 1-7 in 2012, and 17-17 at Auburn in the three years that the Tigers didn't win the BCS National Championship.

That's unacceptable at Auburn at any time, but especially considering Chizik has hauled in top 11 recruiting classes in each of the last three seasons according to 247Sports.com.

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program, and that's what's so alarming with what's happening at Auburn. Chizik and Co. are bringing in talent and isn't coaching them up. In some cases, it almost appears that the coaching staff is coaching them down.

But the talent is still there, and that trend looks to continue this February if commitments stay strong.

Auburn currently has the nation's No. 8 class in 2013 according to 247Sports.com Composite. That class is headlined by linebacker Reuben Foster, defensive tackle Dee Liner and defensive end Carl Lawson, all of whom are in the 25 of the 247Sports.com Composite rankings.

Foster told AuburnUndercover.com that he, Liner and Lawson have all been working hard to keep Auburn's 2013 class in tact despite the struggles that have hit the Tigers this season.
Reuben Foster talks about keeping the 2013 class at the 1:32 mark

Does the strength of next season's class warrant one more year for Chizik?

It's certainly an argument that can be made, but it's clear that Chizik is struggling to maximize the talent that's currently on his roster, and keeping him around to see if he can turn it around with this class seems like delaying the inevitable.

It's easy for Foster to say that the class is staying together now because Chizik still is the coach, but a coaching change would not only bring up a change in the head coach, but possibly a change in staff, coaching schemes, recruiting plans and just about everything else that sold prospects on their commitment to Auburn.

It would be total upheaval, but that's okay.

Whether you think Foster is being genuine with his assertion that the class is sticking together or not, the cupboard isn't bare at Auburn. Whoever is coaching the Tigers next seasonâ€”whether it's Chizik or somebody elseâ€”will have a roster that is loaded with untapped talent.

That would be the case if the 2013 class stays in tact or falls apart.

Auburn's class of 2013 is about what you would expect from this staff. It's loaded with talent and should get the Tigers on solid footing sooner rather than later. But Chizik and his staff has proven that getting the program on solid footingâ€”even with top tier talentâ€”is easier said than done.

Letting go of the Chizik and bringing in a new head coach would put the Class of 2013 at risk, but it's a risk that Auburn has to take.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:06:27 AM »

And if we keep him, they won't be worth a shit once he gets them.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:13:58 AM »

No. AS LONG AS......the PTB have a legit coach in place, ready to hit the ground running the day after Chizik is canned, which had better be immediately after the IB at the latest. I take my chances with the recruiting. If some of them leave, fine. But, it's clear that this man cannot coach. His methods don't work. We've had 10X the trouble with players in 3 1/2 years under Chizik as we did in a decade with Tooberville.

If they have a Petrino or Patterson or Strong...someone we know can get the job done in place, you hand Gene his fat buyout, sit him on the curb, pat him on the head and drive off.

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:33:05 AM »

Fuck. No.

We can lose every one of the recruits in this class and be better off if Chizik and his pussy ass brand of football is no where near this program...

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:35:00 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on November 01, 2012, 11:33:05 AM

Fuck. No.

We can lose every one of the recruits in this class and be better off if Chizik and his pussy ass brand of football is no where near this program...

^^^More to the point^^^

Godfather · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:43:45 AM »

wesfau2 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:45:57 AM »

Quote from: Godfather on November 01, 2012, 11:43:45 AM

NO

Can I get a larger font?

This is the correct answer.

AWK · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2012, 11:55:58 AM »

Nein.

JR4AU · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:18:49 PM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on November 01, 2012, 11:33:05 AM

Fuck. No.

We can lose every one of the recruits in this class and be better off if Chizik and his pussy ass brand of football is no where near this program...

What he said.

Godfather · « **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:19:45 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on November 01, 2012, 11:45:57 AM

Can I get a larger font?

NO

AUChizad · « **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:25:17 PM »

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AUChizad · « **Reply #12 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:28:46 PM »

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #13 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:44:34 PM »

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #14 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:48:49 PM »

AWK · « **Reply #15 on:** November 01, 2012, 12:59:23 PM »

AU_Tiger_2000 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 01, 2012, 01:02:05 PM »

Godfather · « **Reply #17 on:** November 01, 2012, 01:27:03 PM »

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #18 on:** November 01, 2012, 01:31:37 PM »

Survey says...

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #19 on:** November 01, 2012, 01:34:02 PM »

I'm LMAO.

lol