Tina Deese was fired Wednesday after 17 years of guiding the Tigers. Her career record was 562-458-1 with nine NCAA regional appearances, but she was 212-272 in the SEC (including 7-17 in 2013) upon taking over the inaugural squad in 1997.
The Tigers are 14-42 all-time versus Alabama, and have just one SEC tournament victory since 2005. Auburn has just two SEC West runner-up finishes, and no division crowns, in its history.
What took so long to can her?