Jeffrey Lee thanks you for spreading his propaganda. If Auburn gets two more, that's impressive. If they don't, three isn't bad. I never said that.
I also don't believe one class with three five-stars equates to immediate national championship contender. You do. Fine. We disagree. I'm done arguing with you about football here or anywhere else. You and I don't see eye to eye. You were right about the ranking. Enjoy your steak.
Finally, this thread is about BASKETBALL and JEFF LEBO. He won 24 games last year! So, it's a little down. It's hard to reload when you play in a bad facility. Give him two years in the new place. If it doesn't improve, then it's time to change. Until then, give him the same measure of chance you gave a 5-19 football coach.
We'll stick to your ignorance in the arena of basketball then.
Cliff Ellis was the previous Auburn basketball coach. He was there from 1994-5 season to the 2003-4 season. An even ten years.
In that time, Ellis got us in the NIT four times and the NCAA tournament three times. Of those three, he got us to the second round once, and to the sweet 16 the other two times. He went 29-4 and won an SEC championship in 1999.
He was fired for not getting us even to the NIT two of his last three years (amongst other things, admittedly, similar to Tuberville's last days). He made it to the Sweet 16 the year between those two bad years.
In contrast, Lebo got us to the NIT for the first time in his Auburn career, five years in. Zero NCAA appearances. We've been 5th or 6th in the West every year but two (last year, of course being our best placing). This year is shaping up to be our worst. If we had done even halfway decent this year, it could be forgivable and one might come to the conclusion that while this season was a step back, the overall momentum is heading in the right direction. This display of suckage is evidence that last year was indeed the anomaly. And when one NIT appearance is your peak, then it's obvious, you're not going to get it done.
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