News of the day, 1/4
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Today's story from the Advertiser:
Muschamp interviews at Texas
OK. Muschamp. I told you all last night that the Orangebloods.com article crowning Muschamp as Mack Brown's new hire was, at the very least, premature. The Austin-American Statesman, whose opinion I trust more, reported this morning that no deal was in place. That's where we are right now. It's my opinion, without having talked with Muschamp yesterday or this morning, that he will stay at Auburn. We've talked recently about his overall career plan and spending one more season at Auburn (at something like $425,000) fits nicely into that construct.
Keep in mind that Texas' interest, if played properly, could boost Muschamp's head-coach prospects in advance of the 2008 carousel. It also justifies Tuberville making Muschamp among nation's three highest-paid assistants.
I'm not saying this Texas thing is strictly a sham. Based on what I know about the Texas situation, a jump to Texas doesn't benefit Muschamp all that much. He likes Auburn. He has nearly complete autonomy here. The Tigers should be an excellent team next season. The money is great. The defensive staff is loaded with guys whose attitude and work ethic closely match Muschamp's.
I'll be working the phones all day and will provide updates as necessary.