I think it's safe to say that Jacobs would of had to have been involved to some degree. I also believe that his duties around Auburn are way more broad than the football team, and while you might hate the guy for what you may deem as poor performance, and just overall asshatery, there is NOTHING bad about what he did helping Auburn into the Outback Bowl. (one of my finest run-on sentences to date!)
I don't think Auburn making the Outback is the fulcrum necessary to swing this debate one way or the other. However, I DO give credit where credit is due...and it's due here.
Congrats to Jacobs and the Auburn Atlhletic Program for earning this bowl. Congrats to the football team for fighting hard enough to even make it possible, and that includes Gene Chizik and his staff.
As fans, let's sit back and enjoy the fact that we're in it, and laugh at the Bulldogs that now have to go to fucking Shreveport...