Latest Info Regarding Chizik

[LindenCy]

Iowa State
Old coach: Gene Chizik. Hired at Auburn Dec. 13.
Candidates: Former Colorado coach Gary Barnett, Iowa wide receiver coach Erik Campbell, former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione, Grand Valley State (Mich.) coach Chuck Martin, Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Oklahoma offensive line coach James Patton.
The buzz: Chizik has been the coach of the Cyclones the last two years, compiling a 5-19 record. Iowa State finished 2-10 (0-8 in the Big 12) in 2008. Complete coverage

None of these guys get me excited, especially Barnett. He and Franchione would not get a sniff from JP because of their off field shenanigans.

I would rather we have a coach out of the stands than Barnett or any guys known for "shady" things. And with Barnett it's even worse.

 

[Prone2Clone]

I hope Geno reads the Auburn boards for their reaction. That ought to ding his high opinion of himself a tad.

 

[cloneluke80]

John Cooper - alma mater / former player / won at Ohio State / ready to get back to coaching?

John Cooper (coach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

 

[clonedog]

I say the first question is who should be in charge of hiring the new coach. Say good by to J. P. and start over...If this is the next level; we should have an A.D. walking around with his tail between his legs. Chizik is getting off a sinking ship. The sooner we deal with this reality, the sooner we get back on track.

 

[ISUAlum2002]

Paul Clark's writeup on this is quite good.

 

[StPaulCyclone]

Paul write-up is priceless and has me laughing about this whole thing...to a point. I feel bad for the players and the rest of the coaching staff. All I can say is, Gene must be one hell of an interview!!!:wink:

 

[CycloneErik]

Paul Clark's writeup on this is quite good.

So, he's not exactly sorry to see Chizik go?

Well-written article there. Ouch.

 

[A-town Cy]

I LOL'ed at this from Auburn's rivals site

 

[CycloneErik]

I LOL'ed at this from Auburn's rivals site

A man managed to get two fan bases to dislike him at the same time. That's an impressive accomplishment.