Auburn has unrealistically high expectations. They just fired a man who beat Alabama six straight times, had an undefeated season, and won the second most games of any SEC coach during his tenure.

That’s what makes it so tough to take the job, you know, except for the $2mil a year salary

He probably knows a lot of high school coaches and players from the southern states, and he probably is held in high esteem by Auburn boosters.

That being said, I thought Auburn could have come up with someone with ties to the program and the geographical area who had a more distinguished record and could compete on many levels with the likes of Nick Saban at Alabama.

Chizik is in tough. Auburn has unrealistically high expectations. They just fired a man who beat Alabama six straight times, had an undefeated season, and won the second most games of any SEC coach during his tenure.