In the midst of this pressure though, Gogue and Jacobs were wanting Tuberville to stay. You look at Jacobs' face during the conference and tell me that he was lying about asking Tuberville three times to stay with the program. I'm not the best judge of character, but I know a man when his emotions are about to take over.
Instead of continuing to persuade Tuberville to come back, Jacobs realized the end was coming. Plus on the night before his resignation, Tuberville had a long chat with his wife Suzanne.
Now this is not all as bad as it sounds. Tuberville will remain in Auburn for at least a year, work under President Gogue, and get to spend time with his family. Not to mention the cool $5.1 million Tuberville will receive in the next year.
Tuberville dealt with all of the events in his tenure with class. I was honored to have met the man when I was just a bumbling college kid working for the University radio station. I got to see more than the average person ever would, and I'm thankful for that.
What will come of this, I do not know. I do know that to the extent of President Gogue and AD Jay Jacobs, they handled it the best way possible. Instead of dragging Tuberville through what would surely end up as a lame duck season, they let him get back to what was most important to him. That was Tuberville's family.
I don't know how many people feel this way, but I will miss seeing Tommy Tuberville on the sidelines. In my mind, he is the epitome of an Auburn man. That is why he was so successful.
Whoever is the new head coach, I only hope they follow the foundations Tuberville has left, which includes growing young men into productive members of society. That is what college football is supposed to be about.
That is what Auburn football is supposed to be about.
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