Auburn Nights: The Ballad of Football Stupidity!

If you woke up to the sound of Gene Chizik being Auburn's new head coach a few mornings ago, I feel for you. But imagine living in the state in which Auburn plays. I don't have to, because I do.

Auburn could have hired many other coaches, even Athletic Directors, but they decided to be stupid and hire the Iowa State head coach Gene Chizik. The man is 5-19 in his two seasons as head coach.

Really? Auburn, that is sort of like looking at yourself in the mirror and saying, "I give up." You are an SEC team and last year you had a winning record, as well as the year before that. We could go on forever.

Seriously, I have never seen such stupidity committed by a school in my life. Of course, if you're Notre Dame, then you may disagree. Chizik's first opportunity as a BCS school head coach is big for him, but a downside for the university.

We all know that Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban controls Alabama. And some say the entire South in many areas. It has been a two-horse race between Alabama and Florida for some time now.

But not many are talking about going to Auburn. Some have even backed out of their commitment to the school ever since Tommy Tuberville "resigned," or we could just say "forced out."

I don't think that Auburn can even compete in the SEC now. First off, unlike Iowa State, Auburn actually knows what they are doing down here and they are not the worst school in their conference. Well, that was until now of course.

Auburn didn't even waste time either. They called Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, and possibly got in touch with a few other coaches. Many, including myself, thought they would try and get former Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp.

He has spent time under Tommy Tuberville and Mac Brown. He has a good relationship with Auburn too, and since he is a defensive coordinator and the SEC is all about defense he would fit in great there.

I think he will get his chance, but this was the perfect one for him, I thought. Of course, Auburn didn't hesitate once they saw Gene Chizik was interested. Wow! What a pick-up, right?

I don't think he will be around long at Auburn myself. I give it two years or maybe three years max. I don't see him winning many games mainly because much of the team left last year.

The main reason Tuberville did badly was because of that reason alone. Now you have more leaving who were actually helping Auburn win games. It looks really bad for any coach, especially Gene Chizik.

As an Alabama fan I could not be happier for Auburn's blunder here. But seriously, Alabama needs competition in their state. I just wish Auburn would give them some. It looks like another Ballad of Stupidity for Auburn.

He will be formally announced as Auburn's new head football coach at 2/1c today. Try going to ESPN or possibly Auburn's website to see it. They may have footage for you to see.

What do you think about Auburn's choice? Good or bad?