Did Turner Gill Prove Auburn's Racism? NO! Now, SYRACUSE on the Other Hand...

Auburn did not refuse to hire Turner Gill because he was black or because he had a white wife. Quite the contrary, Auburn University badly wanted to hire the man. He was high on their list, one of the first candidates that they interviewed, and they brought him in hoping to introduce him as their coach that very same day. So what happened? Gill and Auburn had serious disagreements over how the program was to be run. In things ranging from hiring of assistants to general philosophy, Auburn wanted to run the program the Auburn way and Gill wanted to run it his way. Once Auburn discovered this, there was no point in continuing discussions. That is why Gill's interview is being described as "outstanding and brief." Outstanding because they were very impressed with Gill, brief because they knew that he was not their guy. Do not claim that this is just some line contrived by Auburn people to justify their decision. Why? Because it was the same reason why Mike Leach of Texas Tech and Gary Patterson of ... (link)