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Five Ways Of Looking at The Coup de Tuberville
Five Ways Of Looking at The Coup de Tuberville
1. Escape from Cannibal Island. There are two ways off Cannibal Island: you're eaten by sharks, or you're eaten by the locals. Tommy Tuberville, fired after going 85-40 at Auburn and surviving an attempted coup in 2003, chose to be eaten by the locals and stayed despite attempts to fire him. He ...
Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn football coach
Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn football coach
blog.al.com — Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn's football coach, The Birmingham News has learned. An official announcement could... come today. (more) Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn football coach
 Sources: Tommy Tuberville out as Auburn Tigers' head coach
Sources: Tommy Tuberville out as Auburn Tigers' head coach
sports.espn.go.com — Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who won 85 games and one SEC championship in 10 seasons, won't return... as the Tigers' coach in 2009, multiple sources close to the situation told ESPN.com on Wednesday. The decision was made after Tuberville met with ... (more) Sources: Tommy Tuberville out as Auburn Tigers' head coach
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