blog.al.com - 12/3/2008
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Three sources close to the Leach camp said the Texas Tech coach would consider Auburn if the job were open.
sports.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
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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 ...
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Sources: Tommy Tuberville out as Auburn Tigers' head coach
sportingnews.com - 12/4/2008
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sportingnews.com —
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 ...
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Five Ways Of Looking at The Coup de Tuberville
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Is Mike Leach Ready To Leave Or Is It A Bargaining Chip?
The Redshirt Señior —
... to meet with Washington officials about their opening and it's being reported that Auburn has reached out to people close to Leach to gauge his interest in succeeding Tommy Tuberville, ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... Kevin Scarbinsky, Birmingham News: An unofficial Auburn representative has reached out to people close to Arkansas' Bobby Petrino and Texas Tech's Mike Leach to gauge their interest in succeeding Tommy Tuberville if the school decides to fire him, a source familiar with the contacts told the newspaper. ...
Tuberville out at Auburn; Mike Leach or Bobby Petrino (seriously) may be on deck
Dr. Saturday —
... Rumors are already flying about Tubs' successor, starting with one very intriguing name and one very ... let's say ... familiar name possibly waiting in the wings: ...
HAMMER, FELL: TUBERVILLE OUT AT AUBURN
EDSBS —
... , setting off flirtations with Mike Leach and whomever else you care to mention in association with the job, including Bobby Petrino, Nick Saban, Chuck Bass, Charlie Weis (HA WE KEED), Gerg Robinson, Terry Bowden, Al Borges, Donald Rumsfeld, Phil Fulmer, Tommy Bowden, Rich Kotite, a particularly charismatic overhead projector, a sinister puppet that puts players through macabre torture scenarios, Sylvester Croom, Steve Spurrier, Senator Richard Shelby, Bela Karolyi, Lou Holth, Paul Giamatti (he’s in everything,) Jon Voight reading his lines from Varsity Blues over ...
Tuberville Is Out at Auburn
The Wiz of Odds —
... Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News reported earlier Wednesday that Auburn officials had contacted Arkansas' Bobby Petrino and Texas Tech's Mike Leach to gauge their interest if the school decided to fire Tuberville. ...
God No: Auburn Fires Tuberville, Petrino Contacted?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Not exactly a shocker, but the BIRMINGHAM NEWS reports this afternoon that Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn coach.
No other details are forthcoming, except that the announcement could come today.
The News also reports on possible replacements, which somehow, SOME WAY include Bobby Petrino.
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Tuberville Out at Auburn
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Auburn Chooses Another Direction
Track Em Tigers —
... has been fired as Auburn football coach. As WarDamnZach reported minutes ago, sources have confirmed in the last hour that the tenure of Tommy Tuberville is officially over on the Plains. Here are links to various reports around the South...
Birmingham News
Mobile Press-Register
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Auburn Undercover
Auburn also has unofficially contacted both Mike Leach of Texas Texh and Bobby Petrino of Arkansas to gauge their interest. ...
An unofficial Auburn representative has reached out to people close to Arkansas' Bobby Petrino and...
Double-T Nation —
... Unofficial Auburn contact made with camp of Texas Tech's Mike Leach, source says - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com ...
Tommy Tuberville out at Auburn
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... . No shock given the disappointing season the Tigers have had. The paper’s blog is also reporting an unofficial school representative has been in touch with Texas Tech’s Mike Leach to see what interest he has in its job. Leach also was interviewed by Washington. Have to think Auburn is a far better gig than that with the Huskies. ...
Auburn Fires Tuberville; Another SEC Coach Bites the Dust
The Bull Gator —
... Early reports are saying the school has unofficially contacted Texas Tech’s Mike Leach and Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino to gauge their interest in the opening. Petrino will officially become the joke of the nation if he ends up in his fourth job in as many years.
One Con Eats Coaches Alive, While Notre Dame Can’t Swallow
Signal to Noise —
... Mutual parting, as far as I can read into newspaper copy. And really, a paper is actually saying Petrino is a candidate to replace Tubs? ...
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Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Auburn, ACC, Avery
sportingnews.com 12/4/2008 — Today's Calls: Tommy Tuberville vs. Mike Leach, ACC vs. Big Ten, Giants vs. the NFL, Dustin Pedroia vs. Sean Avery, Kevin Williams vs. Pat Williams, Raiders vs. Chargers, LeBron vs. Kobe and More.
The Opening Pitch: Plenty of winners and losers ...
The Rumors are Flying; Mike Leach to Auburn? Chris Petersen to Mississippi State?
thebullgator.blogspot.com 12/5/2008 — It’s hard to determine what’s fact and what are merely rumors at this point, but we might as well go along for the ride.
Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell thinks there’s a good chance Mike Leach will leave. Could it be to become the next coach at Auburn? He’s already removed his name from...
Mike Leach Offered Extension; Is Houston Nutt Auburn’s Man?
thebullgator.blogspot.com 12/6/2008 — As time advances, the rumors change. Apparently Mike Leach was offered a 5-year extension from Texas Tech and is no long being considered for the Auburn job. So who exactly does Auburn want? There are two names being rumored . Houston Nutt from Ole Miss and FSU’s coach-in-waiting ...
Houston Nutt Agrees to Extension; What Does Auburn Do Know? —
The Bull Gator
Ole Miss and head coach Houston Nutt have agreed to an extension that will keep him with the Rebels through 2012, so it appears that he is out of the Auburn race now as well. So what do the Tigers do? We’ve heard all the names: Mike Leach , Houston Nutt, Jimbo Fisher , Will Muschamp . ...
Wiz Podcast: Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News —
The Wiz of Odds
What's the story behind the resignation of Tommy Tuberville at Auburn? Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News helps sort it out in our latest podcast. With a report that Mike Leach is out of the running at Washington, does this mean the Texas Tech coach is headed to the Plains? And if Leach isn't ...
Tuberville out at Auburn, Leach or Calhoun next? —
The Red Zone Report
In a move that almost all of the college football world saw coming for the majority of the season, Tommy Tuberville stepped down at Auburn today.
The last time Tuberville was on edging towards the furnace, the Tigers went 13-0 the following season. Unfortunately, there was no escape this ...
Tuberville Out at Auburn —
Garnet And Black Attack
Tuberville Out at Auburn
My criticism: who will replace him? Sure, Tuberville did poorly this year, but the lack of candidates makes me think this is a bad move. Muschamp has Texas lined up in a couple of years. Petrino has supposedly denied interest. Mike Leach is a friend of Tony ...
Chris Petersen to Mississippi State? —
Friends of the Program
The interwebs say it’s confirmed, so it must be true . Boise State’s Chris Petersen to be the new head coach at Mississippi State. Meanwhile, on the Plains of Auburn, it’s Leach, no it’s Jimbo, no it’s Nutt, no it’s Leach again…well, it’s ...
HEAD, SPINNING. WE’RE A GONNA WIN. —
EDSBS
So… it’s Houston Nutt at Auburn, and not Leach, or Leach and not Nutt, or Jimbo Fisher, or WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AUBURN. Your status as the Parador/Costaguana of the SEC is complete. Just put the next coach in an overly medaled jacket with epaulets and have him make grand ...
STAY ICY, PEOPLE, BUT… —
EDSBS
…there’s your first “source close to the situation” saying Leach is close to finalizing a deal to come to Auburn.
so nervous
SO EXCITED
so nervous
SO EXCITED
S.S. LEACH BRIEFLY DOCKS AT WASHINGTON, SAILS ON —
EDSBS
Leach and Pat Hill are both out of consideration for the Washington job. It is still a pirate’s life for Leach, who is theoretically still in line for the Auburn job or a hefty pay raise at his own job.
Buckethead proves that being frightening and talented are not mutually ...
Leach withdraws from UWash consideration —
Double-T Nation
I just heard on the latest Sportscenter that someone close to Leach said he withdrew his name from the Washington job. I hope this is true, and I hope the Captain isn't doing this so he can look at the Auburn job. Anyways it's still good that he's done with UW. Go Tech!
Go Tech! Go Tech! Go ...
Where in the world is Mike Leach? —
Dr. Saturday
Either the Cap'n is close to finalizing a deal with Auburn , according to "a source with knowledge of the situation," or he's negotiating a new contract with Texas Tech as we speak, according to Tech AD Gerald Myers. Neither source under the circumstances is necessarily more ...
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Have you ever wanted to read an in depth, and we’re talking cavity search deep, explanation of how the BCS works and why it sucks so much? If you pressed one on your touch-tone phone check out this great post by Amphibious Sports Duo .
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Where Art Thou, Mike Leach? —
Bleacher Report - College Football
Recent reports have surfaced that the Washington Huskies have become deeply interested in Texas Tech head coach, and Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year, Mike Leach.
The man who has helped the air-raid version of the spread offense become household ...
