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bw You should see the video of the trustee saying that "interracial will not fly at auburn" , word is a title 6 civil rights complaint is being filed that would force the a.d. and the two trustees most involved in this hire ( Dye + Rane) to be public and there will have to be clear evidence that Chizik is better unless it is a subjective decision- in any regard it will open the books.
Anyway it goes it will be bad for AU .
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lakeview What video are you referring to?
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Charles Barkey’s Ticked Off That Auburn Didn’t Hire Turner Gill
The Big Lead —
... Charles Barkley: Really wishes Auburn had hired a black coach. Like Turner Gill. “I think race was the No. 1 factor. You can say it’s not about race, but you can’t compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume.” Worse yet, the guy who wrote that piece, Mark Schlabach, said he was told by two SEC coaches that Gill didn’t get the gig because of his white wife. Whitlock must be licking his chops to write about this as if he were ...
Executive Placement: Saving Iowa State from the Infinite Abyss
Black Heart Gold Pants —
... Positives: Coming off the most successful season in the history of Buffalo Bulls, finishing 8-5, winning the MAC Championship, and grabbing the first-ever bowl appearance at the functional equivalent of a non-BCS Iowa State. Ties to the conference and the region as a former Nebraska quarterback. Top-shelf potential choice of every program with an open job and a basic understanding of Loving v. Virginia. ...
Of Barkley, Gill and Auburn
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
The one-time Round Mound of Rebound has turned into the Profound Mound of Pronoun on many fronts. Never has Charles Barkley been arguably stronger than on Auburn — where Barkley went to school and played hoops — hiring Gene Chizik and his 5-19 mark at Iowa State over Turner Gill.
Here’s a bunch of great links and info on Deadspin.
If, in fact, Auburn AD Jay Jacobs did see black and white when making this decision, then the school should be red-faced. In a year when the United States elected an African-American president, it is ...
Around the Interwebs
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest —
Why are people hating on Billy Sims for showing a little Sooner spirit at the Heisman ceremony on Saturday? Its a fucking college football award show people, not church.
Auburn was cool with Turner Gill being black, but not his wife being white.
ESPN.com football writer Mark Schlabach told “Outside The Lines” today that two other SEC coaches told him, straight up, that Gill would never get the Auburn job, because he’s ...
Turner Gill is enthusiastic about his return to Buffalo
Dr. Saturday —
... What, the SEC? You didn't think there was anything to that, did you? Turner? In the SEC? That's not really his crowd, you know. Who needs the pressure? The money, the fame, the power, the access to the staggering resources and the most fertile recruiting grounds in the country? Did you really think he'd fall for that old line? ...
Best Hire Ever
Rumors and Rants —
... Then Auburn spent ten days pretending Tuberville resigned and staging the most half-assed coaching search in history. Now Gene Chizik, he of the 5-19 career record at Iowa State, is the new head coach at Auburn University. Let’s just say this situation has exploded in the Auburn athletic department’s face like Peter North on an Arizona State sophomore. ...
Turner Gill Not Interested in Iowa State
The Wiz of Odds —
... ESPN's Mark Schlabach said two other Southeastern Conference coaches told him that Gill would never get the Auburn job because he's married to a white woman. Charles Barkley ...
Stay Classy, Ole Miss
Rush The Court —
... As you may have heard the SEC has been having some issues with accusations of racism in its hiring practices. It looks like Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy, who succeeded Bob Huggins (a man who had his share of ...
The BCA will see the head coach hiring disparity in court
Dr. Saturday —
... and Mark Schlabach, I don't think there's anything in the public record of Auburn's coaching search to suggest it was motivated by anything other than ...
As long as we're on the subject, Charlie Strong has something to say about black head coaches
Dr. Saturday —
This seems to be the offseason that the dam is breaking on the long-simmering dearth of black head coaches at major schools, and no one is more qualified to ...
The Morning After: January 7, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... Apparently, the reporting done by ESPN was Mark Schlabach reporting to “Outside the Lines” that (via Deadspin) “two other SEC coaches told him, straight up, that Gill would never get the Auburn job, because he’s married to a white woman.” Those are strong words. ...
Around the Interwebs
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest —
... All the luck to Joe in his quest to marry Berry and if he does wed her don’t expect him to be a head coach in the SEC. ...
Life on the Margins: Has Buffalo come far enough for an encore?
Dr. Saturday —
... prior to Gill's arrival in 2006 -- not only appeared in its first MAC Championship game, but actually won the thing over undefeated Ball State, such a titanic feat of rehabilitation that the subsequent lack of interest in Gill from bigger could only be chalked up to ulterior motives. The man saved Buffalo, and was rewarded only with ...
SEC West Best and Worst Case Scenarios
Alligator Army —
... Worst Case Scenario: Already with seven losses, and Bama about to deliver the eighth, Auburn fans begin chanting, "Tur-ner-Gill! Tur-ner-Gill!" Auburn officials give Chizik a vote of confidence and insist that Gill being black or married to a white woman had nothing to do with his rejection. Nope, not at all. ...
Making a Case for Charlie Strong
CollegeGameBalls: College Football at its Finest —
... And it’s an issue that needs to be tackled. The same thing reportedly happened last season to Buffalo coach Turner Gill when he interviewed for the then-vacant Auburn job. Some said he didn’t get the job because his wife was white. ...
