Then there were four: Gene Chizik joins the ranks of the fired
It’s official: Gene Chizik has been fired as the head coach of the University of Auburn. It wasn’t a surprise. Auburn were winless in the SEC, and in their big rivalry games against Georgia and Alabama, the Tigers offense lost 38-0 and 49-0. That’s pretty good going, and enough to really **** off the Tigers fanbases. We all knew it was coming – I think I first realised that Chizik wasn’t going to be around for too long when this team struggled with Utah State at the start of the 2011 season, and then I knew it when they needed overtime to beat Louisiana-Monroe. Anyway, Cam Newton won Chizik a National Championship, and for the next 48 months, Chizik’s going
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