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He should be

He has been on the hot seat for years.
I doubt he will be coaching at Auburn next year

Sometimes change is needed. The hotseat is appropriate.

He'll be back, though he'll need to throw some of his longtime assistants under the bus.

If he has a similar year next year, though...

Terry Bowden might be ready for a comeback..

I don't think the hotseat is necessary. Does anyone remember 2004? Granted, Tuberville should not have released Tony Franklin in the middle of the season, but I'd give the Riverboat Gambler one or two more seasons.

Note to any coaches: do not coach in Alabama. The boosters are out of their minds there.

What injuries have they had? I'm aware of Trott but what other injuries? Blackmon wasn't an injury loss from what I have heard. Although I could be wrong.

He is coaching the third best team in the state (Yes Troy could have beat them).

Getting rid of Tommy would be a terrible idea. Good coach, good recruiter, just needs to get the right assistants and they will be back in TWO years

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Originally posted 10:49 AM ET  12.01 by Spaceman Spiff

He'll be back, though he'll need to throw some of his longtime assistants under the bus.If he has a similar year next year, though...

I'm not sure I'd consider firing his offensive staff as "throwing them under the bus". They've been gawd-awful for a couple of years now. They need to go NOW.

If he did throw them under the bus then it would be one of the few successful throws Auburn has had all season.

Auburn's weakness for the past decade has been the boring, sleep inducing offense. If Tuberville is fired, I'd say Auburn should re-hire Tony Franklin as the head coach and the man in charge. His offense didn't work for the Tigers because there was NO cooperation between him and the rest of the staff on the offense. What point was there to the hire then?

I hope he stays. He has made a lot of money off Bama being on probation and not being able to recruit. Now he is surrounded by Richt, Meyer, and Saban when it comes to recruiting. The results are beginning to show. Give him an extension!!

As a Tide fan, I would love to see him go. But, how dumb would Auburn be not to give this guy one more year at least.

I'm not sure I'd consider firing his offensive staff as "throwing them under the bus". They've been gawd-awful for a couple of years now. They need to go NOW.

Maybe so, but wasn't it the "Tubster" that hired this "gawd-awful staff?" When the AD gives the coach what he wants, the coach has to assume the blame!!

I think Auburn would be making a big mistake by firing Tuberville. I am personally a big fan of Tommy T and love his coaching style. Who could they possibly find to replace him who would be a better coach? Tuberville (although originally from Texas), is a true vanguard of SEC football and it would be a loss for the conference if he left.

We need to beat him 5 more times just to get even..Keep him..Roll Tide

Its complicated. As a resident of Alabama....and a neutral observer of AU and UA....I can speak the truth about the situation that others are afraid to. The TRUTH is this: Auburn defined success as "winning the Iron Bowl"...they had NO OTHER ASPIRATIONS. So, they were happy with mediocre seasons as long as they beat Alabama. They never envisioned that Alabama would hire a quality coach and return to level the playing field with all of the problems the Tide had, in the not so distant past....but who could blame them for thinking this way? Just look at SMU...they still haven't recovered.

Believe me, If Auburn would have won Saturday...we wouldn't be having this discussion. Tuberville would have been the "greatest coach that ever lived" once again....but now reality has finally set in on some of the Auburn faithful. The team in Tuscaloosa is relevant again..and all signs(recruiting, coaching, media hype, overall talent, etc) point to them dominating Auburn again...like that Ole Bear fellow did. Now, if your ONLY claim to fame was beating Alabama when they were subpar...and you seriously question if you could ever do that again...you would panic too...and throw anybody under the bus if you thought it would heal the wounds.

UABsuckx would you happen to be a Troy fan that is mad about the way Tubby treated Tony Franklin. You would be right. Anyways, they give him one more year.

If Auburn keeps him, he'll eventually just float away on those giant dumbo ears....

5-7? Weis is 6-6 and getting 10 times the heat!!!