“Most of the guys I have on the list will probably be in the postseason,” he said. “A few are not. The ones who are not, I’ll visit with them. I’m not in a real big hurry.
"The first week in January would probably be a target date to have somebody on board. It could happen before that, but I don’t foresee it happening any earlier than that. I don’t want to mess with anybody else’s season."
Tuberville said he's whittled down a stack of resumes to about a dozen.
He put Tony Franklin in place last Dec. 12 to install part of the spread offense for the Chick-fil-A Bowl and to help recruiting, but he doesn't think waiting to make a hire will be a detriment.
“As long as you’ve got the month of January to have somebody go out and visit with recruits and start setting a plan for spring practice, I think that’s plenty of time," he said.
A priority will be finding someone who knows the spread but not at the expense of running the ball, a major drawback to the Tony Franklin system.
“You’ve got to be able to (run the ball) in this league,” Tuberville said. “I think that’s pretty much been proven. If you look at everybody in this league, the people who are pretty much at the top of the league are going to have a good running game.”
Some other info from Wednesday:
- Tuberville doesn't know when his much-anticipated postseason meeting with athletic director Jay Jacobs and school president Dr. Jay Gogue will take place. Tuberville is out recruiting for all of Sunday and part of Monday.
- PK Wes Byrum missed his second straight practice but is not ruled out for the Iron Bowl yet. Tuberville said even if sophomore walk-on Morgan Hull kicks in his place, it won't affect the coach's decision on whether or not to kick a field goal. "You can’t look at that,” he said. “If you got the ball at the 35-yard line and it’s fourth-and-4, you’ve got to kick the field goal. You’ve got to line up and put him out there – whoever’s out there – and say, ‘We’re going to get it done.’ You can’t change your coaching style. "
2 comments:
Ah, yes. That vaunted Florida running game.
Still more evidence that this guy has lost touch with the realities of modern college football.
Hey, Tubs. You aren't gonna be hiring anyone if AU loses to Bama. Better polish up your own resume.
RJ,
Are you serious? Florida is number one in rushing yards in the SEC and Alabama is number 2 in rushing yards in the SEC. Both of these teams sit at the top of the SEC standings as well. How does that prove that Tubervile "has lost touch with the realities of modern college football"
Tuberville said. “You’ve got to be able to (run the ball) in this league,”...“I think that’s pretty much been proven. If you look at everybody in this league, the people who are pretty much at the top of the league are going to have a good running game.”
I think he is right. And you think he is wrong? Care to explain?
Tuberville isn't going anywhere whether Auburn wins or not. You don't fire a coach that has been as successful as him after one bad season. That would be the dumbest thing Auburn could do. Now, if Auburn is 5 - 6 this time next year, he may well get the axe.
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