Just staked out Jay Jacobs at the airport. He returned from Memphis on a school plane withschool president Jay Gogue, senior associate athletic director Tim Jackson and associate AD Mark Richard.

Here's what Jacobs had to say to a group of reporters:

Do you have your man?
Nope, we’re still in the process.

How close are you to getting your man?
I think that if everything continues to go well then in the next few days, we ought to have the process narrowed down pretty well. We’ll go from there, but we’re still moving along. It’s been good so far.

Are you in the negotiations stages?
We’re just still processing right now. A lot of things going on.

Multiple reports have said Gene Chizik is going to be your next coach. True or false?
We’re just still working through the deal.

That’s it guys.

The public's response was, shall we say, not favorable. A group of about 20 fans also made it to the airport. One particularly vocal one booed the Auburn University plane as it landed, holding his arms out and giving two thumbs down as he yelled.

As Jacobs exited the tarmac, he shouted, "We want a leader, not a loser."

Just a bizarre scene all around.