Chizic will be fired over empty seats imo. Tennessee was about 20 mil in the red this year due to bad coaching. In a perfect world were fans filled the stadiums and bought merchandise no matter the W's and L's, universities would not pay these buyouts and Chizic would be at Auburn next year.
I believe Auburn has bottomed out from having Cam and the spread disaster. They will most likely have a winning season next year, chiz or no Chiz, with better and more mature players. The new coach will look like a genius, but I believe this season will have a positive impact on young players on the roster.
Chizic is never going to be a great coach, but give him another year!!! He can do 7-5!