Give him a little more credit than that. He was a Broyles award winning coordinator at Auburn and had some really nasty defenses during his time here. He was also the assistant head coach on that Texas team that beat USC for the national title.
He had a long list of coaching accomplishments prior to Auburn. Deion, by contrast, has a body of work as a coach you could fit on a postage stamp.
Chizik was a first-rate assistant, and I miss him on the SEC Network — a great TV analyst. He’s just one of those guys who is a fantastic COO or CFO, but simply isn’t a CEO.
There were signs of that in his first HC job at Iowa State, and the deficiencies were laid bare on the plains. If not for stumbling into Cam Newton, I think he would have been fired at least one year before he was.
We’ve had a few of those over the years — Homer Smith failed as a HC twice, but was an OC for the ages. Jeremy Pruitt might be the best DC we’ve ever had, but it would be generous to call him a dumpster fire as a HC. Mike Shula is a great QB coach, a semi-passable OC, and totally overmatched as a HC.
Dub you're a champ...not being facetious...this has to be difficult and you're handling it with class...Good onya...
Agreed all around.