December 21, 2004
New Tuberville contract pending at Auburn
Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville has reportedly agreed in principle to a new contract proposed by the school that could pay him $2 million annually for 5-7 years.
Tuberville currently makes $1.5 million a year and is line for $300,000 in bonuses this year.
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Kevin Donahue says:
posted on December 21, 2004 07:50 PM — linkTalk about holding the school hostage when you're a hot commodity....damn.
Pete Holiday says:
posted on December 21, 2004 11:05 PM — linkAbsolutely not worth that much, but the SEC will be happy to have him around as a perennial disappointment for years to come.
Bill Underwood says:
posted on December 22, 2004 05:40 PM — linkThe man is worth every penny of his new contract . People are very forgetful , It was just last year that the board of directors at Auburn got down on there bellies and slimbed there way behind his back and tried to hire another coach . The man has alot of class , he didn't make any type of statement about there underhanded actions . He just showed them how good he is .
Those people that knock him and his raise are those spoiled bratts that have lost there dyansty and are bitter , they know who they are and there poor little team in T'town .dave frey says:
posted on December 22, 2004 08:37 PM — linkYeah, but they know the difference between "there" and "their". :)
Steve Fish says:
posted on December 23, 2004 11:42 AM — linkI would say that mr.Frey , mr. Donahue and mr.Schmed said nothing . They did show that Mr.Underwood was correct in his view , even if his spelling was not correct.
We did not hear the same cries when Saban of LSU got his salary raised up to the $2,000,000. mark last year?Kevin Donahue says:
posted on December 23, 2004 04:49 PM — linkFish - If you're waiting for the firm of Frey, Donahue, & schmed to endorse this contract, you're going to need a lot of patience.
Depending on who tells the story, Auburn FIRED/NEARLY FIRED him just one year ago. Now he's a genius?? The same guy who took a pre-season #1 last year and ran them straight into the dregs of the conference? C'mon, are you really buying that? The man who said the only way he'd would leave Ole Miss is "in a pine box" and bolted to Auburn moments later is now the poster boy for class?
Give me a break. Tuberville is a decent coach, but he's stealing money from Auburn now. They should have spent that cash on a few more JC recruits.
Bill Underwood says:
posted on December 24, 2004 03:18 PM — linkTO Kevin Donahue , Dave Frey and Schmed
"A year after he was nearly replaced by Auburn, Tuberville is The Associated Press coach of the year."
Kevin Donahue says:
posted on December 24, 2004 05:00 PM — linkExcellent point, Bill. Let's raise him to $3million. ((rolls eyes))
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DrLaszlo says:
posted on January 4, 2005 12:06 AM — linkAfter watching that Sugar Bowl, I must say that Auburn has made a grievous mistake.
Doesn't the man desire to win championships?
Given the past history (Nebraska in '97, USC last year) --- with a convincing win agains Virgina Tech Auburn would have had a good chance of getting the vote to share the title this year. Instead of playing to win a championship, Auburn chose to play not to lose.
Pathetic.
Auburn drops below Utah, in my opinion...
