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Message: [QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5519320, member: 10528"] Gene Chizik was hired by Auburn after being 5-19 or something at Iowa State. but he was a former D.C. at Auburn and Iowa State was a tough job at the time. It is pretty rare, however, for a school to dare to hire someone coming off a poor season (much less two). Even with a 14-0 season proving the doubters wrong, Chizik only lasted 4 total years at Auburn. Pretty rare to get fired 2 years after going undefeated. His original contract with Iowa State was for 6 years. If Fran leaves next year after a 10-3 and (say) 5-7... the next job will be a short leash. If they start slow, the fan base will be "Fran Brown was all McCord and a weak 2024 ACC schedule." Maybe that's worth it, maybe not. He kind of has to prove he can win without having a really good QB to carry the whole team. Most SEC fan bases do not accept 38-3 losses very well. [/QUOTE]