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[Sellular1]

Auburn hired Kirby Smart

I see he's the leading candidate, but I can't find where it says he was hired

He did this the other day too, saying Chris Petersen was going to Arkansas.

Sellular, I don't know who your sources are, but as of this moment, they're full of crap.

Lick my balls

Auburn Tigers Hire Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart

4 hours ago by Patrick Schmidt

The Auburn Tigers have reportedly hired Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart to be their head coach according to sources.

Auburn had reportedly been interested in Charlie Strong and Bobby Petrino among others for the job, but according to a number of reports, the school that won the 2010 national title got the man they wanted and will pay Smart $3.2 million in the first year of his contract.

On Monday I wrote about Auburn interviewing Smart with the bitter in-state rivals, and found the notion to be somewhat shocking that he would leave for Auburn.

It’s not surprising that he would leave, because Smart is talented and experienced enough to be a head coach in the SEC having worked under the game’s best head coach Nick Saban for a number of years, but the idea he would leave for the Tigers was one I didn’t think would come to fruition.

However, the last Auburn coach that played for the Georgia Bulldogs as Smart has and later coached at Alabama was former Auburn coach Pat Dye, who is the school’s third all-time winningest coach and a winner of four SEC championships, so the move isn’t without precedent–and success.

I wonder how Alabama fans feel about this move, because they lose their defensive coordinator before their BCS National Championship Game next month to their rival–even if its’ widely acknowledged Saban runs the defense–it’s still a blow.

However, at the same time their rival just hired a coach with zero head coaching experience and can trust Nick Saban to run the defense at a high level and replace Smart with a highly regarded defensive assistant.

Smart would inherit one of the worst offenses in the nation, but has a strong group of defensive talent committed to coming to Auburn and the hiring of Smart I would think only strengthens that commitment.

Auburn is coming off a 3-9 season and fired Gene Chizik two years after winning the national championship and was winless this season in the SEC.

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[GaUSFBull]

Wow 4 hours ago and no one else of note is reporting it. Just some local Chicago guy. You may be right in the end, as usual, but it remains to be seen.

[Apis Bull]

Source: Bret Bielema to Arkansas

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8709694/bret-bielema-head-coach-wisconsin-badgers-accepts-position-coach-arkansas-razorbacks-source

[Apis Bull]

Darrell Hazell is Purdue's top choice

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8709637/darrell-hazell-head-coach-kent-state-golden-flashes-top-coaching-candidate-purdue-boilermakers-sources

[Triple B]

Auburn hired Kirby Smart

I see he's the leading candidate, but I can't find where it says he was hired

He did this the other day too, saying Chris Petersen was going to Arkansas.

Sellular, I don't know who your sources are, but as of this moment, they're full of crap.

Lick my balls

Auburn Tigers Hire Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart

4 hours ago by Patrick Schmidt

You inadvertently left off the first part of that headline: College Football Rumors:

[Apis Bull]

Malzahn to Auburn per ESPN right now

[Apis Bull]

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8709919/gus-malzahn-accepts-auburn-tigers-coaching-job

[Sellular1]

Auburn hired Kirby Smart

I see he's the leading candidate, but I can't find where it says he was hired

He did this the other day too, saying Chris Petersen was going to Arkansas.

Sellular, I don't know who your sources are, but as of this moment, they're full of crap.

Lick my balls

Auburn Tigers Hire Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart

4 hours ago by Patrick Schmidt

You inadvertently left off the first part of that headline: College Football Rumors:

I copied from another site... Jeez

[Ghost]

ok so Malzahn is off the list lol

Arky just filled their position as well.

[GaUSFBull]

Auburn hired Kirby Smart

I see he's the leading candidate, but I can't find where it says he was hired

He did this the other day too, saying Chris Petersen was going to Arkansas.

Sellular, I don't know who your sources are, but as of this moment, they're full of crap.

Lick my balls

Auburn Tigers Hire Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart

4 hours ago by Patrick Schmidt

You inadvertently left off the first part of that headline: College Football Rumors:

I copied from another site... Jeez

How did that rumor work out for you? Just like the others, eh?