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Unless you took a nap this afternoon and just woke up you are aware that the Florida Gators and their high-octane offense defeated the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama kept it close until Florida and Tim Tebow took over in the 4th quarter. Kudos to Alabama on a great season and what should be BCS appearance in the Sugar Bowl. Look for Florida to most likely square off against the Oklahoma Sooners as Boomer Sooner is putting it to Missouri right now.
On other fronts, Buffalo coach Turner Gill may be interviewed for the Auburn head coaching job. According to an Al.com article, Auburn has asked for permission to speak to Gill.
The Buffalo News reports that the Buffalo AD Warde Manuel spoke with Auburn officials yesterday.
Of course like you would expect from a coaching search you will not get anything from the horse's mouth:
Gill was out recruiting on Saturday and was not available for comment and Manuel declined comment.
I talked to a source at any SEC school that says Auburn is keeping this close to the vest. Gill is an attractive candidate as he turned around Buffalo ,one of the perennial losers in college football, and turned them into MAC Champs. Gill will also surely get some interviews as the up and coming African American coach of the moment. However, this is still Gill's first winning season and trip to a bowl game.
My article yesterday on Charlie Strong was not an indictment of Auburn or a push for them to hire a black coach. I was simply inquiring as to why Strong has not been offered a head coaching job. From what we saw of Strong and his defense today surely the case will be even stronger.
I am of the opinion that Gill should not be interviewed only to appease those who think there are a lack of minority coaches in college football. First of all Gill is already a head coach and will surely get several legitimate job offers. If he is interviewed I hope that it is because he is a well-qualified candidate that would be seriously considered on his merits.
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