By: Larry Burton
Get the popcorn and settle in to watch this battle of idiots in what is another chapter of “Why Auburn Continues to be a Joke”.
First of all, Auburn is asking a former high school coach that at one time thought $35,000 a year was a good salary for a coach to give up a 38 million dollar guarantee so he won’t be fired. On the other side is a guy who makes Steve Martin’s character in “The Jerk” look intelligent by even considering their offer.
Auburn is basically saying, “Hey Gus, we really screwed up offering a lame coach like you such a long contract and were even more stupid for ponying up a guaranteed 38 million bucks to go along with that.