Maybe I'm missing something, but here is a quote from the article. Seems that Tubby has ZERO interest in LSU.
"I don't understand how these things keep coming up," he said. "We're finishing up a contract with Auburn right now to stay in Auburn for a long time. This is where I want to be." Asked if he was interested in the LSU job, Tuberville said: "I'm interested in Auburn." -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Todd Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:00 PM To: RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Tubby to stay. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'RollTideFan'" <RTF@RollTideFan.net> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 2:52 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] Tubby to stay. > Tuberville plans to stay put > > Thursday, December 23, 2004 > By PHILLIP MARSHALL > Times Sports Staff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bullshit. Read the next story below: ==================== http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/NEWSV5/storyV527TUBE RVILLE.htm Tuberville responds to rumors By Jay G. Tate Montgomery Advertiser December 27, 2004 AUBURN -- Coach Tommy Tuberville, currently working out the details of a new seven-year deal with Auburn, has emerged as a candidate for the vacancy at LSU. Those two facts seem mutually exclusive. Or maybe not. In its Sunday editions, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cites an unnamed source who said Tuberville's agent, Memphis-based lawyer Jimmy Sexton, has been given permission to speak with LSU officials if the school has interest. Reached by phone Sunday night, Tuberville said he remains committed to Auburn but didn't rule out anything. "I don't understand how these things keep coming up," he said. "We're finishing up a contract with Auburn right now to stay in Auburn for a long time. This is where I want to be." Asked if he was interested in the LSU job, Tuberville said: "I'm interested in Auburn." Tuberville agreed in principle last week to a seven-year contract worth approximately $2 million per season. It includes a generous buyout provision that ensures Tuberville the financial security he's been seeking since last fall, when school officials secretly talked with Louisville coach Bob Petrino about Auburn's top job. Richardson and Auburn University attorney Lee Armstrong still are working out the details of Tuberville's contract. The coach said Sunday that he expects to see a first draft this week, then will confer with Sexton about his next move. Tuberville and his staff are traveling to New Orleans today for a Sugar Bowl event. Players report on Tuesday. In six seasons at Auburn, Tuberville is 50-24. The Tigers are 12-0 this season and have been ranked No. 3 since early November, which is the team's highest ranking in 14 years. Still, this is the first season of Tuberville's head-coaching career in which his team will finish with less than four losses. His best seasons before this were 9-4 finishes in 2000 and 2002. The LSU vacancy was created on Saturday when coach Nick Saban accepted an offer to guide the NFL's Miami Dolphins, earning a significant raise on the $2.3 million salary he was drawing in Baton Rouge. LSU reportedly is interested chiefly in Petrino and former Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis, who helped resurrect the Miami program in the 1990s. Other possible candidates include Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, California's Jeff Tedford and LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher. The school is expected to begin interviewing coaches this week. Stewart Slack, chairman of the LSU board of supervisors, said Sunday night that athletic director Skip Bertman began preparing for a possible search last week in the event Saban decided to leave. "I think the fans would be surprised at how much work has been done already," said Bertman, who described his working list as "long" and with "huge" names, but didn't identify anyone specifically. Bertman said he already had talked to Saban and Sexton -- also Saban's agent -- about potential candidates. _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list RTF@rolltidefan.net http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
