Auburn's Borges will be on a bunch of lists soon. (Image: AL.com)
I saw an article in the Birmingham News about Auburn Offensive Coordinator Al Borges' desire to become a head coach. Apparently, he has been an OC for the past 20 years, and he still hasn't gotten his shot. (ht - jimfromduluth). A conversation on DawgRun got me to thinking that his shot at being a Head Coach may be closer than he thinks.
Consider all the jobs that could open up in the next 2 years that will cause a musical chairs situation like the 2001 season when around 25 coaches changed jobs including traditional powers such as Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Miami and USC.
New faces on the horizon (in no particular order)
- Big 12:
- Texas A&M
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Penn State
- Michigan State
- Kentucky
- Miss State
- Arkansas
- Miami
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- NC State
- UNC
Big 10:
SEC:
Ken Whisenhunt, Steelers OC and GT's dream candidate to replace Gailey? (Image: NFL.com)
ACC:
Consider that someone is going to have to fill all those jobs, which may open up jobs at:
- Louisville - the huge contract was symbolic as the buyout is only $1 million. Any Top 10 program could come in and offer a little more cash and pick him off.
- Auburn - Tubs a top candidate at Texas A*M and Miami
- West Virginia - Being talked about in Tally. And if PSU goes outside of their family, they would do well to look in Rich Rod's direction.
In other words, Borges -- who has ties to the SEC, Pac-10 and Big 10, could finally be close to getting the shot he wants.
Other articles of interest on this topic:
- TSN (via MSNBC) - ACC Coaches on the Hot Seat
- Houston Chronicle - CUSA Coaches on the Hot Seat
- The Tennessean (via the Jackson Sun) - Ranking the SEC Hot Seats
Compare all of that pending instability, with what we have here with Richt. Good times indeed.
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