It seems like we've been bouncing around which of our coaches are on the hot seat.
First there was Chizik, and now it's none other than basketball coach Tony Barbee.
Brought in to replace former coach Jeff Lebo, Barbee has underachieved in a big way since becoming the Tigers' coach in 2010.
This is his third season, and it's also going to be the third season at the helm of an Auburn basketball team with a losing record.
While it may not have been entirely his fault after one season, or even two, three seasons is enough time to turn a program around. That is, if you're the man to do it.
Right now it seems that the John Calipari protege is not that man.
His Tigers have an underachieving record of 9-19 (3-12 SEC) this year with only three regular season games to play.
Not to mention that they have lost 12 of their last 13 games, and six in a row.
Compare that to his 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 records which were 11-20 (4-12 SEC) and 15-16 (5-11 SEC) respectively, and it seems like the Tigers are going backwards.
It seems like the basketball team is going backwards because they are.
If Barbee makes it to another season it's not going to get any easier.
The Tigers will lose senior starters Frankie Sullivan, Rob Chubb and Josh Wallace.
Chubb and Sullivan are almost undoubtedly Auburn's key players, and the men still have a dismal record.
It's not like Barbee did poorly in recruiting last year either. In fact, he did well.
He signed two four-star ESPN top 100 recruits in Shaquille Johnson and Jordan Price, and another four-star in Brian Greene.
Those players are the future of Auburn men's basketball, and will need to become leaders in the next few seasons.
I realize it's difficult to come into college basketball and immediately play well, so obviously the freshmen get a pass on this year, but once again Barbee has had two or three years with many of these players, and still cannot get them to produce wins.
The talent is there. Sullivan was close to the top of SEC scoring for much of the season, and is still in the top 10, while Chubb is in the top 10 in rebounds.
Since they will be gone next season, new players will have to step up if Barbee has any chance of making it to his fifth season as Auburn's head coach, and it's not even certain that he will make it to his fourth.
Basketball can be one of the most fun college sports to watch, and obviously most of Auburn's students feel the same way.
Before everyone found out that the team was not going to be anything special, students packed the Auburn Arena on home SEC games.
Students were hoping to see something special out of Barbee's side, but the coach let them down.
The University would owe Barbee $3 million if it were to relieve him of his coaching duties, and some think that would be a small price to pay for a chance at watching good basketball.
Auburn already owes Chizik a little under $8 million, so some think it is a small price to pay for victories.
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