The Coaching Situation

On the day before Auburn plays Alabama A & M the coaching situation is still up in the air as far as I know.  The signs this week were not hopeful that a change will be made.  We read on Philip Marshall that Gogue will take a recommendation from Jay Jacobs.  This evidently means that Jacobs will not be fired.  I assume that Jacobs will say let's keep Chizik.  Dr. Gogue is not bound by Jacobs's recommendation, but why would he not do what Jacobs says?  The feeling now is that Chizik will be retained.  If so, we are in for a continuing down period in Auburn football.  Sooner or later Chizik will be fired.  If he is retained, we are just delaying the inevitable.  It could be that the only thing that would change things would be losing to Alabma A & M.  That would be the most embarassing thing in the history of Auburn football in my time.
Gogue speaks to the media after today's board meeting.  I read what he says on Philip's blog but can draw no conclusions.  He is sticking to his plan of not announcing anything until after the season.  It seems to me that he should know now what he is going to do.  At least he does say that the decision on Chizik's status is entirely up to him.  If he doesn't make a change, a dark cloud will hang over Auburn football.