Dye's Replacement

[wag...@ur.msstate.edu]

In a wire story that circulated the past couple of days, Birmingham Post-Herald columnist Paul Finebaum listed--some tongue in cheek, some valid--possible replacements for Auburn's Pat Dye. Here there are with his odds in parenthesis:

Pat Sullivan (4-1)--TCU coach, Auburn great
Don James (4-1)
Dick Tomey (4-1)--Arizona coach
Tommy Tuberville (4-1)--Miami defensive coordinator
Dick Sheridan (4-1)
Dan Reeves (4-1)
Mike Gottfried (5-1)
Danny Ford (5-1)--already taken
Wayne Hall (5-1)--Auburn defensive coordinator
Howard Schnellenberger (5-1)
Bill Oliver (6-1)--Alabama assistant coach
Ray Perkins (8-1)
Jackie Sherrill (8-1)--reportedly will sign contact extension at MSU this week.
Tim Stowers (9-1)--Dye pupil and head coach at Georgia Southern
Mack Brown (10-1)
Bill Curry (90-1)
Paul Bryant Jr. (100-1)--would be good for instate recruiting
Pat Dye Jr. (100-1)--could save money on new letterhead and engravings

It was also reported today that Auburn had asked for permission to talk with Fisher DeBerry at Air Force.

My question is: Have there been any reports in any of the newspapers where these coaches (the valid ones) reside that could might suggest Auburn is talking with any of them?

Bill