AUman43 5 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Before coming to Iowa State, Chizik had an exemplary resume. He was Auburn's defensive coordinator from 2002-04, before taking a similar position at Texas. His teams had back-to-back undefeated teams at Auburn in 2004 and the Texas national championship team the following year with a personal 28-game winning streak over two-plus years with the Tigers and Longhorns. National honors followed. Chizik won the Frank Broyles Award, honoring the nation's top assistant coach and was named on many lists as the nation's top future coach and top defensive coordinator. In a sense, Chizik's white-hot coaching status a few years ago was a little like current Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. Many observers were surprised when he jumped at the Iowa State job to start his head coaching career. Unlike Muschamp, who parlayed his recent success into a head coach designate position at Texas, Chizik opted for the challenges of starting his career at Iowa State. The Cyclones had 17 non-winning seasons in a 19-year period before Dan McCarney took them to five bowl games during a span of six season from 2000-05. McCarney was let go after a 4-8 record in 2006. But Chizik has been challenged in the Big 12 North Division, posting a 5-19 record in his two seasons at Iowa State, including a 2-14 record in conference play. Sometimes, the toughest decision for an ambitious coach is determining when and if to leave. It will be interesting to see if Chizik has learned anything from his previous career moves. Iowa State Cyclones, Gene Chizik, Auburn Tigers, Dan McCarney, Texas Longhorns, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Frank Broyles Award, Will Muschamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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