Could Matt Rhule dominos send Gus sneaking to Baylor? If so, who does Auburn go after?

I can't stand the self-promoter Gus, but I admit one thing; he's always had great ability to find the right job at the right time.

Seven years at Auburn is the longest he's ever been at any job, and he is always well aware of his surroundings. Gus always knows who’s in the room. He also knows many Auburn fans would secretly like to punch him in the nads. So he would love to leave now and lock in his tenure at Auburn, where he could come back and visit and be treated like royalty whenever he needed an ego stroke in the off season.

Sure, he could torture Auburn fans for another year, and he has North Carolina as his markee non conference game next year, so the schedule looks pretty favorable on the surface. However, your offensive line is in shambles. They sucked in the past week, and those were your best guys, and now they all graduate? And UNC is no slouch on defense if I remember correctly. So in reality, you’re ripe to be upset by UNC, and/or Ole Miss or Kentucky or even Southern Miss, early next year. Could easily be 3-2 going into the Georgia game and then Jimbo the next week.

Yes. Gus is having phone sex with Jimmy Sexton as we speak.

Buyout negotiation < Gus’s ego. Money good. Ego recharge great.

Leave Auburn now while you know you’re hated, but while you can yet also pretend you’re not hated.

Auburn would be like, “aww, give me a hug, we hate to see you go” while simultaneously thinking “GTFO already, keep the house in town for nostalgic purposes, fine, for when you visit, fine, just G.T.F.O…”

Lock in his tenure at Auburn, lock in “no losing seasons” and secure his “legacy” since his ego is so much more in play with any decision he makes than most people realize. He could come back and visit and be treated like royalty, dinner with Pat Dye, etc. His daughters would have keys to the house for whenever they visit. Great setup.

Baylor. The Baylor Bears. Moved away from the Southern Baptist Convention, but still Baptist enough for Gus to hang in there for two or three years and leave skidmarks trying to convince himself he’s somehow earned the Texas job. Or at worst, do a few years in Waco and then find a landing spot for retirement at Okie State or TCU. And still watch from afar and giggle like a little girl as his cult members in Northwest Arkansas try to continue screwing up the Razorback program.

Kristi gets a guest appearance with Chip and Joanna on “Fixer Upper.” Stay-cations and shopping with the girls in Austin and DFW and Houston. A hundred-acre ranch with ponds and horses. All the full seasons of “Dallas” on DVD, rediscover the daily exploits of Sue Ellen and Pamela. Hell, trip to Paris like Carmella Soprano.