AUBURN, Ala. -- Like many Auburn fans these days, Earl Parsons is pretty fed up.

Every week he watches the Auburn Tigers play a football game, he almost always gets left with the same reaction -- complete disappointment.

“We’re paying (Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville) 3 million dollars a year and he simply can’t run an offense,” Parsons said. “I think it’s an understatement when you say Auburn fans are frustrated.”

By halftime of Saturday’s game against Arkansas, the Tigers had only amassed 53 total yards of offense and their 13 points came strictly off defensive and special teams plays.

“Look at (Bobby Petrino),” said Parsons, a longtime Auburn fan who lives in Birmingham. “He’s making Arkansas move the ball up and down the field with players a lot less talented than we’ve got. That’s awful -- we’ve got to do something.

“If Tuberville doesn’t go 5-1 to end the season, I don’t see how he can’t be on the hot seat.”

One way Tuberville began fixing Auburn’s offensive woes started Wednesday when he unexpectedly fired offensive coordinator Tony Franklin.

“I would have fired him too,” said James Baker, who lives in Montgomery, Ala. “Look at our loss to Vanderbilt or our 3-2 win over Mississippi State. We’re not doing what’s necessary to move the ball.”

Michael Cork, who lives in Birmingham, said he doesn’t care if Tuberville continues to use the Spread offense or just run the ball, he just wants to see the Tigers score more points.

“Whatever happens the rest of the year, I just want to see us score,” Cork said. “That’s the key to the whole thing. We can shut out teams all day long on defense, but we’ve got to find ways to score.”

On The Road ... Again

Mike and Dawn Ziemba, parents of Auburn offensive lineman Lee Ziemba, have been on the road a lot lately.

Since Lee began starting for Auburn last year as a freshman, Mike and Dawn have driven to every home game, and even most of Auburn’s road games.

When Auburn plays at home, the usual routine for the Ziembas is to drive five hours to Memphis on Thursday night after getting off work. On Friday morning, they drive six more hours to Auburn.

“We like to get there by Friday because we stay with some friends and it also allows us to spend a little time with Lee,” said Mike, an Auburn alum. “We feel it’s really important to come and watch him as much as possible.”

Lee, a former lineman for the Rogers Mounties, said earlier this week that seeing his parents often is very meaningful.

“It’s very important that they come to all the games,” Lee said. “It shows how they care.”

War Eagle

One of the best traditions in college football is watching Auburn’s War Eagle soar through the air over Jordan-Hare Stadium before games.

The War Eagle serves as the symbol for Auburn University and is the embodiment of the school’s battle cry.

To date, there have been seven War Eagles, including the current War Eagle, Nova, which began his tenure in 2006. Nova is six years old and participates in every pregame flight, where he ultimately lands in the middle of the field while Auburn fans cheer.