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Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:42 am to
Posted by RandySavage
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Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:42 am to
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Give it a year. Freeze has been on how long?


I'm not saying Freeze can't get to a level that could challenge UGA and Bama, but people are acting like he's already doing it. Right now he has to be worried about having enough bodies to have a 2-deep at certain positions.

There is a big difference in being able to find potentially capable warm bodies and competing with the two best programs in the country, but deep down you already know this.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
21478 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:48 am to
I actually agree with this. Yes we had a solid end to the recruiting class and have gotten some needs in the portal but our roster is 3 years away from being in the top 4ish of the SEC.

The success we've had lately under Freeze raises our floor but not sure how much it increases our ceiling currently. Should make us at least around or above the rosters at Ole Miss and MSU. That's how bad our last 2 classes were.
Posted by Poker Dough
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2018
9906 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:49 am to
Please show me where I said the job is done? I think me saying give it a year insinuates there is work to be done. To say what Freeze has done since getting hired is anything short of remarkable, given the circumstances, is foolish
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:50 am to
Reality is pretty much every successful SEC head coach is winning the division, or the outright title, within their first 2 or 3 years on the job.

That’s the bar for Freeze… the portal makes it easier than ever, but we’ll see.
Posted by RandySavage
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Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:50 am to
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The success we've had lately under Freeze raises our floor but not sure how much it increases our ceiling currently


Very well said.

quote:

Should make us at least around or above the rosters at Ole Miss and MSU. That's how bad our last 2 classes were


I almost put in my last post we need to be more worried about catching up with UT, Ole Miss, Ark etc... right now than being worried about UGA and Bama
Posted by Beachbum87
Niceville, FL
Member since Oct 2022
4365 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:52 am to
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Reality is pretty much every successful SEC head coach is winning the division, or the outright title, within their first 2 or 3 years on the job.


Every successful SEC head coach? So Kirby and Saban? This comment vexes me.
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
35304 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:52 am to
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Please show me where I said the job is done? I think me saying give it a year insinuates there is work to be done


Well to be fair you said after my first post which was in response to you saying "if Freeze keeps recruiting like this", which to me implies he is already doing it.
Posted by wareaglepete
Union of Soviet Auburn Republics
Member since Dec 2012
18102 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:55 am to
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winning the division, or the outright title, within their first 2 or 3 years on the job.


This is correct. If your coach doesn’t do something big by year two, the chances are very great they never will.
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
14223 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:55 am to
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I almost put in my last post we need to be more worried about catching up with UT, Ole Miss, Ark etc... right now than being worried about UGA and Bama









quote:

Very well said.
Posted by Poker Dough
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2018
9906 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:56 am to
Sorry I couldn't help with your reading comprehension
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
35304 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:59 am to
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If our staff continues to recruit like this


So in your mind the above statement is not meant to imply that something is already happening? How exactly do you continue something that isn't already happening?
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
22551 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:59 am to
What don’t you get?

- Saban at LSU year 2
- saban at Bama year 2
- Kirby year 2
- tubs year 2
- Meyer year 2
- chizik year 2
- gus year 1
- Richt year 2
- Les year 2

The only real except is Philip Fulmer.
Posted by Poker Dough
Atlanta
Member since Jan 2018
9906 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:03 pm to
Something is being done to get us from where we were to where we are, right? With a complete year to put into the next class, with this level of effort, results will be better...we aren't behind the 8 ball. 2, 3, and more years out even more so. To think he is going to land a top 5 class in 4 weeks is stupid.
Posted by jsmoove
Member since Oct 2010
13465 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:05 pm to
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The only real except is Philip Fulmer.



Took Dabo a few. Didn't look good after year three even though their recruiting was fine.
Posted by Beachbum87
Niceville, FL
Member since Oct 2022
4365 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:05 pm to
I take your comment to mean sustained success in the new age of CFB and not just one season like Chiz/Gus. If you have to go back to 2000 I think you’re reaching - the landscape was much more different.
Posted by Dilligas
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
352 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:13 pm to
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Do we expect to get the Baylor guard tonight?


Don’t know. Although he included Florida in his finalists, the insiders think it’s between Nebraska and Auburn. On3 thinks it’s Nebraska, but Freeze retweeted Mazzccua’s tweet of when he would announce, and Mazzccua retweeted Gunner Briton’s commitment tweet, so if those things matter we may have a chance here.
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
21478 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:24 pm to
I would say judge the roster and if we have a competent QB by year 3. 2 years isnt enough time to build from high school. That should be your judge if we are on any type of championship trajectory.

And for the Freeze haters if there any still our there unless some real shite goes down Hugh is probably here around 10 years
Posted by Scoper
i love hugh freeze
Member since Mar 2021
3346 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:39 pm to
The on3 prediction machine has it at over 90% to Nebraska
Posted by Scoper
i love hugh freeze
Member since Mar 2021
3346 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:42 pm to
Picked up a center from east carolina that was committed to Illinois

LINK
This post was edited on 1/10/23 at 12:48 pm
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5523 posts
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:48 pm to
I don't know anything about the guy but if he can start that huge just from the standpoint of giving Lew a year to redshirt and get a little bigger.
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