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How does a team that almost beat bama and UGA play so badly against NMS and Maryland?

Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:35 pm
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
19398 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:35 pm
Was this coaching? If so, how? Did Freeze not plan NMS and Maryland?

Posted by ChexMix
Taste the Deliciousness
Member since Apr 2014
24772 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:39 pm to
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Was this coaching?
Lack thereof in the games where Freeze was focusing on recruiting and didnt lift a finger in game prep or play calling.

Im tired of the excuses from Freeze or the I failed and let down everybody speeches. Like no shite you let everyone down. How about you put in the effort not to do that
Posted by NewYrkTiger
New York City
Member since Jul 2023
213 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:40 pm to
Motivation. Tough to get the kids up for every game, but that’s your job as a coach.
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
34869 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:51 pm to
Yea o don’t care how much freeze is focusing on recruiting. If our coaching staff is so bad that we can’t even show up as a team unless the HC is fully involved in the game plan and playcalling, we are fricked.
Posted by wartiger2004
Proud LGB Supporter!
Member since Aug 2011
17815 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:54 pm to
You ain't wrong.
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15749 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:55 pm to
Human performance varies.

Building a quality organization takes commitment to process over personality.

When we means more than me, we will get better.

Talent helps, but talent without grit is dead.

We did not show any grit yesterday.
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
15448 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 4:28 pm to
It seems that the opponent was underestimated in both cases.
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
16993 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 4:37 pm to
Not being prepared/motivated. It's impossible to "get up" for every game. That's when talent has to kick in which AU doesn't have enough of right now.
Posted by Aubs10
Atlanta, GA
Member since Jan 2013
389 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 4:57 pm to
I believe Freeze is getting us on the right path. We can fairly judge him in year 3-4 when he gets all his players in and doesn't need to focus as much on recruiting or portal. This team has WAY less talent than you'd think

Total Team Talent
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 4:58 pm
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
61581 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:10 pm to
Talent won’t help coaching.

Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36288 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:29 pm to
That link isnt right.

There is no way we are ranked higher than Ole Miss.

I can only count 29 four stars (HS & Transfer) and they give us credit for 35 four stars.

Of the 29 four stars I count that number includes the Long Snapper.


Also, I dont see any of our offensive skill positon starters listed as 4*.

The few 4* on offense:
Lew- he barely made the cut as a 4 star
Cobb
Burton
Brandon Frazier...lol
Damari Alston
Geriner
Koy Moore


The rest of our offense are 3*. Our best Ol was probably Gunner Britton and he was a 2 star.



Our defense has a pretty good showing in the recruiting rankings but players like Ausberry are already gone and I have no clue if Zykevious is even hanging around.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 6:03 pm
Posted by DyeHardDylan
Member since Nov 2011
7730 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:36 pm to
Seems like Freeze decided to hand off a lot of game planning and preparation to assistants and focused exclusively on recruiting this season. The exceptions were Alabama and Georgia, we looked prepared coming into both of those.

Ithink the defensive staff will get more recruiting help with Kelly, I’m still concerned about some of our decision making in games on that side. Offensively, it seemed clear when Freeze called plays vs. Monty. He was brought in to take that over from Freeze, and it doesn’t appear that he’s an exceptional recruiter, so I don’t see a point in keeping Monty after how atrocious the offense has been. Freeze either needs an elite recruiter as OC so he can game plan, or he needs an OC he can trust.
This post was edited on 1/1/24 at 5:38 pm
Posted by CorchJay
Member since Nov 2018
16562 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:44 pm to
It’s coaching top to bottom. Then it’s personal choices by the players. If you have any pride you want to win every rep of every play. If you don’t have that inside you then that’s a problem.

Looks like we added a very good defensive coach in Kelly.

Coaches that need to take a look in the mirror. Monty, Ben A., Caddy.

Tanner Burns doesn’t need to be special teams coordinator. Our special teams have been horrendous.

Freeze needs to find a better balance. Granted we are in a good spot for the ‘25 class. Need to lock down about 3-5 more commits then we need all focus to go on the ‘24 season of getting better
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36288 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:49 pm to
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Talent won’t help coaching.

Please read this to yourself again.
Posted by mckibaj
Member since Nov 2010
7728 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:49 pm to
NMS and Maryland are just better than Bama and UGA
Posted by AUstar
Member since Dec 2012
16993 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 5:51 pm to
Assistants doing recruiting only gets you so far. The HC needs to recruit the big dogs personally. The big dogs want to know the HC is involved.
Posted by Fearless and True
N Carolina
Member since Aug 2022
826 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 6:59 pm to
the key word being 'almost'.
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
1627 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 7:03 pm to
70% coaching/prep/motivation

30% player lack of motivation
Posted by wareagle7298
Birmingham
Member since Dec 2013
1411 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 7:32 pm to
Freeze isn't recruiting for 3 hours on Saturdays. They have a playbook, and the assistants can practice that all week if Freeze is out recruiting. But on Saturdays, he should be calling the plays (if the theory he called the plays against Bama and Georgia is true).
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
24753 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 7:57 pm to
Do I really need to say the obvious?
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