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Posted on 11/9/25 at 10:33 am to jangalang
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Can anybody make sense of this?
The team didn't even look like Freeze's. The feeding Singleton past the LOS was entirely unique.
That what people need to keep in mind. Vandy D didnt prep for a lot of what they saw. Of course we had more success on O. And the D suffered because dirk wasnt focused on it.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 10:49 am to Gusoline
I don't think that Freeze was sandbagging to get a buyout as some sort of master-plan to retire.
One thing that needs to be brought up is that before he was hired here he inked a new extension with Liberty that went till ~2030 and had a total compensation of something like ~$40 million. That is more money than he ultimately "stole" from Auburn.
So if his grand plan was to coast and get fired, he could have just stayed at Liberty and done the same and made even more money in the process.
He was just a bad coach who overestimated his capability and didn't realize that he was now lazy and 10+ years behind the curve of the rest of the league.
One thing that needs to be brought up is that before he was hired here he inked a new extension with Liberty that went till ~2030 and had a total compensation of something like ~$40 million. That is more money than he ultimately "stole" from Auburn.
So if his grand plan was to coast and get fired, he could have just stayed at Liberty and done the same and made even more money in the process.
He was just a bad coach who overestimated his capability and didn't realize that he was now lazy and 10+ years behind the curve of the rest of the league.
Posted on 11/9/25 at 5:06 pm to metafour
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I don't think that Freeze was sandbagging to get a buyout as some sort of master-plan to retire.
Agree. He just sucks at coaching football
Posted on 11/11/25 at 12:12 pm to FlyDownTheField
I heard a really good point the other day. The scandals at Ole Miss made him a better man, but it made him a worse coach. He has given people a lot of grace, probably too much. There are guys on the coaching staff that should have been gone a long time ago and players that have started, especially at QB, for much longer than they should have. I do think that the cancer diagnosis also changed him and put the larger picture in perspective. I don’t think he quit on the team, I just don’t think his heart was in it anymore.
That doesn’t excuse terrible in game strategy and coaching, but I am grateful for one reason. Our roster has been upgraded significantly, and that does make this a more attractive job than it was 3 years ago.
That doesn’t excuse terrible in game strategy and coaching, but I am grateful for one reason. Our roster has been upgraded significantly, and that does make this a more attractive job than it was 3 years ago.
This post was edited on 11/11/25 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/11/25 at 2:15 pm to DyeHardDylan
Wondering how much of the recruiting and roster management success were related to the front office and recruiting infrastructure outside of HF. I don’t know just wondering because of his laziness in performing HC and OC responsibilities along with lack of intensity.
Posted on 11/11/25 at 6:42 pm to LanierSpots
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Agree. He just sucks at coaching football
Washed up seems to fit. His almost depressively low energy on the sideline infected the team.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 7:49 am to AUarch79
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Wondering how much of the recruiting and roster management success were related to the front office and recruiting infrastructure outside of HF. I don’t know just wondering because of his laziness in performing HC and OC responsibilities along with lack of intensity.
Very good point. The coaches as well. Durkin wanted Atkins from when he was at A&M and recruited him out of HS. All these studs from Maryland St. Francis.
And think about this. LSU and that political nightmare, Florida and their board etc. Auburn University patiently sat by in the 3rd year and got skull dragged through the season until it was just too much. If Im looking for a job, that patience weighs far more than the fact he was fired. Plus I have a great roster, and boosters who will spend enough to keep them out of the portal with some left over to finish the high school class and pick up a few additional pieces in the portal. Great fan base, great place for the family to live.
Darn good place for Auburn to be given the circumstances.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 7:26 pm to sbr2
Booth bound if he can get a D list TV gig
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:47 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
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Booth bound if he can get a D list TV gig
who?
Posted on 11/16/25 at 7:48 pm to LanierSpots
I am wondering when this blows over if Huge will be honest on why he quit this past year.
Posted on 11/16/25 at 9:25 pm to LanierSpots
Freeze. I don’t see him roaming the sidelines but hell, seems anyone can get hired these days.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:24 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Are you talking about coaching from the booth or doing commentary from the booth?
Sorry, some crazy things got floated around this week. Just need to know you specific crazy.
Sorry, some crazy things got floated around this week. Just need to know you specific crazy.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 5:54 am to LanierSpots
TV booth.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 6:44 am to SouthEasternKaiju
Freeze has already proven he can coach from a hospital bed, so pivoting to a booth shouldn't be too hard.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:14 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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TV booth.
I feel like he would be terrible in the booth
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:05 am to Beachbum87
Maybe they can put him in the radio booth so he can be “close”.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:14 am to SouthEasternKaiju
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TV booth.
Man he would be horrible at that. He has zero personality. And what he has is fake AF
Id be OK if he just went away and got well then played golf the rest of his life after this
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:22 am to LanierSpots
Was it ever mentioned what he was unwell with? I don't see his prostate problems causing what he is going through.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 8:29 am to AUCE05
Honestly, I don’t think Freeze is a bad guy. I think DyeHardDylan had it right…
He’s a better man and a worse coach than what we hired. He’s no longer fit to coach in the cut-throat mercenary world of portal/NIL football. You have to be ruthless and he is obviously not.
He’s a better man and a worse coach than what we hired. He’s no longer fit to coach in the cut-throat mercenary world of portal/NIL football. You have to be ruthless and he is obviously not.
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