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I’m okay with Freeze and will support him

Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:24 pm
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
11076 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:24 pm
But you gotta admit he’s got about as sleazy a reputation as anyone in college football, maybe ever. Not saying he hasn’t been “redeemed” or had a change of heart and is a new man now, but like an old boss of mine used to say, ”people change….but not much”. People say “what he did is now legal with NIL”….yeah but trying to place the blame on Houston Nutt and then straight up lying to recruits and parents about it was a POS move. Like I say, hope he’s been washed by the lamb and is a changed man.

The dude can coach and recruit and he’s hungry to prove he belongs, and maybe that’ll be enough to get him in living rooms which will give him the opportunity to sell himself and Auburn.

I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and get on the Freeze team, because lord knows I supported the last guy and gave him every benefit. But I can’t say I’m not gonna have some fun with it either. The jokes just write themselves with this guy

War Damn Hugh Freeze. Welcome to Redemption U, coach. Hope you don’t frick it up.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36253 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:27 pm to
Second upvote
Posted by RandySavage
Member since May 2012
30814 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:28 pm to
Comments like this:

quote:

“Well, Coach Freeze told me when you’re that big and out there with faith in Christ, he’s like, ‘What do you expect? Jesus got nailed to the cross.’


Tell me he hasn't changed.

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The dude can coach and recruit


His 2017 recruiting class, ranked 48th nationally

This is what Hugh Freeze recruiting without rampant cheating looks like.
Posted by kung fu kenny
Birmingham
Member since Sep 2017
1755 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:30 pm to
What exactly happened in his final year at OM and why was it such a sharp drop off after 10 wins?
Posted by DoubleBubbleTrouble
Don’t
Member since Nov 2013
2326 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:31 pm to
I’m ok with it. He can develop QBs. That’ll be a nice change. This is his last chance as well at a top 15-20 program. I feel our compliance dept will be all over it and checking everything he does to make sure we are on the up and up. Everyone likes a redemption story too. If he wins, shite will come out like Cam. frick Bama and Thamel too. Always out to make more out of less when it comes to Auburn.
Posted by TTsTowel
RIP Bow9den/Coastie
Member since Feb 2010
91640 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:33 pm to
quote:

His 2017 recruiting class, ranked 48th nationally

This is what Hugh Freeze recruiting without rampant cheating looks like.
lol
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
11076 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:33 pm to
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His 2017 recruiting class, ranked 48th nationally


Yeah, I hear ya, but he was already under a lot of negative scrutiny which affected his recruiting. The writing was kinda on the wall at that point.
Posted by AubieALUMdvm
Member since Oct 2011
11713 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:39 pm to
Wouldn't you expect poor recruiting when they reopened the investigation after the Tunsil admission of taking money? He admitted that the previous spring.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19179 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:43 pm to
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he’s got about as sleazy a reputation as anyone in college football, maybe ever.

Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky would disagree.

When people bring up cheating, the first person that pops into my mind is, and always will be Jackie Sherrill.

Freeze certainly has his warts, but college football history is riddled with cheaters and major pieces of shite.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36253 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:44 pm to
He had the GOAT offense that last year and had a losing record….amazingly

Chad Kelly
Evan Engram- still in the league
Dawson Knox- stud in the league
Van Jefferson- big part of the Champion Rams last year.
AJ Brown- league
Dk Metcalf- stud.

Metcalf and Brown were freshmen then then but still.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19179 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:45 pm to
quote:

Comments like this:

quote:
“Well, Coach Freeze told me when you’re that big and out there with faith in Christ, he’s like, ‘What do you expect? Jesus got nailed to the cross.’


Tell me he hasn't changed.

So, he hasn't changed because of a comment he mad 6 years ago?

That doesn't even make any sense.
Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
Member since Nov 2013
13470 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:48 pm to
Randy crying all over TD today. It’s pretty sad really.
Posted by aubiecat
Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
4203 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:51 pm to
I'm somewhere in here with TailbackU.
Beaver ball might be fun to watch. I'm looking forward to the staff, and portal and recruiting now.
Posted by Jyrdis
TD Premium Member Level III
Member since Aug 2015
12788 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 9:52 pm to
quote:

he’s got about as sleazy a reputation as anyone in college football, maybe ever.


He got caught. Coaches across the country probably have done the same shite but haven’t been caught.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36253 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:04 pm to
I can only give Randy one upvote so others are clearly aligned with his post as well.

This divisive hire won’t go away.
Posted by DyeHardDylan
Member since Nov 2011
7728 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:07 pm to
I’ll wait and see, but I think at this point, his act is wearing off
Posted by Jyrdis
TD Premium Member Level III
Member since Aug 2015
12788 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:13 pm to
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I can only give Randy one upvote so others are clearly aligned with his post as well. This divisive hire won’t go away.


How many votes do we have? How many Auburn grads are there? Is there an official poll out there to help us gauge this hire?
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
4112 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:16 pm to
I don't know where to put this and it really doesn't mean anything, but I saw this comment on reddit and just thought it was interesting.
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Former Briarcrester here - Fun fact, Coach Freeze was actually a MORE prolific high school girls basketball coach than he was football coach. And it wasn’t close. Our girls basketball team was like 300-60 over 12 years under Hugh. A lot of people actually thought he would pursue basketball coaching as a career.
Posted by Leto II
Arrakis
Member since Dec 2018
21231 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:27 pm to
Yeah I remember that he was a good women’s basketball coach
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36253 posts
Posted on 11/28/22 at 10:31 pm to
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How many votes do we have? How many Auburn grads are there? Is there an official poll out there to help us gauge this hire?

Auburn hired a PR firm specifically for the blowback and apparently Will Herding is on the payroll.

Fickell only got 7.9 million per year. That’s surprising.
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