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re: What I’m hearing (coaching search)
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:56 am to marshallcotiger
Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:56 am to marshallcotiger
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Posted on 11/24/25 at 9:59 am to Blizzard of Chizz
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This is new info. Please elaborate on why or how a coach was shopping himself to a school weeks before the previous coach was fired.. that’s a pretty big accusation to make
Hugh Freeze was obviously toast weeks before he was officially fired. He simply wasn't going to turn it around, which means that Cohen and company would have already started pre-planning. Pre-planning entails talking to reps for potential candidates.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:14 am to Blizzard of Chizz
He’s probably referring to a Nathan King post on 247 soon after Freeze was let go. Essentially it said that Sumrall’s folks had been positioning himself for the Auburn job well before Freeze was let go.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:14 am to metafour
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Hugh Freeze was obviously toast weeks before he was officially fired. He simply wasn't going to turn it around, which means that Cohen and company would have already started pre-planning. Pre-planning entails talking to reps for potential candidates.
If you go back 6 weeks ago, Auburn was sitting at .500 with a 4-4 record, including a controversial loss to OU as well as close losses to aTm and UGA.. and the statement was Sumrall was actively shopping himself to AU, implying he was doing the reaching out, not the other way around.
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He’s probably referring to a Nathan King post on 247 soon after Freeze was let go. Essentially it said that Sumrall’s folks had been positioning himself for the Auburn job well before Freeze was let go.
Thanks for the clarification
This post was edited on 11/24/25 at 10:15 am
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:16 am to Blizzard of Chizz
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This is new info. Please elaborate on why or how a coach was shopping himself to a school weeks before the previous coach was fired.. that’s a pretty big accusation to make
It was rumored/discussed on different boards prior to the Mizzou game I believe it was that representatives from his camp had already reached out to us about interest in coming to AU if there was going to be an opening.
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he statement was Sumrall was actively shopping himself to AU, implying he was doing the reaching out, not the other way around.
Correct. The implication from different beat writers was that Sumrall camp reached out to us first, prior to Freeze being let go.
This post was edited on 11/24/25 at 10:19 am
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:28 am to GoCrazyAuburn
Appreciate the info. I’m not trying to be that GUY. We’ve been burned so many times with these searches in the past, so I’m treating this one with a healthy dose of skepticism.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:52 am to AUstar
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Sumrall is a former DC so he should be able to hire a good P4 OC.
After seeing Deuce Knight last Saturday, it would be beyond stupid if the hire didn't include offensive / QB coaching with proven performance and experience - whoever and however.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:59 am to pdfield34
Yep he needs some good QB coaching. Still very raw but man what a skillset to be able to work with.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:00 am to pdfield34
We aren't waiting on Summral and he isn't waiting on Ole Miss. Just waiting for the season to end (Saturday) out of respect to Durkin and the efforts towards the IB. I imagine Sunday or Monday we will announce Summral.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:06 am to AUtigR24
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we will announce Sumrall
I guess we can start going through the 5 stages of grief now and get a head start.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:10 am to EddieFelson
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He’s probably referring to a Nathan King post on 247 soon after Freeze was let go. Essentially it said that Sumrall’s folks had been positioning himself for the Auburn job well before Freeze was let go.
This and Jason Caldwell has said the same. Caldwell isn't a click baiter. If he says some thing you can pretty much take it to the bank
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:15 am to LRB1967
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I guess we can start going through the 5 stages of grief now and get a head start.
What have some of y'all been doing then if it wasn't part of this?
This post was edited on 11/24/25 at 11:16 am
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:15 am to LRB1967
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I guess we can start going through the 5 stages of grief now and get a head start.
If it's not Drink or Durkin, I'm throwing a party.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:21 am to GoCrazyAuburn
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What have some of y'all been doing then.
I think most of us are past the denial stage.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:30 am to LRB1967
You guys think Bama actually lets DeBoer go if they lose the iron bowl and don't make the playoffs
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:47 am to Blizzard of Chizz
AU actually reached out to Sumrall’s folks before Mizzou.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 11:52 am to LRB1967
quote:i went through the first three in the first 10 seconds after we hired Freezus
I guess we can start going through the 5 stages of grief now and get a head start.
been stuck on #4 pretty much ever since
Posted on 11/24/25 at 12:05 pm to AUtigR24
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We aren't waiting on Summral and he isn't waiting on Ole Miss. Just waiting for the season to end (Saturday) out of respect to Durkin and the efforts towards the IB. I imagine Sunday or Monday we will announce Summral.
This.
Though I'd prefer Sunday morning by noon
Posted on 11/24/25 at 12:09 pm to marshallcotiger
Yep. The thing that continues to worry me is that Caldwell is still mentioning Lea being on the short list. That would be an absolutely miserable hire in my eyes.
Posted on 11/24/25 at 12:15 pm to EddieFelson
There is talk about Vandy flipping a 5* QB from Georgia. Cant be that miserable lol
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