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Chips are down: Did Auburn frick up hiring Hugh Freeze?

Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:16 am
Posted by Mark Makr Makek
Austin, TX
Member since Nov 2021
497 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:16 am
Best case scenario they go 3-0 vs Arkansas, Vanderbilt, and MSU. Even a down year for Alabama they ought to roll to end the conference season 3-1

I predict 2-2 but possible for 1-3 without a signature win in Freeze's first year
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
6710 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:18 am to
THEY GOT AUBURN’S BOWL BID
Posted by Hogo Stiglitz
Rogers
Member since Jun 2021
162 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:20 am to
That remains to be seen. But Auburn was always predicted to be at the bottom of the west this year.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
40581 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:20 am to
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Chips are down: Did Auburn frick up hiring Hugh Freeze?

As opposed to whom?

Harshin dragged Auburn's name in the mud just because he didn't operate in good faith and give his due diligence to make sure he was successful. Freeze was the best we could do.
This post was edited on 10/23/23 at 7:22 am
Posted by Deathvalley71
Dallas
Member since Oct 2004
870 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:20 am to
They just don’t have a QB, Freeze is a good coach, just needs to recruit a QB.
Posted by Landmass
Member since Jun 2013
19785 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:22 am to
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They just don’t have a QB, Freeze is a good coach, just needs to recruit a QB.


They need some receivers and a running back too. Their D is good.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
19252 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:23 am to
Our recruiting is the best it’s been in a decade. I’m not worried yet.

I am perturbed that we refuse to adjust for our offensive skill set. I think we could be more dangerous utilizing Ashford as a runner.

But maybe Freeze is running the offense just to show recruits how they could save the day.

Still though, as bad as we are, we lost by a touchdown to Georgia and a touchdown to Ole Miss. I’d love to win more games, but with one of the worst rosters in the SEC, multiple years of destroying the Auburn program, and a first year head coach, we can’t expect too much yet.
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
15269 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:27 am to
Yeah, because all coaches should be judged by their year 1 performance after taking over a bag of shite.
Posted by Auburntiger
BTR area
Member since Mar 2005
13589 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:28 am to
Unfortunately this team was in really bad shape from a roster standpoint when Freeze took over - thanks to the dumpster fire that was Harsin. I believe most reasonable Auburn people felt it would take a couple of recruiting Cycles to to get back to being competitive again.

So far this season, Auburn has won the games I thought they would win, they've lost the games I thought they would lose... I also felt them making a bowl game would be considered a successful season for where this program is right now. Considering the four games they have ahead of them, if they can win three of them they will be Bowl eligible.

Can that be done? I guess we all shall see

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THEY GOT AUBURN’S BOWL BID


What in the world are you talking about?
Posted by Chingon Ag
Member since Nov 2018
3168 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:29 am to
He will get things turned around soon. Good hire for Auburn.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
6710 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:30 am to
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They need some receivers and a running back too. Their D is good.


Freeze took over a roster mess left behind by the previous two staffs. Some of it is their power booster’s fault. Auburn couldn’t recruit the last two cycles with Malzahn because the worst kept secret in the SEC is nobody was happy with their president and interim AD panic signing Malzahn to an extension. Similarly, Harsin came in with zero recruiting ties and the power boosters didn’t like the hire from the outset. The AD wanted to make his hire, so the boosters once again pulled back support.


Freeze is going to have to recruit like a mfer to rebuild this roster to upper-end SEC quality.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:31 am to
Yes, and I’ve been saying it was a terrible idea since the moment his name ever came up in relation to Auburn

He’s better than Harsin, but really only a technicality bc Harsin literally didn’t try at all and might be the only CFB coach more unlikeable than Freeze
Posted by Mark Makr Makek
Austin, TX
Member since Nov 2021
497 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:32 am to
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THEY GOT AUBURN’S BOWL BID


quote:

What in the world are you talking about?



"They" meaning the conference

"Got" meaning (the conference) pummeled Auburn to be fighting for a bowl bid at the end of the season

Posted by laxtonto
Member since Mar 2011
2166 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:40 am to
With how bad the roster was coming in, I don’t see Freeze as a mistake based upon what I have seen so far.

Would it be better if they were more functional on offense, sure. But as others have pointed out he just doesn’t have the horses for anything.

Recruiting is trending up and getting a QB and a few skill position players in the portal could completely transform next seasons offense.
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
70447 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:44 am to
No. Good lord people react too quick. He was left a shite situation and it’s going to take time to rebuild.
Posted by RAB
Member since Aug 2019
1288 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:45 am to
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Harsin literally didn’t try at all and might be the only CFB coach more unlikeable than Freeze


Jimbo has entered the chat.
Posted by MrMojoRisin
Udûn
Member since May 2014
7251 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:46 am to
I hope it is a bad hire. But this season provides little to no probative value to the question. In fact, I think the fact that Auburn has only been blown out once, despite having almost zero ability to pass the ball would indicate that Freeze is making progress.

I hope I’m wrong though because frick auburn.
This post was edited on 10/23/23 at 7:47 am
Posted by HighTide_ATL
Member since Aug 2020
2092 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 7:46 am to
This is my take too after watching the game. Let Freeze get some decent players on offense and he’ll be a problem
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
8218 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 8:00 am to
Auburn will be fine. They are suffering because of Harsin's screw ups. Freeze knows what he is doing and I expect Auburn to hit portal and NIL hard in off season to build roster.
Posted by RammerJammer28
All over the SEC
Member since Jul 2018
256 posts
Posted on 10/23/23 at 8:01 am to
Anyone who believes Auburn messed up by hiring Hugh Freeze 7 games into his first season knows nothing about college football.. Minus the LSU game Auburn has been very competitive and had a chance to win every other game.. Doing so with little talent that was left when he took the job, and a couple players he was able to pick up in the transfer portal. Being a Bama fan Freeze is the one coach that I didn't want Auburn to hire.. That is because when he was at Ole Miss he had Saban's number beating him 2 years in a row. If you don't remember Saban's first year at Alabama the Tide was 7-6, you can't change a bad program overnight.
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