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

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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.

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I think that’s a fair point, but I also think Freeze was doing too much recruiting and not enough game planning. There are 24 hours in a day; it can be easy to get caught up in conversations with recruits, family members, high school coaches, etc. and neglect getting the team you have ready to play.

Recruiting no doubt was the area that needed the most work after how awful the Harsin experience was. At times I wonder how we got to a bowl game after scraping the bottle of the barrel for transfers last season, but then I wonder how a team that came within single digits of beating Alabama and Georgia could end up 6-7 with an embarrassing, ill-prepared bowl loss. The best coaches, even and especially Saban and Smart, have a hand in everything, but they know when to delegate responsibilities. I fear that Freeze either doesn’t trust some of his assistants, or perhaps he is being stubborn and wants to try and do too much in multiple areas and is wearing himself down.