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Apologies to Payton Thorne

Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:20 pm
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
12956 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:20 pm
The guy took a lot of criticism from our fans, me included, but it turns out that Freeze can’t coach QB’s no matter who they are. No wonder Thorne looked confused and low-energy in the postgame interviews. He must have been thinking, “my coach is retarded…why did I come here?”

Posted by Rhymenoceros
Atlanta, Georgia
Member since Nov 2012
4694 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:22 pm to
Let’s not confuse the fact that a bad coach and bad QB are not mutually exclusive.

Thorne sucked too
Posted by Foy
Member since Nov 2009
4533 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:23 pm to
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Let’s not confuse the fact that a bad coach and bad QB are not mutually exclusive.

Thorne sucked too


Yeah but a lot of coaches could have won 7-9 with last years team. Hugh stumbled into 5.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
50073 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:26 pm to
Thorne sucked when he got that ptsd look in his life but wasnt helped either...
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
13712 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:26 pm to
quote:

Hugh stumbled into 5


A lot of that was on Thorne and our kicker getting sick. That said, Freeze has sucked and I don't know if he has it in him to stop sucking.
Posted by jvilletiger25
jacksonville, fl
Member since Jan 2014
20352 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:28 pm to
Thorne sucked at MSU too. No apologies necessary
Posted by RandySavage
9 Time Natty Winner
Member since May 2012
34762 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:35 pm to
Yep, Thorne got crap for the turnovers but obviously he was trying to make plays where there were none to be made. Cost us a lot but at least we usually scored a couple of touchdowns. New guy is the opposite, nothing to work with and happy just to eat it.

Both will lead to a lot of frustration and a lot of losses and we'll get some version of it until we have a new HC.
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
13712 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:48 pm to
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he was trying to make plays where there were none to be made


He single handedly cost us a game by not simply kneeling the ball.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
17413 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:54 pm to
Anyone see a pattern? I don’t know if it is Freeze not being able to find a good QB or that a good QB will not come play in such a terrible offense with such crappy coaching. I lean the latter.
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
23960 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:55 pm to
It looks like he actively makes our QBs worse.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
50073 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:57 pm to
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He single handedly cost us a game by not simply kneeling the ball.

Cristobal?
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
13712 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 9:59 pm to
In obvious passing downs, the defense peels their ears back and rushes the QB. If every down is an obvious passing down, this is what you get.

I'm pissed and I have a shite load of bourbon in the cabinet.
This post was edited on 9/27/25 at 10:00 pm
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
13712 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 10:01 pm to
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Cristobal?


It's hard to be that stupid but Hugh may want me to hold his beer.
Posted by Jyrdis
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Member since Aug 2015
13413 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 10:03 pm to
Thorne suffered from the same problems Arnold is suffering from—a terrible OL. I’m not saying either QB is a world beater, but they get no help from our pathetic OL.
Posted by wareaglepete
Lumon Industries
Member since Dec 2012
17413 posts
Posted on 9/27/25 at 10:04 pm to
Thorne > Arnold

This is damn crazy world.

Listen, Hugh is a crap coach. His offense is played out and wasn’t that great even when he was at Ole Miss. we ran off a better offensive coach to find better and we regressed and then regressed again.

The PTB better step back and take a long look in the mirror and realize they cannot identify a good coach,
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