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Why Hugh Freeze failed at Auburn
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:17 pm
Why Hugh Freeze Failed at Auburn - CBS
Some of these quotes are unbelievable
Some of these quotes are unbelievable
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Last season, for instance, he was spotted on the golf course multiple times on Sundays after losses the previous day.
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On the Friday before a home game this season, Freeze again showed up to the golf course. As an Auburn booster told CBS Sports, "Freeze just came out to the golf course without clubs to watch guys play golf."
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"The only problem we didn't foresee," one booster said, "is that he wanted to play golf way more than coach anymore!"
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"From Day 1 of when they got there, I knew it'd be a shitshow," said a former Auburn staffer.
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Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:21 pm to TailbackU
So we had two awful hirings in a row. Two guys who had better things to do in the fall than effectively run a Power Four football program. If we strike out a third time maybe its time to mothball Jordan-Hare. 
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:24 pm to TailbackU
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Freeze opted to stick with Thorne despite multiple coaches and personnel staffers in the building pushing him to consider Washington State transfer Cam Ward. There was an internal push to go after Ward from the jump, but Freeze and quarterbacks coach Kent Austin were resistant. They didn't want to upset what they believed was a young, talented QB room that included four-star freshman Walker White and redshirt freshman Hank Brown.
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In recent months, Senator Tommy Tuberville, a former Auburn head coach, has told a story to Auburn supporters that he had tried to convince Freeze to go after New Mexico State transfer Diego Pavia
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On the Friday before a home game against Oklahoma last season, which turned out to be another loss, Freeze admitted to a source he blew it with Thorne and should have taken a transfer quarterback instead.
This post was edited on 11/3/25 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:25 pm to TailbackU
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"From Day 1 of when they got there, I knew it'd be a shitshow," said a former Auburn staffer.
Former Harsin staffer lol
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:26 pm to Beachbum87
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They didn't want to upset what they believed was a young, talented QB room that included four-star freshman Walker White and redshirt freshman Hank Brown.
None of these panned out at all. Passing up on Cam Ward because you don’t want to upset your current room is weak.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:37 pm to TailbackU
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Last season, for instance, he was spotted on the golf course multiple times on Sundays after losses the previous day.
I can definitely believe that. While refreshing every twitter/reddit/message board page waiting for the news to drop we learned that he had a standing 1:30 Sunday tee time and that the team is always off on Sundays.
I feel like they could at least have meetings on Sundays to watch the game film from the previous day to see what was done wrong or right and coach em up in the film room. Hell, we did that in HS on Saturdays every week. Then flush that game and start on a little film for the next opponent and start to give the players an idea of what the gameplan is gonna be.
I mean, hell, did players who needed treatment even get to come in on Sundays? I just cannot believe that there were no team meetings the day after the game to at least watch the film of the game. That seems like such a basic thing that all teams should be doing. Am I crazy?
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:43 pm to TailbackU
Yall remember in the summer when Hew said each down would have a different play caller?
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:48 pm to TailbackU
I can guess who the former staffer is who called it a shitshow. Actually I have two names in mind.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:49 pm to AUCE05
JABA is hiring a coach that’s worse than the worst coaching hire in history
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:50 pm to TailbackU
Every other professional job has performance metrics to be paid and stay employed. If he wasn't meeting his job requirements, we shouldn't pay his buyout. We should sue for back pay, too.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:52 pm to DyeHardDylan
quote:well to be fair, thats gotta be a guy who would know a shitshow when he saw one
Former Harsin staffer lol
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:53 pm to AUstar
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I can guess who the former staffer is who called it a shitshow. Actually I have two names in mind.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:56 pm to IAmNERD
Charles Kelly for sure. He said practices were soft
Posted on 11/3/25 at 6:59 pm to AUCE05
Ahh, yeah I've heard that too. Which is crazy because he had just come feom Colorado and Coach Prime where I have seen film if their practices and they were extremely soft there.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:02 pm to IAmNERD
Let's be honest. If he could coach and recruit, no one would care about the golf. And Cohen shares blame for that NIL stance he took.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:04 pm to TailbackU
I read that article and immediately thought another hit piece.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:05 pm to AUCE05
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And Cohen shares blame for that NIL stance he took.
Agree 100%.
The rest of the league was going about it one way while Cohen decided Auburn had to be different and do it the "right" way. Which is crazy. There is no wrong way anymore.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:05 pm to AUCE05
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Charles Kelly for sure.
Yep. The first name that popped to my mind.
However, they could be talking about Harsin staffers, but weren't they all fired before he got there? I doubt they would know much.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:07 pm to AUstar
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However, they could be talking about Harsin staffers, but weren't they all fired before he got there? I doubt they would know much.
Caddy was the only one retained through that change, right?
Maybe they reached out to him for his opinion
Posted on 11/3/25 at 7:12 pm to IAmNERD
Does anyone actually care that Freeze played golf in his free time? It has nothing to do with why we lost games. The QB spot, the OL, the scheme and play calling it what lost games. There's not a mystery or controversy with this one. Just a coach that didn't work out, that's how it ends most times.
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