AURealist

On the recruiting trail? No time to chat, ya know...

Who knows? Maybe he sucks as a coach. Maybe he can coach, but resurrecting Auburn is too much for him? Maybe he just came for the money? Dunno. Doesn't seem very excited to be coaching in Auburn to me, though. JMO Whatever the situation, he's probably gonna get 3 more years to play his hand, so I'm trying to resign myself to that fact.

Totally agree. Parents who try to be 'friends' with their teenage children and bosses and coaches who try to be 'friends' with their players/subordinates make terrible leaders.

That's my thinking. If you're a strong leader, you set the tone. And... are we in such a great position that we can pass over 'talent' for 'plays well with others'? Break the horses and drive them, Hughie.

I guess oddsmakers and sportscasters are like us simple-minded fans. We just don't appreciate the importance of recruiting over winning. 😉

Withholding judgement on Hank. I remember the excitement over JJ v Arkansas. And how that played out.

Freeze states the obvious and we're supposed to respect him more for it, I guess...

Harsin will be the fall guy until the AU PTB decide Freeze needs to go. Whether it's 3 years or 7.

I don't mind being fairly beaten if we're looking competent tackling, covering and catching, etc... Playing smart. But since the Malzahn Experience, there are full quarters - entire games - where the guys look completely uncoached. It's disturbing to watch and it looks like Freeze is planning to import pre-coached players in lieu of coaching the ones he's got. smh

Well, what can you do? It doesn't matter if, like me, you hated the Freeze hire or if you think Freeze is the GOAT and deserves 5 seasons to get his guys and run his offense. You know Freeze won't be removed after one season. He probably won't be removed after two or even three mediocre seasons. And then, who do we get as our next HC? I shudder to think of it. So we're left to just grin and bear it and hope we get better or at least don't slip further behind the teams we used to beat. Dark times.

Why prepare when there's no downside for being unprepared? I hope there was at least a trace of remorse in his voice as he said it.

And it absolutely frustrates the heck out of me.

Freeze is not the right coach. Never was. He's a placeholder until the coach replacement fund can be replenished and we make another bad hire. That much should be obvious to everyone by now.

Good call by Freeze to choose him over the kitchen sink.

TD. We're back in it!