Strychnine

2010 and 2013 taught me to not draw many conclusions from A-Day.

After Florida and South Carolina buyouts, I seriously doubt the man is very worried about his paycheck. This is a WFH job that he can basically do in his leisure, and he can evaluate football film in his sleep.

To take that further, I would like to see more former coaches working games as commentators.

Any experts picking Auburn to win were making their picks by throwing darts blindfolded. In the last 3 games alone, Auburn went to Arkansas and set off a nuclear weapon, then went back home and got rolled by New Mexico State, then nearly beat a Playoff team. If anyone can predict the 2023 Auburn Tigers with any reasonable degree of accuracy, hire that person to pick you lotto numbers.

I do not look at records in a vacuum either. I tend to assume that if someone had success, at a program that does not generally enjoy success, then they probably have some correct answers. Anyone posting a winning record at Kentucky within the last century is notable, and that is not just Kentucky notable, it is college football notable.

Restless for what? He is the first coach that has produced two 10 win seasons there. Over the last century, the list of coaches that have had much success at Kentucky is a lot shorter than the list of those that have not. He has a winning record. You have to go back to the 1950s to find another coach that can claim that at Kentucky. The last person that won more games than he lost at Kentucky, did it before Mark Stoops was born.

If I were in his position, that is what I would be doing, especially at this point. He knows he gets a pass for his first season, but has to do something. What to do? Pull your hair out trying to improve this team, or work to build a future? There are only so many hours in the day, and the latter is apparently more likely to be successful.

Any 4-5* recruit sees the potential for early PT on offense, at all positions. The only questions would be "will these coaches be here 2 years from now", and "can they develop me into an NFL player"?

I do mind a 2 QB system, but I also accept that there is not a QB on the roster that Freeze is 100% sold on. If he thought Thorne could get the job done with his arm, or that any defense might think Thorne could, he would not consider bringing in a runner to take snaps. If he thought Ashford could get the job done, he would be taking the starting snaps. He seems to think that a 2 QB system gives them the best chance to succeed, but is not even 100% sold on that either. At this point, I think he is not far from throwing things at the wall, to see what sticks.

I think the coaches started the season without being 100% sold on any QB on the roster, and that situation has not improved. It might be that they thought if Thorne felt some pressure, as if Ashford was nipping at his heels, it might motivate him to step up.

I think the most entertaining game I have ever watched was the 2013 SEC Championship.

While I trimmed the graphs, I would say those largely look like good indicators of forward progress.

Whatever it was, dude acted like you hit him in the face with beer bottle.

You are on a message board, not fighting for your life against a horde of Nazi zombies.

You might as well be asking water to not be wet.