Maybe it's fans who have unrealistic expections of what damage can be UNdone in Freeze's first season at Auburn. 

The Tennessean reporting this morning that Hank didn't even play on varsity until his sr year in h.s. I didn't know that. He then became a a 3 star recruit. Late bloomer? Better late then never.

Fwiw, Freeze absolutely lit into both Thorne and current receivers - calling out receivers as to why our last drive stalled. Brown's dorko former coach threw him under bus for complaining (in confidence to gis former coach) about Auburn's zero O line protection. Truth can hurt.

Why did the receiver stop running his route?!? Why does the backup QB get a backup RB...in a bowl game? Bizarre.

Thorne misses TD and wide open receiver. Next throw he's picked off. Saved by roughing the passer but Thorne then chews out his lineman? Freeze may have done long term confidence damage to Thorne and ABOUT Thorne with teammates by leaving him in that long. 

Considering his playing experience and the top tier college coaching he's received, it's truly unbelievable how poorly Thorne is playing in this game. 

Scotts drop cost us 3. I hope Freeze gift wraps that non-called, protracted facemask by Twerp OL on our DL with white hat $taring right at it - looky here NCAA official$ a$$ociation. 

2 hours ago, NCTiger1982 said:

VanGorder looked like a shining star. I felt bad for him signing on to Chizik’s shitshow and going down with the ship. His career just seemed to trend down from there with zero mojo. 

Brian van Gorder was burnt out when he came to the Plains. He was caught on film doing ridiculous things at Auburn like running onto the field to congratulate his D and getting flagged when he wrongly thought it was 4th down. 

The look Freeze shot at Thorne after that terrible, low throw on 4th & 4 speaks volumes. Geriner better get ready, if not during this game then during this Spring.

I remember a stat-ish post on this board re SEC domination vs Big 10 historically & recently, both overall and their best vs our best. Not to jinx Bama (heh heh) vs Mich but after upstart Missouri thumped #7 Ohio State last night, I'd love to see how that record's going.

It doesn't take a mystic to see this part time bubble WR/part time wildcat QB role was probably offered to Robbie first. It's in Montgomery's repertoire, gotta have somebody to run it.

Interesting articles out this week re 14 bowls - including Music City - allowing helmet & other traditionally forbidden (in college) coach to player wireless communications. We're not using it, Maryland is. SEC is considering it going forward. In light of Freeze's statement this season that he stays out of some of the O because he isn't on top of Montgomerys signal system(!), seems we'd benefit tremendously by this technology. IMHO. Apparently everybody's not sold on the helmet microphone safety yet (NFL is not your player safety poster child) but we can all thank signal-stealing-tools Michigan for advancing a discussion that might benefit us. 

Auburn 43 

Twerps 24

It's stunning how national AND regional media are virtually not mentioning Davis in any storylines. At all. It's just hard to find a sports "journalist" anymore. 

Awesome job, coach Davis!

IMHO Zion's ready.

Huge mistake if he thinks he's NFL ready. I'll never forget Robert Johnson, Auburn TE that by the end of his junior yr was hurdling would be tacklers and looking like a man. He clearly wasnt ready but was on his way. Listened to handlers who told him to go early. Didn't get drafted and is sitting on a porch now selling insurance.

9 minutes ago, Sthrndream said:

With NIL money involved, I'm sure these coaches will be calling them with offers until they sign.  SO nothing tonight is a done deal.

No doubt. 18 year olds chasing the money and listening to handlers.

Cut out half of the dropped Thorne passes OR half of the wide open receivers he missed and we win 2, maybe 3 more games this year. Three drops specifically come to mind. Going all the way back to Burns at QB (ironically, later a WR coach) we've had bad luck (or whatever) having both our QB and receivers have a great game at the same time.

Norvell is Napier but with luck. 

Tubberville was a master at scaring the crap out of me then pulling together decent classes the week before signing day. He'd be out hunting early February and Al.com would be laughing, then we'd find out Tubbs had been hunting with recruits or their family member.

13 hours ago, Cardin Drake said:

Freeze is the best recruiter Auburn has ever had. And he may be the best recruiter in the country period. His focus on recruiting is constant and amazing.  He actually enjoys it, unlike most coaches.  I don't think it's a big deal if you are 8th or 7th or 2nd or whatever, but consistent top ten finishes is what puts you in title contention. We appear to have found the guy who can do that.  Right now, he is landing big name recruits by selling smoke and mirrors but they see that the tide is shifting. It's really quite remarkable. 

Good points. History will divide college football recruiting into two phases: pre & post NIL. IMHO Dye was our best pre NIL, Bear Bryant type, recruiter. Mario Cristobal is an example of an awesome pre NIL recruiter struggling with the recruitng-by -committee that is NIL. Everybody's still figuring it out a bit but Freeze was a ore NIL star that seems to have made he transition from silent films to talkies.😉

6 hours ago, ellitor said:

Yes, we laid the groundwork for 2025 as soon as the staff got here but let’s be honest. It will be extremely difficult for Auburn to ever have a number one ranked recruiting class barring winning some championships first.

Smart had #1 recruiting classes before UGa's first post-1980 natl title, yes? No reason we can't too.

3 hours ago, Mikey said:

I'm starting to think that Freeze isn't looking for a transfer to be QB1 next year, or even compete for the top slot. Unless some of either Geriner, Brown or White jump ship I think Freeze stands pat. If we lose some backups, he may try to get a backup QB through the portal.

This, and Freeze's comments last spring re Grayson McCall suggest his portal QB interest then was ltd to top tier program veterans wanting more NIL w/ same skill set as our young QBs - to start 2023 season & mentor/ease our youngsters into Freezeball & big time football. Mccall would have been perfect but Thorne may fit that profile so Freeze may stand pat.

I'm amazed more wasn't made from the game promo end of Bob Knight saying "Auburn beating Indiana would be like a flea raping an elephant". Something after game like "flea rapes elephant" or such, certainly by BSPN or SI.

On 12/3/2023 at 4:42 PM, aubiefifty said:

here is the terps record and who they played.

 

Maryland Terrapins Schedule 2023

 

Regular Season
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	W-L (CONF)	HI PASS	HI RUSH	HI REC
Sat, Sep 2	vs Towson	W38-6	1-0 (0-0)	Tagovailoa 260	Hemby 58	Dyches 108
Sat, Sep 9	vs Charlotte	W38-20	2-0 (0-0)	Tagovailoa 287	Hemby 162	Prather 80
Fri, Sep 15	vs Virginia	W42-14	3-0 (0-0)	Tagovailoa 342	McDonald 75	Jones 96
Sat, Sep 23	@ Michigan State	W31-9	4-0 (1-0)	Tagovailoa 223	McDonald 38	Felton 67
Sat, Sep 30	vs Indiana	W44-17	5-0 (2-0)	Tagovailoa 352	Hemby 54	Felton 134
Sat, Oct 7	@ 4 Ohio State	L37-17	5-1 (2-1)	Tagovailoa 196	Littleton II 38	Jones 59
Sat, Oct 14	vs Illinois	L27-24	5-2 (2-2)	Tagovailoa 266	Hemby 70	Prather 70
Sat, Oct 28	@ Northwestern	L33-27	5-3 (2-3)	Tagovailoa 274	McDonald 43	Jones 78
Sat, Nov 4	vs 11 Penn State	L51-15	5-4 (2-4)	Tagovailoa 286	Edwards Jr. 4	Felton 75
Sat, Nov 11	@ Nebraska	W13-10	6-4 (3-4)	Tagovailoa 283	Hemby 74	Jones 86
Sat, Nov 18	vs 3 Michigan	L31-24	6-5 (3-5)	Tagovailoa 247	Hemby 35	Prather 81
Sat, Nov 25	@ Rutgers	W42-24	7-5 (4-5)	Tagovailoa 361	Hemby 113	Felton 140
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	TV	tickets
TransPerfect Music City Bowl   look who the qb is. i had forgotten all about him.

Numbnut Gameday storyline will be TAGOVALIA vs Bo Jackson's college in Georgia...or somewhere down there.

Their recent score vs Michigan is an eye-opener 

We've lost 3 bowl games in a row and 7 of our last 9 bowls. Important to start a new trend (e.g. 5 in a row from 2007-2011).