Hugh Freeze mega thread and poll [merged]

Do you want Tennessee to hire Hugh Freeze?

  • Yes

    Votes: 1,219 77.4%

  • No

    Votes: 360 22.9%
  • Total voters
    1,574
#3,577
#3,577
Freeze wasn't fired for the NCAA issues. It was the hookers. Plenty of documentation and on the record commentary from Ole Miss higher ups from that time frame. They even explicitly stated they were going to fire him for the morals clause in his contract if he hadn't resigned.

I have never and will never hire a hooker, but I would support hiring a coach who does if it meant beating Saban.
 
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#3,578
#3,578
I would be ok with Freeze but he wouldn't be in my top 3. I have a feeling that he won't be seriously considered now though when this job opens up. Here's my current list I'd go after in order just believing that Freeze just isn't going to happen.

1. Matt Campbell
2. Tom Herman
3. Luke Fickell
4. David Shaw
5. Joe Brady
6. Jamey Chadwell
7. Jimmy Lake
8. Raheem Morris
9. Jeff Monken
10. Billy Napier
 
#3,581
#3,581
DULL_BOY said:
Freeze liked hookers and partying...so does Bill Clinton....people wanted to put him back in the WH with Hillary.
Freeze wasn’t part of a Sandusky or Briles type scandal...I want to win. He has done his time...his wife and family are behind him....some on here need to get over themselves. If the opportunity presented itself I wish we’d take it.
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No one cares about the cheating. No one cares about the call girls.

But when you market yourself, your program, and your recruiting strategy as Joel Olsteen Lite....you better walk the walk.
 
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#3,582
VolArmy74 said:
Freeze wasn't fired for the NCAA issues. It was the hookers. Plenty of documentation and on the record commentary from Ole Miss higher ups from that time frame. They even explicitly stated they were going to fire him for the morals clause in his contract if he hadn't resigned.

I have never and will never hire a hooker, but I would support hiring a coach who does if it meant beating Saban.
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its the world oldest profession and, for some, it’s the only viable option for female companionship.
plus, it was good enuf for Dolly.

Best Little Whorehouse In Texas
 
#3,584
#3,584
DownNDirty said:
I would be ok with Freeze but he wouldn't be in my top 3. I have a feeling that he won't be seriously considered now though when this job opens up. Here's my current list I'd go after in order just believing that Freeze just isn't going to happen.

1. Matt Campbell
2. Tom Herman
3. Luke Fickell
4. David Shaw
5. Joe Brady
6. Jamey Chadwell
7. Jimmy Lake
8. Raheem Morris
9. Jeff Monken
10. Billy Napier
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The infatuation of Hugh Freeze by this fan base is not shared by any decision makers in this entire conference.

Regardless of what he tries to tell you, Hugh Freeze wasn’t even considered at South Carolina or Auburn. His name being included in the Auburn search was completely pathetic considering they announced Harsin 20 minutes later.
 
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#3,585
MarkVol123 said:
Can we please get it through our heads that Hugh Freeze is not hireable in the SEC?

Regardless of what he tried to tell people (and if Hugh’s mouth is moving it means he’s lying), he was never in play for the Auburn job. Just like he wasn’t in play at South Carolina. Or Southern Miss. or Memphis last year. Or all those OC jobs he claimed to be involved with.

With the best agent in the biz, Hugh Freeze was unable to get a single dime of a $16M buyout. Not. One. Dime. Art Briles got $15M. You know the kind of skeletons you have to have in your closet to not collect one dime of an 8-figure payday? That isn’t just about some phone numbers on a call log. Wake up.

This is not a kind and gentle league. Not a lot of benevolence going on in the SEC in recruiting. And Hugh has enemies everywhere around this league and in Memphis. Scarlet letter around his neck on the recruiting trail.

And before and simpletons tell me “oh watch Florida hire him when Mullen leaves”. Uhhhh, last I checked Scott Stricklin is Florida’s AD. Go check where he was AD before Florida and get back to me.

And stop with the “he turned down Auburn bc he wants the Tennessee job” nonsense. He’s not some VFL people. And him turning down Auburn would be like a starving man turning down a Christmas turkey. He was never contacted. It was hilarious that that report came out that he was contacted and 20 minutes later Auburn announced Harsin.

And I won’t even go into the ridiculous tweeting and Briarcrest stuff here or the fact that as a program builder and sustainer he leaves a whole lot to be desired.

If you want to tell me he gets an NCST-ish type ACC job? I can buy that. But he’s not coming back into this league for at least 2-3 more years, if ever.
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Ok dad
 
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#3,586
I hear you op. Why would we want the guy anyway? He’s only win 10 games in a season at 5 different schools. And lest be honest...only beat Saban half the time. And you know Pruitt could’ve gotten that ole miss team to no1 also. Lol
Seriously...he’s 1000% hits le in the sec. He’s a freaking head coach in the ncaa right now. And they’re they ones that ultimately had down show causes etc. Sooner or later he’ll be at a big time program and could get him right now.
 
#3,588
#3,588
MarkVol123 said:
fact: it was actually closer to $17M
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Wrong again. Hugh signed an extension at the end of 2015 season (4 yrs 19.2MM). This extension covered 2016-2019. He coached the 2016 season at 4.7MM, coached approx 7/12 of the 2017 year at 4.85M. He a little less than half of that (2.0MM) the 2018 of 5.0MM and 2019 of 5.1MM on the table. Total of $12 MM, which is the reported figure.

Hugh did not get extended after the 2016 season due to NCAA issues and record.
 
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#3,589
MarkVol123 said:
Can we please get it through our heads that Hugh Freeze is not hireable in the SEC?

Regardless of what he tried to tell people (and if Hugh’s mouth is moving it means he’s lying), he was never in play for the Auburn job. Just like he wasn’t in play at South Carolina. Or Southern Miss. or Memphis last year. Or all those OC jobs he claimed to be involved with.

With the best agent in the biz, Hugh Freeze was unable to get a single dime of a $16M buyout. Not. One. Dime. Art Briles got $15M. You know the kind of skeletons you have to have in your closet to not collect one dime of an 8-figure payday? That isn’t just about some phone numbers on a call log. Wake up.

This is not a kind and gentle league. Not a lot of benevolence going on in the SEC in recruiting. And Hugh has enemies everywhere around this league and in Memphis. Scarlet letter around his neck on the recruiting trail.

And before and simpletons tell me “oh watch Florida hire him when Mullen leaves”. Uhhhh, last I checked Scott Stricklin is Florida’s AD. Go check where he was AD before Florida and get back to me.

And stop with the “he turned down Auburn bc he wants the Tennessee job” nonsense. He’s not some VFL people. And him turning down Auburn would be like a starving man turning down a Christmas turkey. He was never contacted. It was hilarious that that report came out that he was contacted and 20 minutes later Auburn announced Harsin.

And I won’t even go into the ridiculous tweeting and Briarcrest stuff here or the fact that as a program builder and sustainer he leaves a whole lot to be desired.

If you want to tell me he gets an NCST-ish type ACC job? I can buy that. But he’s not coming back into this league for at least 2-3 more years, if ever.
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I agree 100%...preach!!
 
#3,594
#3,594
MarkVol123 said:
Can we please get it through our heads that Hugh Freeze is not hireable in the SEC?

Regardless of what he tried to tell people (and if Hugh’s mouth is moving it means he’s lying), he was never in play for the Auburn job. Just like he wasn’t in play at South Carolina. Or Southern Miss. or Memphis last year. Or all those OC jobs he claimed to be involved with.

With the best agent in the biz, Hugh Freeze was unable to get a single dime of a $16M buyout. Not. One. Dime. Art Briles got $15M. You know the kind of skeletons you have to have in your closet to not collect one dime of an 8-figure payday? That isn’t just about some phone numbers on a call log. Wake up.

This is not a kind and gentle league. Not a lot of benevolence going on in the SEC in recruiting. And Hugh has enemies everywhere around this league and in Memphis. Scarlet letter around his neck on the recruiting trail.

And before and simpletons tell me “oh watch Florida hire him when Mullen leaves”. Uhhhh, last I checked Scott Stricklin is Florida’s AD. Go check where he was AD before Florida and get back to me.

And stop with the “he turned down Auburn bc he wants the Tennessee job” nonsense. He’s not some VFL people. And him turning down Auburn would be like a starving man turning down a Christmas turkey. He was never contacted. It was hilarious that that report came out that he was contacted and 20 minutes later Auburn announced Harsin.

And I won’t even go into the ridiculous tweeting and Briarcrest stuff here or the fact that as a program builder and sustainer he leaves a whole lot to be desired.

If you want to tell me he gets an NCST-ish type ACC job? I can buy that. But he’s not coming back into this league for at least 2-3 more years, if ever.
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Amen! Amen! Amen! Excellent article and analysis...an excellent preparation that needed to be said.
 
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#3,595
Switch 625 said:
He was, I believe, 2-3 against Bama when he was at Ole Miss. Ole Miss! That’s two more wins than we’ve had against them in the last 14 years.
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By that logic, Gus and Les Miles have beaten him 3 times, therefore they should also be considered? And those guys have Titles, and multiple title appearances between them. And no NCAA baggage (not on the level of Freeze anyway)

Freeze had a sub .500 record in the SEC. His record was no better than David Cutcliffe’s at Ole Miss.

Point is, he just isn’t worth all the fuss.
 
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chattavol420 said:
I hear you op. Why would we want the guy anyway? He’s only win 10 games in a season at 5 different schools. And lest be honest...only beat Saban half the time. And you know Pruitt could’ve gotten that ole miss team to no1 also. Lol
Seriously...he’s 1000% hits le in the sec. He’s a freaking head coach in the ncaa right now. And they’re they ones that ultimately had down show causes etc. Sooner or later he’ll be at a big time program and could get him right now.
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Sooner or later? Name one please. You think Scott Stricklin is hiring him? LOL

He lost to Memphis the same year he beat Bama. He had one big (top-heavy) recruiting class and one big season (that was a choke job). He lost to Vandy twice with the best team money could buy. He lost by 5 TDs his last game at Ole Miss. Matt Luke went 6-6 in 2017 bc the kids played really hard for Matt, they weren’t going 6-6 under Freeze. They had tuned him out.
 
#3,598
#3,598
N.ohio vol said:
So much for easing your way into VN 😂
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Yeah lol

I’m just tired of this nonsense. He’s an absolute pariah in the coaching community and in this league.

What I think they should do and what I will support are two different things. I’ll support literally anything except Freeze. I’ll support Heavy coming down and putting on the headset before Freeze. I’m no moralist: I’d take Kiffin or James Franklin here in two seconds.

If they hire Freeze, I’m finding another team until after the two year bowl ban and 25 scholarship penalty.
 
#3,600
#3,600
BigOrangeMojo said:
Pretty sure South Carolina vetted Hugh Freeze with the SEC office...

There are national sources (CBS and ESPN) that have indicated the same. Al.com (which is essentially the University of Alabama/SEC media relations group) has said that Freeze can come back once Ole Miss's probation is over.
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The name of the source on that story rhymes with Hugh Freeze
 
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