Beating Saban's Alabama squad is huge for coaching perception, and I think Freeze's wins against Bama lead to an overestimation of his actual skill. He had a chance at Liberty to show he can win without high level talent, and I'm not sure he did that (fine in conference, but not really slaying giants). Even if Freeze can keep his conduct clean, I expect Auburn to be in this general position again in 3-4 seasons. I think recruits have caught on to his televangelist schtick and the obvious hypocrisy he presents. Now that all the big boys can throw NIL money around, his best tools are now public domain.