Like, for example, Auburn’s.
“If we’re not in that top-10 range, they’ll probably be firing me in Year 4 or Year 5,” he said with a half-laugh, “but you know that coming in. …”
… It [Recruiting] has to be even better, though, to beat Alabama and Georgia.
“How anybody really closes it on those two, the challenge is tall,” Freeze said.
Hugh’s biggest problem, given the proliferation of NIL, is that everybody can do now what he was doing under the table at Ole Miss.
Get The Picture 
The Auburn money isn’t giving anybody five years.
Three or four years of losing to Bama is a stretch.
If the schedules don’t radically change, Freeze could be
0 and 15 against Georgia/Bama/LSU in the next three years.
He may finagle a win or two over that stretch, but it won’t be enough unless at least two of them come in year three.
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I like driving my truck.
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The last sentence says it all Senator. Freeze got talent at Old Mississippi by paying under the table. He will get some talent, but not enough to close the gap with UGA, gumps, and Buck tooth, back water bayou pussy cats. He might close the gap with the methbillies, as both play gimicky offenses.
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AMEN BROTHER, I am sick if hearing that Freeze beat Saban and Bama twice., without any comment on the violations
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I always throw in a, “yeah, and he still couldn’t win the West”.
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Bingo, Cholly!! (jim1886)
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It’s early and there’s a lot of money in farming. But he won’t be sneaking up on anyone this time.
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barner hc is working the system, he knows if he can keep the cesspool at low tide, a contract extension might happen after year 3, meaning after years 4-5, those beloved barner brain trusts will get nervous and sent the freezer to the land of buy out…#AUBURN SUCKS!
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“Hugh’s biggest problem, given the proliferation of NIL, is that everybody can do now what he was doing under the table at Ole Miss.”
That’s a helluva fine quote, Senator. I’m still mad at the Tunsilectomy we received in 2013 from that asshat. No anesthesia, either.
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If I remember correctly Tunsil was doing some shady things after he got to ol miss so maybe better we didn’t get him.
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I remember the 2007 blackout game when we finally beat auburn and Florida in the same year since like 1982. Man what a time to be alive, may those two schools burn as dumpster fires for all eternity
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Such valuable perspective. My undergrad years at Georgia were 1998-2002. I got to experience four straight losses to Florida and three straight losses to Auburn in my four years on campus to go along with three straight losses to Tech before Richt pulled us out of that particular fire my senior year. I legitimately have enjoyed beating Florida, Auburn, Tech, and Tennessee in the same year as much as I’ve enjoyed lifting the big trophy over these past few years.
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Not that it really matters, but isn’t his math off in the first section of that article? There are 6 schools that have appeared in 2+ national title games in the last 12 years.
Bama
Clemson
UGA
Ohio State (20 & 14)
LSU (19 & 11)
Auburn (10 and 13)
Or was he giving that speech from Baton Rouge?
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I ain’t going to underestimate the guy. He can coach ‘em if the boosters bring ‘em. I’d be real surprised if they don’t bring him some salty offensive players pretty quickly. As we’ve seen, that’s all it takes for him to become a serious headache for top tier teams.
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Eh. Money might buy players, but it doest buy a team.
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Now THAT was profound, Fido!!
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Thank you BB. I like to think of myself as an idiot savant.
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Very true. We are already seeing some of the blue chip guys leaving their programs after Year 1 or 2 even if they’ve already earned significant playing time and are guaranteed more of it in the future. Bear Alexander is one. Guys who are in it for the money will chase more of it elsewhere. You’ve got to have a strong core of players who are there for the right reasons and bought in, not simply bought. Otherwise you’re going to get your doors blown off by Arkansas and their four-year starters when they come to town, just like the one-and-done basketball teams are getting humbled by “lesser” talent that’s older, more experienced, and playing together.
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I’m in the camp that believes Bear was shown the door
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Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case. If he was processed, though, it wasn’t about talent or ability. Dedication and effort are much more likely the reason he might be asked to head elsewhere, and I think some of that comes from being motivated by the wrong things. Hence, off to Southern California and a payday in the sun where he’ll continue trying to get by just on talent.
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If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em!
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NIL hurt Auburn more than any other program in the country. Auburn had built their program around cheating and paying players. Once everyone was able to pay players to come play for them Auburn lost the only recruiting advantage they had.
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But… But.. that whole “loveliest village on the plains” moniker thing. Oh nevermind. They still throw toilet paper in their own trees -AND- cant decide on a mascot. Definitely one of the most peculiar fan bases in college ball.
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The only way that Auburn truly closes the gap on Alabama and Georgia is to have a couple of decent recruiting years, really hit on some of the lesser recruited guys who are diamonds in the rough, and then coach the hell out of them and upset some teams so the higher rated players will want to jump on board. Either that or you’ve got to really get your boosters unified (something that is rare at Auburn) and overpay for several years for talent. If Georgia and Alabama can pay you above the table and they’ve got deep pockets, why are you going to Auburn? Why are you going to Ole Miss? It’s a tough task.
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Agreed. And some coaching transition at particular rival programs might give them a small bump in the coming years as well.
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