You may have already heard this clip.
I appreciate the sincerity, but notice that it’s a suggestion short on details. And that’s fair; he’s not the dude running the sport, just a head coach who’s unhappy with what he saw.
Honestly, I’m not sure what can be done about opt outs. Nicole Auerbach ($$) has a list of five suggestions, all well meaning, which range from meaningless to impractical. (People watch the minor bowls, but not for the stars; paying players not to opt out of those seems like a waste of Mickey’s money.)
But she does touch on another type of opt out that would have me livid if I were a fan of Auburn.
After Auburn lost 31-13 to Maryland in the Music City Bowl, Tigers head coach Freeze was asked to assess the team’s game plan. “Well, obviously I don’t feel like it was an effective one,” Freeze told reporters. “I didn’t get too involved in it for most of the part until this week because of recruiting, and really wanted to kind of evaluate everything about our program.”
Essentially, Freeze said he opted out of game prep but showed up to stand on the sidelines.
Her suggestion is to get rid of early signing day so that coaches like Freeze aren’t inconvenienced. So why is it the guy who makes millions and can pull bullshit like that the one who should be catered to, instead of the recruit who’s known for months where he wants to go and is ready to be done with the process?
Love to hear Kirby discuss that.
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