Hugh Freeze, Deboer both in big trouble: sen Tommy Turberville sends off……
Auburn’s head football coach, Hugh Freeze, is under mounting pressure amid Auburn’s disappointing season, particularly after a recent loss to Missouri where they squandered a 17-3 lead to lose 21-17. Auburn fans and alumni have expressed frustrations, with many questioning Freeze’s future at Auburn. His current record with Auburn (2-5, including 0-4 in SEC play) and issues like ineffective quarterback management and questionable play-calling have only intensified scrutiny on his leadership.
Adding complexity to Freeze’s situation is Auburn’s infamous history of quickly pulling the plug on coaches who fail to produce winning results. Former coaches Gene Chizik, Bryan Harsin, and Gus Malzahn were let go with hefty buyouts, reflecting the influence of powerful boosters willing to pay large sums to bring in new leadership. Despite Freeze’s lucrative buyout clause, there are already discussions of moving on if the trajectory does not change soon, with Auburn’s boosters and fans feeling restless and eager to compete at Alabama’s leadership.
Meanwhile, Kalen DeBoer, who recently took the reins at Alabama, has quickly garnered support for his impressive start, making Freeze’s struggles all the more glaring for Auburn’s fanbase. As Auburn faces an uphill battle to secure a bowl game this season, the pressure on Freeze continues to mount, with some fans openly calling for a coaching change on social media.
After talking politics in an interview this morning, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville was put to several interesting questions on a topic he also has strong expertise in: Coaching. Tuberville took stock of how several college football coaches are fairing at this point in the season on “The Dale Jackson Show” on WVNN.
Tuberville addressed the criticism surrounding Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer’s gameday attire.
“Well, one thing I’ll tell you is times have changed. If you go back to the [Ralph] ‘Shug’ Jordan and the [Paul] ‘Bear’ Bryant days when they all wore sport coats and white shirts and ties to going to polo shirts. Now, these younger coaches are going to more of the style of the kids, where they wear T-shirts. At the end of the day, we all know it’s not about what you wear or how you act. It’s about the wins and losses on the scoreboard,” Tuberville (R-Auburn) said.“You know, my theory was always to never give anybody an opportunity to complain about anything, so I was going to try to do what I thought was best on and off the field—how you wore things, how you talked—but your main obligation is to try to win games. But they all do stack up against you.”
