Ad Disclosure
Hugh Freeze gets demolished on social media after Auburn falls at home to Cal
By Adam Spencer
Published:
Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers faced what appeared to be, on paper at least, a manageable nonconference game at home in Jordan-Hare Stadium against new ACC squad Cal on Saturday afternoon.
It proved to be anything but manageable, as the Tigers struggled all day on offense in what ultimately became a 21-14 loss.
After scoring 73 points against Alabama A&M last weekend, more was expected of Freeze’s offense and QB Payton Thorne.
That didn’t materialize on Saturday in the embarrassing home loss, though. And that led fans on social media to express their discontent with the second-year head coach of the Tigers:
The hugh freeze experience
Recruiting : On feild coaching: pic.twitter.com/nBUlU4J5Hs
— jlaw (@BoJack50n) September 7, 2024
Hugh Freeze is a good recruiter not a good coach , he beat Bama a couple times and Auburn threw the check at him .
— Shon K (@ChriShonSaid) September 7, 2024
Summary of the Hugh Freeze era at Auburn: pic.twitter.com/wzfA0QgQ5H
— tdavis234 (@tdavis234) September 7, 2024
THIS ALL FALLS ON HUGH FREEZE !!!!!!! I Love the Guy BUT is he what we need at AUBURN ?!?!?!?!?! I DONT KNOW !!!!!!!
— Alpha Tiger (@1_ALPHA_TIGER) September 7, 2024
The sooner Auburn fans realize we have a Payton Thorne issue the better! Hugh Freeze knew better, but didn’t anyways!
— Official Braves Reverse Jinx Account (@MyLantaBraves) September 7, 2024
Who is Hugh freeze going to blame the offense on this year?
— Bo the Blessed (@AnAhchNamedBo) September 7, 2024
If Hugh Freeze couldn't recruit he wouldn't be here past the Oklahoma game
— JuJu Lewis Fan Account (@GSportsAuburn) September 7, 2024
Clearly, Freeze needs to turn things around in a hurry if he’s going to keep fan sentiment on his side. Auburn fans are happy with the recruiting Freeze has done, but he’ll need to quickly find an answer at quarterback, whether it’s Payton Thorne or not.
Auburn faces New Mexico for its homecoming game next weekend. After getting crushed at home by New Mexico State (and current Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia) last season, the Tigers can’t afford to look past any team from the “Land of Enchantment.”
That game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time and will be shown on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
