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Paul Finebaum eviscerates Hugh Freeze’s 2-4 start at Auburn: ‘Unforgivable and inexcusable’
By Ethan Stone
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Paul Finebaum lit into head coach Hugh Freeze and Auburn Monday during his appearance on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning.
The Tigers have started the season 2-4 with losses against every team of consequence they’ve played. And to add insult to injury, they’ve looked really bad while doing so. Is it going to get better? Probably not, as the Tigers still have to play Mizzou, Kentucky in Lexington, Texas A&M and Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Finebaum lamented on the state of Auburn football at length Monday. Here’s what he had to say:
“The fact is I heard one Auburn friend of mine say ‘Hey, at least we covered the spread (vs. Georgia).’ It makes me think was that Vanderbilt playing Georgia or was that Auburn? That’s the new Auburn right now, and that’s what’s sad,” said Finebaum. “And I don’t care what anyone thinks about the progress Hugh Freeze is making and how close they are and they’re about to turn the corner and everything I hear from people who gets inside the weeds.”
“It’s October 7, and Auburn has 4 losses,” Finebaum continued. “That’s simply unforgivable and it’s inexcusable. And that’s knowing what we all know and knowing what this schedule looks like the rest of the way. I didn’t take a whole lot away from this game other than it could have been a lot worse, and that’s really more on Georgia than it is on Auburn…. I’m really tired of everyone getting the blame at Auburn except the guy who’s in charge of the program. It’s not easy, but he’s still 2 years in and plenty of coaches have turned things around in 2 years, especially with what’s available.”
Thankfully, perhaps even for Auburn fans, the Tigers get a much-needed rest this Saturday ahead of their next matchup at Mizzou. The Show-Me State Tigers face UMass on the road this weekend before returning home to face the Tigers in Week 8.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
