Twitter has field day during Hugh Freeze’s filibuster at SEC Media Days
By Adam Spencer
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It’s been an absolute mess of an offseason for the Ole Miss Rebels, who have undergone an NCAA investigation and now face a lawsuit from former coach Houston Nutt and also have to keep an eye on a legal complaint from the Rebel Rags clothing store involving a pair of Mississippi State players and Laremy Tunsil’s stepfather.
Understandably, coach Hugh Freeze wanted to avoid those topics during his SEC Media Days press conference on Thursday, so he decided to give a long, winding opening speech that touched on everything from punters to the depth chart.
Naturally, folks on Twitter had a field day with Freeze’s perceived attempt to filibuster his press conference. Here are some of the best tweets about the embattled coach’s opening remarks:
If Hugh Freeze sets SEC Media Days record for longest opening statement, will it later be vacated by NCAA?
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 13, 2017
This is Hugh Freeze's Free Bird. #SECMD17 #OleMiss
— ??????? ????? (@PShuck) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/alexwarneke/status/885527401995714560
Hugh Freeze ate up about 16 minutes of his allotted 23 minutes, then immediately says he doesn't want to talk about off-field drama — again.
— Zac Al-Khateeb (@ZacAlKhateeb) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/BeccaMitchhh/status/885527364326875137
The only thing left for Hugh Freeze is to start reading Leviticus…
— Chris Lee (@chrislee70) July 13, 2017
What a filibuster. Hugh Freeze must be a Democrat.
— Olin Buchanan (@olinbuchanan) July 13, 2017
My kids wish Hugh freeze would just read Watership Down for his presser so they would be finished with summer reading
— Fletch™ (@jfabele) July 13, 2017
Hugh Freeze says he wants to talk about something not related to "all the drama" but he just spent 15 minutes not talking about the drama
— Edward Aschoff (@AschoffESPN) July 13, 2017
Translating first 130,000 words of Hugh Freeze's transcript: Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah … yada, yada, yada … blah, blah, blah.
— Chris Wright (@CWrightSDS) July 13, 2017
If only Hugh Freeze had these clock management skills during a regular season.
— Jason Butt (@JasonHButt) July 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/SportsTalkBart/status/885527151889584129
Hugh Freeze at the podium right now.#SECMD17 pic.twitter.com/lY8d28xT7n
— Allan Bell (@AllanGBell) July 13, 2017
At some point in time, the music from the Oscars is gonna have to play Hugh Freeze off. #SECMD17 #filibuster #scaredlandshark
— SportsCall Auburn (@SportsCallAU) July 13, 2017
Hugh Freeze is filibustering here in the main media room and it's great. Could have a future in politics.
— Woody Wommack (@RivalsWoody) July 13, 2017
Hugh Freeze’s opening statement is longer than Houston Nutt’s complaint.
— Matt Smith (@MattSmithCFB) July 13, 2017
Unfortunately for Freeze, questions about the investigations and lawsuits will continue to follow him until all the matters are resolved.
Therefore, it’s probably a good idea for him to sip on some lemon and ginger tea to keep his vocal cords healthy, as his filibustering skills will certainly be needed again in the future.
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.
