[flamesfilmguy]

I can’t see anyone with half a brain turning down help. “Hey, ran into coach Freeze and he said you might be looking for a job?” “ Coach Freeze told you that? No, I’m good. I don’t need his help”

This is the part I don't mind. if in passing freeze wants to mention I'm looking for a job thanks. What I would not want is HF doing the leg work and calling one of his coaching buddies and ask a favor of hiring me. I'm grown and I can do that myself. I don't want a pity offer. I want to earn it. If someone comes to him and says they are searching for someone by all means great. But being given a job by one of your friends just because you felt bad you fired me doesn't sit well with me. does that make sense?

[olldflame]

I think a college head coach would need to owe someone a HUGE favor to hire an assistant just because they asked him to, and on the other end, when someone owes you that big a favor, you would be wise to save it for something you really need. Having people on your staff you KNOW can do the job is too important. I'm sure that wasn't what happened here. My guess is that Cinci liked Mike's resume, he interviewed well, and all his previous bosses (a pretty impressive list) spoke highly of him.

[LUDad]

Mike had been offered the job, accepted it, and had his contract in hand. He was out recruiting for Freeze. You can be “well actually” guy but he was fired.

Going simply on face value, it sounds to me like HF did MB a huge favor by providing him with a contract before letting him go (or "firing him). Wouldn't a contract in hand provide a safety net, so to speak, in case he didn't land a job right away?

[Jonathan Carone]

Mike had been offered the job, accepted it, and had his contract in hand. He was out recruiting for Freeze. You can be “well actually” guy but he was fired.

Going simply on face value, it sounds to me like HF did MB a huge favor by providing him with a contract before letting him go (or "firing him). Wouldn't a contract in hand provide a safety net, so to speak, in case he didn't land a job right away?

Notice I didn't say a signed contract.

[LUDad]

Mike had been offered the job, accepted it, and had his contract in hand. He was out recruiting for Freeze. You can be “well actually” guy but he was fired.

Going simply on face value, it sounds to me like HF did MB a huge favor by providing him with a contract before letting him go (or "firing him). Wouldn't a contract in hand provide a safety net, so to speak, in case he didn't land a job right away?

Notice I didn't say a signed contract.

If he had a contract in hand then all he has to do is sign it...

[Liberty22]

Coach Aldridge tweeted out a picture of the Liberty staff being in Georgia speaking at an event for GA minority coaches. In the photo it appears the slides coach freeze is using has an Ole Miss border along with Nike. Seems odd to me that he wouldn’t have updated the slides to his current employer. Just an observation.

[Jonathan Carone]

Mike had been offered the job, accepted it, and had his contract in hand. He was out recruiting for Freeze. You can be “well actually” guy but he was fired.

If he had a contract in hand then all he has to do is sign it...

I was told he was given the contract but then they told him to hold off on signing it. It was during that interim that he was fired.

At the end of the day, we all know what happened. Freeze was going to hire Mike until he found out he could get someone he considered better. That's business. The way Freeze handled it was crappy, but the move itself is what happens in many industries. Mike would have every right to hold a grudge and not want to be associated with Freeze while at the same time Freeze had every right to make the move. These things happen.

[thepostman]

This is semantics because holding a grudge would've been completely understandable but I'd argue against it being right.

We have kind of beaten a dead horse here. I'm glad Mike got a job and I hope he grows as a person and professionally through this whole process.

[Purple Haize]

I can’t see anyone with half a brain turning down help. “Hey, ran into coach Freeze and he said you might be looking for a job?” “ Coach Freeze told you that? No, I’m good. I don’t need his help”

This is the part I don't mind. if in passing freeze wants to mention I'm looking for a job thanks. What I would not want is HF doing the leg work and calling one of his coaching buddies and ask a favor of hiring me. I'm grown and I can do that myself. I don't want a pity offer. I want to earn it. If someone comes to him and says they are searching for someone by all means great. But being given a job by one of your friends just because you felt bad you fired me doesn't sit well with me. does that make sense?

It’s an emotional response. And if it was a job with Our Mother of the Worthiness Miracle you might could have a point. But if I don’t have a job I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

[LUGrad2000]

Coach Aldridge tweeted out a picture of the Liberty staff being in Georgia speaking at an event for GA minority coaches. In the photo it appears the slides coach freeze is using has an Ole Miss border along with Nike. Seems odd to me that he wouldn’t have updated the slides to his current employer. Just an observation.

HCHF apologized for it, stating he has not had a chance to update it yet.

[ballcoach15]

This is semantics because holding a grudge would've been completely understandable but I'd argue against it being right.

We have kind of beaten a dead horse here. I'm glad Mike got a job and I hope he grows as a person and professionally through this whole process.

+1

[Liberty22]

Coach Aldridge tweeted out a picture of the Liberty staff being in Georgia speaking at an event for GA minority coaches. In the photo it appears the slides coach freeze is using has an Ole Miss border along with Nike. Seems odd to me that he wouldn’t have updated the slides to his current employer. Just an observation.

HCHF apologized for it, stating he has not had a chance to update it yet.

That’s good to know.

[Ewglenn]

If someone is willing to help get me a job I will take the help regardless of who it is. Pride goes out the window.

[ballcoach15]

The new Liberty Journal is out. Good article on Coach Freeze in it, along with other football stuff.

[Class of 20Something]

https://www.liberty.edu/journal/article ... ls-future/

[tyndal23]

Another HF interview.
https://www.unpackinit.com/podcast/hugh-freeze-podcast/

[A Sea of Red]

Freeze has finalized his off the field staff

http://www.aseaofred.com/freeze-finaliz ... eld-staff/

[A Sea of Red]

Report: Liberty LB coach Kyle Pope to be named Memphis' DL coach

https://www.aseaofred.com/report-libert ... -dl-coach/

[chris leedlelee]

Report: Liberty LB coach Kyle Pope to be named Memphis' DL coach

https://www.aseaofred.com/report-libert ... -dl-coach/

Sad to see him go, but we all knew he was a rising star in the coaching world. Maybe one day he can come back in some other capacity.

[tyndal23]

I wondered what was up when they announced a new hire to the staff on twitter yesterday, but hadn’t heard that we had lost one.

[olldflame]

I wondered what was up when they announced a new hire to the staff on twitter yesterday, but hadn’t heard that we had lost one.

The new hire is slated to be Aldridge's assistant with the DL, focusing on the inside guys. I believe they will be making another hire to replace Pope.

[tyndal23]

Were they not at max on field positions last year then? Or is he a grad assistant ?

[FlamesHighontheTide]

How about a Manny Rojas reunion??? He is the DC and Linebackers coach at Lafayette. I would imagine that Scott Symons gets poached in the next 2 years and with DC experience at the FCS level it might be a natural step up to DC for Manny.

[cruzan_flame13]

How about a Manny Rojas reunion??? He is the DC and Linebackers coach at Lafayette. I would imagine that Scott Symons gets poached in the next 2 years and with DC experience at the FCS level it might be a natural step up to DC for Manny.

That's cold man

[jinxy]

We will be fine. Energy was his best attribute. Not the greatest timing with us trying to add a juco but hes in the bottom half of the most important on field coaches we have.