[ballcoach15]

I listened to Paul's interview with Coach Freeze. Only about 5% of interview pertained to Willis. Overall it was great PR for Liberty. Very few non SEC schools are granted any air time on Finebaum show. Buckshot and receiving Corp was mentioned putting up big numbers this season.

[cruzan_flame13]

Any update on his transfer request (for immediate playing time)?

[Sly Fox]

The NCAA typically doesn't move at the speed of light.

[BlueBlood]

Freeze going to be on Finebaum show at 4:30 Eastern to discuss Willis Transfer

I was a little disappointed that he described his players as being FCS-level.

[thepostman]

It isn't the first time he has said that. It is the truth and I enjoy his candid he is

[Cider Jim]

Freeze going to be on Finebaum show at 4:30 Eastern to discuss Willis Transfer

Here's the link: http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=27177589

[A Sea of Red]

It isn't the first time he has said that. It is the truth and I enjoy his candid he is

Club members have heard it before with even more context and detail

[BlueBlood]

I hadn’t heard it before, so it caught me a bit off guard. I guess I assumed that at least the last two classes had been recruited to play FBS (and every transfer player on the team also). Referring to them as a mixed-bag definitely wouldn’t have surprised me. Collectively calling them FCS-level players did.

[tyndal23]

Not blown away by Malik Willis transfer like some peeps but it did give us some national headlines for a couple of days and u can tell Finebaum has a soft spot for Freeze. Never know what tidbit a future recruit gets from these things, but the more exposure the better.

[LUGrad2000]

It isn't the first time he has said that. It is the truth and I enjoy his candid he is

Yes, so in a couple of years and recruiting cycles and he says we have a chance to be pretty good. I will believe it.

[jinxy]

I would say the roster is actually more like 50 percent each. This will be the 2nd full fbs class plus we had some guys that were fbs caliber like agg buck stubbs duff schultz ajayi hickson etc.

Hes no dummy. Hes under promising and over delivering.

Bronco mendenhall said something of the same thing last year. Like he had only 30 acc players or something like that.

[thepostman]

Yeah, I certainly think some of his rhetoric is an attempt to take pressure off the team. The expectations rose to an unrealistic level by a large portion of the fan base after Freeze was hired and he knows that. The players know that too. He is trying to reel that in a bit I'm sure.

[A Sea of Red]

We talked with Freeze in good detail about his expectations for 2019 as part of our first Club article. He even gave a percentage of how much of the current roster he called FCS.

https://www.aseaofred.com/freeze-hopes- ... irst-year/

[rtb72]

We talked with Freeze in good detail about his expectations for 2019 as part of our first Club article. He even gave a percentage of how much of the current roster he called FCS.

https://www.aseaofred.com/freeze-hopes- ... irst-year/

Very well done, ASOR! Very matter-of-fact, yet shows he is preparing the players for a true dose of FBS level FB. My take-aways were he is exactly what I was told by an Ole Miss alum....he will take the talent and mold it into something better than it may actually otherwise be (Strategic Leadership?). The part about communication up and down, with the staff and players, is so critical and I'm not sure we had that degree of commitment toward engagement before. I also think he has demonstrated he will put the very best product on the field, and it won't be personal....just business. I look forward to watching his mind work with this team....especially during the game.

[FlamesHighontheTide]

I keep going back to the fact that Nick Saban wanted him as his OC before he hired Mike Locksley. With that said, if Hugh sees something in Malik Willis then I trust him going forward. We can't compare Malik to Star Jackson or others who transferred from big-time programs.

Keep in mind the track record of Coach Freeze with transfer QB's: Bo Wallace and Chad Kelly; Bo Wallace went 24-15 as a starter and beat Bama in 2014. Chad Kelly went 15-10 as a starter and beat Bama in 2015. Bo threw 62 TD passes in 3 years to 41 picks and ran for 19 TD's while Chad had 50 TD's and 21 picks with 15 rushing TD's.

Here is the best stat: Bo in 3 years completed 63% of his passes while Chad completed 64%.

Whether it is Malik or Buckshot I am excited to see both of them grow as QB's and help us reach new heights.

[Class of 20Something]

For those that don't know, Buckshot was under 55% completion last season. At Buckshots average 12.8 yards per completion, he would have had 3,596 yards and only 50 yards out of last year's top 10 QBs in passing yards.

HCHF admitted yesterday he runs a High Tempo RPO offense. Bold prediction, Liberty will feed early NFL adopters of the RPO skill players while HCHF is here because they understand the system faster.

[ballah09]

Offense is filled with FBS quality players...defense, not so much outside of Lemonier, Lewis, Ajayi and Steele.

As for Willis. Probably one of the best athletes on the roster but not impressed with his mechanics. His accuracy is almost non existent.

[Class of 20Something]

I would say we are tops 1 deep on FBS talent. But I think we are all assuming that HCHF means P5G5 when he says FBS, but he very well may have the bar higher than that. If his standard for FBS talent is UCF or Boise, he is completely right.

[ballcoach15]

I love it that LU gets mentioned in SEC connected talk. LU had gotten more publicity this off season that most P5 schools.

As for Bronco Mendenhall, if he said today was Saturday, I would check my calendar.

[Cider Jim]

Just my opinion, but when Coach Freeze says FBS talent, he probably means SEC talent, since that is what he knows from coaching at Ole Miss.

[SumItUp]

Just my opinion, but when Coach Freeze says FBS talent, he probably means SEC talent, since that is what he knows from coaching at Ole Miss.

.....or the FBS Sun Belt school, Arkansas State, where he coached prior to going to Ole Miss.

[gerb]

[Cider Jim]

[LibertyD]

It isn't the first time he has said that. It is the truth and I enjoy his candid he is

Considering the number of 6-6 or less FBS teams last season, I would disagree. I think the team is going to perform beyond HCHF expectations this season. There is a thin line between FCS and FBS for most FBS teams! We should be talking our guys up as much as possible.

[JK37]

There are HCHF’s spoken expectations to the media (low), and then his internal expectations (I’m guessing VERY high). That’s just smart media management.