Josh Pate On Hugh Freeze Hot Seat Predictions (Late Kick Cut)

Hugh Freeze is entering his second season at Auburn with expectations beginning to climb and wild takes beginning to fly. On Late Kick Live Ep 524 Josh Pate responded to a prediction that Hugh Freeze would be on the hot seat this time next season as things go south for Auburn this fall. Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week!
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[@LateKickwithJoshPate]

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[@eric3298]

Jujuju will be huge difference so will Andrew baboaloa

[@YaBoiBond]

As an Auburn fan. I've been happy with what Freeze is doing.

[@eric3298]

Same kiffin would use auburn for Alabama or Florida job I think freeze wands to win and stay at Auburn and just needs to nail recruiting in the trenches

[@dangerousdylan6262]

So far so good... get us to at least a 7 win regular season, a top 15 recruiting class and a damn bowl win for the love of God lol then recruit like hell for a top 5 2026 class and win 9 games in 2025

[@WSW0424]

Cuz yall are mediocre with low expectations. Only Auburn would hire a coach that’s never gotten 10 wins in his life and be happy with that decision. But hey, if sub .500 seasons make you happy than that’s on you😂

[@YaBoiBond]

@@WSW0424 dont need national titles to love my team. Auburn is more than just sports. It's a family. Sit and rotate 🖕

[@WSW0424]

@@YaBoiBond no you don’t need national titles to love your team. But to support a coach of your team when he’s never strung together 10 wins in his entire career and can’t even go .500 in the first season proves that you accept mediocrity. Accepting mediocrity seems to be the status quo for Auburn. You can still be a fan without celebrating failure.

[@mikestreicher2927]

SEC Mike makes vitriolic statements to get clicks. Pure and simple. Btw…he’s usually wrong.

[@lynnwilliams5432]

He is a Tennessee homer but that is OK with me just listen for the laughs. Maybe the show should be called SEC thru an orange lens. They make those glasses in orange. I agree with him about Auburn because those lazy loses were shameful. I don’t have the power though but embarrassing. Josh is wrong here.

[@IIIllllllIIIIIlll]

@@lynnwilliams5432why are stupid bama fans always on an Auburn video 😂

[@TrentNumbers]

He is a fool

[@jdawg3873]

Dude is a joke.

[@Charlie-zc7wf]

Every college football fanbase: "X coach can't portal" "X coach can't NIL" "X coach can't recruit"

[@bamaengineer]

Very well put.

[@mrharbin34]

I definitely appreciate JP for going to bat for Auburn on this one. New found respect for this channel. War Eagle 🦅

[@johnathantroxtel1502]

"If you want a big-time quarterback, you better be ready to spend seven figures on one!" I know that is 100% truth but an utterly heartbreaking thing to hear about the college game we all love! If something is not done about the NIL cap and its structure, college football will be dead in 10 years.

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

10??? It’s already dying … how about 2 years

[@johnathantroxtel1502]

​@@protestthisyouloser1093 Sheesh! Just seeing your post "how about 2 years" just bought me 2 years on the counseling couch! 2 years would be breakneck speed, but it could happen! HOPEFULLY something will be done about this NIL and transferring BS.

[@PrisonMike49]

Hugh Freeze hot seat? The dude just pulled in a top 5 recruiting class after one season

[@coreyphillips6705]

It's the number 8 class.

[@loganthrift11]

He also did literally everything he could with the previous coach’s players that weren’t worth two popsicle sticks and some chewed up gum

[@AntonioDeramus-qh5xm]

​@@coreyphillips6705 number 7

[@generalneyland4005]

those classes have a way of falling apart after 5 or 6 losses they should've hired Chadwell, but Freeze will be good enough to compete every 3 or 4 years

[@WSW0424]

Didn’t even manage to go .500 last year😂

[@user-fx6gv7sx1y]

As a 23 year life long auburn fan (not that long for sure) however I have never seen auburn trend up faster nor from a further deficit then we were in from the potato famine in my entire life I am proud to say HUGH FREEZE is my coach. This is the most unity, consistency in recruiting, and direction Auburn has had in my 23 years of living. WDE baby the future is bright!!

[@ijustwanttonap]

He is a good coach but not someone I would say I was proud of. Maybe look into that dudes past.

[@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq]

They were at Rock Bottom what else did you expect LOL it's easy to look good when you go from losing six games including to New Mexico State Auburn was so desperate they went out and hired a massage parlor pervert as a head coach and he spends his weekends fundraising to get the players to come to Auburn you have nowhere to go but up when you're that low

[@auchaplainfci8336]

@@ChrisWilliams-kq9qqWhen you become perfect, please let us know. I’m not and neither are/will you. That’s why God sent us the Savior. We don’t deserve it but we are given 2nd chances and more.

[@GoatedAtNFS]

Billy Sun Belt Napier Sam Pittman Shane Beamer are all on the hot seat first for the SEC be for you even get remotely close to Hugh

[@givemeabreakdoc]

Hugh Freeze on “hot seat?” Lmao. Have you seen this years class? Absolute clown take.

[@ijustwanttonap]

The reality is NIL is the ultimate recruiter now. Freeze is not on the hotseat (that is a ridiculous take) but coaches better win quick or the NIL money dries up quickly.

[@WSW0424]

Y’all didn’t even go .500 last year😂😂😂

[@givemeabreakdoc]

@@WSW0424 there is no “ya’ll.” I’m not an auburn fan.

[@chrissimpson2579]

@@WSW0424 going below .500 in your first year with a brutal SEC schedule doesn’t put you on the hot seat when you inherit a dumpster fire. His recruiting and rebuilding abilities are elite. I’m not sure how you can even argue that.

[@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq]

LOL Auburn fans keep talking about this class because they're not used to being that high it's not Hugh freeze being a beast of a recruiter it's fundraisers to raise money to pay the players to come there do you know how many of the players that signed with auburn did not want to go to Auburn the school they wanted to go to the position was already full so they went to Auburn so they could play earlier Hugh freeze is a pervert that got ran out of college football and Auburn was so desperate they hired him

[@noblesix5188]

Hugh Freeze took over a dumpster fire and has only been there for one year.

[@realpromt251]

Freeze isn't gonna have a hot seat for another 3 or 4 years. Auburn has another year or 2 of rebuilding. War Eagle 🦅

[@ChrisWilliams-kq9qq]

You better keep him out of the massage parlors then you know how desperate of a program you have to be to go out and higher Hugh freeze the guy that got ran out of college football for being a sexual weirdo

[@willblansett9607]

As a bama fan if you think hugh is on the hot seat your wild there killing it in recruiting and he’s miles ahead harsin

[@JohnSmith-ys4nl]

Long time AU fan here. AU has always been able to put defensive guys in the NFL and we've always been one of the running back powers of the SEC. But we've never been elite at WR no matter who was coaching. I believe AU has only put one WR into the 1st round since 1984 (yes, you heard that right). It's simply impossible to win in today's pass happy game without elite WR's, just like it wasn't possible to win in the 80's without elite RB's. Hugh has brought in FOUR top notch WR's in his first class. If that isn't progress, then I don't know what is.

[@BloodCover]

Hugh is a juggernaut like Kiffin, only a much better coach than Kiffin. I predict Hugh to the mountain top. Auburn will get him a much better D line than ole miss had to offer. Once Hugh has a gunslinger QB and some big wide receivers, he’s going to smoke teams

[@user-lg4bp9ll9f]

With all due respect, as an Ole Miss fan- he is not a better coach than Lane. He just isn’t. He’s a phenomenal recruiter and got lucky a lot with phenomenal talent. That 2014-2016 run we had we should’ve gone 10/11 wins a season and should’ve gone to Atlanta at least once. If Lane had that stacked roster Hugh had he would’ve done that and that’s why Ole Miss fans are so pumped for this season because we finally have that level of talent. But during that time we lost a lot of games with mediocre play calling that we should’ve won. I mean a lot of head scratchers. And considering Hugh literally hired a ton of his former staffers that were with him during the Ole Miss days have fun. Auburn has a bigger war chest than Ole Miss and yes I think y’all are headed in the right direction but don’t hold your breath too long. Expect some cool upsets but also expect a lot of wtf why did we lose X game Cheers

[@rebboy17]

Lmfaoo Hugh ain’t better coach than kiffen

[@BloodCover]

@@rebboy17 he beat Saban back to back years before

[@BloodCover]

@@user-lg4bp9ll9f Hugh won a Liberty

[@BloodCover]

@@rebboy17 lane will be a Gator soon

[@jefferyparker4277]

Deion does not recruit - at least, he says he is not sitting on couches talking to mama. He will never win constantly like that, but still. Josh ask for a coach who won't recruit. I gave it to him.

[@willpsone]

One of the Vandy teams he lost to was one of James Franklin's 9-win squads so even the "lost to Vandy twice" thing isn't as bad as it probably sounds

[@rockinpranch8173]

A clip from 3 man front? It’s the most bammer friendly show know to man. Freeze isn’t going to be in the hot seat. Dude is recruiting better than we have in decades, if not ever.

[@kevinlindstrom6752]

Agree on so much. One technical thing - Colorado is basically only using the portal...

[@cliffhill2495]

This guy may as well have told the entire CFB world, “I’m a clown who has no right to be taken seriously as a media member.” Bc either he is stupid or he is hashing out some personal beef with HF on the airwaves. Either way, he’s just proven to be lousy at his job.

[@darrylpaul4178]

I'm a Bama fan. Freeze is a really good coach

[@Itshistory_itspoetry]

BIGGGGG FACTS!

[@rickturner5775]

Hank or WW have my full confidence but we need a couple out of necessity. I honestly think Juju is waiting to see the supporting class in season. HS is the way to go. Portal should be used for bandaids only. Unless a superstar ain’t happy and they’re just too good to turn down, portal players should be used for immediate starters to fill holes.

[@joeallen6951]

Ruhle said the same thing about Qbs.They just gave it to a freshman whose uncle is a coach.

[@ijustwanttonap]

That kid is a 5star player.

[@kevinlindstrom6752]

I love Mike and appreciate what he brings to the table, but that is the difference between him and you. He works to develop ideas that make sense to him, wheteas you work to understand what's really going on.

[@skipgumphrey9579]

I’m obviously not a Tiger fan, but to think that someone calling themselves a sportscaster or purveyor of SEC information would make the statement that Coach Freeze is going to be on the hot seat soon is beyond comprehension. They would literally have to lose almost every game this coming season for this to gain any traction anywhere outside fantasy land. But I guess it did ensure his video got plenty of views… RTR

[@jsrainesphoto]

Love what Freeze is doing! War Damn Eagle!

[@ljhookem14]

Most almost all the time I agree with JP and he’s spot on here about Freeze. SECMike unfortunately is still a fan type of channel. I mean he does a decent job of talking about all the SEC teams but he’s still got that fanboy in him. It also doesn’t help he leans too much on bad sources like Billy Liucci for information on opposing schools.

[@olliehays3206]

Gee, I wonder what take the aubs on 3 Man Front will have about aub's approach

[@user-lb9lb1sg6f]

2023 was just about surviving. 2024 is about development. 2025 and on is when I’d expect AU to challenge for the SEC and playoff. People don’t realize 2020-22 were the darkest years (roster and projection wise) at AU since the 70’s

[@wayneburgans]

The only thing is hot is recruiting 💥

[@garynouban6453]

Freeze being gone after 2 seasons is wild unless he has another scandal. I'm nowhere near as high on Freeze as Pate and I don't think he's gonna be that great, but he's closer to Gus Malzahn than to Bryan Harsin.

[@michaelsankey6953]

High school is the way u can teach them more easier then a transfer who want NIL n only have 1-2 years

[@dangerousdylan6262]

As an Auburn fan Freeze isn't on the hot seat. That being said if we get another 6 win season then he will most definitely be on the hot seat come 2025. Especially if the 2025 recruiting class falls apart. Then if he doesn't win at least 8 games in 2025 after 2 completely non productive seasons then he would be fired.... that's just Auburn football love it or hate it... I think we finish with 8 wins after the bowl game which will be enough to satisfy boosters and maintain a solid recruiting class

[@joeallen6951]

Coach prime too!

[@OG22-wv3gr]

War Damn

[@mauricehayes3812]

I mean he has lost to New Mexico State, Memphis, Vandy 2x, 6-6 Arkansas as a top 10 team and had some more bad upsets at liberty. And a coaches best accomplishment shouldn’t be beating saban. I don’t think he’s on the hot seat but he’s also not a good coach

[@gregoryjones2665]

Mike doesn’t like CHF. I don’t think he believes what he said 100%. I believe he said it to get mentioned by the likes of you and a few others who disagree with him. If it wasn’t for cousin Shane I wouldn’t watch his cast🤷‍♂️

[@ryanmccartney244]

Hugh Freeze is doing fine at Auburn

[@jeffclarke4720]

I’m 66 I have suffered through all of the horrible decisions that Auburn has made through the years related to football coaches. It’s been rough. I feel they sold the soul of the university to hire Freeze. I don’t care if I watch a game or not anymore. Burned me bad. They didn’t really believe in the Auburn Creed. I no lobby tickets or go to games or donate money. Done.

[@rickturner5775]

I bet you were a Pat Dye/Tubberville fan. Both had plenty of scandals including paying players. Don’t act like AU has had squeaky clean coaches. Sounds a little biased to me…….

[@jeffclarke4720]

@@rickturner5775 sounds like you think or believe any college football coach is squeaky clean which is hilarious. Must be a bamer

[@David-li4uw]

We’ll see how good he is now that everyone gets to pay players.

[@ayufever1978]

beating bama saves the auburn coach for another year or two. as terribad as auburn was, they were still 1 play away from beating the “invincible” tide, and they had no business being competitive with bama. giving freeze an off season to recruit and build, he will be more than capable of beating bama. the fact that bama is on a decline for several seasons also helps. NOTHING brings all college football fans together like celebrating a bama loss 👍🏼

[@WestBeachFLboy]

Jesus what a cupcake schedule

[@bobwhite4344]

previous history of losing to Vanderbilt twice. 2023 blown out by New Mexico State 31-10 IN Auburn. there have been a number of coaches over the years who could beat teams they shouldn't, failed to beat teams they should, and lost their jobs because of it. is Freeze another one of those? maybe, maybe not. time will tell.

[@joshuaschmidt323]

Do you hear this Malik? Your potential greatness would be wasted on a “rebuild” program. Ohio State, the school you just visited is not “rebuilding” this year, we are reloading, and are ready to compete and win in the biggest games, on the biggest stages. That is where you belong Malik. Come join Zion and the rest of the Silver Bullets and make history with this historic 2025 team.

[@dhuck10]

Only reason he beat Saban twice is because they were cheating. Don’t forget everyone, high freeze got fired for being a cheater!

[@rebboy17]

Oh wow lol he beat saban twice. 😂😂

[@greenwave819]

It sounds like you kinda agree with Mike tho. He had some good points for sure. I do think using the portal is the way to jump start a program. We all know that coaches don't get much rebuild time these days.

[@dancetoimpress]

And what is Auburn ranked in the portal classes over the last two years since Freeze has been there?

[@bobaruani9601]

Peyton Thorne better turn things around

[@curtblackwaterbassvick8112]

No one good loses to Vanderbilt.....

[@Braisedin]

I hate Auburn. And freeze ain't on no hot seat. They'll give him a few years

[@porchtalk1054]

Josh let’s be real here, he beat 2015 Bama only because Lane Kiffin didn’t like Jake Coker as the QB. When Coker came in he brought Bama back in that game within a score very quickly. DeBoer is beating him at recruiting and if they go 7-5 this year Auburn fans won’t be happy especially if they look at Alabama and Alabama is deep in the playoffs and it looks like no fall off after Saban.

[@chrisundy2561]

Bammers coming out of the trailer parks I see

[@protestthisyouloser1093]

Peyton Thorn is not quality. We all know this… I’m a bama fan yes but let’s talk ball here. When Freeze has his guy at qb, (like malzahn) has his guy, the entire offense goes!

[@Hummer999xx]

SEC Dike is talking out his ass.

[@freddyhdickersonjr.1878]

The only hot seat Hugh is sitting on is a seat that’s been baking in this summer heat!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NDiddy]

I always love hearing Auburn getting dunked on but Bratton is horrible. Probably the worst in the business.

[@Fluffyboi95]

As wrong as sec mike is…. Auburn coaches seats get hot quicker then average. Unless he just goes 3-9 or some crap like that I don’t see the hot seat happening. He is always good for hitting the big guys but then crapping the bed against small teams he should cream.

[@Vivek.Clips2024]

what a goober lmao

[@mattcaruthers7832]

The guy is a bama killer done it twice and almost a 3rd . Give him time . Yella fella must be up to his old antics

[@yellowfin1962]

Um, drugs are bad….k! What do you mean programs can’t be built using HS kids? The transfer portal is not the best all end all system? No!

[@pyrplebutterfly]

Michael Bratton is always making outlandish statements this is nothing new

[@nicholashines982]

The sample size is too small at this point IMO, but I get where people are coming from on the hot seat talk. AU was a miserable watch last year, and it was vintage Freeze, way way up for the big ones and just looked like it didn't care the rest of the time. In today's SEC you can't do that, too many teams are too good. Hell, you couldn't do that in 2014 and 2015. The over under win total is 7.5, even if it hits over, 8 wins, you've got a coach entering year 3 of a 6 year contract a hair over .500 (overall) and a losing record in the league. So do you rally the NIL money around Freeze going into 2025, and try and make that your year (Bama/UGA in AU & manageable road slate - Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt)? Do you extend his contract going into 2025? 2023 6-7 (3-5) 2024 8-4 (4-4) 2025

[@scottyp3362]

Hey boss here to eat that crow from the other day

[@Will-pp9kc]

If I was an Auburn fan I would not want my coaching staff to be on vacation when we are not at a dead period. If I am paying someone millions of dollars to put a good product on the field, I would not like you taking a vacation when you could have recruits on campus; especially the last weekend, which a lot of people that know CFB say is a pretty important weekend to have recruits on your campus.

[@horatiocarrillo2176]

Pate, you talk like the Auburn fan base is perfectly rational. They are the most delusional bunch in this country, seething in envy of their two rivals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They thought they were poised to dominate Alabama in recruiting, and are finding out that nothing has changed in Tuscaloosa, a point which you alluded to yourself recently. When Auburn is up to its old tricks, losing most of their October/November games as usual (Is New Mexico State coming for another visit?) they'll start talking about firing Freeze and enticing Jim Harbaugh back from the NFL. They can't help themselves, because they think they are the most important program in America.

[@jdawg3873]

That’s why this Mike dude is a complete joke/hack.. he’s the last person I’d listen to about any subject.. he’s a dollar store Finebaum

[@gwhite7136]

"Ask Lincoln Riley"? How bout ask Coach Prime at Colorado lol.

[@Da-Boo33]

If this true ....he need coach south Alabama

[@jbk007311]

Auburn should have never let Gus Malzahn go

[@btspnreal]

You can definitely build through high-school recruiting. But I'll buy that Hugh is on a lukewarm seat

[@datdude_mp123]

His seat isn't even close to warm. We all know what Harsin did to the roster. Its going to take at least 3 years to get to semi contention. In year 4 or 5 if we are still a 6 to 8 win team then there will be talk.

[@timskelton4958]

SEC Mike and Cousin Shane, there good people they don't get millions for telling there opinions. Mike will tell you when his wrong. Josh all your doing is giving your opinion with some facts , will see what happens when the song end.😁🔥

[@matthewflakes1481]

He is a mid coach. He never won the SEC at Ole Miss and he lays eggs to teams like Vandy, Memphis, and New Mexico St.

[@williamnicks2148]

A few things: A) to be the head coach at Auburn is to permanently be on the hot seat, B) You can still build mostly through HS recruiting and C) and this is the only thing I concede, Peyton Thorne is bottom-half in the nation in terms of QBs.

[@sneakyquick]

Auburn is not patient enough to build success.

[@icemelts214]

This won't age well

[@michaelbyrne8238]

Freeze can't resist those Auburn "escorts".

[@percylewis7692]

Lousy Haters

[@subpargolfer6654]

The guy is the king of stupid takes. Go back and listen to his comments on Paul Finebaum about Alabama last year. I’ll give Paul credit here since he vocally disagreed with him every time. It was so bad I’m convinced that it was his shtick.

[@johnlee4763]

SEC Mike sux,he’s a joke

[@bamaengineer]

Nobodoy hates Auburn like Auburn fans

[@WeSRT4]

I disagree about the QB strategy. You play in the SEC and it takes $$$ to be competitive. If you aren't willing to spend the money now when you need to rebuild and when the program is unattractive to many recruits; when will you be willing to spend the money? Auburn is simply not elite and is a bottom half program in the SEC.

[@gman2109]

Lost to Memphis too. Ran 5star nfl 1st rounder Dlineman at RB 🙄. This guy could be right. There is a chance.

[@ryanw6074]

Auburn fans are insane. If they fire Freeze in year 2 no top tier coach would consider going Auburn.

[@user-sz9ye7wc8s]

Hugh has a lifetime losing record in sec play (that's before ncaa vacated wins because of cheating at ole miss). Liberty improved after hugh Buyout coming within 2 years if not for cause

[@jb8915]

4th and 31

[@curtblackwaterbassvick8112]

He is an overated coach... what has he won? ..... ill wait

[@1997goblue]

Auburn spent big money on Cam Newton and now they can do it in front of God and Mi ma

[@chrissimpson2579]

Oh really? I missed the news story where that was proved. Care to share a link?

[@mattwalton7822]

Life long AU fan here, Auburn most certainly bought Cam, they just didn’t get caught.

[@1997goblue]

@@chrissimpson2579 it's been perceived as an open secret even cam jokes about it and but only him and Auburn boosters know if it actually happened but doesn't matter either way he was a treat to watch at Auburn

[@travissullivan6575]

Naw, SEC Mike is right. Get rid of Hugh Freeze. Fire him now and save everyone the heart ache ... (I'm a Bama fan btw, and I hate that freeze is there rebuilding because he is a great coach, especially since he can hand semi-legally hand out bags)

[@reginaldpinkard450]

Sounds like fear from bammers!! Don’t get scared now

[@zTheBigFishz]

I'm not calling you an idiot, but...

[@Neskus]

Just say it then

[@stephenallen1237]

Auburn needs to hire kiffin or norvell

[@jefferyparker4277]

I know the ladies of the night in Auburn don't want Hugh to go anywhere. BEST CLIENT EVER. Calls on a state phone and everything. Not a fan of this religious hypocrite. Now, on the football front. It is funny how Josh dismiss the Vandy losses as unusual blip upsets that happen yet does not extend the same logic to Bama's losses to Ole Miss. Why are those wins reputation makers for Freeze and not just unusual blip upset losses for Saban? Just looking for consistency (which is a comment I left that SEC podcast the other day as well. Mike struggles with it too sometimes.)

[@JamesBondsLittleFinger]

As an Auburn fan, it pains me to say, we will lose to Vandy. Jerry Kill owns Hugh Freeze.

[@coreyphillips6705]

Freeze shouldn't be allowed to coach anyways.

[@cavemanmeat8321]

Well we are talking about Auburn here.

[@donaldsummerville3779]

For all the haters out there especially the Bama fans I'll sum it up in one qoate. A COOL FREEZE IS COMING WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!