think we have to give freeze a second chance with another QB.
QB is such a key position and we’ve played ~6 or 7 teams so far this year with a better one than ours. Thorne may not be making big mistakes anymore. But fact is he’s proven he doesn’t bring any juice. He doesn’t make plays when a play breaks down. He doesn’t respond in pressure situations. He holds the ball because he doesn’t make good quick decisions in the moment. He can’t throw deep accurately. These things aren’t changing and our opponents know it.
So blame him for not replacing Thorne? Sure that’s fair. But how many of our freshman class would you trade if we had spent that money on a portal QB? I understand his thought process here.
In the end, I think Hugh can win. But we need oline maturity and a QB. We are still 2 years away from a talented and mature oline. QB will likely be portal. But I’d even be willing to throw Deuce or Walker out there if they can handle it.
Now - why Jarquez only had 2 carries in a second half where the score is close? I have no idea.
The good news is - we have Pearl. But even he took 3-4 years to turn us around. (Note: 16-17 had some wins vacated).
QB is such a key position and we’ve played ~6 or 7 teams so far this year with a better one than ours. Thorne may not be making big mistakes anymore. But fact is he’s proven he doesn’t bring any juice. He doesn’t make plays when a play breaks down. He doesn’t respond in pressure situations. He holds the ball because he doesn’t make good quick decisions in the moment. He can’t throw deep accurately. These things aren’t changing and our opponents know it.
So blame him for not replacing Thorne? Sure that’s fair. But how many of our freshman class would you trade if we had spent that money on a portal QB? I understand his thought process here.
In the end, I think Hugh can win. But we need oline maturity and a QB. We are still 2 years away from a talented and mature oline. QB will likely be portal. But I’d even be willing to throw Deuce or Walker out there if they can handle it.
Now - why Jarquez only had 2 carries in a second half where the score is close? I have no idea.
The good news is - we have Pearl. But even he took 3-4 years to turn us around. (Note: 16-17 had some wins vacated).
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2014–present) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Auburn | 15–20 | 4–14 | 13th | |
| 2015–16 | Auburn | 11–20 | 5–13 | 13th | |
| 2016–17 | Auburn | 6–14** | 0–11** | 11th | |
| 2017–18 | Auburn | 26–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2018–19 | Auburn | 30–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 2019–20 | Auburn | 25–6 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Canceled* |
| 2020–21 | Auburn | 13–14 | 7–11 | T–10th | Ineligible** |
| 2021–22 | Auburn | 26–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2022–23 | Auburn | 21–13 | 10–8 | 7th | NCAA Division I Round of 32 |
| 2023–24 | Auburn | 27–8 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 |
| Auburn: | 214–119 (.643) | 90–82 (.523) | |||
| Total: | 676–264 (.719) | ||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion |
