Battie
"I think really what it was with him, he didn’t seem like he was desperate," Tommie said of Freeze. "He didn’t seem like he was trying to sell anybody on anything. He just kind of was a straight shooter. He really didn’t talk a whole lot about football. ... That was important because as a father, you want to know that your son is going to be able to handle himself as a man once he gets out of school. ...
"He talked a little bit about football, don’t get me wrong, he told us that he’s had running backs that were Brian’s size. ... So, he was excited to have a guy like Brian, somebody that can make plays in the open field. That was the biggest thing. He was more focused on the man after football than the man on the field. He didn’t seem like a car salesman."
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But the coaching staff just seemed so genuine (and) faith-based. I think that was more of the reason why we just said, ‘You know what? As much as we’d like to go check out Deion, Auburn checked all the boxes.’ So, there was really no point in missing school knowing that you really want to go to Auburn over any other school. ...
"It was the coaches more so that blew us away than anything else.”
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With Caddy by his side is the ultimate plus.
"When we got the phone call, it was like ‘Whoa, Cadillac Williams. Auburn.’ He’s the one that gave the offer," Battie's dad, Tommie, told the Montgomery Advertiser on Monday. "
The professional pedigree Williams has didn't hurt, either."Brian has never had a running back that played in the league be his coach ... So that was good knowing that he would have an actual running back, a guy that played the position at a high level being his coach," Tommie said.
Auburn quarterback Hank Brown shares why players want to play for Hugh Freeze.
Brown said, "The biggest thing that he is about is authenticity and how he is just honest with his players and tells them what they're going to get at Auburn and what they're looking for and what they need the player to do, what their future looks like."
When asked about Freeze. "It's gone back a while. I just love him. Obviously, he's a great coach but what I love most is his authenticity, how he is as a person, and the culture builder that he is. It's one of the biggest things I've noticed. At Liberty when I first committed, the culture that they had there was something I didn't see anywhere else and I know he's going to do the same thing at Auburn."
Have not felt this way about an AU coach since Dye.
Give him a year under his belt and he will recruit against anyone.
He gets AU and know what it takes to win.
Why USF transfer RB Brian Battie's dad said his son chose Hugh Freeze, Auburn football
"I think really what it was with him, he didn’t seem like he was desperate," Tommie said of Freeze. "He didn’t seem like he was trying to sell anybody on anything. He just kind of was a straight shooter. He really didn’t talk a whole lot about football. ... That was important because as a father, you want to know that your son is going to be able to handle himself as a man once he gets out of school. ...
"He talked a little bit about football, don’t get me wrong, he told us that he’s had running backs that were Brian’s size. ... So, he was excited to have a guy like Brian, somebody that can make plays in the open field. That was the biggest thing. He was more focused on the man after football than the man on the field. He didn’t seem like a car salesman."
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.co...n-football-brian-battie-transfer/69792954007/
But the coaching staff just seemed so genuine (and) faith-based. I think that was more of the reason why we just said, ‘You know what? As much as we’d like to go check out Deion, Auburn checked all the boxes.’ So, there was really no point in missing school knowing that you really want to go to Auburn over any other school. ...
"It was the coaches more so that blew us away than anything else.”
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With Caddy by his side is the ultimate plus.
"When we got the phone call, it was like ‘Whoa, Cadillac Williams. Auburn.’ He’s the one that gave the offer," Battie's dad, Tommie, told the Montgomery Advertiser on Monday. "
The professional pedigree Williams has didn't hurt, either."Brian has never had a running back that played in the league be his coach ... So that was good knowing that he would have an actual running back, a guy that played the position at a high level being his coach," Tommie said.
Auburn quarterback Hank Brown shares why players want to play for Hugh Freeze.
Brown said, "The biggest thing that he is about is authenticity and how he is just honest with his players and tells them what they're going to get at Auburn and what they're looking for and what they need the player to do, what their future looks like."
When asked about Freeze. "It's gone back a while. I just love him. Obviously, he's a great coach but what I love most is his authenticity, how he is as a person, and the culture builder that he is. It's one of the biggest things I've noticed. At Liberty when I first committed, the culture that they had there was something I didn't see anywhere else and I know he's going to do the same thing at Auburn."
Have not felt this way about an AU coach since Dye.
Give him a year under his belt and he will recruit against anyone.
He gets AU and know what it takes to win.
