Freeze= good guy story… = “Freeze Takes The High-Road With Mullen”

For Mullen to take a low road, he would be bashing Freeze… He made a general statement about the BS in recruiting that happens everywhere… But you twisted that into something else…

If Freeze takes the high road, he must be a good guy, right?

Not sure where in this story it says Mullen is a “bad guy.” Please point that out. Also, please point out these “Freeze is a good guy” stories you speak of.

Thanks,

John

Lumping Mullen into the Les Miles comparison when talking about recruits was just asinine… And now this article? Seriously? Is this an Op-Ed site? If so, please state that these are your opinions… So people don’t take you seriously…

First, please watch your language.

I was paraphrasing the video. I’ve changed it. It now says “values” instead of “faith,” though that doesn’t change a thing.

Mullen made a comment. UM fans took it to be an insult. Freeze was asked about it because it was seen by some as an insult. And because Mullen has a history of taking shots at UM, we found Freeze’s response as well as the whole uproar to be newsworthy.

If your coach comes across as a needler… and if UM fans automatically assume he’s taking shots… ask yourself why that is.

Not saying he’s good or evil, but Mullen takes Spurrier- and Kiffin-like shots. Over the next few months, we’ll see how many he lobs at Freeze and how Freeze responds.

John

First, please watch your language.

I was paraphrasing the video. I’ve changed it. It now says “values” instead of “faith,” though that doesn’t change a thing.

Mullen made a comment. UM fans took it to be an insult. Freeze was asked about it because it was seen by some as an insult. And because Mullen has a history of taking shots at UM, we found Freeze’s response as well as the whole uproar to be newsworthy.

If your coach comes across as a needler… and if UM fans automatically assume he’s taking shots… ask yourself why that is.

Not saying he’s good or evil, but Mullen takes Spurrier- and Kiffin-like shots. Over the next few months, we’ll see how many he lobs at Freeze and how Freeze responds.

John

First, please watch your language.

I was paraphrasing the video. I’ve changed it. It now says “values” instead of “faith,” though that doesn’t change a thing.

Mullen made a comment. UM fans took it to be an insult. Freeze was asked about it because it was seen by some as an insult. And because Mullen has a history of taking shots at UM, we found Freeze’s response as well as the whole uproar to be newsworthy.

If your coach comes across as a needler… and if UM fans automatically assume he’s taking shots… ask yourself why that is.

Not saying he’s good or evil, but Mullen takes Spurrier- and Kiffin-like shots. Over the next few months, we’ll see how many he lobs at Freeze and how Freeze responds.

John

And, yes, I’m gulping that Freeze Kool-Aid down. Guess we can add another school to the list. Now I’m a closet Rebel fan / Bulldog hater. You got me.

Reality: I don’t give a hoot who wins the Egg Bowl.

And in this story, we’re simply pointing out that a) Mullen said something, b) Ole Miss fans took it as an insult, c) Freeze was asked about, d) Freeze tried to downplay it and say he wouldn’t engage in negative recruiting. Though we also included the part about “will we adhere to that 100%” because that’s a pretty big hole in Freeze’s plan to not negatively recruit.

John

Read the post before you start dumping links on here:

“Ole Miss fans — familiar with Mullen’s many shots at the Rebels over the years — took his comments to be a thinly-veiled reference to new UM coach Hugh Freeze, a man who speaks often of his faith.”

An Ole Miss beatwriter then asked Freeze about the comments.

Nowhere do we say or suggest that Mullen was talking about Freeze. We stated — spot-on correctly — that folks in the Rebel camp took it that way. So there’s no “bad form” here.

That said, State fans have enjoyed Mullen’s many barbs at Ole Miss over the years. I’ve got hundreds of emails to prove it. So they shouldn’t get bent too out of shape when Ole Miss fans assume Mullen’s ripping their school or their coach.

Thanks for reading the site,

John

Calm down. No one’s attacking Mullen. Did Freeze say anything bad about Mullen? No. That’s the high road. There’s no mention of Mullen taking the low road. You just took it that way.

Thanks for reading,

John