Hugh Freeze Coaching Liberty From His Hospital Bed is Utterly Absurd and Should Not Be Happening
By Adam Weinrib
What happened to Hugh Freeze? It's fair to ask. So much. So much happened.
The disgraced Mississippi head coach is the current patriarch at Liberty University, a place where his previous indiscretions -- ahem -- would not be tolerated. And thanks to a herniated disk in his back, Freeze is coaching Saturday's game against Syracuse from a hospital bed...in the booth, a bit of chicanery that probably should not be happening and isn't really helping anyone.
Here's Hugh Freeze coaching from his hospital bed pic.twitter.com/SSURR2KErM
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) August 31, 2019
"What? Coach wants me to run the 'More Morphine'? Why is he screaming that?"
In case you wanted a look from a different angle (of course you do!!), here's Freeze attempting to complete the pedantic task of mid-game interview while barely upright and trying not to slip that disc back out of place.
Here’s a look at Hugh Freeze’s seat in the coaches’ booth.
— Nate Mink (@MinkNate) August 31, 2019
Freeze will essentially videoconference with his team pregame and at halftime and do so during postgame press conference.
The plan is to fly him to Louisiana next week to be with the team on the road. pic.twitter.com/YA1HAXiQ43
But what else would you expect from a man who once faked his own funeral just to hype up some people who...did not get hyped?
While we’re talking about Hugh Freeze coaching from a hospital bed, just a reminder he very well could be 100% healthy tonight. pic.twitter.com/qnlIaW7dfH
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 31, 2019
This charade was equally misguided.