OT?: Liberty University Hires Hugh Freeze as Head Football Coach
Hugh Freeze has been hired by Liberty University to be their head football coach. He replaces Turner Gill, who retired.
Here's a fun twist: Liberty University's Athletic Director is none other than Ian McCaw, former Baylor University Athletic Director who resigned amid the sexual abuse scandal.
How these universities can get away with employing these people while touting their universities as "religious" is beyond me. Morality is dead.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
This doesn't surprise me at all - It's all about what you say not how you practice and American Christianity has degenerated to worship of power, money and politics.
As someone that was confirmed in the Presbyterian Church and consider once going to Seminary I am shocked how fast this has happened.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:31 PM ^
Thoughts and prayers.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:32 PM ^
Art briles to integrity
December 7th, 2018 at 2:18 PM ^
70x7 up votes!!!
December 7th, 2018 at 1:36 PM ^
lol thought he was a hot OC candidate? F this guy.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:37 PM ^
I don't like this becuase it makes me think of the Liberty Insurance jingle.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
This is appalling. A school that holds itself up as a Christian institution is hiring a man who knew of and covered up countless sexual assaults at a prior institution that also claims to be Christian. Apparently winning and the almighty dollar are worth destroying the lives of a few women on campus.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
Hint: Something like this would definitely have made sense starting around 2016.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:40 PM ^
This is astounding to me. I cannot believe how LU can possibly justify this, given the reputation they claim as an institution.
I have family who have graduated from LU, and will be very interested in their reactions to this hire. I believe in forgiveness and redemption for people, but that doesn't mean going back to a position of influence/responsibility.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:41 PM ^
In America even the void has been violated.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:42 PM ^
At what point does that branch just stop being Christian and start being a cult? I just don’t understand it.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:36 PM ^
Approximately 25 months ago.
December 7th, 2018 at 3:05 PM ^
Ha. Yeah that probably was the tipping point. Thanks for the laugh.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:45 PM ^
Anybody who is shocked by this doesn't know anything about Liberty University.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:56 PM ^
Please explain what you know about LU?
December 7th, 2018 at 2:29 PM ^
Just look at their AD and President. Par for the course for them.
I grew up in conservative evangelical culture. This is run of the mill.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:58 PM ^
Aren't they basically just mining sports to get money to prop up their online programs? This fits them to a T.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:12 PM ^
Their online programs are lucrative (because they're super-sleazy federal loan processing units, much like the for-profit certificate mills). I think it's more the other way around: shiny campus and big-time college sports to make it look like a real university, so they can continue the hard sell of their online pap.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
ESPN’s current text for this link on its home page:
”Sources: Freeze agrees to head job at Liberty”
Perfect.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:03 PM ^
That made me laugh.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:08 PM ^
Outstanding work, ESPN Headline Writer!
December 7th, 2018 at 2:21 PM ^
That is a sick troll! Love it!!!
December 7th, 2018 at 3:59 PM ^
Guess ESPN shit canned all of their editors too
December 7th, 2018 at 4:24 PM ^
One must be hanging around. The copy changed to:
”Freeze takes head coaching job at Liberty”
December 7th, 2018 at 1:50 PM ^
Okay, cool. Hook ''em.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:51 PM ^
"How these universities can get away with employing these people while touting their universities as "religious" is beyond me. Morality is dead."
You are mistakenly assuming organized religion has anything to do with morality.
December 7th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^
"You are mistakenly assuming organized religion has anything to do with morality."
Right, because "thou shalt not steal," "thou shalt not kill," "honor thy father and thy mother," "thou shalt not commit adultery," "thou shalt not bear witness against thy neighbor," and "thou shalt not covet," all statements of organized Christian religion, have NOTHING whatsoever to do with morality.
The misuse of a good thing does not make the good thing bad.
December 7th, 2018 at 4:00 PM ^
I could be wrong, but I think you might have neglected to apply a measure of sarcasm
December 7th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^
Those are the basic moral touchstones of nearly the entire planet. No religion has any claim of ownership over them.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:55 PM ^
This is bad and everyone associated should feel bad.
My siblings went to Liberty and have extended family that attended/are employed by the university. It's too bad because people are going to assume they approve of this hire, sort of guilt by association.
I feel gross. Shame on LU.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:57 PM ^
Mark your calendars for 11/13/2021 for the Ole' Miss home game vs.......Liberty. Welcome back Coach Freeze.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:07 PM ^
My head is spinning. Ian McCaw, who looked the other way as Baylor athletes serially assaulted women, is the AD. Hugh Freese, who frequented prostitutes-and attacked recruiting with a $$$ creativity $$$ unknown since SMU in the pre-death penalty days-is the coach. $$$ What's next?
Rick Pitino, new Liberty hoops coach? At least he shared the prostitutes with his players. Do unto others, and all of that. Craig James as special advisor to Coach Freese? Can Freese call the prostitutes faster than James can kill them? *Allegedly*
December 7th, 2018 at 2:23 PM ^
"Can Freese call the prostitutes faster than James can kill them? *Allegedly*"
LMAO!!! This line is nearly priceless!!
December 7th, 2018 at 2:11 PM ^
Liberty barely qualifies as a university in my opinion. I interviewed a guy with a grad degree from there last year. He was an obnoxious prick in addition to being a moron.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^
username checks out
December 8th, 2018 at 12:17 AM ^
I'd hire a graduate from Hogworts before I'd hire one from Liberty.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:13 PM ^
I didn't even realize Liberty was FBS. Some pretty fun articles out there. I enjoyed this one.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^
Jesus is coming soon, and boy is he mad (at Liberty)
December 7th, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^
Wait. What? I thought Jesus was all about forgiveness. Assuming sincere repentance. Anyone on this board aware of the presence or absence of sincere repentance on the part of Freeze and McCaw? I didn't think so.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:19 PM ^
as a current Liberty student, I do not think this is a very good look. Forgiveness is one thing, enabling is another
December 7th, 2018 at 2:19 PM ^
Jerry Jr. has lost his mind, mis morals and his marbles. There's no way this ends well.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:20 PM ^
Hugh will make Liberty great again.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:21 PM ^
Jerry Fallwell University
December 7th, 2018 at 2:31 PM ^
There are times like this when I appreciate my conversion to Secular Humanism. Speaking of which, while some of you may be gathering around a pole to air your grievances and demonstrate your feats of strength on Festivus, keep in mind that you also can celebrate HumanLight on December 23.
December 7th, 2018 at 2:56 PM ^
Freeze said at his presser that Jesus is the only one who can handle his junk (vid at the link)
December 7th, 2018 at 4:54 PM ^
Took a page from the Dantonio book of press conference management
December 7th, 2018 at 3:06 PM ^
Another skirmish in the ongoing cultural wars that will accomplish nothing.
Everybody thinks they have the exclusive moral high ground.
Almost nobody does.
A pox on all your houses.
December 7th, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^
Interesting. Your comments suggest that you believe you possess the moral high ground.