Some thoughts from a family friend of the Freeze's.
Some background info: I'm from Senatobia, MS, where Hugh played his final year of high school football. My family is from Independence MS, which is where Hugh is from (10 minutes from Senatobia). Hugh is a family friend, as his father and my grandfather have been good friends for over 60 years while attending the same church the entire time. My uncle was Hugh's offensive co-coordinator at Briarcrest before Hugh got the job with Arkansas State. The last time I spoke with Hugh was days after his firing at Ole Miss, so it's been a couple of years.
Prior to Hugh getting the Ole Miss job, and perhaps even since, Hugh's "dream job" was always to coach at Tennessee. He loves Ole Miss, but had made it clear to people that his goal was to one day coach at UT.
Given his excellent results while coaching at Ole Miss, it'd obviously be a home-run hire for us. That said, Hugh Freeze is a snake. He is a liar, a manipulator, and an absolute con man. I have very little respect for the man (for reasons prior to him being at Ole Miss and ever since).
It would be nice to have the kind of results that he could bring to UT, but it really does give me a bad taste in my mouth. But at the end of the day, I suppose what matters is results.