The hookers, man. It killed him. Everything else can be swept under the rug, but every AD in the SEC knows that all anybody has to do to recruit against him is this:
"Mr. SEC Coach, thank you for coming, but my son has decided to go to Tennessee."
"Well, Mrs. Smith, that's a fine school and I'm sure that your family thought a lot about the best fit for your son. And for what it's worth, Coach Freeze is a good man. He has changed. I would not worry at all about him getting Leondray around prostitutes or involved in anything like that. That's all in the past. Well, good luck to you."
"What'sthatyousay, Mr. SEC Coach? What's all this about prostitutes?"
"Oh I'm sure it's nothing to worry about and it's all in the past. Coach Freeze has put that behind him and did a really bang-up job at Liberty. You know, if you'd like to come visit us at NOT TENNESSEE and see our campus, we'd love to host Leondray for a game."
"We will be there, Mr. SEC Coach."