Paul Finebaum, in only the way the ESPN analyst could, trolled Hugh Freeze by calling out the Auburn coach for being trolled by Lane Kiffin.

“The one place I wouldn’t be in public right now is a golf course,” Finebaum told McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning on WJOX-FM 94.5. “I’m all for enjoying yourself. We all do it. We all have fun, especially this time of the year. When you subject yourself to a picture and Lane Kiffin can troll you in a nanosecond, that’s a disaster, and that’s really where they are right now.”

Auburn had four players decommit in the three weeks leading up to July 4.

Finebaum said Monday it’s time to stop blaming former Auburn coach Bryan Harsin.

“When I was in Auburn during the season, I got the song and dance from (Auburn AD) John Cohen about what they inherited,” Finebaum said. “OK, I bought it, but that’s over now. Hugh Freeze has had a couple of seasons, the recruiting looked to be on fire, and now it doesn’t, so quit going back and blaming everything on Bryan Harsin.

“That has to end. That is a terrible message from Cohen. It’s a terrible message from Freeze. They need to sell themselves and quit blaming other people. If they keep pushing this narrative, well, I won’t say it is going to blow up in their face, I think it has already blown up in their faces.

“When you are under assault and your message isn’t working, change the narrative.”

With SEC Media Days right around the corner, Finebaum knows the topic will come up with Freeze meets the media.

“I think a situation that did not look dire a couple of weeks ago is starting to look bad perceptively,” Finebaum said. “That’s all we’re talking about. We’re literally on the deadest two weeks of the year, but if Hugh Freeze walks into Atlanta and tries the same song and dance, it will explode.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.