Started By
Message
0
Posted on 3/30/14 at 3:05 pm to Killean
quote:
certain segment of our pissy little fanbase.
So is this a Shiloh v's the Anti -Shiloh thing?
This post was edited on 3/30/14 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 3/30/14 at 4:01 pm to ocelot4ark
quote:
Not that I care all that much, but this will at least get us a new broadcaster for Men's basketball. I always felt like Jimmy was trying to be TOO objective and ended up minimizing some of Arkansas' good.
He definitely wasn't as near as homer as those fricking Cal announcers.
Posted on 3/30/14 at 4:05 pm to 870Hog
When was women's basketball mentioned this much though? It's a very big "splash" and getting lots of good pub for the team
Hope he does well
Hope he does well
Posted on 3/30/14 at 5:08 pm to Pigfeet
quote:
So is this a Shiloh v's the Anti -Shiloh thing?
No, you hear more whining about hiring sons of certain people or people from certain places from the Central Arkansas crowd more than anything.
quote:
Dykes who played for Sutton graduated in 1985.
quote:
Dykes is married to the former Tiffany Beasley, a 2003 graduate of Arkansas and former cheerleader
This has great potential to end well...
Posted on 3/30/14 at 7:13 pm to Killean
quote:
it's a bone tossed to a certain segment of our pissy little fanbase.
very true
Posted on 3/30/14 at 8:17 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Fitting name for this job, amirite?
Posted on 3/30/14 at 10:26 pm to Hogssmellgood
consider me a part of the pissy little fan base I suppose then.
Jimmy DYkes knows more about hoops than many and I mean many coaches at the highest echelon of college sports.
he has the finesse, personality, to recruit, coach, raise funds, and personify the university with the highest integrity.
I truly believe that. To be fair, I have been a huge Jimmy Dykes fan for year.
And Iron sharpens Iron. Meaning, I believe the entirety of the University Athletic Programs will be strengthened by the addition of Jimmy Dykes on the hill.
He has already said that he would help with recruiting for CBB, and CMA, and anyone he can help with.
Part two of the presser here LINK
Other parts available as well. Ok, flame on!
Jimmy DYkes knows more about hoops than many and I mean many coaches at the highest echelon of college sports.
he has the finesse, personality, to recruit, coach, raise funds, and personify the university with the highest integrity.
I truly believe that. To be fair, I have been a huge Jimmy Dykes fan for year.
And Iron sharpens Iron. Meaning, I believe the entirety of the University Athletic Programs will be strengthened by the addition of Jimmy Dykes on the hill.
He has already said that he would help with recruiting for CBB, and CMA, and anyone he can help with.
Part two of the presser here LINK
Other parts available as well. Ok, flame on!
Posted on 3/30/14 at 10:27 pm to Razorback Reverend
I like Jimmy Dykes and I think hiring him is a good move.
I also think that there were other considerations, namely the whole Springdale/Shiloh issue.
I also think that there were other considerations, namely the whole Springdale/Shiloh issue.
Posted on 3/30/14 at 10:33 pm to Killean
quote:
I also think that there were other considerations, namely the whole Springdale/Shiloh issue.
I don't care if there were other considerations, as long as he is successful in elevating the program, and aiding other athletic programs at the UofA with integrity.
I think this is an absolute homerun! The positives from the beginning are unbelievable. Mentioned at the highest levels of ESPN, SI, even CNN spoke about it already.
Posted on 3/30/14 at 11:17 pm to Razorback Reverend
quote:
the presser here LINK
he's got me fired up for women's hoops
Posted on 3/30/14 at 11:47 pm to hawgfaninc
quote:
he's got me fired up for women's hoops
Exactly....
I truly do believe this will help all of our programs, if the other coaches will let him do so.
Great Hire!
Posted on 3/31/14 at 6:44 am to Razorback Reverend
A successful women's BKB team would be very exciting for the program as a whole.
Here in Waco, Kim Mulkey is a Demi-God, and her program is quite a beast. Her success also places a tremendous amount of pressure on the AD at Baylor to have successful men's programs...which he has done.
Over all, having great women's BKB is nothing but a good thing.
Honestly , I don't really care for the sport, but it damn sure elevated the expectations for the men's sports. That's a good thing
Here in Waco, Kim Mulkey is a Demi-God, and her program is quite a beast. Her success also places a tremendous amount of pressure on the AD at Baylor to have successful men's programs...which he has done.
Over all, having great women's BKB is nothing but a good thing.
Honestly , I don't really care for the sport, but it damn sure elevated the expectations for the men's sports. That's a good thing
Posted on 3/31/14 at 7:38 am to DaleDenton
quote:
No, you hear more whining about hiring sons of certain people or people from certain places from the Central Arkansas crowd more than anything.
Care to elaborate, not sure who C. Arkansas has that should have been considered, besides Foley. He's not a huge household name down here.
I hear more about the jealousy of the good people of Shiloh than anything these days.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:24 am to Pigfeet
quote:
Care to elaborate, not sure who C. Arkansas has that should have been considered, besides Foley. He's not a huge household name down here.
I'm not talking only about this hire.
Central Arkansas was behind the hiring and keeping of Nutt.
They also thought Horton was deserving of at least the Interim-HC title a couple seasons ago.
There has been other names for other positions on the various staffs that are brought up and built up, the most common theme is the candidates themselves are from Central Arkansas, none have ever shown any other qualification for said jobs.
quote:
I hear more about the jealousy of the good people of Shiloh than anything these days.
I guess. The only person Shiloh white knights for is Malzahn who they thought was qualified to replace Nutt as HC.
These same people may build up Dykes, there was a push for Dykes to replace Pel a few years ago, but he is just the WBB coach now. He gets a nice salary for the contract length, if it doesn't work out he will be back at ESPN when its over.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 10:41 am to DaleDenton
So the good folks of C. Arkansas, NE Arkansas and anyone associated with Shiloh shouldn't have an opinion on who they think the coach should be.
Since you didn't list Stan Heath, John Pelphrey, Dana Altman, John L Smith as people that C. Arkansas supported, I would assume the rest of the state were behind these hires.
Since you didn't list Stan Heath, John Pelphrey, Dana Altman, John L Smith as people that C. Arkansas supported, I would assume the rest of the state were behind these hires.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 2:44 pm to Pigfeet
quote:
Since you didn't list Stan Heath, John Pelphrey, Dana Altman, John L Smith as people that C. Arkansas supported, I would assume the rest of the state were behind these hires.
None of the names you list had any prior connections to the program before they were first hired, that is not what I'm talking about.
What I'm referring too is the pining for unqualified candidates for jobs just because of past connections to the state or program.
It extends over to athletes who go to one of a handful of schools who actually wanted them, then its a "why didn't they sign so and so", IJ Ready, Dusty Hannahs, Dixon, Clay, etc.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:06 pm to DaleDenton
quote:
he only person Shiloh white knights for is Malzahn who they thought was qualified to replace Nutt as HC.
Turns out he was better.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:08 pm to TheCheshireHog
quote:
Turns out he was better.
Today.
In 2006-2007?
NO.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 4:14 pm to DaleDenton
I'm still not so sure.
Face it. With Saint Gus we'd have Arkansas on a TV and Bowl ban within 3 years.
Face it. With Saint Gus we'd have Arkansas on a TV and Bowl ban within 3 years.
Page 2 of 3
Latest Arkansas News
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News