Meanwhile, on the Hot Seat (CBB #3 & #7 in two rankings)

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A good Arkansas-alum friend of ours who lives in Ft. Smith, Arkansas and was with his wife in San Francisco recently on a business trip told us at dinner one night the following about Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema:

“Whatever the Hell voodoo hex that Bielema has over Arkansas fans is something I would love to bottle and sell to football coaches everywhere, because there’s no explanation for someone having a 10 – 22 record in SEC play in four seasons on the job having his arse kissed pretty much around the clock by Hog fans!”

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It looks like that is starting to change, but I wonder what explains it in the first place? I think it is a combination of delusional desire to win and numbness from John L./the fall of Bobby.

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I think it's a result of feeling like Bielema is trying to build the program the "right way." This gave him a lot of benefit of the doubt from me, because I felt like we were attempting to build a program for long term success by creating a specific culture, recruiting a certain type of student athlete, and building a solid foundation.

Sadly, the culture we seem to be creating is one of mediocrity. I just can't get over the abysmal offensive line, as that is supposed to be the foundation of Bret's program. The fact that we can't shore up that dumpster fire is the primary indicator that Bielema doesn't have the answers.

I bought in to the hype last season for the last time. Year 4 was a shiteshow. Year 5 looks to be the same. Year 6 won't be any different. Bert and Long have to go.