re: Houston Nutt

Houston Nutt recruited this year like he never has before. Nutt rarely competed head-to-head with the top programs in the nation while at Arkansas.

I believe the fall-out in Arkansas forced Hootie to evaluate his approach to coaching. I think it also provided great incentive to prove Arkansas fans wrong. That's fine with me, Raymond Cotton Jr. is going to learn why Hootie has yet to develop a QB.

I think the separation between Arkansas and Hootie has been very good for both sides.

Remember, he was well liked in AR. He is from AR, had success immediately, knows the traditions, the state, etc... The state was behind him, fast forward 10 years, .500 in the SEC, never develops a QB on his own, then completely mishandles the Springdale situation (including running off a couple of popular players and a beloved coach).

A son of Arkansas that had the whole state's support became widely despised.

Hopefully, that experience gave him a fresh lease on life and he can make some changes to better himself. Becoming a better recruiter is the least of the changes he needed to make.