re: Malzahn hasn't signed contract yet...

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but who meets your criterion?

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I like Garrick McGee but I’m sure he isn’t the only one that meets that criteria. I really can’t compile a list because I haven’t had the opportunity to talk with any of the potential coaches nor will I and I just don’t know what’s available. However, I do believe there are plenty of great college coaches out there, some are head coaches and some are assistants, who would be a perfect for Arkansas. They just haven’t been given the opportunity yet.

Arkansas is a great job. Fayetteville and NW Arkansas is a fantastic area to live in, the Hogs have great state-wide fan support, Arkansas has fantastic facilities, we are a program who isn’t going to demand that a coach has to win the SEC every other year or he will be fired and we are capable of paying very, very well. Long just needs to do a great job with his due diligence.

I’m fairly confident that most SEC fans didn’t know who Nick Saban was when he was at Toledo, the Cleveland Browns or even Michigan State or Mark Richt when he was to East Carolina or the OC at Florida State but they were nonetheless great “undiscovered” coaches at that time. Same thing for Bob Stoops when he was the Co-Defensive Coordinator at Kansas State or the Defensive Coordinator at Florida and the list goes on and on.

One thing I’m very confident about is that the Hogs will get a great head coach and he will continue to build on what Petrino has started.