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re: Has John L Smith gone on record about leaving his alma mater high and dry?
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:40 am to 870Hog
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:40 am to 870Hog
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He had to bring someone in to just handle the media/boosters/ect.
well it seems like an ex special teams coach and broadcaster was a logical choice
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Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:41 am to bona fide
You guys got all the answers...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:41 am to 870Hog
I still pick them 2nd or 3rd, just wished they would not have gone this route. Possibly the first time ever in CFB?
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Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:42 am to roadGator
Arkansas is such a great program, we got coaches burning bridges left and right just to coach here. Jealous?
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:42 am to bona fide
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just wished they would not have gone this route.
Well hell, I wish petrino could keep his eyes on the road.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:43 am to bona fide
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Every head coach starts with no HC experience. These guys would also have an advantage of already being in and familiar with the program.
What do you not inderstand about Smith being on staff here for 3 years? The players here love him.
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Not really that big of a deal. Many HC are the de facto OC or DC anyways.
Yea, they are. We didn't have a head coach, we only had coordinators and position coaches. You're asking for a person with no experience in leading a program, to lead a major D1 program and also do his duties as a coordinator. Not only that, you may have staff animosity towards the person who is promoted to interim. If smith isn't gone for 3 months, he is named interim the day Petrino is put on leave.
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He is bringing in a guy that ran out on a program before he ever coached a game, and for what? To coach one year? Absolute dick move, by both parties.
He was only coaching a year at Weber State. He had much more of a connection with Arkansas, its players, boosters than at Weber. He is retiring after the season no matter where he coaches.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:43 am to HogBoxer
quote:It has nothing to do with the emotional bond you dumbass, it leaves them without a coach or searching for a coach just a few months before fall practice starts. It fricks up their upcoming season. Arky fans of all people should understand how losing your HC this close to the season isn't ideal.
Really? He was there 4 months what kind of bond do you think he had with these guys? Some of you guys are the biggest babies in the world.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:44 am to 870Hog
True, but that is nothing Long could do about that. Doesn't mean he needs to slide into the gutter also.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:45 am to 870Hog
Its a 10mo contract.
why is everyone crying? But, please, go a head. I think the more grief Long gets, the more willing he will be to throw 6 million at Saban ~
why is everyone crying? But, please, go a head. I think the more grief Long gets, the more willing he will be to throw 6 million at Saban ~
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:45 am to Hawgeye
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Not only that, you may have staff animosity towards the person who is promoted to interim
you don't think they'll be any animosity from the staff that was already there towards an ex special teams coach and broadcaster brought in from Weber State.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:46 am to WDE24
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It has nothing to do with the emotional bond you dumbass, it leaves them without a coach or searching for a coach just a few months before fall practice starts. It fricks up their upcoming season.
but its just Weber State so who cares.
signed,
pig fans
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:46 am to roadGator
Frick weber state! Go Hogs!
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:48 am to MDstudentHOG
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Its a 10mo contract.
More BS. If the guy loses one game and wins SEC, he will be back. Don't care what he or Long say.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:49 am to Choctaw
Johnson/Haynes havn't been there long enough to have legitimate animosity and PPetrino is in a delicate situation. He never had a shot at the job any ways.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:50 am to bona fide
You scared bruh?
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:51 am to bona fide
Meh.
All I have is this.
Weber State TE.
Kid sure is hurt.
All I have is this.
Weber State TE.
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Brian Jankowski ? @bjankowski13
However it went down I still wish the best for John L Smith and Arkansas football #WPS
Kid sure is hurt.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:52 am to bona fide
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More BS. If the guy loses one game and wins SEC, he will be back. Don't care what he or Long say.
I don't know. A 10mo contract says (1) that Long is actively seeking candidates; (2) he didn't spend any money on this hire and firing CBP... and has a ton of money to throw at a new coach; and (3) if we win the SEC, there will be plenty of big name coaches calling about the Job.
I'm going to assume Long will consider the future of the program, and will not base this on Smith's one year tenure coaching Petrino's team.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:53 am to WDE24
So Arkansas had to hire a coach that was currently sitting on his arse? Yea, that's a long list to choose from....
Some people just want to complain about anything. Fact of the matter was that they weren't going to get a good coach until after the season, but why does this season have to be a wasted season? Well, now it won't be. Somebody was going to get screwed. Bobby screwed Arkansas so Arkansas screwed Weber State. There is a reason small schools have their coaches taken and it's not because they are at the top of the football world.
Some people just want to complain about anything. Fact of the matter was that they weren't going to get a good coach until after the season, but why does this season have to be a wasted season? Well, now it won't be. Somebody was going to get screwed. Bobby screwed Arkansas so Arkansas screwed Weber State. There is a reason small schools have their coaches taken and it's not because they are at the top of the football world.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:54 am to I Ham That I Ham
Yes that's it, Bama struggled so much with the best coach ever at Ark. No way we can compete with the MSU/WSU retread. Good luck with recruiting.
Posted on 4/24/12 at 8:54 am to Hawgeye
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How do you think Gator players felt when Mullen left? Did you sympathize with them? Did you hope your AD "learned a lesson" through all of that?
You went full dumbass there. The two aren't even comparable. Byrne went to Foley and said we were interested in him. They interviewed him before the BCS NCG and was allowed to coach in BSC game before he left Florida. And we didn't leave Florida without a HC. All done by the book, the way it should have been done. Now where are your parallels?
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