re: Has John L Smith gone on record about leaving his alma mater high and dry?

See...They upgraded

And he'll leave them in a year for Major college job again

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close bonds' approach...

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I was not taking that approach at all. I was the leaving the players at close to the worst time approach and screwing up their season.

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I'm assuming his personal relationships were not all that close.

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Which isn't the point.

This is a good quote though:

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"No. 1, I've always had a place in my heart for Weber State," said Smith that December day in Ogden, Utah. "You do that naturally. That's your school, that's where you graduated from, so that fondness, that love is always with you. And again, to come back to run your own program as a head coach again is crucial for me. This hopefully can serve as an opportunity for me to give back something to the university.

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At least he said hopefully. Left himself an out if it didn't pan out.

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I pray Arkansas goes 7-5.

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sad, sad little man

Lets see, here are facts:

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"When coach Smith first approached me about returning to Arkansas to serve in this position, he talked about his desire to be a part of the continued success of these student-athletes, this coaching staff and the Razorback program," Long said in a statement.

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JLS came to Long, not the other way around.

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The players were informed of Smith's hiring at an afternoon team meeting, though they were instructed to avoid talking with media members outside the Broyles Athletic Center afterward. Still, their smiles told the story of their feelings.

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And the Arkansas players are very happy.

It sucks for Weber State, it really does. But does it not suck for the Arkansas kids who lost their HC for being a dumbass, in a year in which they were going to be preseason top 10?

Weber State will still go on. But I've been by that campus, its in the middle of nowhere in Utah and add in the fact that it is a tiny school and is the 4th best school in Utah, it isn't exactly a football mecca. The only reason JLS was there was because it was his alma mater and it is a beautiful area to retire in.

God laughs at you not with you.

sorry weber state i hope you have a good season.

go hogs.

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I pray Arkansas goes 7-5.

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Nothing LSU related has ever been in my prayers, one way or another.

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But for the kids that play football there, it matters a great deal and he put them in a bad spot. That is all.

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It does. But from a business perspective, Weber State is quite a few notches below Arkansas in everything. Like the saying goes, shite travels down the ladder.

And I'm sure Long was hesitant to hire a coach that was about to go into spring practice. But Im also sure that he looked at all his options and that this was his best option by far, even if it meant leaving an FCS school without a coach.

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sad, sad little man

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Says the man with 14k posts...LMAO.

Either way, you don't want to be at the bottom when the shite gets there.