I wasn't arguing that. In fact, I was arguing the opposite in that our fan base just assumes(d) that Mike is Nolan incarnate because he played for and coached under him.

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Mike in no way compares to Nutt, Nutt was able to stick around because he forged alliances with influential boosters and BOT members. Mike isn't doing that, the University received a letter from the NCAA warning them about the booster control of the athletic department not that long ago.

There are people who have had a dislike for Anderson because of Nolan's actions, no one blamed Nutt for being on Crowe's staff.

Again, didn't say Mike was like Nutt. I'm talking about how I'd rather have an outsider who our fan base can look at objectively (like Bielema) over someone with history here (like Malzahn) who tends to be harder to get rid of if everything goes south.

If Anderson hasn't made the tourney after year 5, I'm still not convinced we'd fire him; however if his name was Mike Smith and he'd made his bones as an assistant at Villanova, he'd be out on his arse.

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Posted by DaleDenton

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Posted on 1/30/14 at 9:45 am to Feral

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If Anderson hasn't made the tourney after year 5, I'm still not convinced we'd fire him; however if his name was Mike Smith and he'd made his bones as an assistant at Villanova, he'd be out on his arse.

The Mike Smith argument is only valid if Mike Smith did not have a similar resume coming in. Up and Comers get a short leash, as they should, prior success in the tourney and program building will buy a new coach more time vs an up and comer.

If Frank worked with Dana Altman to bring in what he needed to shore up the APR problem, he would still be the HC and the program would not have had the problems it has since 2008. Pel was the worst possible hire that could have been made because of his track record, he took over a USA program that was in a similar shape as Arkansas with the APR, he did the same thing there that he did here, compounded the situation and left the program with a loss of scholarship with the APR.

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