re: UPDATE: Mike Irwin just said Malzahn is choice #1.

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True, but what we do know is Gus averages 8-5 with top 5 recruiting classes.

We also know Gus will not be able to recruit top 5 classes to Arkansas.

We do know that Norvell has elevated Memphis's recruiting above where Fuentes had it. We do know Norvell has recruiting connections in TN, AR, MS, TX, LA, AL, while Gus has connections in AL, and AR.



This is EXACTLY the point, everyone should take note. We know what Gus is capable of at an SEC program with top 10 classes. Sure an 8-5 average is a decent known commodity and it's certainly better than our recent average, but you can make an educated guess that his average would most likely be less than that here based off what we KNOW. You can sum it up as low risk, low reward.

Norvell might be an unknown commodity and could certainly fail, but we also don't have evidence that points to that possibility at this point. It's been said many times around here lately but the next great coach is out there somewhere, he just hasn't landed at that right spot at the right time. There's no reason Norvell couldn't be that great coach for Arkansas. He can be summed up as high risk, high reward.

We've gone the route of the experienced, proven HC and wound up no better off than before. I think it's time we take a risk and see what happens, we're basically playing with house money at this point.

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