re: **ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2019 BASEBALL: NO GAS ALL BRAKES OMAHA EDITION **

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DVH won it during 2004.

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That was 15 years ago.

There isn't anyway possible a football coach or men's/women's basketball coach would last that long without putting hardware in the case, it wouldn't matter if the football team was going to the citrus bowl every year and the basketball team was playing during the second weekend of the tourney every year, no titles SEC or otherwise = no job in the major sports.

Lots of conjecture on your part, but the facts are that Hatfield was ran out of town after winning the SWC regularly but losing the Cotton Bowl, Nutt was fired after 10 years, won the west 3 times, 0 SEC championships. Both of these men were alums.

Nolan lasted 7-1/2 years after his NC with a National Runner-up, sweet 16, and a SEC Tournament title under his belt during that time frame.

Gary Blair lasted 10 years, went the final 4 during this time frame and finished his final season ranked in the top 25 before having his contract not be renewed. Of course he went on to take aggy to their first final four and winning the NC the following year.

The major sports have a higher bar to achieve than the secondary sports, DVH is the shining example of this.

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hilltophog

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what he said.....

and, times... they are a changing. It is the Dollar, dollar bill yall over bling and titles. Sad, but true. Going to the NCAA tourney and winning a few brings in Mullah. Doesn't matter if it is Basketball or baseball, now... football. Get to decent bowl games periodically with lower level ones often and a top 8 bowl in a certain period of time and coach isn't going anywhere unless the fans become jaded.

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and, times... they are a changing. It is the Dollar, dollar bill yall over bling and titles. Sad, but true. Going to the NCAA tourney and winning a few brings in Mullah. Doesn't matter if it is Basketball or baseball, now... football. Get to decent bowl games periodically with lower level ones often and a top 8 bowl in a certain period of time and coach isn't going anywhere unless the fans become jaded.

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Disagree.

Football and Basketball will not keep a coach that gets to the NCAA tourney or a shitty bowl game every year. They will eventually be replaced with a coach for similar money, likely after fan support (and spending) on these programs. The athletic department can't afford this as they have to support all the other programs and boosters are more emotionally involved in the major sports. There are many examples to support this in the recent past.

There wasn't the vocal demand after DVH's losing season a few years ago to make wholesale staff changes to "correct" the problem, compare to "bad seasons" for the other two programs or a seasons that simply isn't as good as the season prior, fans demand their 7lbs to "correct" the problem.

The majority of the fanbases are not emotionally attached to college baseball like this, the same fans are likely attached to the Cardinals, Royals, Rangers, etc in this manner. As a whole it makes it easier to just enjoy the games, similar to a Naturals game, doesn't really matter who wins or loses, the hostesses are friendly and the service in the suites are top quality, good ball park food, cold beer, cozy atmosphere, nice way to spend a few hours relaxing watching a game.

What you say is true in baseball, if their salary is reasonable, they put a team on the field that doesn't lose much money for the athletic program each year, they will have a job for as long as they want it. It is about money in the secondary sports more than it is wins and losses, the downfall of the men's track program is a good example.

It isn't criticism to point out DVH hasn't won the SEC in a decade and a half, it is a fact, his teams have performed better in the SEC-T in recent years, but still fell short again in the regular season this time to Vandy.

I saw on another board during the discussion of the men's side of the practice facility being named after Sutton, for bull-shite political reasons since Nolan is having the court named after him in BWA, that DVH "deserves" a statue. It seems the criteria for a statue hasn't been well defined at UA with only Broyles and McDonnell having received one. If the criteria is a NC then someone is missing theirs. If the criteria is the coach who took their program to national prominence for the first time then Debriyn deserves his due, the program was practicing in a cow pasture when he took the job, finished his career with the 14th best overall record in college baseball history which led to everything Arkansas baseball is today.

No he isn't

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Stop upvoting your own post your better than that dale

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We are a national seed and have fans bitching about it. frickin shite.

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DVH knows what he's doing, anyone that doesn't understand this at this point is a complete retard.

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I don't think anyone is arguing that Dave doesn't know what he's doing, just that he can stop saying he cares about winning the conference tournament if he's just trying to get out of there as soon as possible. Why not be honest about it?

In a press conference Dave said he has a reputation of not caring about the SEC tournament, but he said that's not true and they were trying to win the whole thing. Are you saying that was a lie?

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How would you feel if it was a year we needed help, knocked off a big dog, and he comes out and says he wasn't trying too hard?

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If it was a year we needed help then he would actually care about it. I just don't appreciate him saying he cares about it when he doesn't. He could have just as easily said "We don't have anything to gain in the tournament so we're gonna rest up and get ready for the regional." No one would have a problem with that. My issue is with him being dishonest.