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re: Biddy says nothing final yet, decision on Mike is Hunter's and his only
Posted on 3/18/19 at 11:52 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 3/18/19 at 11:52 pm to hawgfaninc
Give me Petino
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:27 am to beebefootballfan
Shawn Stith is rumored as possible replacement.
6’8 going on 6’5 guy with Trey Thompson like similarities.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 12:28 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:09 am to Stonehog
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I honestly wouldn't want to be Yurachek right now.
I agree, its a tough spot for HY right now.
The fans have lost faith in Mike Anderson which is a pretty broad hint to pull the trigger on him, but at the same time he's a winning coach. Mike doesn't win enough to satisfy expectations, but he does win.
If you hire him, go through a national coaching search, and wind up with the second coming of Pill Poppin' Pelphrey that will stick with you for the rest of your tenure as AD. At least with football if CM doesn't work out Yurachek can honestly say he didn't handle the coaching search. He will own whoever he hires, for better or worse, as basketball coach.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:15 am to Arksulli
I wonder if we paid that feller from Vilanova like 3.5 Milly per year if he would come?
That guy wins like 90% of his games. It's incredible.
Those are the type of dudes we need to be going after. Don't go the up and coming route, lay down big bucks for someone you know for a certain fact is a damn good coach.
That guy wins like 90% of his games. It's incredible.
Those are the type of dudes we need to be going after. Don't go the up and coming route, lay down big bucks for someone you know for a certain fact is a damn good coach.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:25 am to Jack Ruby
Also, to the topic of the thread, Trey Biddy is a fricking idiot. He is wrong more often than I am on this shite and I deliberately post bullshite from time to time.
The reason the decision is "Yurachek's alone" is because it's a sensitive situation. People don't want to put their neck out because there's a chance firing Anderson will set the program back significantly.
The reason the decision is "Yurachek's alone" is because it's a sensitive situation. People don't want to put their neck out because there's a chance firing Anderson will set the program back significantly.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:37 am to BoarEd
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The reason the decision is "Yurachek's alone" is because it's a sensitive situation
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I deliberately post bullshite from time to time.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:46 am to ArHog
It is, dude. How else can you possibly read that? The peanut gallery is saying they're leaving it all up to the new guy (this is bullshite, btw) to make a decision in case it backfires.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:57 am to BoarEd
If we wanted to break the bank on a basketball coach we are one of the few schools that could pull it off. If we start winning big the fan support (and big money donors) are there to make it work. Its a big, big gamble though.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:08 am to Arksulli
I think that's what will have to be done. We will have to spend top money for a top coach. Otherwise it doesn't make much sense getting rid of the guy we have now. We need a clear upgrade, not a gamble.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:24 am to BoarEd
If I'm HY I'm forcing Mike to recruit and finish out the season while making a few phone calls. Get a quality hire signed sealed and ready to announce. Then show Mike the door. In other words nothing would be final until I had my guy.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:41 am to BoarEd
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firing Anderson will set the program back significantly.
Yes, it will create a rough year or two. But next year is going to be rough anyway as I see it.
Anderson is a good man, or seems to be by all accounts. A great representative of the University. And I think he probably knows that we aspire to a higher level of basketball, he was here at it's peak.
I think he knows as well, regardless of what the reasons are, that it has not been at a good enough level over the eight year stretch. Reasons, excuses, valid or not, only cover you for so long. If it's been bad luck,(like the last minute loss of Perry and the medical issues of Garland) well I hate it for him. But we still need to try something different, or be satisfied with the same results.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:50 am to SpauldingHog
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If I'm HY I'm forcing Mike to recruit and finish out the season while making a few phone calls.
There ya go. An AD who has never hired or fired a coach. Then tell HY to force Mike to recruit before he supposedly is about to be fired.
I'd be willing to bet that HY wouldn't know if Mike was on a decent recruit or not.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:51 am to WonderWartHawg
You know, the problem, the way I see it, is that most or the really good coaches that would be a clear upgrade over Anderson have all been at their jobs for like decades now.
I know the dudes name gets tossed out here a lot, but it would probably be worth the time to make a run at Chris Beard. He's a top coach and he is also young.
You'd have to pony up some bucks, but we may be able to get him.
I'd think you'd have a better shot with him than say a Jay Wright who has been at Vilanova for like 20 years now. Tom Izzo? 26 years at Michigan State. Or some such. He's been there a long time.
Which, by the way, I wonder how long it took him to get that program rolling strong.
ETA: He won a national title in his 5th season, but nothing since. Conference titles, but no NCAAt championships in 19 years now.
It's hard to win that title.
I know the dudes name gets tossed out here a lot, but it would probably be worth the time to make a run at Chris Beard. He's a top coach and he is also young.
You'd have to pony up some bucks, but we may be able to get him.
I'd think you'd have a better shot with him than say a Jay Wright who has been at Vilanova for like 20 years now. Tom Izzo? 26 years at Michigan State. Or some such. He's been there a long time.
Which, by the way, I wonder how long it took him to get that program rolling strong.
ETA: He won a national title in his 5th season, but nothing since. Conference titles, but no NCAAt championships in 19 years now.
It's hard to win that title.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 10:55 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:08 am to BoarEd
I think Jay Wright is probably the greatest college basketball coach of all time. Dude hasn't had a recruiting class rank inside the top 20 ever, and yet has won 2 titles in 3 years. That's incredible. And Arkansas needs to find a guy like that. A guy who can do more with less, because, just like in football, I don't think Arkansas will ever be able to consistently recruit top classes.
Tom Izzo and Jay Wright can both win with lesser talent. Mike Anderson can as well, but he doesn't win quite enough I guess.
Tom Izzo and Jay Wright can both win with lesser talent. Mike Anderson can as well, but he doesn't win quite enough I guess.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:17 am to RazorHawg
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6’8 going on 6’5 guy with Trey Thompson like similarities.
I wouldn't turn my nose up at that guy. He's 6'7" tall and weighs almost 250. He's a big dude. Corliss Williamson wasn't much bigger.
Mike could use about 3 more guys from that same mold. There's nothing wrong with a shorter guy in the post provided he is wide bodied enough to still get rebounds. Dude may be a hell of a player. He coaches youth leagues. He's a student of the game.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:21 am to BoarEd
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Corliss Williamson wasn't much bigger.
Look him up, he looks nothing like Corliss. He needs to lose 40 pounds
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:26 am to Raz4back
What?!
Their measurables are exactly the same. 6'7", 245 lbs. Exactly the same.
Their measurables are exactly the same. 6'7", 245 lbs. Exactly the same.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 12:47 pm to SpauldingHog
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If I'm HY I'm forcing Mike to recruit and finish out the season while making a few phone calls. Get a quality hire signed sealed and ready to announce. Then show Mike the door. In other words nothing would be final until I had my guy.
I agree. Let Mike know his time is up and give him a chance to quit or find another job. Meanwhile, keep him around until a viable replacement is found, even if it means sacrificing a recruiting class.
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And here comes ole sunshine Rick... "if the decision hasn't been made, then it doesn't need to be made on the one game Tomorrow night"
Making it about one game out of 240ish makes no sense, although Rick probably wants to keep Mike around. We could do much worse than Mike, so do whatever is necessary to find a better coach.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 2:34 pm to Stonehog
If Yurachek didn't have a plan, including a viable short list, one year and three months ago, then he should not have been hired as AD
Posted on 3/19/19 at 2:36 pm to Stonehog
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OR, you fire Mike now and risk having a long coaching search and making a bad hire that defines your tenure as AD. Tough call!
And tough calls come with the territory. Being afraid to make a tenure defining decision...go teach phys ed then.
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