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Posted on 12/22/25 at 2:30 pm to Drewbie
Posted on 12/22/25 at 2:30 pm to Drewbie
It's hilarious to me how much people hate this Silverfield hire.
Jim Mora is #5 on that list. Got fired from UCLA and pulled off back-to-back 9-win seasons at UConn. That elevated him that much? #6 is Mark Carney at Kent State, who actually coached at Kent State this whole year and only went 5–7 in his first-ever season as a head coach. They're both ahead of fricking Matt Campbell at #7. Did these people even try?
I understand why people aren't over the moon about Ryan Silverfield. The consensus was we needed an earthquake of a hire more than we ever have. But Silverfield went 8–4 this year. He started out 8–1 and began to slip suspiciously after it was rumored he'd started making contact with Arkansas. He went 11–2 the year before that. 10–3 the year before that. So I give a little credence to the Arkansas distraction rumors given his strong start and his upward trend. He's never had a losing season. The doom and gloom around him right out the gate is embarrassing.
Jim Mora is #5 on that list. Got fired from UCLA and pulled off back-to-back 9-win seasons at UConn. That elevated him that much? #6 is Mark Carney at Kent State, who actually coached at Kent State this whole year and only went 5–7 in his first-ever season as a head coach. They're both ahead of fricking Matt Campbell at #7. Did these people even try?
I understand why people aren't over the moon about Ryan Silverfield. The consensus was we needed an earthquake of a hire more than we ever have. But Silverfield went 8–4 this year. He started out 8–1 and began to slip suspiciously after it was rumored he'd started making contact with Arkansas. He went 11–2 the year before that. 10–3 the year before that. So I give a little credence to the Arkansas distraction rumors given his strong start and his upward trend. He's never had a losing season. The doom and gloom around him right out the gate is embarrassing.
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 3:31 pm to VagueMessage
Posted on 12/22/25 at 3:36 pm to VagueMessage
Talking heads are stupid, Espn graded Chad Morris highly. Kirk Herbstreit called him a great hire. 
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ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit publicly praised the hire, stating: "Arkansas made a great hire!" He highlighted Morris's Texas high school coaching success and SMU experience as key for opening recruiting doors in Texas
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Posted on 12/22/25 at 3:44 pm to VagueMessage
I think some of it is weighted by the program doing the hiring. Mora is a great hire for a program the size of Colorado State. Obviously if it had been an SEC school he'd be dead last on the list.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 3:55 pm to UltimateHog
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Talking heads are stupid, Espn graded Chad Morris highly. Kirk Herbstreit called him a great hire.
Yeah, no one really knows anything
We will just have to wait and see
Posted on 12/22/25 at 4:06 pm to Porker Face
For everyone's enjoyment... go forth and read UNC's fans reacting to the hire of Bobby Petrino like they just landed the second coming of Bear Bryant in his prime.
I do not mean this as an insult to Bobby P now that he is gone. He is a fantastic planner for a game. However, as the last season demonstrated, Petrino can't make those adjustments any more.
The thing is, given how craptacular UNC was last year on offense, Petrino could very well be what nudges them into a bowl game this year, even with the dead body of Belichick on the sidelines.
I do not mean this as an insult to Bobby P now that he is gone. He is a fantastic planner for a game. However, as the last season demonstrated, Petrino can't make those adjustments any more.
The thing is, given how craptacular UNC was last year on offense, Petrino could very well be what nudges them into a bowl game this year, even with the dead body of Belichick on the sidelines.
Posted on 12/22/25 at 4:17 pm to Arksulli
Petrino has become the grim reaper of CFB
Jimbo, then Pittman, now Belichick is on thin ice
Jimbo, then Pittman, now Belichick is on thin ice
Posted on 12/22/25 at 8:18 pm to hawgfaninc
After a couple losses he’ll be knocking on the ADs door
Posted on 12/22/25 at 8:29 pm to Woopigsooie20
so, let's say he gets bella's job.....
And takes NC to the playoffs....
and we still have silverfish...
And takes NC to the playoffs....
and we still have silverfish...
Posted on 12/22/25 at 9:25 pm to Razorback Reverend
Posted on 12/22/25 at 9:36 pm to hawgfaninc
I’m sure he’ll go feast in the Big 12 where he faces lesser talent.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 5:36 am to hawgfaninc
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:36 am to TheCheshireHog
His DBs were getting beat by Sunbelt and AAC talent. TTU will ensure his swift firing.
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Posted on 12/26/25 at 2:09 pm to blackrose890
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With expanded resources and additional financial capabilities committed to his program, new Arkansas head coach Ryan Silverfield is working to make another significant addition to his inaugural Razorbacks football staff.
Sources tell FootballScoop that Arkansas and Silverfield are targeting Dakota Tillman, Butch Jones's special teams coordinator at Arkansas State, for a spot on the Razorbacks staff.
Tillman's climb in coaching has been a fairly quick one.
A special teams quality control coach for Jones at Arkansas Sate in 2023-24, Tillman was elevated to the special teams coordinator role prior to the 2025 season
His units helped play key roles in Arkansas State's ability to close out the season with six wins in its final eight games, a stretch that included a four-game winning streak as well as last week's season-ending, 34-28 triumph against Missouri State in the Xbox Bowl.
A Limestone University alum with a graduate degree from Georgia Southern, Tillman coached high school football from 2018 until he got his first collegiate job in Jones's Red Wolves program.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 7:58 pm to hawgfaninc
Recruiting ties to Georgia….
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:17 am to hawgfaninc
Stealing stAtes coaches now, truly Silverdicked.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:29 am to ArHog
Seems like a solid move to me. The position is for an in-state recruiting coordinator and this guy would already have ties to recruiting the state. Makes sense.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:56 am to ArHog
Time to give silverfield a chance. I’ve said idc if we win the press conference as long as we win games, so maybe that’s how he’s approaching it going after guys he thinks will work not just a flashy name. And whether it works or not, that’s probably the approach you have to take at Arkansas right now. We have fallen so far for so long we have to get under the radar guys or guys who’ve been looked over for one reason or another and hope they are hungry and want to make an impact
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:27 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Time to give silverfield a chance.
I'd suggest buying more lipstick, this is a Chad Morris hire
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:53 am to ArHog
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this is a Chad Morris hire
Unbelievably wrong.
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