re: Coaching Search Thread

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Compared to Saturday and was shocking how much faster that team was on defense and how much effort was given on every play.

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Nutt had a great eye for NFL bodies and players that were full of intensity and speed. His players would also run through walls for him. I know a couple guys who played for him, even today, still love him, despite his flaws.

Almost every player who ever played for Gruden said the same thing. They loved him. Heard former player say they'd go through fire for him if he told them to because he was such a great motivational figure.

Not saying Gruden should be the next hire, but he Definatly knows what NFL talent looks like and would drive players. He's just a gigantic gamble and Ark need a an absolute sure thing next as it's FB coach.

Sounds like an NGO…but I digress…carry on

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This sounds exactly like a deal I would expect from HY.

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He needs to go or they won't get a dime from me.

Ok so back to the search.... I've been a little busy since it all went down and haven't had time to get on here and post my thoughts.... here is kind of how I see it all:
Tiers of the search and how serious are we about winning:
Tier 1.... throw caution into the wind and throw money and resources at it:
get the name and give them what they need:
1. Urban Meyer
2. Jon Gruden
3. Nick Saban
4. Dan Lanning
5. Dabo Swinney
6. James Franklin
I think every coach on this list is a pipe dream except possibly Meyer and Gruden. Only two that are currenty available that might have a desire to get back in the game. How much? IDK. I don't see Lanning leaving the resources at Oregon nor do I see Dabo leaving Clemson on his own. Franklin? Depends on how hot the seat gets I guess.
Probably a couple of other names you could throw in here but all of them are unlikely and a reach.

Tier 2: solid hire.... give the resources and it can be built.
1. Jeff Traylor
2. GJ Kinne
3. Ryan Silverfield
4. Rhett Lashlee
5. Barry Lunney Jr.
6. Lance Leipold
7. Jedd Fisch
8. John Sumrall
9. Alex Golesh
10. Matt Rhule
11. Gundy

I like Golesh, Kinne, and Traylor best out of this list. I know Arkansans are divided on Lunney and Lashlee.
Personally I'd take Lunney over Lashlee and I know I'm in the minority... however I think either would be an upgrade over Pittman.

Tier 3: Coordinator taking a gamble
1. Petrino
2. Collin Klein
3. Taylor Mouser
4. Glenn Schumann
5. Gus
6. Al Golden
Not sure we go this route unless it's Bobby P and that would be riding the wave of him salvaging the season presumably. Seems to be some intrigue with Schumann but I wonder if that's largely because of how bad our D has been.

End of the day I fee like our guy is probably in that second tier.
I just kind of feel like the big money in NWA wants Lashlee. I don't have inside info on that.... just the feeling I get.
I think Traylor is the best program builder in the bunch but in today's game we may not be patient enough for that.
Something else to think about is how other openings affect this list moving forward.
OK State will be spending a lot of money I think. Kinne may fit their wish list well.
If Florida and or Clemson open the landscape changes quite a bit...
lots of time to speculate.....
we have a history of getting football hires wrong and very few examples of getting it right.
Example.... Gundy would have been a great hire last go-round.... now we would look about 10 years late to the party.

so..... WHO KNOWS!?!?!?!?!!?

Yeah I mean.... I'm sure some on my list won't even me contacted. That's just my "it would make sense to me" list.

Talent-wise we aren't that far away in my opinion. We need a defensive over-haul and maybe an elite WR

Our DL doesn't have the SEC war daddies that you need to compete in this conference.
I can't really tell a lot about our secondary and LB's right now because we don't get enough pressure on QB's to allow them cover time or to keep OL's off the LB's in the run game.

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Our DL doesn't have the SEC war daddies that you need to compete in this conference. I can't really tell a lot about our secondary and LB's right now because we don't get enough pressure on QB's to allow them cover time or to keep OL's off the LB's in the run game.

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this is what I see. I knew it was gonna be bad when all of the sports media people were not thrilled when talking about the D line in pre season. At the end of the day football is still won and lost in the trenches.

Our NIL situation isn’t even that bad. We have a top 20 paid roster. And any insufficiencies for NIL is because our boosters didn’t have faith in Pittman. It’s really as easy fix.

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Our NIL situation isn’t even that bad. We have a top 20 paid roster. And any insufficiencies for NIL is because our boosters didn’t have faith in Pittman. It’s really as easy fix.

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Said this for years, which is why not firing Pittman last year is a negligence that can not be overlooked. He needs to go.

I just read this and I still think we could do better, I think Petrino would be a better choice.


SDS Rhett

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Per Feldman’s report, Lashlee has the “support” of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who is a former Razorback himself and an Arkansas booster. The report goes as far as to say Jones is “squarely behind” the effort to get Lashlee in charge of Arkansas football.

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, I think Petrino would be a better choice.

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Agreed. Outside of some of the splash, probably fantasy names out there, I think Bobby should be the guy. Any selection is a gamble, but I view him as the least risky gamble. We've seen what he has done here before and that was before legal pay to play.