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Houston Nutt on the midget's podcast
Posted on 10/1/19 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 6:13 pm
Very in-depth interview with Nutt on his history as a coach and his early life as a hog fan.
It's such a reminder of all the good and all the not so good with Houston Dale.
There are parts where you go, "my goodness why we hate this guy" and all the classic memories come flooding back... And then there are other parts where you go "oh yeah, that's why."
Nutt was always his own worst enemy. His ego and narcisism where such hindernces on what was probably the coach that understood Arkansas better than anyone else ever, including Frank.
You hear these old clips of him riling up the team and how he got them to play for him and how he made them play so hard and absolutely bleed razorback passion. And then you remember that he, just like the program as a whole, was just cursed.
He relives how he got the Arkansas job and how he recruited, finding NFL defensive players and undersized guys from Arkansas with hearts of lions to spur on the highly touted out of state guys. And he even relives the game that keeps him up most at night, maybe even maybe more than the Tennessee game, the 06 Florida game.
He said he knew he had Meyer and company beat and so did they. Said his coaches were looking over on the other sideline and they could tell that Florida knew they were about done... And then Fish happened.
He said to this day he knew he should have outright won the SEC.
It's such a reminder of all the good and all the not so good with Houston Dale.
There are parts where you go, "my goodness why we hate this guy" and all the classic memories come flooding back... And then there are other parts where you go "oh yeah, that's why."
Nutt was always his own worst enemy. His ego and narcisism where such hindernces on what was probably the coach that understood Arkansas better than anyone else ever, including Frank.
You hear these old clips of him riling up the team and how he got them to play for him and how he made them play so hard and absolutely bleed razorback passion. And then you remember that he, just like the program as a whole, was just cursed.
He relives how he got the Arkansas job and how he recruited, finding NFL defensive players and undersized guys from Arkansas with hearts of lions to spur on the highly touted out of state guys. And he even relives the game that keeps him up most at night, maybe even maybe more than the Tennessee game, the 06 Florida game.
He said he knew he had Meyer and company beat and so did they. Said his coaches were looking over on the other sideline and they could tell that Florida knew they were about done... And then Fish happened.
He said to this day he knew he should have outright won the SEC.
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Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:26 pm to Jack Ruby
Midget loves him some Nutt.
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Posted on 10/1/19 at 7:32 pm to Jack Ruby
I loathed Nutt late in his tenure for some of the shite that went down and the chasm it caused in our fan base. There's no telling how great we would have been in 2007 if not for the unnecessary bullshite that went down with the Springdale group.
However, the fact that we've bottomed out as a program and become the worst team in the SEC thanks to some shithead outsiders make me not only long for those days when we were competitive and respected, but also when we had coaches and players with passion for Arkansas. Say what you want about him (I certainly have), but the guy understood the dynamics of our state and gave a shite and his teams played hard because of it, and there's something to be said for that. I thought about that often during the JLS year, Bert era, and last year under Morris when players had little to no pride and were flat out giving up at the first sign of adversity.
When I'm reminiscing about Nutt, you know our program is in the shitter.
However, the fact that we've bottomed out as a program and become the worst team in the SEC thanks to some shithead outsiders make me not only long for those days when we were competitive and respected, but also when we had coaches and players with passion for Arkansas. Say what you want about him (I certainly have), but the guy understood the dynamics of our state and gave a shite and his teams played hard because of it, and there's something to be said for that. I thought about that often during the JLS year, Bert era, and last year under Morris when players had little to no pride and were flat out giving up at the first sign of adversity.
When I'm reminiscing about Nutt, you know our program is in the shitter.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:07 pm to Feral
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When I'm reminiscing about Nutt, you know our program is in the shitter.
Sad but true.
Hootie had many positives but his negatives caused his demise.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 8:55 pm to Jack Ruby
My favorite quote from Houston and the podcast, “If I ask you to go to the moon, and I bring cheese, I want you to bring crackers”. This was in him referring to getting the new team to rally in 98 and guys bought in.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:07 pm to Porky
We chased off Nutt after going 8-4 and beating the number 1 team on the road.
Now the bar is just winning one sec game.
Now the bar is just winning one sec game.
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:23 pm to Poker_hog
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We chased off Nutt after going 8-4 and beating the number 1 team on the road.
WRONG
4-7 and 5-6 Then shitting the bed with DMAC and Co and Gus.
That's why MOTHO was fired
ETA: I donated money to fly the banners and I'll donate money if Chaggy doesn't win 5 games this year.
This post was edited on 10/1/19 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 10/1/19 at 9:52 pm to ArHog
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4-7 and 5-6 Then shitting the bed with DMAC and Co and Gus.
The good ole days, when winning the west was “shitting the bed”
Posted on 10/1/19 at 10:17 pm to Feral
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Say what you want about him (I certainly have), but the guy understood the dynamics of our state and gave a shite and his teams played hard because of it, and there's something to be said for that.
This is what stood out the most to me in a he interview...just how much Nutt loved Arkansas and how it trickled down into his teams and players.
Even when Bobby was going to Sugar and Cotton bowls, the teams didn't have that same feeling, and those squads were loaded with high profile Arkansas guys. It was really just more of a business of winning than straight passion.
Nutt pounded it into this guy's about how special it was to play for Arkansas. Maybe it was me being a kid during those times, but the program really felt different than under any other recent staff.
But honstely, I think much of that passion has vanished from all teams now in the sport. Everything is just about "getting me to the pros" and everything being so business like and cold.
I saw an interview today that Urban Meyer did this week about recruiting. He said years ago, the topic of getting a kid to the NFL was about 20% of the recruiting pitch..now he said it's about 90%. And that's why all these 5 star kids are getting stacked at just a few programs (Clemson, Bama, Ohio State, etc.) because they basically convince the kid that he can't go to the league at any other school.
It's sad, but thd days many of us grew up with in CFB may never come back. With these new pay for play laws coming, it will make it all even more convoluted and make the teams without the branding even tougher to compete.
To win at Arkansas though, you need one of two things, wither a coach that is so good schematically that he wins with lesser talent or someone who understands Arkansas so well and knows how pump life back into the team.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 3:31 am to Hogwarts
I loved the part where he talks about the wooden bats.
And Darren McFadden's interview after the win at LSU...it doesn't get any better.
And Darren McFadden's interview after the win at LSU...it doesn't get any better.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 4:58 am to Jack Ruby
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But honstely, I think much of that passion has vanished from all teams now in the sport. Everything is just about "getting me to the pros" and everything being so business like and cold.
I saw an interview today that Urban Meyer did this week about recruiting. He said years ago, the topic of getting a kid to the NFL was about 20% of the recruiting pitch..now he said it's about 90%. And that's why all these 5 star kids are getting stacked at just a few programs (Clemson, Bama, Ohio State, etc.) because they basically convince the kid that he can't go to the league at any other school.
Agreed. The shift in college football over the course of the last 15ish years has definitely transformed the sport, and not for the better. The volume of players transferring after game 4 or outright sitting out bowl games will increase in the coming years, as will the wave of highly touted juniors like Nick Bosa sitting out the season.
Saban was one of the first guys to really hone in on marketing a springboard to the NFL. One of his mailers to recruits is almost entirely about the NFL bonus money Alabama draftees have gotten during his timed
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To win at Arkansas though, you need one of two things, wither a coach that is so good schematically that he wins with lesser talent or someone who understands Arkansas so well and knows how pump life back into the team.
Ironically, Jack Crowe pegged our job pretty accurately in a quote on Orville Henry's book. Apparently he was driving through Arkansas to pick up his son from camp the summer before Ford's first season, and someone from the media ran into him at a gas station somewhere and asked him how Ford would do. He said he wasn't sure, but noted that Arkansas is a tough job because you're never going to out-talent anyone and that we've always had to overachieve through great coaching and/or having the emotional edge. The latter probably best exemplifies why Nutt succeeded, while the former harken back to Broyles, Holtz and Petrino.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 5:37 am to ArHog
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I donated money to fly the banners and I'll donate money if Chaggy doesn't win 5 games this year.
Better get that checkbook ready.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 6:52 am to Poker_hog
I'm an idiot.
This post was edited on 10/2/19 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 10/2/19 at 7:02 am to Feral
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When I'm reminiscing about Nutt, you know our program is in the shitter.
That should be the unofficial motto of our little group.
How I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that our program was completely screwed was when I noticed that only a few people were bothering to half heartedly troll us after losses. That and we were getting a lot of "Jeez, I feel terrible for you guys" comments.
When a place as cheerfully vicious as the SEC Rant begins to feel sorry for you then you've hit rock bottom as a program.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 7:13 am to Raz4back
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The good ole days, when winning the west was “shitting the bed”
Apples and oranges. The west then isn't comparable to the west now.
Is Nutt a better coach than Chaggy, absolutely yes. Could he win the west now, absolutely not.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 7:19 am to Arkapigdiesel
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We chased off Nutt after going 8-4 and beating the number 1 team on the road.
No. We finished 5-7 or 4-8 that season. Had a similar record the season before also.
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We were 10-4 in 2006, and 8-4 his last season. Has last game was the 3OT win over #1 LSU in Baton Rouge.
The two year pass (5-6 and 4-7) was in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 12:12 pm to Feral
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We were 10-4 in 2006, and 8-4 his last season. Has last game was the 3OT win over #1 LSU in Baton Rouge.
The two year pass (5-6 and 4-7) was in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
I'm mentally challenged. You're right. I mis-remembered.
Posted on 10/2/19 at 5:01 pm to ArHog
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Is Nutt a better coach than Chaggy, absolutely yes. Could he win the west now, absolutely not.
I dont know about that quite yet
Posted on 10/2/19 at 6:12 pm to oklahogjr
Both are absolutely true
Posted on 10/2/19 at 10:48 pm to ArHog
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I donated money to fly the banners and I'll donate money if Chaggy doesn't win 5 games this year.
I bet you were a shitville poster. I got banned probably 20 times from that site all because I thought flying banners and the lengths folks were going was insane.
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