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Ole Miss and Indiana are in the semis
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:17 am
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:17 am
That alone should be grounds to fire write a check. Fighting NIL is beyond inexcusable.
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Posted on 1/2/26 at 9:01 am to boogiewoogie1978
And just think, if we’d made the decision to break the bank for Kiffin 7 years ago, it could have been us. Yurachek shouldn’t have a job, if Ole Miss wins the title.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 9:20 am to TheCheshireHog
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Yurachek shouldn’t have a job, if Ole Miss wins the title.
He shouldn't have a job now. The fanbase should have had a full on revolt when he made a terrible hire and forced wholesale change.
In typical Arkansas fashion we fussed for a few minutes and put the cock right back in our mouth.
"LeT's jUst sEe wHat he durrres GuiZ!"
"ERRRMMGGRRRDDDDD HE LANDED THREE 4 STARS WE URRR BACCKKK!!11!!"
Posted on 1/2/26 at 9:49 am to TheCheshireHog
It's an institutional problem stemming back to the 80s when the SWC was cheating their asses off, got caught, and then Hatfield was able to win a few conference titles as a result (and be blown out in the bowl games).
Edge and Link are a by-product of this. Arkansas must be above board and follows rules that are not enforced, meanwhile Ole Miss has gone from a shite program to pay for play under Freeze with no punishment of consequence when caught to jumping well into the grey area of NIL with again no consequences for working outside of the NCAA rules outside of a possible NC.
Same with Auburn in 2010 when they went all in on paying family.
Hunter is leading the way to the fantasy land that NIL will be reduced to revenue sharing with all teams being equal in terms of money for rosters in that regard in the SEC with the NCAA clearinghouse approving true NIL payments.
This would work if the NCAA had teeth, as it is teams will continue to pay as much as they can and when the NCAA says you can't do that the schools will say see you in court.
Hunter is literally relying on an act of congress to put this genie back in the bottle.
In basketball you have literal former NBA players joining teams mid-season now.
Playing by the rules is for losers who are looking for 2-3 win seasons.
Edge and Link are a by-product of this. Arkansas must be above board and follows rules that are not enforced, meanwhile Ole Miss has gone from a shite program to pay for play under Freeze with no punishment of consequence when caught to jumping well into the grey area of NIL with again no consequences for working outside of the NCAA rules outside of a possible NC.
Same with Auburn in 2010 when they went all in on paying family.
Hunter is leading the way to the fantasy land that NIL will be reduced to revenue sharing with all teams being equal in terms of money for rosters in that regard in the SEC with the NCAA clearinghouse approving true NIL payments.
This would work if the NCAA had teeth, as it is teams will continue to pay as much as they can and when the NCAA says you can't do that the schools will say see you in court.
Hunter is literally relying on an act of congress to put this genie back in the bottle.
In basketball you have literal former NBA players joining teams mid-season now.
Playing by the rules is for losers who are looking for 2-3 win seasons.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:19 am to DaleDenton
Thinking Yurachek is the problem at Arkansas is like thinking the Somalis in MN are the problem up there.
The people making decisions in Arkansas athletics have been the root problem for decades… Nutt… firing apex Petrino… hiring Bert… all examples of pathetic ineptitude. A laughable soap opera.
Yurachek could likely do great things if he had great administration and money people committed to winning.
Scott Dolson is the same IU AD who was there before Cignetti… the IU money made a fundamental decision to build a winner.
Idiots in this fanbase would have ran Dolson off years ago.
The people making decisions in Arkansas athletics have been the root problem for decades… Nutt… firing apex Petrino… hiring Bert… all examples of pathetic ineptitude. A laughable soap opera.
Yurachek could likely do great things if he had great administration and money people committed to winning.
Scott Dolson is the same IU AD who was there before Cignetti… the IU money made a fundamental decision to build a winner.
Idiots in this fanbase would have ran Dolson off years ago.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 11:49 am to V Bainbridge
quote:There are still a brave few holding the line. We'll get called "not real fans", when in reality we're just pragmatic.
In typical Arkansas fashion we fussed for a few minutes and put the cock right back in our mouth.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:30 pm to Drewbie
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This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:44 pm to hawgfaninc
quote:It keeps expectations grounded and based on reality. Nothing more or less. If someone being anything other than an eternal blind optimist is a "drain on positive energy" for you, I don't know what to tell you. We aren't the main characters in a Disney movie.
Being pragmatic or realistic is worthless when it deals with things outside of someone’s control.
Like it’s a drain on positive energy, but hey at least they can say ‘told you so’ when proven right. It doesn’t do any good other than maybe protecting feelings from future hurt.
We hired a coach no one else wanted. Talking yourself into believing we got one over on the entire college football world and won the lottery isn't doing you or the program any favors either. It gives leeway and support to leadership like Yurachek that absolutely does not deserve it. Especially after all the talk of "fully committing" and "big investment" in this search. That attitude is just as annoying as the people going too far in the other direction saying we hired another Chad Morris.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:47 pm to Drewbie
You caught it before I deleted it. Didn’t feel like arguing about it.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:48 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:00 pm to Beached Tusky
quote:Is he 100% of the problem? Of course not. He's certainly a significant part of the equation, though. Vehemently pushing against the model in which you must operate in order to construct a roster and pinching pennies in contract negotiations is obviously going to have a negative effect on what you're capable of building in the current climate. Not to mention he's just not a figure that exudes competence. He floundered just as badly as chair of the committee as he has as our AD. He got clowned on a national scale because he simply does not come across as someone who is confident that he knows what he's talking about. Coaches see that just as easily as the general public can.
Thinking Yurachek is the problem at Arkansas is like thinking the Somalis in MN are the problem up there.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:43 pm to Drewbie
Again… pointing at the hire is worthless when the same problem is doing the hiring over and over…
Yurachek is just the latest in a long line, and he’s not exactly operating in an environment conducive to success.
Yurachek is just the latest in a long line, and he’s not exactly operating in an environment conducive to success.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:00 pm to Drewbie
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We hired a coach no one else wanted
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:01 pm to Beached Tusky
quote:Agree to disagree.
Again… pointing at the hire is worthless when the same problem is doing the hiring over and over…
Yurachek is just the latest in a long line, and he’s not exactly operating in an environment conducive to success.
Jeff Long came in and hired an NFL coach that took us to a BCS bowl. Yurachek has hired two coaches that no one else wanted and fumbled away the coach that has Ole Miss two wins from a national title because he wanted to stand on a pointless principle instead of play ball with the big boys.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:39 pm to Drewbie
If you think Jeff Long was a positive for Arkansas athletics, then yes... we can agree to disagree. Long was one of the worst people Arkansas could possibly give the athletic reigns to.
Jeff Long did not want to hire Petrino... he wanted someone capable of writing that piece of crap letter Bert sent him.
He was an abject loser more concerned with his own self-importance than that of the program he was responsible for.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:45 pm to Beached Tusky
Long wasn't perfect, but he also illustrates just how bad Yurachek is. The Arkansas job was 100x more appealing under his tenure than it currently is under Yurachek. That is objectively true. That's why his hires were an NFL coach and a coach fresh off a Rose Bowl and Yurachek's have been a career OL coach and a coach we had no competition for that couldn't make the AAC title game a single time in 6 years.
quote:Yet he did and we won. A lot. See the difference between that and the Kiffin debacle? The point is it's not just poor lil' Yurachek for not having any support. He's just a bad AD even when compared to previous bad ADs. That's part of the reason why he has a lack of support. It's literally his job to gain it and he can't do it.
Jeff Long did not want to hire Petrino.
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:57 pm to Drewbie
Long tried to hire Jim Grobe and was denied by the BOT.
Hunter tried to hire Barry Lunney Jr and was denied by the BOY.
Long's legacy was the facility upgrades and improvements across all sports.
Hunter's legacy is the worst decade and counting for football post WWII.
Hunter tried to hire Barry Lunney Jr and was denied by the BOY.
Long's legacy was the facility upgrades and improvements across all sports.
Hunter's legacy is the worst decade and counting for football post WWII.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:05 pm to DaleDenton
And they ok’d hiring Bert, Morris, & Pittman
Our admin has sucked overall, it’s not just the AD’s fault
Our admin has sucked overall, it’s not just the AD’s fault
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:11 pm to DaleDenton
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Hunter tried to hire Barry Lunney Jr and was denied by the BOY.
That never happened
Posted on 1/2/26 at 3:35 pm to hawgfaninc
Bert was a solid hire on paper at the time.
He is the reason for his failures here.
The main issue is when plan A doesn't work out for whatever reason it's an immediate knee jerk bottom of the list reaction. And it been going on for a loooong time.
Jimmy Johnson vetoed for Ken Hatfield.
Jack Crowe because he as already on staff and an easy hire.
Danny Ford hired because he was there after being brought out of retirement to be a consultant. (Fun fact his first action as head coach was to fire Houston Dale Nutt)
Tommy Tuberville vetoed for Houston Nutt at the recommendation of former player committee.
Tuberville turns down the job - immediately down to interviewing Jim Grobe (offered) and Gus Malazahn (2 years CFB experience) Petrino had to express interest through Jerry Jones to get the job.
Basketball bonus : Billy Clyde Gillespie backs out of his verbal agreement for Kentucky - Dana Altman backs out after introduced due to refusal to have control of staffing decisions - John Pelphrey after search firm was hired.
Mike Anderson hired at recommendation of former player committee. Probably the right hire for the dead program at the time, answerwd all what ifs and brought stability and consistency back to the program.
Bert because he was an easy hire with a good record as HC.
Gus turns down the job and recommends Chad Morris.
Gregg Marshall was going to be "too expensive". Musselman put into contact with Hunter via Connor Nolands parents who were friends with Muss out in Nevada.
Kiffin says no, BOT says no to BLjr, former players recommend Pittman.
Chris Jans and Darrell Walker publicly interviewed, it was really Mark Byington's job to lose as he was fricking Hunter's sister at the time before the chicken man stepped in.
Golesch reportedly took the job before being announced by Auburn. Kane Wommack reportedly in the final round of choices, Ryan Silverfield hired.
The coaching search that lead to Broyles being forced to retirement for being so bad and embarrassing had become the standard Hunter is continually trying to out do. He has flew under the radar with the equally lazy hires made in the sports he truly cares about (WBB, Track) because no one else does and thinks it's only a football issue.
Bad news for the baseball fans as Arkansas grip on mediocrity will slip with Hunter at the helm when DVH gives it up officially. Vitello will be for the easy takens from a shite organization in SF, but he will reward Bobby Wernes with the job for his loyalty and wanting to be here.
He is the reason for his failures here.
The main issue is when plan A doesn't work out for whatever reason it's an immediate knee jerk bottom of the list reaction. And it been going on for a loooong time.
Jimmy Johnson vetoed for Ken Hatfield.
Jack Crowe because he as already on staff and an easy hire.
Danny Ford hired because he was there after being brought out of retirement to be a consultant. (Fun fact his first action as head coach was to fire Houston Dale Nutt)
Tommy Tuberville vetoed for Houston Nutt at the recommendation of former player committee.
Tuberville turns down the job - immediately down to interviewing Jim Grobe (offered) and Gus Malazahn (2 years CFB experience) Petrino had to express interest through Jerry Jones to get the job.
Basketball bonus : Billy Clyde Gillespie backs out of his verbal agreement for Kentucky - Dana Altman backs out after introduced due to refusal to have control of staffing decisions - John Pelphrey after search firm was hired.
Mike Anderson hired at recommendation of former player committee. Probably the right hire for the dead program at the time, answerwd all what ifs and brought stability and consistency back to the program.
Bert because he was an easy hire with a good record as HC.
Gus turns down the job and recommends Chad Morris.
Gregg Marshall was going to be "too expensive". Musselman put into contact with Hunter via Connor Nolands parents who were friends with Muss out in Nevada.
Kiffin says no, BOT says no to BLjr, former players recommend Pittman.
Chris Jans and Darrell Walker publicly interviewed, it was really Mark Byington's job to lose as he was fricking Hunter's sister at the time before the chicken man stepped in.
Golesch reportedly took the job before being announced by Auburn. Kane Wommack reportedly in the final round of choices, Ryan Silverfield hired.
The coaching search that lead to Broyles being forced to retirement for being so bad and embarrassing had become the standard Hunter is continually trying to out do. He has flew under the radar with the equally lazy hires made in the sports he truly cares about (WBB, Track) because no one else does and thinks it's only a football issue.
Bad news for the baseball fans as Arkansas grip on mediocrity will slip with Hunter at the helm when DVH gives it up officially. Vitello will be for the easy takens from a shite organization in SF, but he will reward Bobby Wernes with the job for his loyalty and wanting to be here.
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