Why Pittman will turn things around.

Four wins in the last two years. Those of us who have been fans since the days of Lou Holtz feel as though we are living in a never ending nightmare. Year after year and coach after coach we drink the kool-aid and buy into what inevitably turns out to be yet another disappointing season.

So what makes this hire different?

Pittman really wants to be here. The last coach who wanted to be here was Bobby Petrino. Since then we gave Bert(a fat drunk) his bailout from Wisconsin. Gave John L his temporary financial reprieve. And then followed that with the worst decision of all. Hired a 14-22 Texas high school coach who never really wanted to be here.

Arkansas became a coaching graveyard in a very short time. But was it bc the job is impossible? No. Petrino won here. Nutt won here. The problem is the current culture in football. Everyone wants the easy path. Young up and coming coaches are all really about the fat paycheck. And even the old timers are out for one last taste before wandering off. And Arkansas, because of its reputation as a tough school to recruit too. Became buyout U.

There was a time when a coach like Norvell would have crawled to Fayeteville for the job. But like most young up and comers he wants to accomplish as much as he can while doing as little as possible.

Pittman is old school. He build relationships. And he appreciates the job. His contract is the contract of a guy willing to work for incentives and not that of some super-star coach who thinks that he rather than the University is the brand.

The more I think about this hire the more I like it. Get ready to be back guys. And thanks Hunter for finally hiring someone who wants the job. We've had enough from the entitled bunch.