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re: Sticking with Pittman is unacceptable
Posted on 11/20/23 at 1:46 pm to Jon Ham
Posted on 11/20/23 at 1:46 pm to Jon Ham
Arkansas has a long and illustrious history of hiring the wrong coach when better were available, at that time.
Coaches interested at one point but not hired: Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, Butch Davis, Gus Malzahn
Coaches hired instead: Ken Hatfield, Jack Crowe, Danny Ford, Houston Nutt, Bret Bielema
The only notable exception to this self inflicted pattern is Bobby Petrino.
Passing on the right coach for non football reasons is in Arkansas’ DNA. Before everyone tears down the should have list remember it’s at that time. Yes Butch and Gus kind of flamed out, but they had strong runs in the years after Arkansas could have hired them.
I’m not sure who else was interested in the job for Morris and Pittman so no commentary.
Arkansas can compete at a strong level, but they just get in their own way.
Coaches interested at one point but not hired: Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, Butch Davis, Gus Malzahn
Coaches hired instead: Ken Hatfield, Jack Crowe, Danny Ford, Houston Nutt, Bret Bielema
The only notable exception to this self inflicted pattern is Bobby Petrino.
Passing on the right coach for non football reasons is in Arkansas’ DNA. Before everyone tears down the should have list remember it’s at that time. Yes Butch and Gus kind of flamed out, but they had strong runs in the years after Arkansas could have hired them.
I’m not sure who else was interested in the job for Morris and Pittman so no commentary.
Arkansas can compete at a strong level, but they just get in their own way.
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 1:54 pm to Fletch1985
Orville Henry is furious.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 2:43 pm to Fletch1985
The NCAA put Oklahoma State on probation that goes back to 1979 when Johnson was the coach. They also put Oklahoma on severe probation in 1989, a year Switzer left Oklahoma.
Ken Hatfield was a much safer hire and not near as shady as the other two.
Arkansas should have fired Nutt after 2005 and hired Butch Davis. But all that talent on 2006 and 2007 was wasted.
Ken Hatfield was a much safer hire and not near as shady as the other two.
Arkansas should have fired Nutt after 2005 and hired Butch Davis. But all that talent on 2006 and 2007 was wasted.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 2:56 pm to Fletch1985
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Arkansas can compete at a strong level, but they just get in their own way.
They may get in their own way, but no, Arkansas cannot compete at a strong level. Not in this newer version of the SEC.
Since Texas A&M and Missouri joined the SEC in 2012, only Vanderbilt has a worse SEC record. Arkansas is 24-73 for a .247 winning % in SEC play since 2012. A&M and Missouri joining took away their ability to get kids in those states that wanted to play in the SEC.
With Oklahoma & Texas joining next year, Arkansas literally has no recruiting base to be able to compete in this league.
Can they play teams tough and pull the occasional upset? Sure. But, they are not going to be able to be able to compete at a strong level no matter who the coach is with their extremely weak recruiting base.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 2:57 pm
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