re: Arkansas Basketball Coaching Search Thread

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HY repeatedly gets his arse handed to him in these searches.

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I think not liking HY makes people have this opinion of him. The only major hires he has made are Pitt and Muss. Muss ended up being a home run.

I think Pitt was a good hire too. We were the laughing stock of the nation. Nobody wanted to come here to coach football. He found a guy who did and made us somewhat respectable again. Certainly better than when he was hired. This is a basketball search not a football one. Way too many chicken littles (not specifically pointing at you sultan) acting like this is football where we have to beg a decent coach to come here.

We are a legit top 20 if not top 15 basketball job. There will be a ton of interest. Everyone got Beard and Wade locked in their head like they are the only two capable coaches in the country. Honestly I don't really care for Wade, especially with his baggage. Beard would have been ok but he is risky and bad publicity as well.

Point is: HY knocked it out of the park and got a coach that brought us back to the level we expect last time he made a BB hire. No reason to think he can't do that again.