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Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:46 pm
Blast my thread title if you wish, but this is ridiculous.
All Bobby had to do to become the head coach was win two games and believe it or not the defense did enough (despite their lack of talent) to do that. Hell, if Bobby's skill players hadn't fumbled 493 times this season, Pittman prolly still has a job.
The complaint in '17 was that Chad Morris was 14-22 and had lost to Mike Norvell all three times they competed against each other. Wouldn't you know it. Things didn't work out. Prolly should have hired Mike.
Silverfield was 5-0 against Eric Morris and Alex Golesh (The other two realistic Arkansas candidates) in his time at Memphis. Silverfield also has a winning record vs the P4 in his time at Memphis.
The complaint against Pittman in '19 was that he had no previous head coaching experience. Silverfield is 50-25 as a head coach and has never had a losing season.
This meltdown has been embarrassing. Silverfield has done nothing but win games, and he wanted the position. This is assinine.
All Bobby had to do to become the head coach was win two games and believe it or not the defense did enough (despite their lack of talent) to do that. Hell, if Bobby's skill players hadn't fumbled 493 times this season, Pittman prolly still has a job.
The complaint in '17 was that Chad Morris was 14-22 and had lost to Mike Norvell all three times they competed against each other. Wouldn't you know it. Things didn't work out. Prolly should have hired Mike.
Silverfield was 5-0 against Eric Morris and Alex Golesh (The other two realistic Arkansas candidates) in his time at Memphis. Silverfield also has a winning record vs the P4 in his time at Memphis.
The complaint against Pittman in '19 was that he had no previous head coaching experience. Silverfield is 50-25 as a head coach and has never had a losing season.
This meltdown has been embarrassing. Silverfield has done nothing but win games, and he wanted the position. This is assinine.
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Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:48 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
...And yes, the AD is still bad at his job. That goes without saying.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:50 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
I think it’s a good hire. I’m excited for Arkansas.
(I’m the Aggie fan whose mom went to Arkansas.)
(I’m the Aggie fan whose mom went to Arkansas.)
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:50 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
Word… on both posts.
Ain’t gonna fix this mess griping on a message board. Support the guy and see if he can get it done.
Ain’t gonna fix this mess griping on a message board. Support the guy and see if he can get it done.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 9:51 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
Do better at your job, Hunter if you don't want to hear how bad you suck at your job.
No one is excited about settling for a hire and taking the left overs after the rest of the sec is done at the trough.
No one is excited about settling for a hire and taking the left overs after the rest of the sec is done at the trough.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:03 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
I want to see the exact same level of vitriol for Silverfield's year 1 as Petrino got as an interim taking over in week 5. None of this "it's just year 1" bullshite. Keep the same energy.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:15 pm to Drewbie
I'm glad Petrino got a second a chance.
0-7 would be enough for most, but I guess not.
0-7 would be enough for most, but I guess not.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:32 pm to Drewbie
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I want to see the exact same level of vitriol for Silverfield's year 1 as Petrino got as an interim taking over in week 5. None of this "it's just year 1" bullshite. Keep the same energy.
I understand your premise.
The problem with it is that ,if Silverfield wins even 1 SEC game next year, it would be an improvement upon whatever the last 3 months was.
If Silverfield goes 0-8, maybe we should have given Bobby a chance despite his undisciplined offense.
Bookmark this and we can revisit next year.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:41 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
quote:He has the added benefit of actually being the head coach throughout the offseason and camps. On top of getting to recruit to and implement a defensive scheme that's actually of his choosing with a staff of his choosing with reportedly a bigger budget to do it with. None of which were afforded to Petrino, but he was judged for them anyway.
The problem with it is that ,if Silverfield wins even 1 SEC game next year, it would be an improvement upon whatever the last 3 months was.
If there's not marked improvement, this was a massive waste of time and money.
This post was edited on 11/30/25 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:51 pm to Drewbie
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he was judged for them anyway
I am judging Bobby for his Offense, just to be clear.
The offense
- that Bobby had complete control of for two years from a scheme and recruiting standpoint -
was only able to muster 14 points at LSU in a game that the defense gave up only three TDs. Special teams actually scored in that game as well.
was winning by two scores in the fourth quarter against Auburn before committing 3 turnovers in a row. The defense gave up 16 points that day.
Had Bobby won those two games, he would be the head coach of the University of Arkansas today.
Or they could have just not fumbled away the Memphis, Ole Miss, or Tennessee games. Take your pick.
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:52 pm to Drewbie
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He has the added benefit of actually being the head coach throughout the offseason and camps. On top of getting to recruit to and implement a defensive scheme that's actually of his choosing with a staff of his choosing. None of which were afforded to Petrino, but he was judged for them anyway.
If there's not marked improvement, this was a massive waste of time and money.
X2.... Exactly this!
Posted on 11/30/25 at 10:56 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
quote:You're judging Bobby based on the losses, of which both the offense and defense contributed to. One side performing significantly better when compared to their contemporaries than the other.
I am judging Bobby for his Offense, just to be clear.
If you were truly simply judging based on the offense, you wouldn't be advocating to let go of a top 20 offense in favor of the 36th ranked offense.
But all of this is moot at this point. All I want to see is the same level of criticism levied against Silverfield next year. No excuses.
This post was edited on 11/30/25 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 11/30/25 at 11:12 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
I just hope both teams have fun
Posted on 11/30/25 at 11:53 pm to Drewbie
Marked improvement? So 3 wins total or 1 SEC win?
Honestly I was with you on this most of the year but it blows my mind you’re still on this shite after the Mizzou game.
What an embarrassing complete and total utter shite sandwich Petrino laid to end the season after what, 8-9 weeks of practice?
It was Chad level embarrassing and reminded me of the Hicks/Starkel days.
Honestly I was with you on this most of the year but it blows my mind you’re still on this shite after the Mizzou game.
What an embarrassing complete and total utter shite sandwich Petrino laid to end the season after what, 8-9 weeks of practice?
It was Chad level embarrassing and reminded me of the Hicks/Starkel days.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 12:06 am to STLhog
quote:If you think that game was for anything more than playing seniors in their last game and keeping playing time promises for transfer prospects, I don't know what to tell you. The train had left the station before that game even kicked off. It's not like winning that game would have gotten him the job. According to recruits, they knew Silverfield was the guy a couple of weeks ago.
Honestly I was with you on this most of the year but it blows my mind you’re still on this shite after the Mizzou game.
I mean, Petrino had already posted his farewell letter 3 days before the game.
But again, this isn't about advocating for Petrino getting the job. That ship has sailed. I just don't want this place to turn into a bunch of hypocrites and start giving the guy that was actually the head coach from the start of the offseason more rope than the guy that was handed a dumpster fire in the middle of the season with a staff and half a team that wasn't his.
This post was edited on 12/1/25 at 12:16 am
Posted on 12/1/25 at 6:04 am to TriStateAreaFootball
Reposting what I wrote on another board:
I'm just gonna put this out there.
I'm hardly a sunshine pumper (I was one of the first posters out on Yurachek years ago), but I actually find the negativity around the Silverfield hire perplexing.
He has a pretty good track record with a good sample size in arguably the best non-P4 conference in college football in a program in our backyard. Is he the second coming of Urban Meyer? No. Is he Chad Morris 2.0? Almost assuredly not.
Our last 2 hires were a coach with a losing record at SMU and a career OL coach actively making retirement plans, but we're rioting in the streets because we hired a guy who won 8-10 games a year at Memphis?
Let's let the press conference and some staff hires play out and see what type of program he wants to run before we preemptively declare this the worst hire ever.
Lastly, there's no such thing as a home run hire. Every hire is a complete unknown, good or bad. Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher were sure fire, home run hires. Tom Herman was a 100% cant miss guy coming out of Houston. Conversely, Tennessee fans were hardly booking tickets for the CFP when Heupel was hired (record declined every year at UCF), A&M fans weren't exactly celebrating in the streets about hiring Elko, and no one threw roses at Indiana for hiring Cignetti.
I'm just gonna put this out there.
I'm hardly a sunshine pumper (I was one of the first posters out on Yurachek years ago), but I actually find the negativity around the Silverfield hire perplexing.
He has a pretty good track record with a good sample size in arguably the best non-P4 conference in college football in a program in our backyard. Is he the second coming of Urban Meyer? No. Is he Chad Morris 2.0? Almost assuredly not.
Our last 2 hires were a coach with a losing record at SMU and a career OL coach actively making retirement plans, but we're rioting in the streets because we hired a guy who won 8-10 games a year at Memphis?
Let's let the press conference and some staff hires play out and see what type of program he wants to run before we preemptively declare this the worst hire ever.
Lastly, there's no such thing as a home run hire. Every hire is a complete unknown, good or bad. Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher were sure fire, home run hires. Tom Herman was a 100% cant miss guy coming out of Houston. Conversely, Tennessee fans were hardly booking tickets for the CFP when Heupel was hired (record declined every year at UCF), A&M fans weren't exactly celebrating in the streets about hiring Elko, and no one threw roses at Indiana for hiring Cignetti.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 7:39 am to FootballFrenzy
Part time Arkansas fan also.
I think it is also a good hire. I would have preferred Morris, but based on candidates this cycle about as good as you can ask for.
Would at least give this guy a shot before melting
I think it is also a good hire. I would have preferred Morris, but based on candidates this cycle about as good as you can ask for.
Would at least give this guy a shot before melting
Posted on 12/1/25 at 8:02 am to TriStateAreaFootball
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TriStateAreaFootball
It only took a day for someone to start pumping.
I think most people have a problem with Hunter. That's the real issue. While he is there nothing good will happen.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 8:02 am to Feral
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I actually find the negativity around the Silverfield hire perplexing.
I’m not sold on Silverfield, but I think most the people focusing their hate on him, should be putting it where it belongs, directly on Hunter.
Hunter is more worried about positioning himself to be in the SEC HQ than he is about making our program the best. He is trying to win that Directors Cup by giving us the best Volleyball team instead of hiring a GM 4 years ago. Denying NIL as a fad for the past 3/4 years… he has done everything an enemy would do to sabotage a program.
Posted on 12/1/25 at 8:39 am to boogiewoogie1978
I'm not mad about Silverfield.... I'm mad that HY made us look like fools once again. At what point is enough enough?
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