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Pelphry Replacement
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:17 pm
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:17 pm
Who should it be?
A lot (seems to be the majority) believe Mike Anderson is the guy but I'm not sure Mike gets us back into the top 25 on a consistent basis.
So I ask you, my fellow SEC Ranters, who should be Arkansas's next basketball coach?
A lot (seems to be the majority) believe Mike Anderson is the guy but I'm not sure Mike gets us back into the top 25 on a consistent basis.
So I ask you, my fellow SEC Ranters, who should be Arkansas's next basketball coach?
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Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:20 pm to SLC
Would Mike leave Mizzou?
What is buyout for Pel?
Still early, but next year, they tank, the Arkie should pull the trigger.
What is buyout for Pel?
Still early, but next year, they tank, the Arkie should pull the trigger.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:21 pm to SLC
if mizzou was able to hang onto anderson last year not sure arky can lure him away. isn't he still close with nolan?
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:22 pm to WildcatMike
Our bball program is in such a mess. 
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:23 pm to Alabama Slim
For the record Bama targeted Grant early, not Anderson.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:24 pm to WildcatMike
We lost to Morgan St. last night, the only way Pel makes it is if Jeff Long does not think he can find someone better.
Attendance is way down, that is usually the last nail in the coffin for a coach.
Attendance is way down, that is usually the last nail in the coffin for a coach.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:25 pm to Alabama Slim
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if mizzou was able to hang onto anderson last year not sure arky can lure him away. isn't he still close with nolan?
Arkansas didn't go after Mike last year. Who else was going after Mike that he would have seriously considered?
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:26 pm to SLC
bring back nolan 
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:28 pm to pioneerbasketball
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bring back nolan
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:28 pm to pioneerbasketball
Nolan wont give up the gig in Tulsa. The guy they will target is someone with Jamie Dixon ties, since Long hired Dixon and he wont get him to leave Pitt.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:30 pm to sms151t
But would a NE guy work at Arkansas?
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:32 pm to SLC
Lets see...
We didnt think the Leisure suit would work at Arkansas. We didnt think a guy from Creighton (the first time) would work. We didnt think that a guy from Wisconsin would be a good baseball coach.
Yes I think it works, the fanbase wants a winner with some integrity. Right now Pel has none in some circles and is losing the fans and admins quickly.
We didnt think the Leisure suit would work at Arkansas. We didnt think a guy from Creighton (the first time) would work. We didnt think that a guy from Wisconsin would be a good baseball coach.
Yes I think it works, the fanbase wants a winner with some integrity. Right now Pel has none in some circles and is losing the fans and admins quickly.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:37 pm to sms151t
There's no excuse for losing to Morgan State in Bud Walton arena.
I went to a game the other night vs. Appy St. I swear, there used to be more people there when they would open up basketball practice before football games. The crowd was the thinnest I've ever seen it for a regular season game.
Mike Anderson makes the most sense. Sure, he turned down Bama. or Georgia, or whoever. Neither job is Arkansas. A winner will have 20k butts in the seats, knowledgeable fans who care, and a good paycheck.
Basketball will lose money this year. If Pel stays, they'll lose more next year. A Sweet 16 caliber team will pay for itself. 20k seats will sell out.
I think Mike Anderson would be intersted. He is Nolan's protege. Nolan still lives here in Fayetteville.
My dream scenario would be Mike Anderson with Corliss Williamson as an assistant and Nolan back as a mentor.
Pel inherited a shitstorm, but I haven't seen any improvement, and this is year 3.
I went to a game the other night vs. Appy St. I swear, there used to be more people there when they would open up basketball practice before football games. The crowd was the thinnest I've ever seen it for a regular season game.
Mike Anderson makes the most sense. Sure, he turned down Bama. or Georgia, or whoever. Neither job is Arkansas. A winner will have 20k butts in the seats, knowledgeable fans who care, and a good paycheck.
Basketball will lose money this year. If Pel stays, they'll lose more next year. A Sweet 16 caliber team will pay for itself. 20k seats will sell out.
I think Mike Anderson would be intersted. He is Nolan's protege. Nolan still lives here in Fayetteville.
My dream scenario would be Mike Anderson with Corliss Williamson as an assistant and Nolan back as a mentor.
Pel inherited a shitstorm, but I haven't seen any improvement, and this is year 3.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:44 pm to sms151t
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Pelphry Replacement
Lets see...
We didnt think the Leisure suit would work at Arkansas. We didnt think a guy from Creighton (the first time) would work. We didnt think that a guy from Wisconsin would be a good baseball coach.
Yes I think it works, the fanbase wants a winner with some integrity. Right now Pel has none in some circles and is losing the fans and admins quickly.
I'm willing to try it. This is the worst the program has been in my lifetime.
Would there be any chance of landing Jamie Dixon or would it be more of a protege?
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:45 pm to wmr
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wmr
In your scenario, you will need someone to recruit. Might as well throw Scott Edgar in there too.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:46 pm to wmr
Anderson isnt coming to Fayetteville. At MU he can win now and cover things up well. MU is run by basketball and he doesnt have to live up to Norm Stewart. If Anderson comes to the Nam he will always be compared to Nolan. I think it needs to be someone who has ties to Long, someone who also understands what the "monster" is and most importantly...knows how to handle the monster when it is hungry (Pel just has not learned that part yet).
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:48 pm to sms151t
Pel simply was not ready for the job.
I do not know if he ever will be.
I do not know if he ever will be.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:54 pm to SLC
I dont know if Dixon would leave Pitt. I think the guy out there right now that someone like in the Marc Turegon mold. He built a very respectable team in Wichita, went to aTm and is doing a good job with not great players, and is young enough the fans will think he is here long term.
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:57 pm to pioneerbasketball
Russell Springmann
This post was edited on 11/25/09 at 11:00 pm
Posted on 11/25/09 at 11:20 pm to adil91
assuming no anderson, the oral roberts sutton would make sense.
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