I don't get all the long hate. He's led the projects for our football stadium expansion, basketball practice facility and baseball indoor practice facility that are being built...things we really needed. We also built one of the nicest football operations centers in the NCAA last summer. He's increased our revenue much more than Broyles ever did.

He hired a basketball coach who went to a sweet 16 at UAB of all places and an elite 8 at missouri. He hired a football coach who went to BCS bowls and was an NFL factory. He hired them with very impressive resumes, it's not like he can coach for them. Most were shocked they left their current job to come here.

But oh no he fired Petrino so he sucks

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Posted by TigersOfGeauxld

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Posted on 3/9/14 at 4:00 am to gohogs141

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But oh no he fired Petrino so he sucks

The Long hate is foolish, plain and simple. He had no choice but to fire Petrino. BP hiring his mistress for a job that reported directly to him laid Arkansas wide open to lawsuits from the other candidates from the job.

Not only that, suppose the affair ended badly, and she threatened to blackmail both the coach and the university...Long was put in an impossible position by Petrino. There was nothing else for him to do.

Arkansas's facilities are fantastic, and Long played a big role in that, and in future upgrades.

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Posted by Aurora Borealis