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Arkansas Football, the past 40 years.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 11/27/17 at 5:56 pm
Since our season is over, we now officially have ZERO seasons that ended up with fewer than 2 losses in the past 40 years.
In the past 100 years, we have 3 seasons with 1 loss and one undefeated season... 1965, 1968, 1977 and 1964 respectively.
Our SEC coaches by average losses per season:
Danny Ford: 6 losses per season
Houston Nutt: 4.9 losses per season (yes, I count the missouri loss here)
Bobby Petrino: 4.25 losses per season
Bret Bielema: 6.8 losses per season
IMO, any coach that averages 4.5 losses or fewer per season is worth keeping for a significant period of time.
Why use the loss metric? Well, seasons are now 13 games long if you make a bowl.. wins are less meaningful now than in the past.
Here's how Tuberville, Chizik and Malzahn would stack up as a reference:
Tuberville: 4 losses per season (one season with fewer than 2 losses)
Chizik: 4.75 losses per season (one season with fewer than 2 losses)
Malzahn: 4.5 losses per season excluding this season 4.0 to 4.4 losses per season including this one depending on results.
In the past 100 years, we have 3 seasons with 1 loss and one undefeated season... 1965, 1968, 1977 and 1964 respectively.
Our SEC coaches by average losses per season:
Danny Ford: 6 losses per season
Houston Nutt: 4.9 losses per season (yes, I count the missouri loss here)
Bobby Petrino: 4.25 losses per season
Bret Bielema: 6.8 losses per season
IMO, any coach that averages 4.5 losses or fewer per season is worth keeping for a significant period of time.
Why use the loss metric? Well, seasons are now 13 games long if you make a bowl.. wins are less meaningful now than in the past.
Here's how Tuberville, Chizik and Malzahn would stack up as a reference:
Tuberville: 4 losses per season (one season with fewer than 2 losses)
Chizik: 4.75 losses per season (one season with fewer than 2 losses)
Malzahn: 4.5 losses per season excluding this season 4.0 to 4.4 losses per season including this one depending on results.
This post was edited on 11/27/17 at 5:57 pm
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Posted on 11/27/17 at 6:10 pm to Killean
I approve of this metric
Posted on 11/27/17 at 6:48 pm to Killean
Would have loved to see what Petrino's losses per season averaged had he remained coach. He inherited a mess, but turned it around in his third season.
ETA: The mercy knee against LSU to secure our Sugar Bowl birth still gives me a warm feeling.
ETA: The mercy knee against LSU to secure our Sugar Bowl birth still gives me a warm feeling.
This post was edited on 11/27/17 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 11/27/17 at 6:56 pm to Arkapigdiesel
If it was so great, why did 2 coaches fail with those players? You don't do great enough when you have enough time for affairs and bike rides when he should've been using that time to ensure his team is getting better.
Honestly if you care you don't do those at all. He might have been a good game day coach, but he wasn't and isn't a good coach who cares. Dude was lax and complacent.
Just my opinion. Take it fwiw.
Honestly if you care you don't do those at all. He might have been a good game day coach, but he wasn't and isn't a good coach who cares. Dude was lax and complacent.
Just my opinion. Take it fwiw.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 7:06 pm to momentoftruth87
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but he wasn't and isn't a good coach
Posted on 11/27/17 at 7:23 pm to Arkapigdiesel
Didn't mean it that way. Of course he won, but hate to tell you, he's not the greatest coach.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 7:46 pm to momentoftruth87
No one thought he was the greatest coach. He was just the greatest we've had since at least Ken Hatfield. Maybe the greatest since Lou Holtz. We'll never know because he didn't get a chance to really make his mark. All I know is that 10+ wins back-to-back is something we hadn't done since the 80s. I'm not sure what happened with that guy, and why he can't, after four years, do anything significant at Louisville.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 7:54 pm to VagueMessage
I think they got big fricking problems at Louisville and I think Long was very wise to fire the guy.
That program is mired in controversy right now.
That program is mired in controversy right now.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 7:57 pm to Killean
Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 8:20 pm to VagueMessage
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because he didn't get a chance to really make his mark
His mark was clearly made. It was the shite show we inherited after he illegally hired a frick buddy to a state job then crashed his motorcycle embarrassing the entire state and leaving us a pile of dog shite to clean up for years. All of this instead of recruiting. Being a careless p.o.s. who understands football at an above average level is his mark and we got it left here for sure
Posted on 11/27/17 at 8:43 pm to admiralduckwad
Thank you. That was pretty much what I meant. 
Posted on 11/27/17 at 8:54 pm to momentoftruth87
shite, I'd take Harley Man back in a second.
Memphis Coach can pad his resume a few more years.
Memphis Coach can pad his resume a few more years.
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