re: Arkansas Football Summer Offseason Thread **WR Maleek Barkley finally announces transfer**

I get the gripes but I think the change in attitude and energy at head coach is great.

Bert's a good, caring dude that I think will be a great father and I'd love to have a beer with the guy. But his slow moving, chill, reggae loving, flip flop wearing lifestyle completely permeated the entire program after 5 years and that was to it's detriment. I truly think Bert has the intelligence to run a successful P5 program, but his attitude trickled down the whole program to people that needed more motivation to succeed, but weren't getting it. It's why we're 4-8.

Teams need motivators. And while Chad is borderline insane, he is definitely an intense motivator. I think that's what is needed to kick our players in the arse to work harder after 5 years of being coached by a guy that would discipline you if you were 5 seconds late to a meeting, but not if you were lazy during conditioning drills.