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Is Chris Beard still unproven?
Posted on 3/24/19 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 3/24/19 at 7:46 pm
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Would we have made sweet 16 yet if we would've dumped Mike for him after UALR's tourney run a few years ago?
Would we have made sweet 16 yet if we would've dumped Mike for him after UALR's tourney run a few years ago?
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:19 pm to dammitbert
Very nice job by UALR to find him even for a year.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:27 pm to dammitbert
He don’t press near enough for our fanbase to like him.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:30 pm to dammitbert
Yurachek should pay him whatever it takes. If he says no, double it.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:48 pm to Cornelius
Yea it would've been nice to snag him before his price tag went through the roof and he got his supposed dream job
Posted on 3/24/19 at 8:55 pm to dammitbert
Get me Kelvin Sampson and all the dirty baggage. I just wanna win again
Posted on 3/24/19 at 9:50 pm to dammitbert
He would have broken every bone with this team.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 10:55 pm to Woopigsooie20
The Arkansas fan base is, or can be, pretty fricking stupid. I don't care if they want to see pressing...it is not important enough to be a deciding factor.
Posted on 3/24/19 at 11:16 pm to ocelot4ark
Dana Altman made another sweet 16. Still hurts tbh...
Posted on 3/25/19 at 5:53 am to Hogwarts
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Get me Kelvin Sampson
Yep. Just win baby.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 6:53 am to Arkapigdiesel
I think Sampson’s style would probably keep people happy. One of the best defensive teams in the country stat wise right now.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 8:27 am to beebefootballfan
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I think Sampson’s style would probably keep people happy. One of the best defensive teams in the country stat wise right now.
Watched some of the Houston game last night. I was really impressed with their pressure/ Defense. I doubt people care about the baggage given everything else going on in CBB. I can't even remember what he got in trouble for at IU.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:09 am to ocelot4ark
For me, i don’t care if a new coach forces the players to shoot granny shots at the free throw line. There’s 4 sec teams in the sweet 16 and we didn’t even make the dance. I’m over- way over- being an underachieving mediocre team.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 9:40 am to GoldenSombrero
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can't even remember what he got in trouble for at IU.
I believe he was texting recruits... Which now isn't even a violation.
Heaven forbid we have a coach trying to out recruit others. We finally have one that understands its value in football, now basketball needs one as well to actually get with the new era of what it takes to win.
Bruce Pearl did similar shite as Sampson. He held an "illegal" barbecue for prospects and had to disappear about as long as Sampson. Compared to the shite North Carolina did and what these Adidas schools have actually been caught red-handed doing, it's absolute baby shite in comparison, yet Sampson and Pearl are the ones so-called tarnished reputations.
They also coach very similarly to me and are about on the same level...who is near national title level.
Chris Beard is probably a pipe dream. Hell he probably wouldn't even take Kansas if it opened. But Sampson is a lock to get the program back to national relevance. If Yuracheck doesn't go after him full bore he should resign, because it obvious he doesn't care about winning.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 11:12 am to dammitbert
Why are y'all so obsessed with this dude? Time wasnt right here for us to just drop Mike to take a chance on this guy just cause he was instate. This shite is so damn old. Sometimes more than one good coach can have ties to the state but not end up at the school.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 11:29 am to Mason Dixon Swine
I don't think most people realize he was an assistant at Texas Tech for 10 years. They just know that he was at UALR and think if he went there why wouldn't he come here.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 11:34 am to Stonehog
I dont seem to remember him as a candidate when Pel got canned so when were we supposed to drop everything for Beard? People never think about the timing of these things
Posted on 3/25/19 at 11:55 am to Mason Dixon Swine
Most people (myself included) didn't know who he was until he ended up at UALR and worked a minor miracle there in 2016. That same season, Mike went 16-16. But hey, it wasn't a losing season, so there's that. I recall plenty of people wanting to get rid of Mike at that time and not let Beard leave the state. Arguably a bit premature.
I have no clue if Beard would be interested in the Arkansas job. Although, I've stated before that the Arkansas job, by most objective measures, is better than the Texas Tech job. The problem is that personal ties to Tech and the State of Texas as a whole (combined with $3M+) probably mean a lot to him. Can't blame him there.
Also, I don't think that Arkansas would pay him what it would take. I'd make him my #1 target and determine if there was any interest whatsoever. If not, move on down the list, but don't go any further than Sampson.
I have no clue if Beard would be interested in the Arkansas job. Although, I've stated before that the Arkansas job, by most objective measures, is better than the Texas Tech job. The problem is that personal ties to Tech and the State of Texas as a whole (combined with $3M+) probably mean a lot to him. Can't blame him there.
Also, I don't think that Arkansas would pay him what it would take. I'd make him my #1 target and determine if there was any interest whatsoever. If not, move on down the list, but don't go any further than Sampson.
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:09 pm to Cornelius
A question for Cornelius...Why you here? I love having your input, but why the interest I U of A athletics if you're a Vanderbilt fan? (no troll, just curious)
Posted on 3/25/19 at 12:22 pm to MSHawg1
Beard, like Sampson, coaches defensive position with feet. Not reaching and grabbing and trapping yourself out of position over and over. Given the talent that Mike gets just from the Arkansas kids who want to be Hogs alone either coach could build a dynasty here. I can't see Beard leaving Tech but we might have a shot at Sampson. Assuming someone on the hill gets their head out of their arse and makes a change.
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