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re: Rmemeber when Biddy and others were pumping Fuente
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:04 am to Kriegschwein
Posted on 2/6/20 at 7:04 am to Kriegschwein
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They just couldn’t let themselves believe that Arkansas would pay a whole bunch of money to fire two guys and then go out and hire a guy that had never been at least a coordinator.
I smell what you're steppin in and agree with the general sentiment but let us not forget that Pittman wasn't even on the Hill's radar until he reached out. Even then, he wasn't top banana as far as the selection pool went.
I dig the full buy in on the Pittman though. If I remember correctly the fan base was like "'frick it, bring him on.''Cant get much worse, can it?'"
This is an example of why I love Razorback fans. The short memories and revisionist histories. It's also what frustrates other fan bases so much, it's like we're too stupid to be trolled and too hard headed to reason with.
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Posted on 2/6/20 at 11:48 am to BurtReynoldsMustache
Being a position coach and having not coached during Yurachek’s time here probably factored in to that quite a bit.
I don’t think Yurachek knew that Pittman was from “the area”, had “Arkansas head coaching ambitions”, or frankly how he would stack up against the rest of the pack in recruiting Arkansas.
Swanson’s letter probably got his attention, Pittman’s agent certainly did. This coaching hire made as much sense as tossing a butt load of Monday at Kiffin in a bidding war with Ole Piss.
Talking to Pittman and his wife about “wanting to be at Arkansas and being irritated at pretty much being run off” when he was filling his end of his coaching obligation was easy to smell out. His agent would have been able to explain most of that without Pittman getting his hands dirty with it.
Going from #120-something in recruiting in December to #29 is a magic trick that I’m pretty sure Yurachek thought was impossible and only confirmed that he made the right choice. Couple all that with bringing in Odom, Briles, Davis (who is my favorite coach of the bunch), and the S&C staff at Georgia (in part) probably left Yurachek beside himself feeling that things are “trending” in the right direction.
I don’t have Yurachek’s direct line, but have heard from some people that he is more than pleased at the outcomes in the past 45 days.
I don’t think Yurachek knew that Pittman was from “the area”, had “Arkansas head coaching ambitions”, or frankly how he would stack up against the rest of the pack in recruiting Arkansas.
Swanson’s letter probably got his attention, Pittman’s agent certainly did. This coaching hire made as much sense as tossing a butt load of Monday at Kiffin in a bidding war with Ole Piss.
Talking to Pittman and his wife about “wanting to be at Arkansas and being irritated at pretty much being run off” when he was filling his end of his coaching obligation was easy to smell out. His agent would have been able to explain most of that without Pittman getting his hands dirty with it.
Going from #120-something in recruiting in December to #29 is a magic trick that I’m pretty sure Yurachek thought was impossible and only confirmed that he made the right choice. Couple all that with bringing in Odom, Briles, Davis (who is my favorite coach of the bunch), and the S&C staff at Georgia (in part) probably left Yurachek beside himself feeling that things are “trending” in the right direction.
I don’t have Yurachek’s direct line, but have heard from some people that he is more than pleased at the outcomes in the past 45 days.
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