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re: Georgia fans love of Sam Pittman is justified
Posted on 4/20/26 at 3:47 pm to Chip82
Posted on 4/20/26 at 3:47 pm to Chip82
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I'm quite sure that there have been plenty of other referral situations over the years.
Lou Holtz famously told Bobby Bowden that Randy Moss was, at heart, "a really good person" when it became apparent Moss couldn't enroll at Notre Dame. He also told Bowden that he was impressed with the respect that Moss paid his mother.
These types of things used to happen among coaches all the time because they placed the welfare of players above everything else. Given the hyper-competitive nature of college athletics compared with the warped financial incentives, I'm not so sure these types of exchanges would happen today.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 3:49 pm
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 3:51 pm to Chip82
Now time for the Sam Pittman lowlights!
19-21 Liberty. 8-5
21-23 Texas A&M. 5-7
10-13 LSU. 10-4
17-40 State. 9-4
27-29 Missouri. 6-7
31-38 BYU. 5-7
3-7 State. 5-7
10-48 Auburn. 6-7
14-48 Missouri. 11-2
31-39 Oklahoma State. 3-9
17-21 Texas A&M. 8-5
10-34 LSU. 9-4
31-63 Ole Miss. 10-3
21-28 Missouri. 10-3
31-32 Memphis. 8-5
13-56 Notre Dame. 10-2
19-21 Liberty. 8-5
21-23 Texas A&M. 5-7
10-13 LSU. 10-4
17-40 State. 9-4
27-29 Missouri. 6-7
31-38 BYU. 5-7
3-7 State. 5-7
10-48 Auburn. 6-7
14-48 Missouri. 11-2
31-39 Oklahoma State. 3-9
17-21 Texas A&M. 8-5
10-34 LSU. 9-4
31-63 Ole Miss. 10-3
21-28 Missouri. 10-3
31-32 Memphis. 8-5
13-56 Notre Dame. 10-2
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 4:24 pm to hawgfaninc
That story is 3 years old. He’s told it 100 times
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:00 pm to Chip82
quote:I'm sure there used to be, but with the portal, NIL, and the "student" part of student-athlete being an absolute joke, I doubt you see it in conference anymore.
I'm quite sure that there have been plenty of other referral situations over the years.
Maybe Smart calling either of the GSUs, Valdosta, or the like, but I don't see a coach say at Florida, calling Kentucky and referring a player.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:08 pm to Chip82
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Mark Richt once called up Sylvester Croom and asked him to consider taking Jamar Chaney after an SAT testing score issue became a sticking point at Georgia.
Richt also picked up the phone and lobbied the Arkansas staff to take Michael Grant in 2004 because he couldn't get admitted to UGA as a result of being expelled from South Gwinnett HS in his sophomore year.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:44 pm to Floyd Dawg
I remember him.
He got burned in the secondary a lot.
He got burned in the secondary a lot.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:46 pm to dchog
I'm think I'm just going to miss saying Titboss the most.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:52 pm to UKWildcats
Ryan Silverfied doesn't have any tits.
So he has that going for him.
So he has that going for him.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:01 pm to dchog
Pittman is a good man. He was a hell of an oline coach. He left much to be desired over his HC years, but dont hate him for it. Sam is Sam. What you see is what you get.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:20 pm to hawgfaninc
I think most people like Sam Pittman as a person..he is a very good person.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:33 pm to Gatorbait2008
Saint Sam.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:45 pm to hawgfaninc
You hogs have been lost since Frank Broyles ran the show.
It is what it is.
It is what it is.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 11:02 pm to Rip N Lip
Arkansas could have hired Terry Don Phillips after Broyles retired in 2007/2008.
He was the AD at Clemson that hired Dabo.
He was the AD at Clemson that hired Dabo.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 11:57 pm to dchog
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He was a very good offensive line recruiter during the Bert years.
But his offensive line hires were terrible as head coach.
Maybe Bert was the key to get the right offensive linemen. He is doing well at Illinois.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 5:47 am to WG_Dawg
I go to church with Sam's brother, and he is a really nice guy. He told me about his family and how he and Sam grew up. They seem like really good people.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:17 am to hawgfaninc
I was pulling for him to have success at Arkansas. He seems like a genuinely good dude.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:42 pm to Chip82
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Are you kidding? In his second year Pittman beat LSU, Texas, aTm and Missouri all in the same season. Name another Arkansas coach who beat all of the historic rivalries in the same season?
Going 2-10 is historically terrible. With 4 out of conference games, no SEC schools should go 2-10. Despite him having one decent season in 2021, Pittman was pretty bad at Arkansas.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 1:47 pm to dchog
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He was a very good offensive line recruiter during the Bert years. But his offensive line hires were terrible as head coach.
It was a bad hire that looked good after 2021 and then Sexton fricked Arkansas by leveraging a massive contract that was undeserved. That’s really it. Pittman never should’ve gotten to return in 2025. No program needs to go 2-10. It’s a historical shite stain.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 3:44 pm to Gatorbait2008
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I think most people like Sam Pittman as a person..he is a very good person.
Sam be like "Aw shucks, fellas"
Posted on 4/21/26 at 4:44 pm to paperwasp
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