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re: If Arkansas had to do it all over again, do you fire Bret Bielema?
Posted on 7/19/25 at 10:08 pm to Shaft Williams
Posted on 7/19/25 at 10:08 pm to Shaft Williams
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Posted on 7/19/25 at 10:08 pm to captdalton
People don't actually have conversations with themselves. Except for that crazy Tennessee fan. He's a schizo. Sometimes people just get each other, ya know.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 12:12 am to Shaft Williams
Yes.
He had future NFL starters on his teams and underperformed each season he was at Arkansas.
He had future NFL starters on his teams and underperformed each season he was at Arkansas.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:57 am to Shaft Williams
Yes, he had totally cratered by the time he left. He went 0fer his first year in the conference and was a fumble away from being 0fer his last year.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 10:49 am to AlterEd
I wasn't aware of those revelations about excessive drinking and gambling. I assume he has stopped the bad habits. He has taken Ilinois from mediocrity to competitive in a fairly short time.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:42 pm to dchog
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He had future NFL starters on his teams and underperformed each season he was at Arkansas.
Yeah we should have won way more than we did in 14 and 15 especially. He had among the worst records in the country for losing games after going into the 4th quarter with a lead. Even lost to Alabama 14-13 due to a missed XP lol.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:43 pm to Shaft Williams
quote:Pittman already has a season that eclipses anything Bert did here.
Now you have a guy whose health has improved in Fayetteville but he can't win shite.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:19 pm to Shaft Williams
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and he's taken Illinois to a level where they are knocking on the door to elite status
Glad to hear you think so highly of the job Drink has done at Mizzou.
On the cusp of elite with 6 more wins than Bert over the last two seasons in a much tougher conference, with a Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State, and a far better career winning percentage (.667 to .610)
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:25 pm to Shaft Williams
Bielema is not s good coach. Arkansas' problem was 100% Jeff Long.
...and Yurachek isn't any better.
...and Yurachek isn't any better.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 3:26 pm to Shaft Williams
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I always liked Bielema at Wisconsin and he's taken Illinois to a level where they are knocking on the door to elite status.
Dude, he's 28-22, 18-18 at Illinois with much softer schedule than he had at Arkansas.
If anything, forcing Nutt out and firing Petrino were much bigger mistakes.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:00 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
Bert completely stopped trying his last year at Arkansas. Recruiting went completely dry.
If you’re asking if Bert is a good enough to coach to have stayed at Arkansas, then yeah probably.
If you’re asking if the 2017 version of Bert deserved to be fired, it’s an easy yes
If you’re asking if Bert is a good enough to coach to have stayed at Arkansas, then yeah probably.
If you’re asking if the 2017 version of Bert deserved to be fired, it’s an easy yes
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:04 pm to Shaft Williams
What do you not get about that he had a huge alcoholism problem here.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:12 pm to AlterEd
Ended up with a coach that lives at Oklawn. That Novell crap was just that. The order of the benevolent booger wanted Malzahn so bad they couldn't have someone better get hired. Then had no plan when Gus told them to kick rocks.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:14 pm to Drewbie
Did he though? Is one game worth the incompetence?
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:18 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
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Dude, he's 28-22, 18-18 at Illinois with much softer schedule than he had at Arkansas.
Yet he got Illinois to beat South Carolina in the bowl game. Plus Bill Belichick helped him out big time. That actually saved his coaching career.
This post was edited on 7/20/25 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 7/20/25 at 5:40 pm to Shaft Williams
P5 Teams that Bert beat in his time as head coach -
1) Ole Miss
2) MSU
3) LSU
4) Tennessee
5) Auburn
6) Missouri
7) Texas Tech
8) Kansas State
9) TCU
10) Texas
P5 Teams that Sam has beaten in his time as Head Coach -
1) Ole Miss
2) MSU
3) LSU
4) Tennessee
5) Texas
6) Texas A&M
7) Missouri
8) South Carolina
9) Florida
10) Auburn
11) Penn State
12) BYU
13) Cincinnati
14) Kansas
15) Texas Tech
Sam had a better season in year 2 than Bert ever did. Even still, Sam will likely not be the coach next year.
Does this answer your question?
1) Ole Miss
2) MSU
3) LSU
4) Tennessee
5) Auburn
6) Missouri
7) Texas Tech
8) Kansas State
9) TCU
10) Texas
P5 Teams that Sam has beaten in his time as Head Coach -
1) Ole Miss
2) MSU
3) LSU
4) Tennessee
5) Texas
6) Texas A&M
7) Missouri
8) South Carolina
9) Florida
10) Auburn
11) Penn State
12) BYU
13) Cincinnati
14) Kansas
15) Texas Tech
Sam had a better season in year 2 than Bert ever did. Even still, Sam will likely not be the coach next year.
Does this answer your question?
Posted on 7/20/25 at 6:59 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
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Sam had a better season in year 2 than Bert ever did. Even still, Sam will likely not be the coach next year.
Bert went downhill when Sam left for Georgia. He knew he was screwed, he took a group of olinemen to Sam’s house and begged him to stay.
Sam was his best recruiter and coach and he couldn’t overcome it.
I don’t dislike Bert but he did a piss poor job of taking care of his football business and spent too much time partying and eating. He couldn’t handle the freedom of not being under Barry Alvarez’s thumb.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:17 pm to Shaft Williams
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If Arkansas had to do it all over again, do you fire
Petrino? That to me is what led the Hogs to where they are today. I think no is the answer.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 8:58 pm to dirtsandwich
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Petrino? That to me is what led the Hogs to where they are today. I think no is the answer.
Petrino is back in the role he’s best at, we’re going to see how that theory works out.
He started excelling after his first year here so we’ll see if history repeats itself.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 9:58 pm to dirtsandwich
Petrino didn't hire John L. Smith, Bert and Chad Morris.
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