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Is Arky and Ole Miss screwed?
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:30 pm
After Tennessee, Florida, and A&M hire new coaches, what is left? Will Ole Miss be forced to hire a second tier coach? Will Arky be force to stick with Bert?
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Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:31 pm to gumbeaux
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Will Arky be force to stick with Bert?
Nah, Norvell is the safe back up plan
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:31 pm to gumbeaux
Probably not. Someone will hire Bill Clark and reap the benefits.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:38 pm to TIGERSPIKE
Bill Clark isn't a "sexy" hire, but the guys is a damn good coach.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:42 pm to gumbeaux
We certainly won’t hire our DL coach to be HC.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:42 pm to gumbeaux
Tennessee and Auburn were both open last time and we hired a "better name on paper" coach. Just because you hire a hot name doesn't guarantee they will be the best hire. More important to hire the right fit IMO.
A lot of hiring is just getting lucky so that's why I don't understand when people get scared off by other programs being open.
A lot of hiring is just getting lucky so that's why I don't understand when people get scared off by other programs being open.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:43 pm to gumbeaux
No
UF will apparently get Kelly - if not him, then Frost
UT will either get Gruden, Mullen, or Norvell - Mullen is my guess
A&M is going to throw the book at Chad Morris
That leaves us with Norvell, Jeremy Pruitt, Charlie Strong (not a huge fan but his name is being thrown around), and a few other names.
To be honest though, no one in Oxford has any clue which way we are leaning. Bjork is playing this one very close to the chest and is not talking with anyone about anything concerning the coaching search. My guess is that he is waiting for the sanctions to come out before a true list of coaches comes out, but that when we do get the verdict, we will PROBABLY have a new coach within a few days of the verdict dropping.
UF will apparently get Kelly - if not him, then Frost
UT will either get Gruden, Mullen, or Norvell - Mullen is my guess
A&M is going to throw the book at Chad Morris
That leaves us with Norvell, Jeremy Pruitt, Charlie Strong (not a huge fan but his name is being thrown around), and a few other names.
To be honest though, no one in Oxford has any clue which way we are leaning. Bjork is playing this one very close to the chest and is not talking with anyone about anything concerning the coaching search. My guess is that he is waiting for the sanctions to come out before a true list of coaches comes out, but that when we do get the verdict, we will PROBABLY have a new coach within a few days of the verdict dropping.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:45 pm to gumbeaux
I guess we'll find out if we is or we isn't. 
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:45 pm to gumbeaux
If OM hires wisely, then no. They may even get someone more talented (but less proven) than the aforementioned three schools.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:55 pm to gumbeaux
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After Tennessee, Florida, and A&M hire new coaches, what is left? Will Ole Miss be forced to hire a second tier coach? Will Arky be force to stick with Bert?
As others have said getting a new coach is a crap shoot. You roll the dice and take your chances. Plenty of big name coaches have been hired only to demonstrate that they've lost the magic. Plenty of iffy coaching hires have turned out to be tremendous hires.
Saban was not setting the world on fire when LSU hired him. That turned out fairly well for them (sadly it turned out even better for Bama in the long run).
While the pressure is on to get a big name coach I'd rather get a young and hungry one. With Saban squatting on top of the SEC West you might as well go young and wait him out.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 4:58 pm to RazorHawg
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We certainly won’t hire our DL coach to be HC.
Didn't that DL coach just kick your arse? Again...
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:22 pm to Cobrasize
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Bill Clark isn't a "sexy" hire, but the guys is a damn good coach.
I wouldn't know Bill Clark if I saw him, but he would probably be an improvement over 80% of the D1 head coaches out there. He's been impressive in a shite situation.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:27 pm to gumbeaux
Nope. Norvell wants this job.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:29 pm to AshLSU
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Didn't that DL coach just kick your arse? Again...
Yes, your DL Coach beat statistically one of the worst coaches in Arkansas Football History twice......you should print banners for this accomplishment.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:35 pm to theenemy
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you should print banners for this accomplishment
No thanks... but bet your Arky arse that had y'all whipped his arse this year and last year, you and your piggies would be gloating.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 5:44 pm to RebelTheBear
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RebelTheBear
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UT
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Mullen is my guess
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:00 pm to RebelTheBear
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That leaves us with Norvell, Jeremy Pruitt, Charlie Strong (not a huge fan but his name is being thrown around),
So two of OM's top 3 are guys who would crawl to Arkansas.
Good to know.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:15 pm to AshLSU
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Didn't that DL coach just kick your arse? Again...
shite happens. Just like our worst coach ever beat the shite out of your winningest coach ever twice
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:17 pm to RebelTheBear
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That leaves us with Norvell, Jeremy Pruitt, Charlie Strong (not a huge fan but his name is being thrown around), and a few other names.
Ole miss will be lucky to get any of those 3 . With the sanctions coming soon , Ole Mill will have a hard time finding a good head coach.
Arkansas should be able to get a good second tier head coach . They will spend money and they don’t care about baggage. Lane Kiffin would be a great hire if they could convince him to go there .
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:19 pm to gumbeaux
No, we don’t have Eddie O has coach. Been there, done that already.
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