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Pelphry Replacement

Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:17 pm
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:17 pm
Who should it be?

A lot (seems to be the majority) believe Mike Anderson is the guy but I'm not sure Mike gets us back into the top 25 on a consistent basis.

So I ask you, my fellow SEC Ranters, who should be Arkansas's next basketball coach?
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:20 pm to
Would Mike leave Mizzou?

What is buyout for Pel?

Still early, but next year, they tank, the Arkie should pull the trigger.
Posted by Alabama Slim
2009,2011 BCS National Champions
Member since Jul 2007
9940 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:21 pm to
if mizzou was able to hang onto anderson last year not sure arky can lure him away. isn't he still close with nolan?
Posted by Maggs
Member since Feb 2007
3688 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:22 pm to
Our bball program is in such a mess.
Posted by SabanIsAGod
Jackson
Member since Oct 2009
3880 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:23 pm to
For the record Bama targeted Grant early, not Anderson.
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:24 pm to
We lost to Morgan St. last night, the only way Pel makes it is if Jeff Long does not think he can find someone better.

Attendance is way down, that is usually the last nail in the coffin for a coach.
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:25 pm to
quote:

if mizzou was able to hang onto anderson last year not sure arky can lure him away. isn't he still close with nolan?


Arkansas didn't go after Mike last year. Who else was going after Mike that he would have seriously considered?
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132390 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:26 pm to
bring back nolan
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:28 pm to
quote:

bring back nolan


Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139848 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:28 pm to
Nolan wont give up the gig in Tulsa. The guy they will target is someone with Jamie Dixon ties, since Long hired Dixon and he wont get him to leave Pitt.
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:30 pm to
But would a NE guy work at Arkansas?
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139848 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:32 pm to
Lets see...

We didnt think the Leisure suit would work at Arkansas. We didnt think a guy from Creighton (the first time) would work. We didnt think that a guy from Wisconsin would be a good baseball coach.

Yes I think it works, the fanbase wants a winner with some integrity. Right now Pel has none in some circles and is losing the fans and admins quickly.
Posted by wmr
North of Dickson, South of Herman's
Member since Mar 2009
32518 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:37 pm to
There's no excuse for losing to Morgan State in Bud Walton arena.

I went to a game the other night vs. Appy St. I swear, there used to be more people there when they would open up basketball practice before football games. The crowd was the thinnest I've ever seen it for a regular season game.

Mike Anderson makes the most sense. Sure, he turned down Bama. or Georgia, or whoever. Neither job is Arkansas. A winner will have 20k butts in the seats, knowledgeable fans who care, and a good paycheck.

Basketball will lose money this year. If Pel stays, they'll lose more next year. A Sweet 16 caliber team will pay for itself. 20k seats will sell out.

I think Mike Anderson would be intersted. He is Nolan's protege. Nolan still lives here in Fayetteville.

My dream scenario would be Mike Anderson with Corliss Williamson as an assistant and Nolan back as a mentor.

Pel inherited a shitstorm, but I haven't seen any improvement, and this is year 3.
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:44 pm to
quote:

Pelphry Replacement
Lets see...

We didnt think the Leisure suit would work at Arkansas. We didnt think a guy from Creighton (the first time) would work. We didnt think that a guy from Wisconsin would be a good baseball coach.

Yes I think it works, the fanbase wants a winner with some integrity. Right now Pel has none in some circles and is losing the fans and admins quickly.


I'm willing to try it. This is the worst the program has been in my lifetime.

Would there be any chance of landing Jamie Dixon or would it be more of a protege?
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:45 pm to
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wmr

In your scenario, you will need someone to recruit. Might as well throw Scott Edgar in there too.

Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139848 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:46 pm to
Anderson isnt coming to Fayetteville. At MU he can win now and cover things up well. MU is run by basketball and he doesnt have to live up to Norm Stewart. If Anderson comes to the Nam he will always be compared to Nolan. I think it needs to be someone who has ties to Long, someone who also understands what the "monster" is and most importantly...knows how to handle the monster when it is hungry (Pel just has not learned that part yet).
Posted by SLC
Hiwasse, AR
Member since Oct 2007
15522 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:48 pm to
Pel simply was not ready for the job.

I do not know if he ever will be.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139848 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:54 pm to
I dont know if Dixon would leave Pitt. I think the guy out there right now that someone like in the Marc Turegon mold. He built a very respectable team in Wichita, went to aTm and is doing a good job with not great players, and is young enough the fans will think he is here long term.
Posted by adil91
Atlanta
Member since Apr 2009
646 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 10:57 pm to
Russell Springmann
This post was edited on 11/25/09 at 11:00 pm
Posted by roody
hoistin' for my ship
Member since Nov 2009
2052 posts
Posted on 11/25/09 at 11:20 pm to
assuming no anderson, the oral roberts sutton would make sense.
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