re: Reason for Arkansas' Future Struggle

So what? He coached in a weaker conference and lost against Top 25 teams. You think he'll perform better in a better conference against stiffer competition?

If I use that logic then I'll say this, Coach Nutt has only coached one season at Ole Miss. Who's to say his recruiting won't be good?

We're using Hog fan logic. Based off Nutt's prior recruiting ratings, he'll not succeed. Based off Petrino's performance against Top 25 Big Least teams, he'll fail miserably in the SEC.

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I disagree. Arkansas had a damn good defense in the Matt Jones era. The reason I think Nutt is so succsessful is because he has better OC's with Austin and Nix than he ever had at Arkansas. (except Malzahn)

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Their defense has been pretty decent... they held our high scoring '03 squad to 19 points in our own stadium.

Maybe the Arky defense has been overshadowed by the high flying offense that got all the press clippings, but I'm not sure they've ever had a scoring defense that was near the top of the SEC.

They have put their fair share of defenders in the NFL.

Pioneer, look up the record.

Pioneer, again... I know it's hard for you to grasp concepts and what not.. the SEC West is tougher than the Big East. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make by saying he's only coached in the West one year. How does that mean he would have success against Top 25 talent when he didn't have success at Louisville while coaching in the Conference USA and Big East?

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He has been in the secwest for 11 years.

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I say you have to wait a couple years on that (new staff, better in-state talent, ect)
Same thing with Petrino:
You can't judge Petrino off of what he did at Louisville. He's in a completely different sitiuation now. One of the reasons he did poorly against top 25 teams is because his teams were always overrated talentwise because of how good of a coach he was. Now he'll have some talent. Let's wait and see what he does.

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They got to keep Mallett out trouble. Kind of has a little RP in him.

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link?

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I'm done with you.

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That's what I expected.

I mean, you don't have to openly concede defeat to me on this board. I know this is where all of your closest friends are. It's a little embarassing to go down like that.

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So has Boise State but I wouldn't like their odds week in and week out against LSU, Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabma, Florida, etc.

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that logic is atrocious

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that logic is atrocious

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So Boise going to a BCS would make them a team that could compete with the SEC week in and week out?

You know, if you're going to go out on a limb and use a word that's big for your normal vocab, you might want to use it where it's warranted. Whether you like what I have to say or not, I think most people with any sense at all would agree that Boise could not compete in the SEC.

What's atrocious is your attempt at the usage of the word atrocious to sound intellectual.

Good job replying to people that log off.

Facts regarding Houston Nutt:

-Before leaving Arkansas, he was the longest tenured BCS coach without a BCS Bowl. He is still waiting on one of those.

-Nutt typically has recruiting classes between #30 and #50. Ironically, this is where his teams finish every year.

-Nutt won the West twice in ten years. Both times were tie breakers that took a Matt Jones Miracle Bomb and Bama being on probation.

-Nutt coached two backs that have more all-purpose yards than any two backs in the history of the game (Jones & McFadden). They were blocked by NFL Fullback and Rookie stand out Peyton Hillis and Rimington Award winner Jonathon Luigs. What was Nutts record in SEC play with the most successful backfield in the history of the game? Exactly .500.

-Ever looked at his Bowl record? Record in Atlanta? Record against Top 25 teams? Road record? If you haven't, you should. It's laughable.

-Nutt's pride, arrogance, and unprofessional behavior ran off USC standout Damian Williams, 5 Star QB Mitch Mustian who was 8-0 in the SEC, and back to back Rivals OC of the Year recipient Gus Malzahn who has revolutionized the game with the "reintroduction" of the Wildcat formation.

Nutt is a douche, a used car salesman, and the list could go on and on. If Ole Miss thinks he will ever take them farther than a Cotton or Independence Bowl then they should probably stop hitting the pipe because his whole career says otherwise.