Found some of my oldest posts on this board about the topic.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Oct 26, 2024, 10:01 PMBobby appreciates a winner. Caesar Petrion would have gotten Nolan his own statue on day 1.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jan 11, 2025, 05:30 PMSo has NOT building Nolan Richardson his own statue been helping us?
Now Bobby Bones is on board. It seems spamming everyone on X after the LSU 9th inning meltdown is paying off.
https://x.com/mrBobbyBones/status/1936809134105481369
It needs to happen ASAP but you know it won't.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jun 22, 2025, 07:23 PMIt needs to happen ASAP but you know it won't.
What's the hold up? Who could possibly be against it?
Yeah, if they just opened up a fundraiser they could have 100k by the end of the week.
A huge bronze statute, I would say either a statue of him doing the "strollin with Nolan" or him holding up the NC trophy. Probably the trophy as Strollin might be too obscure for the young folks.
Exercise those demons and give the man his statue.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jun 23, 2025, 11:49 AMExercise those demons and give the man his statue.
Cardio, weights, calisthenics, what?
Quote from: Show-Me Hog on Jun 23, 2025, 12:04 PMCardio, weights, calisthenics, what?
My demons typically do need exercising and exorcising...
Gotta have the gator boots.
They could use this like they did Slobbering Hog. "If we raise this much money for NIL, we will build the statue".
Uh, totally needs to be this. The young ass kicking, everyone was scared of Nolan.
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I'm afraid the curse existed before Nolan, but am sure willing to give it a shot.
Yuri will see this as money that could be better spent on some 3rd team bench warmer's NIL payment.
This will have to be raised by private funds and installed in the dead of night.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 23, 2025, 01:45 PMI'm afraid the curse existed before Nolan, but am sure willing to give it a shot.
we need woopig collective rundown of all the possible sources of our suck (besides our own board of trustees, athletic director, coaches, nil collective, and boosters).
who all have we wronged?
does petrino 2012 count? he brought it on himself, but the punishment was worse than the crime. however, i never underestimate a man that drops "are you fucking shitting me?" in full lipread mode on national television.
eddie - nah, he got what he earned
robken - maybe, but wasn't he diddling coeds?
hatfield - frank did tell him he had to change his assistants, and he stood up for them
jimmy johnson - at least twice
How much would a 10' bronze statue cost, ballpark?
I mean, woopig.org has a certain high-roller that could probably finance it with his Lake Hamilton money if he is REALLY as rich as he claims...
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jun 23, 2025, 02:40 PMHow much would a 10' bronze statue cost, ballpark?
I mean, woopig.org has a certain high-roller that could probably finance it with his Lake Hamilton money if he is REALLY as rich as he claims...
Even if it's $200,000, it's a drop in the bucket to the school's budget. Just shut down the anthropology department and reroute those funds.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jun 23, 2025, 12:58 PMUh, totally needs to be this. The young ass kicking, everyone was scared of Nolan.
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This.
With an inscription that says "40 minutes of hell, bitches."
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 23, 2025, 02:48 PMEven if it's $200,000, it's a drop in the bucket to the school's budget. Just shut down the anthropology department and reroute those funds.
Looks like $200k commissioned. A few more old white guys will have to die first.
Will it come with craters on the face?
Quote from: Papa Pigeritus on Jun 23, 2025, 02:58 PMThis.
With an inscription that says "40 minutes of hell, bitches."
obvi the statue has to be in front of the main entrance to bwa. a sign over the doors "Welcome to 40 Minutes of Hell" would be titties.
unless we suck that particular year
Quote from: BASS on Jun 23, 2025, 03:13 PMobvi the statue has to be in front of the main entrance to bwa. a sign over the doors "Welcome to 40 Minutes of Hell" would be titties.
unless we suck that particular year
If we suck we'll just have "It's Hard to Be Humble" glaring over the speakers for all the fans to hear as they enter BWA
Quote from: BASS on Jun 23, 2025, 02:28 PMwe need woopig collective rundown of all the possible sources of our suck (besides our own board of trustees, athletic director, coaches, nil collective, and boosters).
who all have we wronged?
does petrino 2012 count? he brought it on himself, but the punishment was worse than the crime. however, i never underestimate a man that drops "are you fucking shitting me?" in full lipread mode on national television.
eddie - nah, he got what he earned
robken - maybe, but wasn't he diddling coeds?
hatfield - frank did tell him he had to change his assistants, and he stood up for them
jimmy johnson - at least twice
It really goes back to 1969. Being screwed out the national championship in 1978 by Notre Dame AP voters.
I think us cussing Hatfield when he lost(in especially Arkansas fashion) to Texas in LR may be part of it. Atwood not falling on the fumble against Miami in 1985. Several times during hooties run, we had a team that was good enough to compete and Nutt derped away our chances. Petrino had a few like not scooping and scoring against Ohio State and the referees screwing us against Auburn. Then killing the program by firing him. Bert was on the cusp of success with Alabama on the ropes and Kody Walker fumbles untouched out of the end zone, the ball surrounded by Razorback players.
Most of my Razorback memories are bad. :suicide:
Quote from: HTL on Jun 23, 2025, 03:00 PMLooks like $200k commissioned. A few more old white guys will have to die first.
That's my question.
The only possible hold up at this point would be some octogenarian mega donor who's told them he's writing the program out of his will if they ever build a statue for "that n****r."
I remember hearing gossip from the big country clubs up that way that there were big money NWA people who wanted Nolan fired in 1991-92, right in the middle of the best run in program history. Some of those guys are undoubtedly still alive and probably still carrying whatever grudge they had back then.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 23, 2025, 05:21 PMThat's my question.
The only possible hold up at this point would be some octogenarian mega donor who's told them he's writing the program out of his will if they ever build a statue for "that n****r."
I remember hearing gossip from the big country clubs up that way that there were big money NWA people who wanted Nolan fired in 1991-92, right in the middle of the best run in program history. Some of those guys are undoubtedly still alive and probably still carrying whatever grudge they had back then.
im guessing the same assholes would rather he die first than ever etect a statue for him.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 23, 2025, 05:21 PMThat's my question.
The only possible hold up at this point would be some octogenarian mega donor who's told them he's writing the program out of his will if they ever build a statue for "that n****r."
I remember hearing gossip from the big country clubs up that way that there were big money NWA people who wanted Nolan fired in 1991-92, right in the middle of the best run in program history. Some of those guys are undoubtedly still alive and probably still carrying whatever grudge they had back then.
Word was that, when they had the vote to put Nolan's name on the court, there were people in the room who would only vote yes if we also did something equal for Eddie. What's the difference between Nolan and Eddie, other than the fact that Nolan actually won a Division 1 championship here?
Your possible holdup may be close to the truth but I doubt it's a donor.
Quote from: arreferee on Jun 23, 2025, 10:21 AMWhat's the hold up? Who could possibly be against it?
The fact it has not happened and that there has been no discussion of such a statue speaks volumes. But they name the engineering building for John White....
There was a lot of butthurt when he was hired and more after he was fired and sued.
There were people who didn't want an black chancellor, which we have now.
The street and court are probably enough in those people's minds which is sad.
Someone put the bug in Cal's ear, he would get it done.
Quote from: DrMongoose on Jun 23, 2025, 05:50 PMThere were people who didn't want a black chancellor, which we have now.
I didn't know that. Must mean he's doing his job instead of being an attention whore like our past ones.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 23, 2025, 05:53 PMI didn't know that. Must mean he's doing his job instead of being an attention whore like our past ones.
I don't know what all is involved with chancelloring, but he's an impressive guy.
Seriously, with 3d Printing, shouldn't shit like this be almost easy?
3D print a model of hyper-realistic statue of Nolan with sacrificial material, can be done even in segments, encase in ceramic, then inject Bronze... I mean, it SHOULD take much of the "art" out of it and make super realistic statues kinda easy?
Can do it from a photograph even and come up with an almost perfect 3D print. Literally, some art students could do it and it would could be perfect for almost nothing. Just keep doing it until the print is perfect and then encase and do the bronze. Once you get the print right, after that it should be pretty easy for anyone with even marginal skill.
10' should be big enough or do we want 20'?
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 23, 2025, 05:38 PMWord was that, when they had the vote to put Nolan's name on the court, there were people in the room who would only vote yes if we also did something equal for Eddie. What's the difference between Nolan and Eddie, other than the fact that Nolan actually won a Division 1 championship here?
Your possible holdup may be close to the truth but I doubt it's a donor.
As far as I know Nolan never drank vodka on the bench during games or knocked up a coed (allegedly).
Not that those are necessarily bad things mind you...
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jun 23, 2025, 06:00 PMSeriously, with 3d Printing, shouldn't shit like this be almost easy?
3D print a model of hyper-realistic statue of Nolan with sacrificial material, can be done even in segments, encase in ceramic, then inject Bronze... I mean, it SHOULD take much of the "art" out of it and make super realistic statues kinda easy?
Can do it from a photograph even and come up with an almost perfect 3D print. Literally, some art students could do it and it would could be perfect for almost nothing. Just keep doing it until the print is perfect and then encase and do the bronze. Once you get the print right, after that it should be pretty easy for anyone with even marginal skill.
10' should be big enough or do we want 20'?
At this point I want that mother fucker to tower over campus like the Golden Driller in Tulsa.
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jun 23, 2025, 06:00 PMSeriously, with 3d Printing, shouldn't shit like this be almost easy?
3D print a model of hyper-realistic statue of Nolan with sacrificial material, can be done even in segments, encase in ceramic, then inject Bronze... I mean, it SHOULD take much of the "art" out of it and make super realistic statues kinda easy?
Can do it from a photograph even and come up with an almost perfect 3D print. Literally, some art students could do it and it would could be perfect for almost nothing. Just keep doing it until the print is perfect and then encase and do the bronze. Once you get the print right, after that it should be pretty easy for anyone with even marginal skill.
10' should be big enough or do we want 20'?
Make it as tall as Frank's statue, but like 6" taller.
Quote from: DirkPiggler on Jun 23, 2025, 06:01 PMAt this point I want that mother fucker to tower over campus like the Golden Driller in Tulsa.
With a giant speaker that booms out Nolan's voice at random times and scares the shit out of anyone nearby.
I swear you could hear him over the crowd back in the day.
Quote from: Spiderham on Jun 23, 2025, 06:06 PMWith a giant speaker that booms out Nolan's voice at random times and scares the shit out of anyone nearby.
I swear you could hear him over the crowd back in the day.
Oh, make it like a call to prayer 5 times a day.
1. "Fatigue makes cowards of us all. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
2. "When you cross that line you should say to yourself... I come to work. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
3. "It's us against the world. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
4. "You got to stay ahead of the posse now. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
5. "I didn't know I liked winning. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 23, 2025, 06:14 PMOh, make it like a call to prayer 5 times a day.
1. "Fatigue makes cowards of us all. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
2. "When you cross that line you should say to yourself... I come to work. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
3. "It's us against the world. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
4. "You got to stay ahead of the posse now. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
5. "I didn't know I liked winning. 40 Minutes of Hell!"
6. "You crackas better get ta steppin"
Let's put a plaque or something on the base to honor Rose. We're trying to break a curse; we need all the help we can get.
Especially considering that this all should have happened while she was here to celebrate with us all.
He's 83...I don't imagine he's got many years left. He already looks rather frail. Best they hurry up
Quote from: SwahiliSteve on Jun 23, 2025, 06:38 PMHe's 83...I don't imagine he's got many years left. He already looks rather frail. Best they hurry up
My dad turned 83 yesterday. He was his normal self until a year and a half ago. Something happened between summer at the lake and Christmas. He went from moving around about as well as an 81 year old can to barely moving faster than a snails pace. His demeanor changed, he developed dementia. I swear his body tried to die and he wouldn't let it so he could be with Mom.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 23, 2025, 03:37 PMIt really goes back to 1969. Being screwed out the national championship in 1978 by Notre Dame AP voters.
I think us cussing Hatfield when he lost(in especially Arkansas fashion) to Texas in LR may be part of it. Atwood Atwater not falling on the fumble dropping the interception against Miami in 1985. Several times during hooties run, we had a team that was good enough to compete and Nutt derped away our chances. Petrino had a few like not scooping and scoring against Ohio State and the referees screwing us against Auburn. Then killing the program by firing him. Bert was on the cusp of success with Alabama on the ropes and Kody Walker fumbles untouched out of the end zone, the ball surrounded by Razorback players.
Most of my Razorback memories are bad. :suicide:
Fixed that one for you.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Jun 23, 2025, 06:04 PMMake it as tall as Frank's statue, but like 6" taller.
Bigger than "Big Tex" at the Texas's fairgrounds.
Quote from: Olhickoryhog on Jun 24, 2025, 08:32 AM1988
Nah, I looked it up before I posted because I couldn't remember. Ai obviously doesn't know the difference between a fumble and an interception though.
Careful. We will probably get a statue, but in true Arkansas fashion, but we will eff it up and it will look worse than those Texas statues. 100 more years of the curse.
Quote from: aaron on Jun 24, 2025, 09:03 AMCareful. We will probably get a statue, but in true Arkansas fashion, but we will eff it up and it will look worse than those Texas statues. 100 more years of the curse.
:D Yeah, let's hope he doesn't have those terrified eyes.
Here we go. Someone with a twitter following (RickB) should post this as an official leaked design and say it's in the works to be unveiled during the season. Get the discussion going and force the admin.
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Quote from: aaron on Jun 24, 2025, 09:22 AMHere we go. Someone with a twitter following (RickB) should post this as an official leaked design and say it's in the works to be unveiled during the season. Get the discussion going and force the admin.
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Love it. Make it about 10 feet taller and put it at the corner of Razorback Road and Nolan Richardson Drive.
Bravo.
It seems we have a whole lot of examples after 1984.
I don't know how we can make Jimmy happy enough to lift his voodoo.
But we need to ease his pain as much as Nolan's.
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 24, 2025, 09:02 AMNah, I looked it up before I posted because I couldn't remember. Ai obviously doesn't know the difference between a fumble and an interception though.
Well the site you looked it up on was wrong. I remember way more about that game than I should. It was on CBS from the orange bowl and was played the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1988. We were 10-0 and ranked #8 and they were ranked #3 after losing to Notre Dame by one point earlier in the year.
Seriously, that statue could be 3d Printed in 3 parts fairly easily, lower half, upper half and the head. Keep printing the head until you get it fucking perfect. Get the fucking essence of Nolan just fucking right and keep doing it until you get it right. The body should be easy enough. then put them all together. encase it in ceramic, harden and then bake/melt out all the printed material. Now you have a perfect fucking shell for your perfect Nolan statue.
Seriously, some art majors could knock that shit out in a week. Then it would be down to finding a foundry to do it.
We could crowdfund that shit in a week if we had permission to plant it in front of the entrance.
No shit, Woopig.org could pass the hat and probably come up with 1/2 the money for it in under a week.
Quote from: Olhickoryhog on Jun 24, 2025, 11:02 AMWell the site you looked it up on was wrong. I remember way more about that game than I should. It was on CBS from the orange bowl and was played the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1988. We were 10-0 and ranked #8 and they were ranked #3 after losing to Notre Dame by one point earlier in the year.
You're right. It even got the score wrong.
Per Grok -
The Arkansas Razorbacks and Miami Hurricanes have played each other in football a few times over the years. Based on historical records, here are the known matchups: - 1985: Arkansas played at Miami's Orange Bowl Stadium on September 7, losing a close one, 24-15. The Razorbacks, coached by Ken Hatfield, nearly upset the No. 4 Hurricanes. - 1987: They faced off in Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium, where Miami dominated, 51-7, under coach Jimmy Johnson. - 1988: Arkansas returned to Miami's Orange Bowl Stadium on September 10, falling to the top-ranked Hurricanes, 51-18. These are the primary documented games, all during the 1980s. The Razorbacks and Hurricanes don't have a long football rivalry, so these matchups stand out. No earlier games, like from the 1960s or 1970s, appear in the records I have, and nothing more recent either. If you're thinking of a specific game outside these years, let me know more details, and I'll dig deeper! Want me to break down one of these games further?
Quote from: Lurk on Jun 24, 2025, 11:26 AMYou're right. It even got the score wrong.
Per Grok -
The Arkansas Razorbacks and Miami Hurricanes have played each other in football a few times over the years. Based on historical records, here are the known matchups: - 1985: Arkansas played at Miami's Orange Bowl Stadium on September 7, losing a close one, 24-15. The Razorbacks, coached by Ken Hatfield, nearly upset the No. 4 Hurricanes. - 1987: They faced off in Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium, where Miami dominated, 51-7, under coach Jimmy Johnson. - 1988: Arkansas returned to Miami's Orange Bowl Stadium on September 10, falling to the top-ranked Hurricanes, 51-18. These are the primary documented games, all during the 1980s. The Razorbacks and Hurricanes don't have a long football rivalry, so these matchups stand out. No earlier games, like from the 1960s or 1970s, appear in the records I have, and nothing more recent either. If you're thinking of a specific game outside these years, let me know more details, and I'll dig deeper! Want me to break down one of these games further?
No worries. There are 4 things I'll always remember about that game
1. Kendall trainor hadn't misssed a field goal in 10 games and early in the game he kicked an almost 60 yarder that hit the crossbar and bounced over.
2. John Bland started the game and Groveys first play from scrimmage, he handed the ball off to Barry Foster and faked an option around the corner. The entire Miami defense chased him and foster went 80 yards for a touchdown.
3. In the second half on 3rd and goal, grovey ran about 200 yards even went past mid field I think before he finally found Foster for a touchdown.
4. CBS put a graph up that stated every Miami loss in the past 2 years had a theme of 31. They had lost to Notre Dame earlier in the year 31-30. At the time, the score was 16-15 Arkansas (which added up to 31). The very next play, Atwater dropped the interception and they kicked a field goal on that drive.
It really is hard to be humble. Put me down for a couple of Big Tex sized Nolan statues on campus.
Quote from: Olhickoryhog on Jun 24, 2025, 12:44 PMNo worries. There are 4 things I'll always remember about that game
1. Kendall trainor hadn't misssed a field goal in 10 games and early in the game he kicked an almost 60 yarder that hit the crossbar and bounced over.
2. John Bland started the game and Groveys first play from scrimmage, he handed the ball off to Barry Foster and faked an option around the corner. The entire Miami defense chased him and foster went 80 yards for a touchdown.
3. In the second half on 3rd and goal, grovey ran about 200 yards even went past mid field I think before he finally found Foster for a touchdown.
4. CBS put a graph up that stated every Miami loss in the past 2 years had a theme of 31. They had lost to Notre Dame earlier in the year 31-30. At the time, the score was 16-15 Arkansas (which added up to 31). The very next play, Atwater dropped the interception and they kicked a field goal on that drive.
It really is hard to be humble. Put me down for a couple of Big Tex sized Nolan statues on campus.
Now I remember it better. Gee, thanks for reminding me just how heartbreaking it was. :D
Quote from: Olhickoryhog on Jun 24, 2025, 12:44 PMNo worries. There are 4 things I'll always remember about that game
1. Kendall trainor hadn't misssed a field goal in 10 games and early in the game he kicked an almost 60 yarder that hit the crossbar and bounced over.
2. John Bland started the game and Groveys first play from scrimmage, he handed the ball off to Barry Foster and faked an option around the corner. The entire Miami defense chased him and foster went 80 yards for a touchdown.
3. In the second half on 3rd and goal, grovey ran about 200 yards even went past mid field I think before he finally found Foster for a touchdown.
4. CBS put a graph up that stated every Miami loss in the past 2 years had a theme of 31. They had lost to Notre Dame earlier in the year 31-30. At the time, the score was 16-15 Arkansas (which added up to 31). The very next play, Atwater dropped the interception and they kicked a field goal on that drive.
It really is hard to be humble. Put me down for a couple of Big Tex sized Nolan statues on campus.
I was 9. Pretty sure that was the first football game I ever cried over.
Still remember the "10 and Uh Oh" article in Sports Illustrated. Found the article. Cant find the picture.
https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/11/21/now-10-and-uh-oh-arkansass-razorbacks-are-unbeaten-untied-and-unloved-even-by-their-own-fans
Quote from: HOGSRUNWILD on Jun 23, 2025, 06:00 PMSeriously, with 3d Printing, shouldn't shit like this be almost easy?
I was thinking a chained sawed statue. Some random woopigger probably has the skills, then a few others go tow it there and plant it up front.
In Minecraft of course.
I really, REALLY want to someone with the horsepower to get it done to just do it, do it well and big and awesome, to do it and park it and DARE them to remove it.
If it looked like that picture or just him standing there holding up the trophy and was good looking, the outrage from the fanbase would be insane if they tried to remove it.
A statue of Nolan, Rose, and their daughter would be a nice touch. Toss in a replica of the horse some asshole shot while we're at it. No wonder Nolan lived with resentment.
Quote from: obijuana on Jun 25, 2025, 01:32 PMA statue of Nolan, Rose, and their daughter would be a nice touch. Toss in a replica of the horse some asshole shot while we're at it. No wonder Nolan lived with resentment.
just have someone go carve it into a tree on campus. A Nolan tree in his likeness