Portal thread. Who’s leaving, who’s coming.

[TC]

I thought it was a trans am

I think you're right. And there was another Texas school going after him too. But apparently that was a shittier dealership.

No cash involved though, no sir.

[Barton Fink]

You're right about that. But this has been the way of college football for 5 decades now, maybe more. At the end of the day (I hate that phrase) this is nothing new. We can trace it back to ED getting a 'vette, and it was happening even before that.

The only difference now is that kids have more leverage, and think covettes are cars for old white guys wearing new balance. Kids want cash.

I cant blame them.

Now look at in the lens of hiring a new coach. We've got to sell a program thst isn't putting in the investment to allow a coach to compete. We're setting him up to fail.

[DirkPiggler]

Now look at in the lens of hiring a new coach. We've got to sell a program thst isn't putting in the investment to allow a coach to compete. We're setting him up to fail.

We were in the same boat in basketball.  HY (or more likely JT) sold Cal on the idea that the money dried up because Muss was being a dick and the players weren't living up to their responsibilities. 

If the money is there a competent salesman should be able to convince them we will spend more for hope than we have for underachievement.

[Barton Fink]

We will have to do the same

[TC]

Now look at in the lens of hiring a new coach. We've got to sell a program thst isn't putting in the investment to allow a coach to compete. We're setting him up to fail.

Great man, good coach..I wish him well in his recovery.

Throw 20 mill at him, and he's still going to have an undisciplined team.

Some things money can't fix.

[jdcatty]

Kinda interesting.  Do we need to quit updating facilities for a few years and just pay more?  Seems like it.

[Barton Fink]

Great man, good coach..I wish him well in his recovery.

Throw 20 mill at him, and he's still going to have an undisciplined team.

Some things money can't fix.

He'd win more games.

[Barton Fink]

Kinda interesting.  Do we need to quit updating facilities for a few years and just pay more?  Seems like it.

Absolutely

[vegashog]

Kinda interesting.  Do we need to quit updating facilities for a few years and just pay more?  Seems like it.

that will be the plan, and not just for arkansas. going to be a few administrative jobs in the athletic departments that will be going away also. cut the fat.

[mde114]

Kinda interesting.  Do we need to quit updating facilities for a few years and just pay more?  Seems like it.

100%

[jdcatty]

100%

We've gone to here from what, 40 years of the facility upgrade race?

[TC]

He'd win more games.

How's that KJ money working out? Kutas?  Throw in the 3 that left while their coach was rehabbing a hip..where's that money?

[HOGSRUNWILD]

You could throw top 10 NIL money at Sam and you would absolutely not have a top 10 team under Sam.  Money is A problem.  Money isn't THE issue. 

[animal]

I absolutely believe that Sam plays favorites perhaps because he is at his core a dumb okie. 

I absolutely believe that this program under Pittman is heavily pressured to play the kids that are getting paid the most money. The latter tends to be the case in any professional sports franchise. 

That being said that pressure may not necessarily be coming from the NIL boosters but from the psychological aspects of these coaches knowing this worthless tub of shit is getting 500k we've got to put his fat ass on the field. That type of thing. We've got to better at how we use that money...

One would think if you thought your job was in trouble that you would say fuck all that and play the best keeds regardless of how much they invested in some other kid that couldn't get it done at their prior stop but we're gonna bring something out that they couldn't.


One would think if you thought your job was in trouble that you would be more open to putting a foot up someone's ass every time they fumbled,  got intercepted, did the same penalty over and over, etc all lack of discipline type things that can be easily cured with a foot up ass. 

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A BUYOUT DO YOU REALLY GIVE ANY FUCKS? Somewhere in the back of your mind you are thinking...I got a lot of fucking money coming to me either way. Fuck this.

[Borenutz]

You could throw top 10 NIL money at Sam and you would absolutely not have a top 10 team under Sam.  Money is A problem.  Money isn't THE issue. 

How do you KNOW this? You don't. Kiffen has top 10 money and not top 10 results, but everyone here would prefer kiffen of Sam and I'm not saying they're wrong, but he's getting money and we're not, sadly. But I guess were blaming not getting money on Sam too.

[Barton Fink]

How's that KJ money working out? Kutas?  Throw in the 3 that left while their coach was rehabbing a hip..where's that money?

I don't get your point. KJ was rumored to have made around $700k here. I'd assume when he left they used that money on Green. Meanwhile other schools are paying $1.5-2M for a QB. Hell, Michigan is paying $12M for a QB.

The players that left made far less. Kutas was likely making Wright's BBQ money.

I get it, you guys hate Pittman. You've said he's fat and lazy 100x. However, we have 2 coordinator's that are good coaches that could turn better players into more wins. You cannot aegue that.You have arguably
the best coach we've had calling plays. He had us top 5 for 2yrs when he had a talented roster.

[Barton Fink]

You could throw top 10 NIL money at Sam and you would absolutely not have a top 10 team under Sam.  Money is A problem.  Money isn't THE issue. 

Maybe, but you have to admit you're giving thst money to BP as well. He's getting better talent to work with. If he had top 10 talent, would he produce top 10 results? Hell, he had a top 10 offense this year with a shitty Oline and QB thst doesn't make good decisions and is turnover prone.

[buff2.0]

And Pittman's soft ass still dictating how practices are run and how much time has to be taken away from film study for orange slices and togetherness therapy sessions. 

[Pig Benis]

I don't get your point. KJ was rumored to have made around $700k here. I'd assume when he left they used that money on Green. Meanwhile other schools are paying $1.5-2M for a QB. Hell, Michigan is paying $12M for a QB.

The players that left made far less. Kutas was likely making Wright's BBQ money.

I get it, you guys hate Pittman. You've said he's fat and lazy 100x. However, we have 2 coordinator's that are good coaches that could turn better players into more wins. You cannot aegue that.You have arguably
the best coach we've had calling plays. He had us top 5 for 2yrs when he had a talented roster.

Sounds like he should be the head coach.

[egregious]

We've gone to here from what, 40 years of the facility upgrade race?

What did it get us?  Of all our shitty hires and bad teams since Petrino got canned, THIS team is the one that killed Bob Holt.