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

[Sus-Scrofa]

I said this when it started leaking that Pittman would be retained for 2025, but why is it that we always have to burn our program to the fucking ground with everu single coaching change?

Can we seriously not ever have a coaching change that spares the dramatics and DOESN'T include cratering the athletic department. 

We couldn't just fire Nutt, we had to have the 2 year pass and endure the shitshow that ensued (including Broyles being brought down).

We couldn't just handle the Petrino stuff internally, we had to make a big public show of it.

We couldn't just promote an assistant to ride out 2012, we had to bring in of the most embarrassing 1 year coaches in the history of college football.

Long couldn't bring himself to fire Bert so he got himself coup'd by the boosters.

Those boosters couldn't just have a traditional coaching search. No, they had to go all in on Malzahn (with zero backup plan) and get pantsed.

We couldn't fire Chad after it was obvious he was a horrendous hire. No, we had to run it back in 2019.

We couldn't pay Lane or Drink in 2019. No, we had to cheap it out.

We couldn't fire Pittman after 2023 or 2024. No, we had to kick the can down the road and ensure what we all know will be a horrid 2025.

Fuck this program and administration, and the culture they've created.

So I take it you're not going to the bowl game?

[Feral]

So I take it you're not going to the bowl game?

I'm almost to the point where I might just start actively rooting against our football program for good while maintaining support for our basketball and baseball teams. The players are pros now, so why not treat college fandom like it as well?

Like a Mavs and Rangers fan who roots for the Packers or somebody because he hates Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, or a Braves and Hawks fan who hates the Falcons.

Our administration and boosters obviously don't give a shit about our football program having any modicum of success, so why should I?

[Pig Benis]

They should all portal to anywhere else as well.

HY has been trying but failing and no one wants our Blue Light Special coach. The absolute silence from the hill speaks volumes. Feels like we're just being held hostage for the buyout at this point.

[piglosopher]

Something's got to give right?

2nd year in a row with the most transfers in the SEC. Many either starters or promising

[DirkPiggler]

I heard both he and Burgess the basketball player were paid.

He tried to go to LRCA first but was declared ineligible by the AAA. 

[The Whyte Boar]

I'd say that us eventually having 30 or more players in the portal would not be out of the question considering this is day two.  They are going to have to bust their asses to even field a team next year.  Fucking ridiculous.

[Feral]

I'd say that us eventually having 30 or more players in the portal would not be out of the question considering this is day two.  They are going to have to bust their asses to even field a team next year.  Fucking ridiculous.

Wonder if we reach a tipping with Pittman where HY and the admin's hands are forced.

[The Whyte Boar]

Wonder if we reach a tipping with Pittman where HY and the admin's hands are forced.

Yeah, one would think, right?  But who knows?  We seem to be completely leaderless and rudderless.  Other teams are getting general managers and moving along, and we've got Soft Ass Sam and HY not doing a damned thing while Lane Kiffin is literally trolling us on X about being an Ole Miss feeder team. 

This mess is entirely on HY and he needs to be gone immediately.

[FNG]

This mess is entirely on HY and he needs to be gone immediately.

Silence, peasant!

Lord Yurachek is too busy determining the fates of the Football Elite to be bothered with the petty concerns of the riffraff back home.

[The Whyte Boar]

Silence, peasant!

Lord Yurachek is too busy determining the fates of the Football Elite to be bothered with the petty concerns of the riffraff back home.

I can live in a world where Arkansas can't compete consistently with Georgia and Alabama.  I'm not going to have some carpet bagging Johnny Come Lately AD gaslight me into believing Arkansas can't compete with Ole Miss.

[Sus-Scrofa]

I can live in a world where Arkansas can't compete consistently with Georgia and Alabama.  I'm not going to have some carpet bagging Johnny Come Lately AD gaslight me into believing Arkansas can't compete with Ole Miss.

Or Missouri.  I'd like to think we could put that in the contract.  "Any coach with a losing record after two games with Missouri can be fired for cause."

Unfortunately that's not real life because Missouri owns us in football.

[Texzilla]

I'm almost to the point where I might just start actively rooting against our football program for good while maintaining support for our basketball and baseball teams. The players are pros now, so why not treat college fandom like it as well?

Like a Mavs and Rangers fan who roots for the Packers or somebody because he hates Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, or a Braves and Hawks fan who hates the Falcons.

Our administration and boosters obviously don't give a shit about our football program having any modicum of success, so why should I?

You're pretty much where I am.  I'm rooting for the Lions this season. I like Campbell and how they're built the team. 

I can't root for Sam.  The players want out.  Would not be surprised if bP and twill depart after the season. This program is dead to me right now.  I don't like what college football has turned into, a downstream pro league with no rules and total focus on money without a cap or limits.  It's a putrid situation. 

[Texzilla]

Something's got to give right?

2nd year in a row with the most transfers in the SEC. Many either starters or promising

Arkansas has the highest number of scholarship players portaling out of any P4 school.  Abysmal.  Sam could give a shit as he will stick around for his checks.

[The Whyte Boar]

It's hard watching the program completely crater because they thought they could paper over these problems for another year and get by.  We're going to be worse off than we were after Chad at the end of next year. 

[hit_that_line]

https://x.com/jaymeadors/status/1866567116016718331?s=46&t=Z4r2QIiNNsZM5Lty4ufQXQ


We've got to have the worst collection of shitbird former players out there. And some of yall worship these retards.

[TC]

It's hard watching the program completely crater because they thought they could paper over these problems for another year and get by.  We're going to be worse off than we were after Chad at the end of next year. 

I've been saying this for almost a year now. The end of last year was the time, and he could've easily retired at the end of this year and been an ambassador for the University and the program. But nope, in typical Arkansas fashion we're headed for another ugly divorce with a football coach.

And as a result, we'll also lose the best offensive mind to ever walk our sidelines.

[buff2.0]

Yeah, no way Gus retains Bobby.

[TC]

And some of yall worship these retards.

Just when you were putting together a solid day of not being a dooshbag..

[Doc Hogaday]

I've been saying this for almost a year now. The end of last year was the time, and he could've easily retired at the end of this year and been an ambassador for the University and the program. But nope, in typical Arkansas fashion we're headed for another ugly divorce with a football coach.

And as a result, we'll also lose the best offensive mind to ever walk our sidelines.

Agreed. At least Chad left some talent behind.

[hit_that_line]

Just when you were putting together a solid day of not being a dooshbag..

Shut the fuck up.