The NEXT Coach

[Borenutz]

Maybe as a well paid OC but he blew it as a serious HC anywhere outside of Ark.

I'm not sure he wants that smoke.

I don't think any p4 g5 would give him a shot at this point, but I also think if he was the coach at Florida/LSU this year, they'd be battling for a playoff spot.

[HTL]

Maybe as a well paid OC but he blew it as a serious HC anywhere outside of Ark.

I'm not sure he wants that smoke.

I always thought he should be an NFL OC.

[BASS]

Let's hire Bobby to be gm

[Thin Red Swine]

Not sure if mentioned but apparently the RF plane landed in Provo, UT a few days ago.

It was. You think we're going after Shiitake or whatever his name is?

[DrMongoose]

I don't buy the rumors about Kalani Sitake - he is a BYU alum and he has it rolling in Provo with an easier path to the playoff via the Big 12. He would be a great hire but I just do not see him leaving BYU for the cut throat world of the SEC.

Fleck doesn't excite me, yea, he'd probably bring Lindsey with him which would be good but he doesn't really let him throw the ball downfield so what's the point?  he has completed 62% of his passes (171/275) and averages 193.67 yards per game. He has a much bigger arm than that and it's being wasted. I could see him putting up Mallet type numbers in a BMFP drop back offense but he wants the running qb now sadly despite his most success coming with the drop back QB.

Franklin is a Sexton client so there's no way that he takes any job until the regular season ends as that's what Sexton clients do. None of the guys who have been extended are Sexton guys. I hear Tyson wants Franklin but what other school does? He could fall down to us but would Auburn take him? I don't see LSU or Florida taking him.

Odom - I don't see how you can sell this hire. Purude is bad.

Chesney - dude is the most experience G5 coach with a track record of success but our money people have never heard of him so it won't happen. he would a be a great hire but the only g5 guy i'd take other than Alex Golesh who has coached in the SEC.

I think Missouri will be open as Eli leaves for Penn State or Florida - timing could effect our search.

at this point, Bobby on a 3 year deal might not be a bad idea as it could at least stabilize the program for the next hire. Staff would be interesting but this program needs a ton of work which is gonna scare off a lot of potential candidates (like basketball after heath). Even with the portal and NIL this is not a quick fix as we are at the bottom of the SEC and hunter's comments at the LRTC are really going to impact this search. How's that plan the 8th year AD is working on coming along and why is it just now being asked for or developed? Not sure anyone is going to sign up to work for the current AD (and how the hell did he get on the CFP committee? Would he know good football if it bit him on the ass?)

Ok, keep Bobby and then go hire the AD at Northern Illinois - he gets the new era of college athletics.

[vegashog]

the plane stopped for refuel in provo, wasn't on the ground long enough to meet someone. from there it went to eugene and stayed a while.

if you read the comments from the tweet that was posted somewhere on here, the guy says this.

[BleedinRed]

https://x.com/KPScott007/status/1985723664185376967

I like Petrino daughter. She got that same fire.  

[The Reverend SnoopHogg]

I also appreciate the info and agree with JD to hang around and post more.

There used to be (maybe still is) a BBQ restaurant in Hoxie named Ole Hickory.  I went there many times with my papaw and it was very good.  Your name reminded me of that.

I went to jail in Hoxie one time in about 1987 or so.

[Feral]

No to gundy. We could do worse than Traylor.

I'm meh on Traylor.

He's cooled off quite a bit at UTSA since they made the jump from Conference USA to the AAC.

He was 7-5, 12-2, and 11-3, and then they switched conferences and he's gone 9-4, 7-6, and now 4-4.

We could definitely do worse, but if we get to that point on the list we should probably just keep Bobby. 

[animal]

I don't buy the rumors about Kalani Sitake - he is a BYU alum and he has it rolling in Provo with an easier path to the playoff via the Big 12. He would be a great hire but I just do not see him leaving BYU for the cut throat world of the SEC.

Fleck doesn't excite me, yea, he'd probably bring Lindsey with him which would be good but he doesn't really let him throw the ball downfield so what's the point?  he has completed 62% of his passes (171/275) and averages 193.67 yards per game. He has a much bigger arm than that and it's being wasted. I could see him putting up Mallet type numbers in a BMFP drop back offense but he wants the running qb now sadly despite his most success coming with the drop back QB.

Franklin is a Sexton client so there's no way that he takes any job until the regular season ends as that's what Sexton clients do. None of the guys who have been extended are Sexton guys. I hear Tyson wants Franklin but what other school does? He could fall down to us but would Auburn take him? I don't see LSU or Florida taking him.

Odom - I don't see how you can sell this hire. Purude is bad.

Chesney - dude is the most experience G5 coach with a track record of success but our money people have never heard of him so it won't happen. he would a be a great hire but the only g5 guy i'd take other than Alex Golesh who has coached in the SEC.

I think Missouri will be open as Eli leaves for Penn State or Florida - timing could effect our search.

at this point, Bobby on a 3 year deal might not be a bad idea as it could at least stabilize the program for the next hire. Staff would be interesting but this program needs a ton of work which is gonna scare off a lot of potential candidates (like basketball after heath). Even with the portal and NIL this is not a quick fix as we are at the bottom of the SEC and hunter's comments at the LRTC are really going to impact this search. How's that plan the 8th year AD is working on coming along and why is it just now being asked for or developed? Not sure anyone is going to sign up to work for the current AD (and how the hell did he get on the CFP committee? Would he know good football if it bit him on the ass?)

Ok, keep Bobby and then go hire the AD at Northern Illinois - he gets the new era of college athletics.

Yeah I wasn't buying it either...but he'd be a great hire though. Seems to be an excellent dude. No reason to leave BYU for fucking Arkansas. The thing about the plane going to Eugene is interesting but it could have been for damn near anything. Would we send a plane up there to meet with Nike? IDK. 

Incidentally in looking at resumes for former FCS guys that did well and moved up...Jimmy Rogers (HC of Wash State) fits the description. Was 27-3 at South Dakota State and then hired on at Washington State and he's currently 4-5 taking L's to mostly ranked teams and North Texas (Eric Morris)...I do like these SD and ND State coaches that come out of there...they all seem to fit that DNA of what we all think would work at Arkansas. Can it be scaled up to be competitive in the SEC? Who the fuck knows.

If we're not doing Petrino then I'm really coming around to having a Leach disciple. It's an exciting offense that lends itself really well to the talent out of Texas and surrounding areas. Still going to be a talent neutralizer of sorts for at least another decade. I think I would be further on board with Petrino if it weren't for him being hung up on these Lamar Jackson clones that frankly just aren't that guy. That guy was a once a generation type of athlete...the Taylen Green's of the world are out there but they just aren't enough to really pull it off and if we're being honest Lamar Jackson wasn't a scientific rocket either. I think the key differences are the mentality. Jackson and Green physically are probably pretty similar...mentally one is a winner to a degree and the other a loser. You can dream Lamar Jackson a dozen times and 11 of those times at best you are going to get Akili Smith Lite

[Hognrock]

I went to jail in Hoxie one time in about 1987 or so.

I imagine it's similar to the Andy Griffith jail.  Was Otis in there?  Also, what transpired to result in being confined in the great town of Hoxie?

[AporkalypseNow]

Sitake is actually Mormon.  I think non-Mormons at BYU struggle and look for opportunities elsehwhere but he's perfect for that job.  There are unique advantages (Mission trips become 2 year "redshirts" and you get older players) and disadvantages at BYU, but I don't see this as being "real".

[bigpig]

Sitake is actually Mormon.  I think non-Mormons at BYU struggle and look for opportunities elsehwhere but he's perfect for that job.  There are unique advantages (Mission trips become 2 year "redshirts" and you get older players) and disadvantages at BYU, but I don't see this as being "real".

With the exception of a year at Oregon State, he's been coaching in Utah nonstop since 2002. I don't see him leaving.

[woodhog14]

Not sure if mentioned but apparently the RF plane landed in Provo, UT a few days ago.

The foundation plane is not the one that needs to be followed. They are not using that for the coaching search.

[bigpig]

These deals are made with private planes that no one is tracking (or at least doesn't know which one to track).

You'll know who it is when the tweets start exploding all over the place, with things like "Arkansas closing on a deal to make _____ the new head coach." That'll be like an hour or two before the official announcement.

[AporkalypseNow]

A good search should keep the eye off the ball. 

If they are doing a good job we should be falling for false narratives and fake candidates, especially if they are closing in on a deal for someone that multiple schools are after.

The search that landed Pittman was WAY too transparent, as was the basketball search. 

The best hires we've made in my life, Petrino 1st time around and Cal, took boosters dialing up the AD and there were still too many damn leaks.

[AporkalypseNow]

These deals are made with private planes that no one is tracking (or at least doesn't know which one to track).

You'll know who it is when the tweets start exploding all over the place, with things like "Arkansas closing on a deal to make _____ the new head coach." That'll be like an hour or two before the official announcement.

On point 1 I agree on point 2 I don't, our athletic dept has been leaky AF, particularly under Yurachek.

Nobody should know who's telling us "no"yet the Pittman search everyone knew every damn twist and turn.

[The Reverend SnoopHogg]

I imagine it's similar to the Andy Griffith jail.  Was Otis in there?  Also, what transpired to result in being confined in the great town of Hoxie?

Me and some buddies were on our way to Spring River for a weekend camping/fishing trip and I got pulled over, the cop searched my truck without permission, a warrant, or probable cause and found an empty pill bottle that had my name on it (from some antibiotics from a dental thing) and he hauled me in and locked me up for possession of a controlled substance.  It was all dropped and I was released two hours later.  My dad got hold of somebody and that was the end of that.
I was 17 years old and a zero percent criminal.  Hell...I didn't even really speed back then.
It was a shithole jail and the cop was a complete moron and retard.  He had that "because I said so and I'm the law!" Attitude.

[Vito Porkleone]

Me and some buddies were on our way to Spring River for a weekend camping/fishing trip and I got pulled over, the cop searched my truck without permission, a warrant, or probable cause and found an empty pill bottle that had my name on it (from some antibiotics from a dental thing) and he hauled me in and locked me up for possession of a controlled substance.  It was all dropped and I was released two hours later.  My dad got hold of somebody and that was the end of that.
I was 17 years old and a zero percent criminal.  Hell...I didn't even really speed back then.
It was a shithole jail and the cop was a complete moron and retard.  He had that "because I said so and I'm the law!" Attitude.

Forget it Jake.  It's Hoxie.

[Hognrock]

Me and some buddies were on our way to Spring River for a weekend camping/fishing trip and I got pulled over, the cop searched my truck without permission, a warrant, or probable cause and found an empty pill bottle that had my name on it (from some antibiotics from a dental thing) and he hauled me in and locked me up for possession of a controlled substance.  It was all dropped and I was released two hours later.  My dad got hold of somebody and that was the end of that.
I was 17 years old and a zero percent criminal.  Hell...I didn't even really speed back then.
It was a shithole jail and the cop was a complete moron and retard.  He had that "because I said so and I'm the law!" Attitude.

Sounds about right for Hoxie, good on your dad for helping.