The NEXT Coach

[TC]

For all my gripes about Yurachek, I appreciate the lack of leaks from his athletic department.

Either Nabors is throwing shit to the wall, or he's been told by someone on the coaching staff that Bobby just got an open checkbook to go hunting for coordinators from these programs.  Surely Florida, LSU, or even Penn State have assistants that we might want.  "Upgrade" is such a low bar already.

Durkin has to know Freeze is a dead man walking. Give Petrino all the money he needs to go get him.

[DRYANKNPULL]

Wasnt the take on BMFP 1.0 that he was an excellent talent evaluator and making 2 and 3 stars into legit 4-5 star type guys? Maybe he "missed" on Green, but Green has the physical tools to be the best QB in the SEC. Not sure why Bobby has had 3rd quarter woes this year, but overall our offense hasn't been the issue except for careless turnover issues. I suspect he's put a lot more time and effort into assisting the defensive staff over the past few weeks.

I remember him saying he liked kids that had played at least a little basketball and he loved kids that had won a championship.

[Show-Me Hog]

Nabors throwing this out there...

https://x.com/JohnNaborsShow/status/1982602912414019966?t=aeXBmJ_OTCxL6pdNSw5BsQ&s=19

"Tune in tomorrow."

That's an ad.

[Borenutz]

My fear, BK seems like the kind of guy HY would hire.

Well shit. They are already wearing the BK (burger king) hats up there so f it. Maybe they can actually explain it if they hire him. 😂

[Pig Benis]

what?

his articles have been posted on here a bunch of times and i can't remember anyone on here calling him a pittman apologist. and he didn't say that petrino needed to give up play calling, obviously that wasn't going to happen, just pointed out that all of the teams currently in the top 10 have someone other than the hc calling the plays.

i'm going to bet you don't want to watch biddy's walk and talk.

The walk & talk was hilarious, especially the end.

[AporkalypseNow]

Ooh, intel. Unless it's James Franklin, I doubt I'll tune in.

Franklin isn't a splash enough hire for LSU or Florida. 

He's going to end up at a place like Arkansas or Okie State, might as well be us

[PorkyPig]

Franklin isn't a splash enough hire for LSU or Florida. 

He's going to end up at a place like Arkansas or Okie State, might as well be us

I'm not a Franklin fan by any means but if you get him, you go get him.

[animal]

Franklin is just one of those dudes that is a good coach...not great. I wouldn't go getting lost in those 11 win seasons at Penn State. It was in the fricking Big 10. He's probably never winning a natty. 

I can see Florida maybe taking a turn at Franklin but not LSU. 


LSU will go hard for Kiffin or maybe someone like Lanning...those are the whales this season and Kiffin I halfway expect to stay put. 


Also let me just say people were poo pooing Willie Fritz and he's 7-1 at Houston after moving to the Big 12 where there was an adjustment. That was supposedly someone that was at one time interested in Arkansas. I doubt he is now. 

Satterfield at Cincy...was seen as a meh hire and he's now 7-1

Admittedly they are in a weak Big 12 now but still 7-1 is a lot better than 2-6. 

[HTL]

Franklin should be unhireable after the Vandy rape scandal.

[buff2.0]

Franklin should be unhireable after the Vandy rape scandal.

He'll be the next coach at Baylor

[vegashog]

once he gets the roster squared, franklin will get you 9 wins a season with 10+ every few years.

don't think he'd come to arkansas but after the last 15 years, fans would be fools to turn their noses up at that.

[Keyser Soooie]

once he gets the roster squared, franklin will get you 9 wins a season with 10+ every few years.

don't think he'd come to arkansas but after the last 15 years, fans would be fools to turn their noses up at that.

Agreed. I'd take him tomorrow.

Petrino's last HC job was Missouri St., of course he wants this job. It's his last chance at a big time gig, but we need to move on.

[BleedinRed]

Scroll through X this morning and it's like someone paid all the Razorback fans to ridicule the thought of hiring anyone other than James Franklin.

Seems the tide is turning on Franklin.  Looks like a great many Razorback fan wants a 8-9 win a year guy.  Cool cool cool.  

[Show-Me Hog]

a big time gig

Say what again?

[Keyser Soooie]

Say what again?

A Power 4 gig, is that better?

[Son of Spam]

These coaches some are talking about with a 7-1 or 6-2 record right now may be flashes in the pan. They come to the SEC and will be lucky to win 4 games. If they win 8-9 consistently, ok. But look at their overall records for past years. There are coaches that are winning now, but have failed in the past. It will be a crap shoot no matter who we end up with.

[Show-Me Hog]

These coaches some are talking about with a 7-1 or 6-2 record right now may be flashes in the pan. They come to the SEC and will be lucky to win 4 games. If they win 8-9 consistently, ok. But look at their overall records for past years. There are coaches that are winning now, but have failed in the past. It will be a crap shoot no matter who we end up with.

What are Stan Heath or John Pelphrey doing nowadays? Surely they learned some football hanging around college athletic departments.

[animal]

There just aren't a lot of "long term" success stories out there to be had. You'll have a Matt Campbell (Iowa State)...he's probably a better coach than that situation really offers. PJ Fleck is the prototypical flash in the pan guy...wouldn't shock me if Minnesota pulls the plug. Row your boat is probably another old school coach that is going to struggle in the NIL era if he doesn't adjust. Wisconsin probably loses Fickle.

Jason Candle at Toledo is usually pretty decent record wise...nobody has really taken a run at him because the guy has never really done anything of note. 

I looked at FCS and D2 guys and really not seeing much...Brennan Marion is meh at Sac State. That was a hot name a year ago. 

This really looks like the kind of hiring time where it would be best to ride the Petrino hype train...give him a huge budget and let it go. Carve out a favorable thing after 3 or 4 years where if it aint working we can get away from him cheap.

[bigpig]

This really looks like the kind of hiring time where it would be best to ride the Petrino hype train...give him a huge budget and let it go. Carve out a favorable thing after 3 or 4 years where if it aint working we can get away from him cheap.

This is where I am, but then again, if he doesn't get at least one signature win this year, it'll be hard to sell him when so many other schools are taking big swings at big names.

I think if we hadn't completely collapsed in the fourth quarter vs Auburn, and if we had gotten that win, then there's no question the fans would be 99% ready to hire him, and Bobby would get the gig. I think if we come out and beat Miss State, all of the panic after the Auburn game largely goes away.

This team just needs a win.

[Show-Me Hog]

A Power 4 gig, is that better?

Not even sure about that.  From a story I saw online this morning.  LSU has instantly become one of the hottest-coaching vacancies in the SEC and college football overall. The Tigers' opening now joins Florida, Penn State, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State as the prominent jobs that have become available following firings this season.