The NEXT Coach

[The Whyte Boar]

Oxford is like what Magnolia would be if SAU was in the SEC (or other major conference).  Or maybe Arkadelphia if Henderson/OBU were major colleges.

Yeah, I've made the Magnolia comparison a lot. 

[AporkalypseNow]

Arkasnas fans amuse me wtih their take on Ole Miss.  First, Oxford is just as nice of a town as Fayetteville.  Honestly, it may be a little nicer. But I acknowledge that is opinion and one of those agree to disagree thangs.

The fact of the matter is Mississippi is 36% Black/55% white while Arkansas is 15% black/71% White. 

Lafayette County MS, home to Oxford, is 23% black while Washington County AR, home to Fayetteville, is 2%.

As much as we might all agree that Memphis sucks, it is still 45 minutes away from Oxford.  The closest city that anyone in Fayetteville, much less black kids, wants to visit is hours away.

Ole Miss has a shit ton of built in advantage when compared to Arkansas and the idea that Ole Miss' football program should never be better than Arkansas is crazy to me.

Oxford is a nice little town and a FANTASTIC place for a kid that wants to join a frat and chase tail for 4 years

But for a black kid that grew up in DFW, it's just about the end of the world.  Starkville is worse, sure.

NWA at least has an airport you can fly into, and Lafayette Co is about 1/5 the population of Washington Co alone but Fayetteville still feels like a tiny place to some inner city kids as well.

[BASS]

Any coach we might want would be a huge success at another school but will flop horribly as coach here.

Doesn't matter the coach.

This is the way of the Razorbacks

[DRYANKNPULL]

Yep. Build in incentives and milestones for improvement just like our employers do, and if he doesn't meet them then you move towards replacement. No emotion or hand wringing. Arkansas is not getting a better candidate that
1.wants the job
2.will do it for whatever pay is appropriate

You're not getting anybody else without a bazillion dollar buyout due to the dumpster fire the program is and has been for 10 years. People don't like Bobby, so what. Ain't no young bucks clamoring to destroy their resume coaching here.

This is a really good opportunity to structure a different type of contract. Get rid of all of the buyout stuff on both sides. Start with a decent base pay and add incentives up to $12 million for a national championship. Petrino would jump on it.

[Ray Zorback]

My criteria for the next coach:

1. The coach that can raise the most NIL money (has the most deep pocket guys behind him). Period.

[The Whyte Boar]

This is a really good opportunity to structure a different type of contract. Get rid of all of the buyout stuff on both sides. Start with a decent base pay and add incentives up to $12 million for a national championship. Petrino would jump on it.

Petrino would, but pretty much anyone else in demand won't.  Why are you going to take a job at Arkansas with a jacked up contract when other comparable schools will just throw money at you?

[Feral]

Petrino would, but pretty much anyone else in demand won't.  Why are you going to take a job at Arkansas with a jacked up contract when other comparable schools will just throw money at you?

I think it's generally understood (or should be) that Petrino is quite literally the only coach worth a shit who would agree to such a contract.

Nobody else is taking this job with a non-standard contract, especially not in a world where a guy like Billy Napier signed for $7-8M a year out of ULL. 

Here's hoping Yurachek doesn't try to play hardball again.

[BASS]

guessing joe brady is the other nfl non-hc interested.  he was the oc at lsu when they had burrow, jefferson, and chase

[DRYANKNPULL]

Petrino would, but pretty much anyone else in demand won't.  Why are you going to take a job at Arkansas with a jacked up contract when other comparable schools will just throw money at you?

I'm sure no other big name would.

[Sus-Scrofa]

So do we think this coaching carousel is the new normal or is this year a one off?

We may be left in a spot where we use Petrino to stable this ship, and wait for a less crowded coaching search next year if we want to make a flashy hire.

[Texzilla]

I think it's generally understood (or should be) that Petrino is quite literally the only coach worth a shit who would agree to such a contract.

Nobody else is taking this job with a non-standard contract, especially not in a world where a guy like Billy Napier signed for $7-8M a year out of ULL. 

Here's hoping Yurachek doesn't try to play hardball again.

Yurichek hired Sam without discussing salary.  Then Sam hired Jimmy sexton and got his ass tied into a knot.  Sexton will fuck him royally again.

Give Bobby a 3 year deal at the sec avg, with lots of incentives.  Extend a year for hitting 8 not 500 ball

[The Whyte Boar]

No need to routinely extend a coach these days with the portal.   

[HTL]

No one should be mentioning Petrino at this point.

[Pig Benis]

guessing joe brady is the other nfl non-hc interested.  he was the oc at lsu when they had burrow, jefferson, and chase

So the Big10 coaches are Franklin and Fleck but who the hell are the 2 ACC? Fran Brown? Manny Diaz? None of them make sense. Norvell would obviously love to escape and reset but I don't see that happening.

[Usafhawg]

So the Big10 coaches are Franklin and Fleck but who the hell are the 2 ACC? Fran Brown? Manny Diaz? None of them make sense. Norvell would obviously love to escape and reset but I don't see that happening.

Knowing Arkansas, one of the Big 10 coaches is probably Locksley.

[arreferee]

Knowing Arkansas, one of the Big 10 coaches is probably Locksley.

Is that Robin of Locksley?

[Usafhawg]

Is that Robin of Locksley?

I'm sure I'm missing a joke, but I was referring to the Maryland coach.

[arreferee]

I'm sure I'm missing a joke, but I was referring to the Maryland coach.

Yeah...pretty bad joke probably.  It was just the first thing I thought of when I saw Locksley.

[Feral]

So the Big10 coaches are Franklin and Fleck but who the hell are the 2 ACC? Fran Brown? Manny Diaz? None of them make sense. Norvell would obviously love to escape and reset but I don't see that happening.

Was wondering the same.

Lashlee isn't one since he already noped out and signed an extension at SMU. Guys like Cristobal, Key, Belichick, Dabo (probably), Brohm, and the two interims are out.

None of the other names — in the realm of feasibility, at least — are intriguing. I don't want guys like Cornrows, Wilcox, or Doeren who are getting the jump on getting fired and looking for a landing spot.

I also don't want guys like Tony Elliott who treaded water for years and are suddenly having one year of success, or the Fran Brown/Bill O'Brien types who won last year and suck this year.

[DirkPiggler]

Was wondering the same.

Lashlee isn't one since he already noped out and signed an extension at SMU. Guys like Cristobal, Key, Belichick, Dabo (probably), Brohm, and the two interims are out.

None of the other names — in the realm of feasibility, at least — are intriguing. I don't want guys like Cornrows, Wilcox, or Doeren who are getting the jump on getting fired and looking for a landing spot.

I also don't want guys like Tony Elliott who treaded water for years and are suddenly having one year of success, or the Fran Brown/Bill O'Brien types who won last year and suck this year.

Has Rhett actually signed the extension, or just agreed to it verbally?  That could make a difference. 

Other than Brohm or Key, neither of whom are coming here, Lashlee is the only ACC coach I'd even consider.