An Athletic Director Thread

[animal]

I mean you have to at least make it competitive. We should at least be getting 2 to 4 SEC wins a season...that's a fairly low bar. We aren't even keeping up with Vandy or Kentucky who are also basketball schools.

[mde114]

Man, I got over 50 years of being a Razorback football fan. I enjoy basketball and baseball but football is my sport. If we're not going to compete in football, I'd just as soon go find another program to support. This shit is just depressing.

I'll go find a screen door.

[Barton Fink]

I think the University has accepted the fact that we cannot compete in football in this conference. They're ok with cashing those SEC checks and getting our ass handed to us in football. Basketball is king as long as Tyson continues writing those checks.

If the options are hitting a ceiling of 9 wins in football or having S16 or better in hoops and constant CWS trips in baseball, give me the latter.

[mde114]

I think the administration would actually settle for 6 wins every now and then.

[Borenutz]

I want Cal to keep doing his thing, but of any of the coaches on the hill rn, I think he'd make the best AD. He's a politician/basketball coach.

[DirkPiggler]

If the options are hitting a ceiling of 9 wins in football or having S16 or better in hoops and constant CWS trips in baseball, give me the latter.

Agreed.  Don't want to trade the latter in a futile attempt to break past the former.

[mde114]

Agreed.  Don't want to trade the latter in a futile attempt to break past the former.

I respect that. Then you should be ok with the way HY is running the athletic department.

[Barton Fink]

I respect that. Then you should be ok with the way HY is running the athletic department.

I think we all have the eternal optimism of being at least good in the 3 major sports. I could live with bottoming out at 5 wins a year in football. Right now it feels like we're light years from 5 wins.

[DirkPiggler]

I respect that. Then you should be ok with the way HY is running the athletic department.

We are nowhere near a nine win ceiling.

But yeah, I'm somewhat numb to the fact that we haven't tried to compete in football since 4/7/2012.

[mde114]

So, why should a football fan that is only mildly interested in basketball stick around? We all agree, Arkansas isn't serious about competing.

[Barton Fink]

I think a lot of fans are coming to that realization. The fact that the whole fanbase turned on RS 2 games in says a lot.  Frustration is at it's highest. If nothing changes, you're gonna see a lot of people check out.

[mde114]

I think a lot of fans are coming to that realization. The fact that the whole fanbase turned on RS 2 games in says a lot.  Frustration is at it's highest. If nothing changes, you're gonna see a lot of people check out.

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And it's a damn shame.

[Barton Fink]

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And it's a damn shame.

It is and with no resolution in sight. The buyout for RS will keep him here at least another year or two. We have a billionaire donor encouraging anyone with $10M to donate to our football NIL to step forward. We haven't fired HY. So doing that and hiring a new AD that can make a difference will take time. I feel like the situation is even more dire than we realize. I hope I'm wrong.

[bigpig]

I refuse to accept being even a 5 win football team.

We were rolling with Muss and Sam in 2021. If Sam hadn't been such a lazy slob we could have entrenched ourselves as a perennial top 25 team that averaged 7-10 wins a year while basketball continued to climb back to the top.

[DrMongoose]

I don't know about 10 years, but HY will be here as long as Caliperi and Tyson want him here. HY is their guy.

Because they can do whatever they want as long as hy is here, who do you think cal calls if he has an issue other than than having his pool cleaned?

[FNG]

Because they can do whatever they want as long as hy is here, who do you think cal calls if he has an issue other than than including having his pool cleaned?

[Thin Red Swine]

Because they can do whatever they want as long as hy is here, who do you think cal calls if he has an issue other than than having his pool cleaned?

I bet HY cleans Cal's pool. 

And his pipes.

[DrMongoose]

https://x.com/nicoleauerbach/status/2109639066723418357?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

[Rocket City Hawg]

https://x.com/nicoleauerbach/status/2109639066723418357?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

That deserves an @HY

[arreferee]

https://x.com/nicoleauerbach/status/2109639066723418357?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

That's a great interview and the way an AD should look at his job.  He was definitely successful in hiring football coaches.  Unless you are at one of the true powerhouses, you should always be prepared for your coach to jump to something bigger.  It sounds like he was always looking for the next coach in case his current coach was able to jump to a bigger job.