Fired Jeff Long and hire Ken Hatfield AD

[elviscat]

We need someone who understands the meaning of Razorback football. The long legacy and the tradition of the program. JL, has moved all the Arkansas people out of the program leadership position. Ken, understands the program and knows how to get the best people here to serve that tradition.

[PorkRinds]

Another dumb thread. Shocked.

[hawgwash]

Ken's probably about 74 or 75 years old. I'm sure he's been spending a lot of time pondering his next career move.

[phadedhawg]

I love Hatfield but he's too old for this job. 

[ricepig]

Someone doesn't realize the new trend in AD's , look at who Florida and Alabama hired this past off season, they are old coaches.

[jacobp]

Someone doesn't realize the new trend in AD's , look at who Florida and Alabama hired this past off season, they are old coaches.

Scott Stricklin at FU has never coached anything. He was a media relations/marketing guy until Miss. State made him AD

[RazorPiggie]

Scott Stricklin at FU has never coached anything. He was a media relations/marketing guy until Miss. State made him AD

Rice was being a smartarse.

[RazorPiggie]

Hatfield is 74.

[ShadowHawg]

No.

[The Hawg Marshal]

I have no issue with Long leaving, but Hatfield as AD is not a good idea.

[jacobp]

Rice was being a smartarse.

Been hard to wade through the BS.

I'm surprised we haven't had our first "hire Nolan as AD" thread yet

[RME]

We need someone who understands the meaning of Razorback football. The long legacy and the tradition of the program. JL, has moved all the Arkansas people out of the program leadership position. Ken, understands the program and knows how to get the best people here to serve that tradition.

So does David Bazzel!

#BazzelOrBust

Let's get that trending^^^

[Next1_04]

So people who love Petrino want Jeff Long fired, who hired Petrino?

[ricepig]

Scott Stricklin at FU has never coached anything. He was a media relations/marketing guy until Miss. State made him AD

Seriously???

[jacobp]

So people who love Petrino want Jeff Long fired, who hired Petrino?

Those darksiders refuse to give Long credit for the Petrino hire. He " fell into his lap", or some other bs along that line

[Redhogs]

Another dumb thread. Shocked.

Agreed.

[ricepig]

I'd bet someone's last dollar that the next AD is a businessman first, it's a business/marketing job these days.

[HawgTrough]

Nutt

[bkjbearcat]

Long is Teflon.

[Redhogs]

So people who love Petrino want Jeff Long fired, who hired Petrino?

Can we stop with the CBP stuff...he has nothing to do with Bert's failure, he's been gone 6 freaking years. And yes, Long has made some poor hires and wanted to hire Jim Grobe when BP fell into his lap...do the research.

[Redhogs]

So people who love Petrino want Jeff Long fired, who hired Petrino?

Can we stop with the CBP stuff...he has nothing to do with Bert's failure, he's been gone 6 freaking years. And yes, Long has made some poor hires and wanted to hire Jim Grobe when BP fell into his lap...do the research.

[sickboy]

We need someone who understands the meaning of Razorback football. The long legacy and the tradition of the program. JL, has moved all the Arkansas people out of the program leadership position. Ken, understands the program and knows how to get the best people here to serve that tradition.

Ken doesn't understand what it takes to run an athletic program in 2017. He hasn't been involved in collegiate athletics in well over a decade. You could argue, based on what he accomplished at Rice, he hasn't really been involved in college athletics in 25 years.

You Einsteins realize that being an AD is a role that doesn't require you to understand the nuances of the 4-3 defense, or how a option offense is designed? It's a freaking business role. I'd honestly probably be a better AD than Hatfield. At least I have a track record in business, multi-million dollar contract negotiation and know how to piss off a fan base.

[Redhogs]

Ken doesn't understand what it takes to run an athletic program in 2017. He hasn't been involved in collegiate athletics in well over a decade. You could argue, based on what he accomplished at Rice, he hasn't really been involved in college athletics in 25 years.

You Einsteins realize that being an AD is a role that doesn't require you to understand the nuances of the 4-3 defense, or how a option offense is designed? It's a freaking business role. I'd honestly probably be a better AD than Hatfield. At least I have a track record in business, multi-million dollar contract negotiation and know how to piss off a fan base.

Correct..that's why this idiotic buyout is inexcuseable....horrible business decision.

[threeNout]

Nolan 

[Next1_04]

Can we stop with the CBP stuff...he has nothing to do with Bert's failure, he's been gone 6 freaking years. And yes, Long has made some poor hires and wanted to hire Jim Grobe when BP fell into his lap...do the research.

Dang, getting fired up posted it twice. It's ok little guy calm down.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

Scott Stricklin at FU has never coached anything. He was a media relations/marketing guy until Miss. State made him AD

It's UF.

Irony is both those AD's came from MSU.  Greg Byrne who is now AD at Bama was the AD at State and Stricklin was his right hand and the media guy there.  Byrne hired Mullen, and John Cohen (BSB Coach).

When Byrne got hired at Arizona they promoted Stricklin to AD. Stricklin hired Rick Ray who was awful BBall coach, but followed that up by hiring Ben Howland.  Also responsible for hiring Coach Vic which turned out pretty well for them.

Both had a huge part in upgrading facilities at MSU.

Both are media savvy relatively young and do a good job with social media.  The final irony is after two successful hires with "new wave" AD's that did well and landed at top jobs because of their work at State, MSU reverted back to the old model and hired their baseball coach Cohen to replace Stricklin. 

[Athog]

Another dumb thread. Shocked.

This is the dumbest thread I have read.

[sickboy]

Correct..that's why this idiotic buyout is inexcuseable....horrible business decision.

I wouldn't have made that deal, but something had to be up that we don't know about for that deal to get made. On the plus side, the buyout isn't going to stop Arkansas from parting ways with Bielema.

[hobhog]

Long is Teflon.

His seat isnt even luke warm. Haters will stroke out long before he is fired....

[jacobp]

It's UF.

Irony is both those AD's came from MSU.  Greg Byrne who is now AD at Bama was the AD at State and Stricklin was his right hand and the media guy there.  Byrne hired Mullen, and John Cohen (BSB Coach).

When Byrne got hired at Arizona they promoted Stricklin to AD. Stricklin hired Rick Ray who was awful BBall coach, but followed that up by hiring Ben Howland.  Also responsible for hiring Coach Vic which turned out pretty well for them.

Both had a huge part in upgrading facilities at MSU.

Both are media savvy relatively young and do a good job with social media.  The final irony is after two successful hires with "new wave" AD's that did well and landed at top jobs because of their work at State, MSU reverted back to the old model and hired their baseball coach Cohen to replace Stricklin.

No, If you're a good Arkansas fan it's FU

[DeltaBoy]

Even at 74 Ken would do better than LONG!

[jcbville]

Can we stop with the CBP stuff...he has nothing to do with Bert's failure, he's been gone 6 freaking years. And yes, Long has made some poor hires and wanted to hire Jim Grobe when BP fell into his lap...do the research.

Good fortune smiled and he made the hire. The fact that good fortune presented itself and he was smart enough to take it doesn't diminish anything about it in anyway. Its how many good opportunities and decisions are made. Smart business men/women and successful people are always good at recognizing them and they are hardly ever planned. The "fell in his lap" excuse is only repeated by people who either never liked him (yankee), because he fired Bobby jesus, or a combination of both.