Pirate Ship Spotted in Fayetteville

[RebelliousHog]

1. What are you talking about? He has a top 25 D at WAZZOU
2. Um, he gets players fired up.
3. That's just false.

1. actually they are 31 out of 130
2. BB got them fired them up fired up but they were soft and reflected his laid back attitude
3. Look at his records. He never had an unbeaten year, and the teams that beat him are the better teams in the Pac10 and Big 12. There aren't many weak sisters in the SEC.

Avg. pointts. for? 31
Avg. points against.? 24

Wow that's impressive.

[Academic]

Leach is and has been #1 on my list from the beginning. He is the only coach in the mix that has proven they can win tons of games in a P5 conference with less talent than anyone else. I don't care what coach we get, we can't out recruit the SEC... I would be happy with Gus, but he has only ever proven that he can win in the SEC with top 10 recruiting classes, he's not going to get that at AR.

I doubt we end up with him unfortunately, but for now.. I'm on board the Pirate Ship!

[Calvin Swine]

He's probably #3 on my list behind Norvell and Kiffin so I'd be good with it.

[Sivad]

Kiffin starting to sound better and better, huh?

Always has.

[Cotton]

Think he would be saying Norvell was just a cover up?

Nah, he'll say Tenner swooped in and offered more money before we were willing to ink a deal and he got tired of waiting on us.

[Coach Obvious]

Needs a little Johnny Depp stache.

[Kevin]

Just hire kiffin

[Academic]

but sources told FootballScoop that Arkansas, while holding out hope, is preparing for the eventuality Malzahn does not come. In that scenario, we hear the focus of the coaching search is targeting offensive-minded coaches who can effectively recruit Texas.

hmmmmmmmm.............

http://footballscoop.com/news/update-gus-malzahn-arkansas-searches/

[widespreadsooie]

Give me Leach or give me bleach!

[Hogeration]

I wouldn't quit watching but I'm not a Leach fan.

1. Never plays defense.
2. He is a "players coach". We saw how that worked out with BB.
3. His offense can be stopped by any good coach and team (see Washington U and Peterson).

To me all are negatives, but especially #2.

Not necessarily for Leach but he did pretty good when he was OC at Kentucky. Probably the best years they have had.

[TheEnemy]

Give me Leach or give me bleach!

Bleach it is then

Norvell or Kiffin please....with Morris or Venables as their backups.

[Academic]

Not necessarily for Leach but he did pretty good when he was OC at Kentucky. Probably the best years they have had.

He's given UK, TT, WSU all the best years they have had. And they are lower tier schools in major P5 conferences. Does that sound like a familiar situation to anyone?

[Hawgboy64]

Idiot troll

[ricehog43]

Yeah, apparently we are talking to Leach.

Swing your sword!!

[BOAR_N2BWILD]

Serious question- Why do they call him the pirate?

[Pork Ranger]

The funniest thing if we hire Leach is how quickly Pig in the Pokey says he called it the whole way.

Yep, dude is the least credible "source" on the board.  Typically scares who ever Arkansas is after by becoming "friends" with them on social media and sending them direct messages.

Arkansas loses every time...

[Uncommon]

Idiot troll

With the avi, you could've said that, "He knows nothing.".  So I'm going have to give you a -1 here.

[Coach Obvious]

Yep, dude is the least credible "source" on the board.  Typically scares who ever Arkansas is after by becoming "friends" with them on social media and sending them direct messages.

Arkansas loses every time...

Can we send him Chad Morris' way?

[HogPharmer]

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Stay thirsty mis amigos

[Brass Knob]

Arrrrr

Eye patch makes that a pretty bad ass looking hog...

Leach would be a great hire IMO. Won at two places much harder to win at than Arkansas.

[Coach Obvious]

Serious question- Why do they call him the pirate?

He likes pirates.

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougars/mike-leach-brings-pirates-code-to-football-field/

[jrulz83]

Kiffin starting to sound better and better, huh?

Every second this goes on he does.

[Coach Obvious]

Eye patch makes that a pretty bad ass looking hog...

Leach would be a great hire IMO. Won at two places much harder to win at than Arkansas.

Would never be a dull moment offensively, for sure.

[Calvin Swine]

Serious question- Why do they call him the pirate?

He has a fascination with them.  Pirate ships decorate his office along with a life sized mannequin in full pirate regalia.  He also quotes pirate references, enjoys pirate lore, and creates pirate motto's like "Swing Your Sword" for his teams.  I also recall him saying something about giving his team a speech on unity and what's great about being a pirate, because regardless of race, religion, or background anyone can be a pirate.

[EastexHawg]

We need a bike.

Bike?  Did you say bike?

Now you're just toying with our emotions. 

[HawgTide]

I will be extremely disappointed if we end up with Leach.

I fully expect some to bitch no matter who we hire. We are a damaged fan base

[EastexHawg]

Can we send him Chad Morris' way?

Genius.  Pure genius.

[rljjr]

I fully expect some to bitch no matter who we hire. We are a damaged fan base

Damaged is a good word for it. Thirsty for a winner.

[hvsupastar]

I didn't see this before I started the bizarre thread.  PLEASE BE TRUE!

[Razorback de Nosferatu]

Mike Leach should be Gus's backup plan.  And it ain't even close. 

[LAGNAF]

If you're on the fence about Leach.....Remember, he did lock whiny ass Craig James' son in a dark closet. That's enough to put me down on Leach's side of the fence.

[Academic]

If you're on the fence about Leach.....Remember, he did lock whiny ass Craig James' son in a dark closet. That's enough to put me down on Leach's side of the fence.

In case you missed it, every player on the team wrote a hand written letter stating that that categorically did not happen and his son made it all up because he wasn't getting enough playing time

[a shady hog]

Mike Leach should be Gus's backup plan.  And it ain't even close. 

Then you can say goodbye to that stable of running backs we have now, and to future ones. NO RUNNING BACK worth anything wants to play in the Leach Air Raid Offense!

Leach is the antithesis of Gus. That would be a complete 180 and how long would it take for Leach to implement that Air Raid offense? It wouldn't work overnight, if ever. 

[code red]

I will be extremely disappointed if we end up with Leach.

Ditto

[electricpig]

1. actually they are 31 out of 130
2. BB got them fired them up fired up but they were soft and reflected his laid back attitude
3. Look at his records. He never had an unbeaten year, and the teams that beat him are the better teams in the Pac10 and Big 12. There aren't many weak sisters in the SEC.

Avg. pointts. for? 31
Avg. points against.? 24

Wow that's impressive.

Rookie observation here but I've heard a lot of talk about we can't win without defense in the SEC. The Wash St defense isn't that great. Ranked as 31st to 48th depending on whose statistics you believe the most. And that's not against SEC caliber teams too. Granted, this is better than we have been so improvement is improvement. But is he worth the hire just for the high powered offense and hopefully a decent defense?

EP

[hawgon]

If you're on the fence about Leach.....Remember, he did lock whiny ass Craig James' son in a dark closet. That's enough to put me down on Leach's side of the fence.

And that ain't nothing compared to what Craig James did to those five prostitutes.

[code red]

Every second this goes on he does.

No doubt.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Yeah, apparently we are talking to Leach.

much better back up than Morris!

[a shady hog]

Leach = no running backs wanting to play here.

[ChicoHog]

God, please no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The_MardDog]

Depends if you want to win or not. Leach is a home run hire.

That was my initial reaction to that comment.  Who doesn't want to win?

[soooieman]

I wouldn't quit watching but I'm not a Leach fan.

1. Never plays defense.
2. He is a "players coach". We saw how that worked out with BB.
3. His offense can be stopped by any good coach and team (see Washington U and Peterson).

To me all are negatives, but especially #2.

Guess u didn't watch any WSU games this year.  They were top 15 in D and tackled very well.

He has also beaten many top D's.

[code red]

Guess u didn't watch any WSU games this year.  They were top 15 in D and tackled very well.

He has also beaten many top D's.

What is his SEC record?

[code red]

We are barking up the wrong tree unless we get a SEC guy....just MHO.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

You can do open due dilligence with guys like Mike Leach and Chad Morris because they aren't coaching.  Search firm can do vetting and contact with guys that are still coaching.

I'm fine with talking, then rank who you like 1 to 6 and start making offers (on Saturday night).

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

His D is salty and has a very good young DC.

[Karma]

With the avi, you could've said that, "He knows nothing.".  So I'm going have to give you a -1 here.

Yeah, who is that in the avatar?

[Brass Knob]

Then you can say goodbye to that stable of running backs we have now, and to future ones. NO RUNNING BACK worth anything wants to play in the Leach Air Raid Offense!

Leach is the antithesis of Gus. That would be a complete 180 and how long would it take for Leach to implement that Air Raid offense? It wouldn't work overnight, if ever. 

Eh, not totally true.

Leading rushers
Williams 664 yards on 117 carries 8TDs - 10 catches 171 yards 2 TDs - 127 touches for 835 yards and 10 TDs
Whaley 588 yards on 127 carries 7 TDs - 8 catches 56 yards 1TD - 135 touches for 644 yards and 9 TDs
Hayden 338 yards on 61 carries 4 TDs - 1 catch 23 yards 0 TDs - 62 touches for 361 yards and 4 TDs

Leach's RBs
381 yards on 89 carries 1 TDs - 61 catches 417 yards 3 TDs - 150 touches for 798 yards and 4 TDs
522 yards on 86 carries 4 TDs - 56 catches 479 yards 5TDs - 142 touches for 1,001 and 9 TDs
156 yards on 32 carries 1 TD - 14 catches 72 yards 0 TDs - 46 touches for 228 yards and 1 TD

[Karma]

Bike?  Did you say bike?

Now you're just toying with our emotions. 

I want to get on the Mike Bike. (Norvell, not Leach).

Sorry, i didn't mean our previous coach that wasn't a good bike rider.

[Brass Knob]

Leach = no running backs wanting to play here.

Not true. The two top RBs in Leach's offense had more total touches and more total yards from scrimmage than AR's two top RBs...