Okay, Rumor time!

[Hogeye_Pierce]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

[BATlanta]

Prime candidate for Mississippi State?  Wow.  Sounds tempting.

[Count_Porkula]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

[Hong Kong Sooey]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

Drop the crack pipe and slowly back away!

[brooks74]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

Because of one win?

[Richard_white]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

Yes coach Malzahn needs a long term deal.

[hogfan064]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

[HogFanInNC]

Nutt is in line to be Athletic director, has the tools on his team to compete for SEC West title this year, next year, and the year after, tools to compete for SEC overall title this year and next year and the year after that, and the tools/talent to compete for a NC in the next 2 years (not counting this year).  He would Nutts to even allow such rumors..
After he just contends for a NC he would get a big raise, if FB hasn't died out of the AD job by then.  
I bet this is more of Nutts press agent stiring the pot early.

[brooks74]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

#1 scares me!  Get out of the way and let Wood and Gus do their jobs.

[Hong Kong Sooey]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

[Hogeye_Pierce]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

I think you forgot this icon:

[hogsNbeer]

"Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt ..."

What does that mean....? Who is saying this......?  If anybody.......?

[Ray Zor]

Screw Rumors.  Stupid to bring up. 

[Hawgasaurus]

Please Houston be a Bulldog!!! At least there mediocrity would be a vast improvement!!!

[jkcrunch]

First of all this a rumor based website, it even displays that fact, for all we know it was posted by the man in the moon.

[hogs dont cry]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

[pikehog]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

He loves the helmet-

Yes he loves the helmet so much he left out of town in the middle of the night when it looked like he was not going ot get to play.

He is going to be our next AD-

Hell if we are going to use people who go out of state for school then we ought to use Keith Jackson over Nutt.

[HogNuttz]

This is believable, but why go to those schools?

We need to lock Coach Nutt into a long term, lucrative contract. He should be one of the top 5 highest paid coaches in the college ranks.

Did nobody notice he has the Kool-Aid kid in his avatar.  How serious did you think this post could be?

[Hawgballz]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

I believe you are correct.

[Count_Porkula]

Uh, if we hired a new coach (lord forbid) and NewCoach told Mitch, "Well boy, we're going to run the option from here on out. Hope you like the scout team." I don't think I'd blame him for finding a place he'd have a chance to play.

[Richard_white]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

All of them.

[Ray Zor]

quote author=Count_Porkula link=topic=82187.msg1114726#msg1114726 date=1160420402]
Uh, if we hired a new coach (lord forbid) and NewCoach told Mitch, "Well boy, we're going to run the option from here on out. Hope you like the scout team." I don't think I'd blame him for finding a place he'd have a chance to play.
[/quote]

If we hire a coach that runs the option in todays world, Mitch would be the least of our problems.[

[HatfieldHog]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

You guys keep using this AD position, like it was a grand thing or something.  Have you guys looked up the numbers as to what the AD makes vs. what a college head coach makes?

Look them up, and things may supprise you.

See ya

[Roadrunner]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

Smells like jimmy sexton to me.
A ploy for some extra money and an extension.

[Count_Porkula]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

Smells like jimmy sexton to me.
A ploy for some extra money and an extension.

Sexton or not, he's totally earned it. He's put Arkansas on the football map.

[Hong Kong Sooey]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

1. Mitch has expressed absolutely no desire to work with Dale.  He came here because Gus was hired as the OC.

2. DMac and Felix are certainly good reasons to stay.

3. If Houston "loves the helmet" so much, why did he run off to OSU when he lost his job?

4. The chances of HDN being named AD after dividing the state the way he has are negligible.  Also, very few ADs are ex-coaches these days.  Most people hire ADs who have come up through the Administration ranks.

[allyoucaneatbuffet]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

Smells like jimmy sexton to me.
A ploy for some extra money and an extension.

Sexton or not, he's totally earned it. He's put Arkansas on the football map.

Everytime i read your quotes and want to scream, i look at your avatar and laugh

THen, i realize SOME "Fans" actually believe the lines you say, and then i am sad.

[Tusks]

I hate to break it to HDN but coach you're not going to get the Miami job.

[hogs dont cry]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

All of them.

So you really think Nutt is leaving after the season?  Why in the world would Nutt leave for NC State or MSU and start all over?  The season's not over, but it looks like he's going to weather the storm and once he does this team is only going to get better in the next couple of years. 

I think you Nutt bashers waaaaay overestimate yourselves.  No way he goes to a crap hole like Starkville just to keep from hearing you guys bitch and moan.  There's too many huge pieces in place for a nice little run.

[Richard_white]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

All of them.

So you really think Nutt is leaving after the season?

Yes

[Idahog]

Look at the advertisements on collegefootballtalk.com...  place seems more like the enquirer of college football.  I put about 2 cents worth of weight into what they are saying.  Nutt's behavior doesn't strike me as a person who will jump ship after earning a chance to stay on for next year, which arguably will be his best shot at getting something big, like a BCS bowl, plus he gets 2 million at the end of the season for his 10 year anniversary.

Long story short, CFT is a BS site, don't put any stock into what they say.

[Hong Kong Sooey]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

Smells like jimmy sexton to me.
A ploy for some extra money and an extension.

Sexton or not, he's totally earned it. He's put Arkansas on the football map.

Everytime i read your quotes and want to scream, i look at your avatar and laugh

THen, i realize SOME "Fans" actually believe the lines you say, and then i am sad.

If the Count is being sarcastic, then I salute him.  He never deviates from it, and it has to be hard to keep up that large of a charade even on the internet.

[gohawgsgo]

On the same page we are listed as USC's biggest win.  Guess we are getting more respect.  If we win the next three which we should, we should move up 4 or 5 spots just by notching to 7-1 and let some of those in front fall below.  This could sure be a great year.

[Mike Shelton]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

exactly

[wwwhogfan]

Yawn......Nutt has his dream job.....end of story.

[Hawgasaurus]

Nutt is on a gravy train with biscuit wheels, ain't no way he's jumpin' off now... Unfortunately...

[HogHillbilly]

Nutt ain't going anywhere.............

[allyoucaneatbuffet]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

All of them.

So you really think Nutt is leaving after the season?  Why in the world would Nutt leave for NC State or MSU and start all over?  The season's not over, but it looks like he's going to weather the storm and once he does this team is only going to get better in the next couple of years. 

I think you Nutt bashers waaaaay overestimate yourselves.  No way he goes to a crap hole like Starkville just to keep from hearing you guys bitch and moan.  There's too many huge pieces in place for a nice little run.

ideas are copied from another post / other posters' opinions, but still true:

1-this is the first year of the '12game season', not 11, so ALL RECORDS ARE INFLATED -- a "special" 8 win season will start to get more ordinary as the ole misses and iowa states of the world can eek out 8 wins / 12.
2-of the 'seceastbig3', we have tenn this year AT HOME.  and we had VANDY.  next year?  year after? we trade that in for AWAY TENN, 2X TEBOWED FLORIDA, NO VANDY, + PERMANENT IMPROVING SOCAROLINA team... this is the "only year" for kicking tail in the seceast
3-secwest ain't as powerful as it used to be.. what i mean is, auburn is good, but we WON, and LSU we get IN LR!  Missstate/olemiss are HORRIBLE, no bowls, and Bama was losing at halftime to Duke.  if there is a year to win the west, this is it!
4-we lost terribly to USC.  but taht's ok b/c USC is seen as "perfect and godlike".  what happens when we lose our nc game vs texas or nebraska in a blowout?
5-expectations.  imagine we start the season at 17.  then lose HORRIBLY to usc.  then struggle vs vandy.. and bama.  and each time make the highlight reels.  then we beat auburn.  we are ranked, but WORSE than 17... rule of thumb: neverranked team beats auburn, neverranked rises up to polls;   oncerankedbutfailed team beats auburn, pollsters are hesitant....   we will start out ranked next year and expectations could be killer
6-national exposure fades- bama on cbs, lsu on cbs, auburn on national cbs & the EARLY GAME w/ highlights all day long.. this is exciting, but we are the "new kid on teh block".. soon we are west virginia that is 'last years exciting story'.

THIS IS NUTT'S 'SPECIAL YEAR'. HIS STOCK WILL NEVER BE HIGHER.  IF WE WIN 10, HE IS GONE, BC THE FUTURE ISN'T AS BRIGHT AS WE ALL WANT TO BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!

[Qball]

He won't ever leave.  Book it.

[EastexHawg]

Nutt won't leave for a few reasons

1) Mitch is a freshman, he wants to work with this man

2) DMac and Felix

3) He loves the helmet

4) He will be our next AD

Please contact Count Porkula about crack rehab programs in Arkansas and surrounding states.

Those reasons seem reasonable to me.  Explain to me what part of this you diagree with?

All of them.

So you really think Nutt is leaving after the season?  Why in the world would Nutt leave for NC State or MSU and start all over?  The season's not over, but it looks like he's going to weather the storm and once he does this team is only going to get better in the next couple of years. 

I think you Nutt bashers waaaaay overestimate yourselves.  No way he goes to a crap hole like Starkville just to keep from hearing you guys bitch and moan.  There's too many huge pieces in place for a nice little run.

ideas are copied from another post / other posters' opinions, but still true:

1-this is the first year of the '12game season', not 11, so ALL RECORDS ARE INFLATED -- a "special" 8 win season will start to get more ordinary as the ole misses and iowa states of the world can eek out 8 wins / 12.
2-of the 'seceastbig3', we have tenn this year AT HOME.  and we had VANDY.  next year?  year after? we trade that in for AWAY TENN, 2X TEBOWED FLORIDA, NO VANDY, + PERMANENT IMPROVING SOCAROLINA team... this is the "only year" for kicking tail in the seceast
3-secwest ain't as powerful as it used to be.. what i mean is, auburn is good, but we WON, and LSU we get IN LR!  Missstate/olemiss are HORRIBLE, no bowls, and Bama was losing at halftime to Duke.  if there is a year to win the west, this is it!
4-we lost terribly to USC.  but taht's ok b/c USC is seen as "perfect and godlike".  what happens when we lose our nc game vs texas or nebraska in a blowout?
5-expectations.  imagine we start the season at 17.  then lose HORRIBLY to usc.  then struggle vs vandy.. and bama.  and each time make the highlight reels.  then we beat auburn.  we are ranked, but WORSE than 17... rule of thumb: neverranked team beats auburn, neverranked rises up to polls;   oncerankedbutfailed team beats auburn, pollsters are hesitant....   we will start out ranked next year and expectations could be killer
6-national exposure fades- bama on cbs, lsu on cbs, auburn on national cbs & the EARLY GAME w/ highlights all day long.. this is exciting, but we are the "new kid on teh block".. soon we are west virginia that is 'last years exciting story'.

THIS IS NUTT'S 'SPECIAL YEAR'. HIS STOCK WILL NEVER BE HIGHER.  IF WE WIN 10, HE IS GONE, BC THE FUTURE ISN'T AS BRIGHT AS WE ALL WANT TO BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!

I agree 100% with all of that...right up to the part about Nutt leaving.  Much as I hate to say it...NUTT WILL NEVER LEAVE.  I feel certain he just bought himself another three or four year free pass with the win over an overrated Auburn team that has played like crap for weeks, and continued the trend against us.

So, even though the SEC schedule gets tougher next year, Nutt is "in".  Even if he goes 3-5 in conference the next two years, his supporters (which, unfortunately, apparently include Lindsey and Broyles) will say, "hey, remember...HE BEAT THE SECOND RANKED TEAM IN THE NATION IN 2006!!!"

We are watching another Frank Broyles-like tenure at Arkansas in progress...without all the conference championships, top ten rankings, BCS equivalent bowls, and the national championship that Frank produced.

Nutt will be at Arkansas for another 20-30 years.  We are stuck with him, like it or not.

[PulledPork]

isn't it amasing that the Hugger don't feel that Nuttboi® deserves to be fired for a certain loss, but on the other hand, after a certain win he deserves an extension?


ya'll huggers are starting to smell like fumunda cheese!!


Pulled out...®

[TOM "tbw1"]

Hot off the rumor mill:

http://www.collegefootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

Scroll down about a third of the way.

Pull quote: "Early word out of Arkansas is that Coach Houston Nutt -- who led the Razorbacks' to a 27-10 thrashing of No. 2 Auburn today -- has elevated himself to being one of the prime candidates for upcoming head coaching vacancies after the 2006 season -- especially those expected at Miami, N.C. State (which we first reported several weeks ago) and Mississippi State."

Smells like jimmy sexton to me.
A ploy for some extra money and an extension.

Sexton or not, he's totally earned it. He's put Arkansas on the football map.

One game does not a program make.

[HighonSwine]

Only the pic of the day is worth taking away from that website. 

[Hog Fan 51]

Who does Jim Lindsey need to pay to take HDN off our hands?

[BILLYBOB]

He will leave at the end of this season.  Book it.  He's gone.

[brooks74]

Until the end of the season, no one really knows for sure what will happen.  Book it!

[williamsB]

Can not blame HDN if he tells us to stick it after what I have seen here and if Shula gets thumped by Tenn and Auburn, I believe Alabama would LOVE coach Nutt (since he beat them and Auburn)

[brooks74]

Can not blame HDN if he tells us to stick it after what I have seen here and if Shula gets thumped by Tenn and Auburn, I believe Alabama would LOVE coach Nutt (since he beat them and Auburn)

So, you don't think he deserves any heat after leading us to the heights of a 4-7 and 5-6 season the last two years? 

[Hogs are jinxed by HDN]

He put Arkansas on the map what are you talking about we have gone to weak bowl games lost to UNLV in a bowl and lost to USC by a total of 99 pts. But he put Arkansas on the map

[PAHog]

There's too many huge pieces in place for a nice little run.

Have to agree with this assessment.  I just don't see Nutt making more than a lateral move in pay or prestige unless he wins the SEC.  Much more likely he'll want to be here for Mustain's Junior campaign and McFadden and/or Jones' senior year(s).