***Official Dana Altman Press Conference Thread***

[WestMemphisHogFan]

He said, "I am 48 years old, and would like to finish my career at the University of Arkansas." 

I love it!

[pneaville]

WHAT is mike nail talking about/?

[Prosciutto]

Looks like frank is sitting on White's lap.


I think he is. lol

[hogfan333]

I wasn't too excited ether, but from hearing him talk for the FIRST time, he left a good impression...

[RocknRollRazorback]

was frank asleep?

[strawhog]

He said, "I am 48 years old, and would like to finish my career at the University of Arkansas." 

I love it!

that was pretty good

[L.A.]

Looked like McCurdy was one of the players there.  That surprises me.

[joshog]

Seems like a good humble down to earth guy...put alot of the spotlight on the players...i say let's give him a chance.

[WestMemphisHogFan]

He admits he is a boring coach. Thats perfect!!!

He was talking about his PERSONALITY not his coaching style.  He said that he presses, etc.  That's not boring.

[U.P. HOGG]

"We will press for 40 Minutes"  Love it!!

[Oliver]

was frank asleep?

When is he not?

[ilovepinebluff]

He admits he is a boring coach. Thats perfect!!!

He said boring person, not coach. Big difference.

[Lokirain]

He didn't say much... said he'd like Arkansas to be his last coaching stop. Personally, I'd like for him to be the guy.
I have been brutal about this guy all day, but honestly, this is the only college team I will ever root for. It's just that I expect to be the best and at least get into the Final Four one day. But this has been a nightmare hire IMO. Some bottom tier coach has not gotten me fired up.

[U.P. HOGG]

Can't believe he said he wants to finish his carrer at the UofA.  Wow!

[Ouachihog]

He just called him the greatest coach in America... So why did you go after 5 other coaches.

Regardless of who we hired, he was going to be the greatest coach in america at the presser

[hogansas]

He knows his Razorback history, that's good.

[Lokirain]

Looked like McCurdy was one of the players there.  That surprises me.

I think the possibility of playing time just increased for him with this hire.

[jbfrye]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

[PLAYBOAR]

He's well spoken and down to earth.  I like him.  We'll find out how good a coach he is next year.  We'll find out how good a recruiter he is based upon who stays on the team.

[WestMemphisHogFan]

Wow. Underwhelming. This is just sad to watch, it really is. There is no excitement.

I can't believe this.

Pretty exciting to me. I am pumped!!

[U.P. HOGG]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

I believe he was there on the very left side front row.

[RocknRollRazorback]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

i didn't see him, but neither did i see hill. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

[U.P. HOGG]

Wow. Underwhelming. This is just sad to watch, it really is. There is no excitement.

I can't believe this.

Pretty exciting to me. I am pumped!!

I am too.  Can't wait to see 40 minutes of hell back in Fayetville. WPS!!

[BossHog13]

Was that a wake or a press conference? That was so sad. The looks on their faces reminded me of a funeral.

[Killean]

I know I saw Hill there..

[U.P. HOGG]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

[U.P. HOGG]

Was that a wake or a press conference? That was so sad. The looks on their faces reminded me of a funeral.

Kind of like your Raiders!!   

[Ouachihog]

He seems to be more upset about leaving his "friends in Omaha" than he is about coming here. 

[RocknRollRazorback]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

he needs to grow his hair back so that i recognize him, STAT!

[JeffSpicoli]

Altman seems like a real good guy.

[bigempty402000]

Can't wait to see if this guy climbs up Townes' A#@ when necessary

[U.P. HOGG]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

he needs to grow his hair back so that i recognize him, STAT!

LOL

[hoghevn]

What did Dana mean when he said that Broyles told him he was staying on at the U of A in "some other" capacity??  Crap, I knew he wouldn't retire....  I'm tellin' you guys Broyles will run this thing from the grave.

[Oliver]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

he needs to grow his hair back so that i recognize him, STAT!

He's 7 foot tall. 

[strawhog]

What did Dana mean when he said that Broyles told him he was staying on at the U of A in "some other" capacity??  Crap, I knew he wouldn't retire....  I'm tellin' you guys Broyles will run this thing from the grave.

thats been said all along

[chiefsfan]

Altman was very well spoken.  I just hope he didnt drive hill to the draft when he started talking about his teams taking alot of 3s

That will be great in a couple years, but as it is right now, Patrick Beverly is the only person on this team with a shot worth a mention.   Feed it inside to the big boys for 1 year, and then bring your own players in.  Lets hope it all works out

Any word on whether or not he is keeping our assistants, or bringing in new ones

[hogfan@heart]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

I am sure that I saw beverly. He was there

[CardinalHog]

As I have said, this is very underwhelming. He isn't too informed, and he seems apprehensive. The 6 Finals Fours, etc., stuff he is presenting in his comments was obviously force fed to him by UA officials. He keeps repeating it.

This is very low-key.

I understand that this is an "exciting time," but it just isn't being reflected by the announcement today in BWA.

[L.A.]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

A number of players weren't there

[BCRavens]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

One of the news guys, I think Mattingly (Sorry, I was flipping the channel back and forth) announced that Beverly was there, but that he had not seen Charles Thomas.

[MDH]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

no, but neither was hill it looked like. DTS said PB was shooting with the team today

Hill was at the very right of the screen, front row.

he needs to grow his hair back so that i recognize him, STAT!

He's 7 foot tall. 

All those seven footers just look the same...

[U.P. HOGG]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

A number of players weren't there

How many players do you think a BB team has?  30.  Most of them if not all of them were there.

[hoghevn]

I know it's been metioned before, but it's official now.  I want to know what Broyles' meant by that.  What is he going to be doing?

[RocknRollRazorback]

i'm glad i got to see frank digging for nose gold

[Ironhawg]

I like what he had to say about good teams having a signature style.  I think that right there is the difference between Stan and Altman.  I never did figure out what Stan's signature style was supposed to be.  I'm kind of starting to get excited about seeing this guy's teams.

[Smokehouse]

I know it's been metioned before, but it's official now.  I want to know what Broyles' meant by that.  What is he going to be doing?

He's staying on at a fundraiser capacity.

[U.P. HOGG]

I know it's been metioned before, but it's official now.  I want to know what Broyles' meant by that.  What is he going to be doing?

He's staying on at a fundraiser capacity.

A lot of post AD's stay on for fundraisers and fundraising.

[Erockster20]

Yeah I didn't see Beverly either.  I must admit this guy sounds like he is going to win here, but my heart did skip a beat when I didn't see PB.

[pneaville]

just said again he wanted to finish his career here---"only wanted to make one more move" wow i like that attitude!!!

[dhornjr1]

Was it just me, or when the players stood up, Patrick was not there?

A number of players weren't there

How many players do you think a BB team has?  30.  Most of them if not all of them were there.

Eight people stood up when Nail asked the players to get up and turn around. So four or five guys are not there. You really can't read too much into that right now, though.