Interim Athletics Director Julie Cromer Peoples Said...

[moses_007]

... that she was going to select our next head football coach, with Chancellor Steinmetz' approval.

Is that the way it should be done? 

I thought the BOT had already decided it was between Gus and Norvell.

[Rayzback]

She seems like one tough cookie.

[moses_007]

She also said that she and Steinmetz didn't decide to fire Bielema until today.  I don't buy that.

[tbailey]

Yea I got some ocean front property here in Springdale too!

[HoGs1031]

She has a list of names and will choose from that.

[theFlyingHog]

She is the mouthpiece for athletics at this point. That is the extent of her role

[cal34]

No way,  i'm sure they did what they were told.  They will hire whoever the money people tell them to hire.

[moses_007]

She also said the new coach wouldn't necessarily be a Southerner, or a coach with SEC experience either. 

That's not what we've been hearing since Jeff Long was fired.

[Wildbill]

 but she will not be the only one when it comes to hiring the next coach.  The wheels have been turning for a while. 

[jwpattyson]

No way in hell she has a say so in the next coach. She's drunk if she actually believes that.

[007 License To Squeal]

Yep....no search committee means a deal is pending with a new coach.

[lookawayquick]

I'm all for it.  Committee decisions generally are poor ones.  Too much GOBN influence.  Give her the power and let her get it done. 

[Wildbill]

... that she was going to select our next head football coach, with Chancellor Steinmetz' approval.

Is that the way it should be done? 

I thought the BOT had already decided it was between Gus and Norvell.

She will not be the only one to hire the next coach!!!

[Hawgphish]

I just cannot believe that an interim AD will choose the next HC.

[HogFan219]

Maybe no search committee because the search is already over?

[ricepig]

Yea I got some ocean front property here in Springdale too!

Pacific or Atlantic, or is a ways away like the Indian?

[007 License To Squeal]

Maybe no search committee because the search is already over?

Exactly

[theFlyingHog]

No way in hell she has a say so in the next coach. She's drunk if she actually believes that.

See my post above. She's just at the podium for soundbites

[SurfnSun]

She also said that she and Steinmetz didn't decide to fire Bielema until today.  I don't buy that.

You're right...that's not true.

[TebowHater]

I just cannot believe that an interim AD will choose the next HC.

Yeah that is not happening

[moses_007]

She also said that she would lean on her contacts within the NCAA football ranks to find the right coach.  She indicated she had hired a coach at Indiana University.

I find it difficult to believe that they would turn this completely over to someone who's only been assistant AD., and had never been on camera before here.

[WilsonHog]

She also said the new coach wouldn't necessarily be a Southerner, or a coach with SEC experience either. 

That's not what we've been hearing since Jeff Long was fired.

But he will understand Arkansas and our culture, so.....

[mweston]

She also said the new coach wouldn't necessarily be a Southerner, or a coach with SEC experience either. 

That's not what we've been hearing since Jeff Long was fired.

Smokescreen....if it really is Gus then she has to throw people off the scent. 

Face it she's nothing more than a puppet for the powers that be to control and run the show for better or for worse.

[Dark Helmet Hog]

Company line.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

She is the mouthpiece for athletics at this point. That is the extent of her role

[Bacons Rebellion]

She also said the new coach wouldn't necessarily be a Southerner, or a coach with SEC experience either. 

That's not what we've been hearing since Jeff Long was fired.

She should not eliminate anyone in a press conference like this.

[tbailey]

Pacific or Atlantic, or is a ways away like the Indian?

I may have played my hand a little like the interim AD! I completely mispoke!  Its more like a sea! The Dead Sea!

[1highhog]

Our Coach is already down to the final two people they reached out to.  They will have it all wrapped up by the end of next weekend.  I can't divulge who the two are, but most will be happy with either one, unfortunately, some are not going to be happy regardless who came here to Coach.

[moses_007]

Smokescreen....if it really is Gus then she has to throw people off the scent. 

Face it she's nothing more than a puppet for the powers that be to control and run the show for better or for worse.

I hope you're right.  I can't fathom the BOT turning this over to some unknown person in the athletic department, particularly since that person was Jeff Long's right hand woman.

[Letsroll1200]

No way in hell she has a say so in the next coach. She's drunk if she actually believes that.

I was concerned when she mentioned beibg apart of hiring a Coach at Indiana. I hope like hell somebody else is in the room before the Chancellor gives her that tupe of power.

[BigoBoys]

... that she was going to select our next head football coach, with Chancellor Steinmetz' approval.

Is that the way it should be done? 

I thought the BOT had already decided it was between Gus and Norvell.

Well the experts on here have said it is between Gus and Norvell

[Hawgphish]

Ok, I fed up with the university propaganda. Enough.  To have an interim AD say she was formulating a list and is confident in choosing the next HC.  Come on.   

[respirback]

She need to wash her hair

[old_school_hawg]

No way,  i'm sure they did what they were told.  They will hire whoever the money people tell them to hire.


^^^^This. She's not making any decisions she not told to make for now. Agents and representatives have most likely been negotiating for weeks between candidates and the UA. She handled herself well, but I think everyone can see through the BS.

[moses_007]

It's Gus' job to turn down.  If he does turn it down, Norvell is our next coach.

[a0ashle]

Ok, I fed up with the university propaganda. Enough.  To have an interim AD say she was formulating a list and is confident in choosing the next HC.  Come on.   

Don't forget it was her decision to fire Bielema...

I don't know her very well, and I don't know her situation. I hope she doesn't end up being the fall person down the road.

[srazorback]

No way will she select the next coach unless it is from a list of 1

[Pork Ranger]

She also said that she and Steinmetz didn't decide to fire Bielema until today.  I don't buy that.

Yeah i didn't buy much of what she said at all

[Dark Helmet Hog]

No way will she select the next coach unless it is from a list of 1

She has a decision tree.

[buldozer]

Everything she said was in parsed words and leave the answers less than 100% firm. She prolly will get coffee for those making the decision would be my guess.

[lasthog]

No way in hell she has a say so in the next coach. She's drunk if she actually believes that.

Too much of this kind of bravado and the "interim" will be replaced with -ex.

[RebelliousHog]

... that she was going to select our next head football coach, with Chancellor Steinmetz' approval.

Is that the way it should be done? 

I thought the BOT had already decided it was between Gus and Norvell.

A lot of you "thought" a lot of crap.  Just because people claimed it on social media does not the truth make.

[mizzouman]

I don't not believe she will make the decision. The decision is already made or will be made by collaboration.

There's no way that Arkansas should allow an interim AD to make this call.

[greenie]

Everything she said was in parsed words and leave the answers less than 100% firm. She prolly will get coffee for those making the decision would be my guess.

Exactly. This women will return to obscurity in a matter of days. She has no more say over hiring than I do.

[HawgTide]

She need to wash her hair

No need to be crude

[cal34]

I don't not believe she will make the decision. The decision is already made or will be made by collaboration.

There's no way that Arkansas should allow an interim AD to make this call.

The same people that Bret said made the decision to fire him will be making the decision on the new coach.  They probably already have.  JCP and Steinmetz didn't make the decision to fire Bret.

[Wildhog]

I was really impressed by JCP.

[The Hogfather]

But he will understand Arkansas and our culture, so.....

Kiffin!

[forrest city joe]

I think things are already in motion for the head coach,and the A.D. i hope Pork comes on and gives us some behind the scenes on this.

[The Hogfather]

Our Coach is already down to the final two people they reached out to.  They will have it all wrapped up by the end of next weekend.  I can't divulge who the two are, but most will be happy with either one, unfortunately, some are not going to be happy regardless who came here to Coach.

I won't be overly happy with Gus or Norvell.  I'll accept it and we could certainly do worse.  I juat feel really iffy about both of them.