Nolan Speaks

[Squealers]

Channel 5 News blurb shows an upcoming interview tonight at 10pm with Nolan speaking about Heaths firing.  Should be interesting.

[razorhead69]

Farg NOLAN!!

[Arazorbackguy1]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

[razorhead69]

And he hates us!!

[xteri]

Like it or not, he knows a lot.

[IPig]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

[Arazorbackguy1]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

Iggy was it buddy!  Joe and JJ sully were the last decent recruits nolan had here.  Besides Iggy, who else did he have?  Huh?  Larry Satchell, Alonzo Lane?  Dionisio?  lol great, great class

[Cajun Hog]

Why in the heck do we care what Nolan says.......................  Mike don't follow Bo lead with crap reporting.  He had the job until his mouth overloaded his butt and he QUIT recruiting.

[razorhead69]

Why in the heck do we care what Nolan says.......................  Mike don't follow Bo lead with crap reporting.  He had the job until his mouth overloaded his butt and he QUIT recruiting.

Thats how I see it.

[IPig]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

Okafor i believe had arkansas on top of his list.  Really, would it have mattered who else if Iggy came, he was a program maker.  Between JJ staying and Iggy coming in, it had the makings of a good solid team.

That being said, i agree its time to stop interviewing Nolan.  Just repectfully disagree with your recruiting comments.

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

Iggy was it buddy!  Joe and JJ sully were the last decent recruits nolan had here.  Besides Iggy, who else did he have?  Huh?  Larry Satchell, Alonzo Lane?  Dionisio?  lol great, great class

[hawgsav1]

I still want Nolan back

[Arazorbackguy1]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

Okafor i believe had arkansas on top of his list.  Really, would it have mattered who else if Iggy came, he was a program maker.  Between JJ staying and Iggy coming in, it had the makings of a good solid team.

That being said, i agree its time to stop interviewing Nolan.  Just repectfully disagree with your recruiting comments.

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

Iggy was it buddy!  Joe and JJ sully were the last decent recruits nolan had here.  Besides Iggy, who else did he have?  Huh?  Larry Satchell, Alonzo Lane?  Dionisio?  lol great, great class

What was his record the 2 years before he left?

[The Marmot]

We really shouldn't care what he has to say. He is obviously going to be biased against JFB and the program. Do you think he would sing our praises if someone came in and returned us to prominence and won a NC?

In fact, I think listening to Nolan is like listening to JFB... they were great in their day, but have run their course and have their own agendas to protect. At least JFB still has some obligation to the UA... Nolan will bash us every chance he gets.

I loved watching his teams back then, and wish it didn't end the way it did... but it did, and I will choose the program over Nolans opinion everyday of the week.

[golfjam]

VIVA LA MEXICO!!!!!......
golf

[Right]

Why in the heck do we care what Nolan says.......................  Mike don't follow Bo lead with crap reporting.  He had the job until his mouth overloaded his butt and he QUIT recruiting.

Because he is the best coach we have ever had here.  Those arguments you throw out there are tired and lacked credibility to begin with.

[Squealers]

Maybe he is going on air to announce that he is brokering a deal that will bring Mike Anderson in.
And maybe not.

[toshortrock]

let nolan speak,hell,what;s going on up there is a joke anyway,i think we all know we should have kept stan another year,a new coach is going to get a team full of seniors,and win this year,say what u want nolan,it;s been hell around here lately

[hogwater]

Nolan Who?

[bigal]

Wheather you want to admit it or not, Nolan is revelant and has great insight to the athletic dept. He has lived this mess.

[budcampbellfan]

Why do they keep letting this guy rant.  He's nothing but a trouble maker and they are enabling him.  He hurt Stan's recruiting.  He continues to do all he can to hurt the program.  I do have this in common with him - he thinks Broyles should be removed now. 

[IPig]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

Okafor i believe had arkansas on top of his list.  Really, would it have mattered who else if Iggy came, he was a program maker.  Between JJ staying and Iggy coming in, it had the makings of a good solid team.

That being said, i agree its time to stop interviewing Nolan.  Just repectfully disagree with your recruiting comments.

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

Iggy was it buddy!  Joe and JJ sully were the last decent recruits nolan had here.  Besides Iggy, who else did he have?  Huh?  Larry Satchell, Alonzo Lane?  Dionisio?  lol great, great class

What was his record the 2 years before he left?

last was 13-14, dont recall the other but im sure its somewhere in the numbers listed below....

Career record of 509-207; won national junior college, NIT and NCAA championships; three Final Fours.

[jkelly107]

Must be a slow news night to give NR press time I would rather watch figure skating or soccer and that's bad.

[worthy]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

He hated living here...and that's why he still spends most of his time here in NWA, five years later?  And wasn't one of his last leading players a man by the name of Joe Johnson, one of the NBAs leading scorers?  Now I'm not sticking up for Coach Richardson...it was his time to go.  But statements like this are silly.  Richardson still adds to the NWA community and local charities.  On a slow Sunday news day, it makes since to hear some words from a former UA coach.  It's better than hearing Frank spout of his mouth about how he missed the masters and they're in the works of hiring an "outstanding" replacement (which we all know will be another lame mid-major coach yet again). 

[HOG71]

I miss being called t*rds and redneck s.o.b's

[Teebow62]

Iggy was NOT definitely coming here. He never said that. It was a possibility, but I believe we were pretty much No. 2 always.

[puddlehog]

It is just another example of people(channel 5) stirring the pot trying to people to watch their news.  Same crap Wally does trying to get people to think he is a reporter. 

[IPig]

Iggy was NOT definitely coming here. He never said that. It was a possibility, but I believe we were pretty much No. 2 always.

I accept your apology in advance....

Andre Igoudala

Andre is one of the three players, along with Chris Rodgers and Will Bynum, that Arizona is so fortunate to have on its roster. Andre had a binding Letter Of Intent to play at Arkansas this year and looked to have an inside track at playing time there. But when Nolan Richardson decided to take his own direction, Andre felt his best option was his second choice, Arizona.


http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=426&p=2&c=73117

[vtpig]

Nolan Who?

1994 NCAA National Champions (Only major sport in school history. 1964 doesn't count), 1995 NCAA Runner-up..soldout BWA etc.......

[BleedingHogLiberal]

Some facts about Nolan:

1) He always wore his passion out in public. That is what made his basketball fun to watch. He was animated and vocal, something we have definitely missed under SH.

2) He faced alot of straight out verbal abuse when he first moved here. My best friend was their neighbor and she heard and saw alot of it firsthand. As we learned to enjoy his different style of ball and he began winning, everyone loved him. (Just as many will love HDN if he wins the BIG ones this next year.)

3) He stayed longer than he should have. He should have left in 97 or 98 under good terms, ensuring that Mike Anderson would have his shot at the position. There is nothing sadder than someone staying in a position once they are burned-out. Their negativity overcomes people's fond memories of days gone by (take note JB!).

4) Much of what he complained about and testified about JB and the overall athletic program's inconsistencies has now played out to repeat itself in the public spotlight.

While I don't think that Nolan's interview will be the most thrilling news tonight, I would rather hear him be interviewed than Rick Pitino or Billy Donavan or whoever happens to be here this weekend for the AAU tournament.

WPS

[JAMAHog]

Do we get an Eddie Sutton interview tomorrow night?  Or is it just Nolan because of his controversial nature? 

[HairyHog]

Will he ever just GO AWAY?

[z-pak]

I wish Mike would make channel 5 quit doing these interviews.  Who cares what he has to say?  People seem to forget the years from 98 - '02.  He sucked at recruiting and hated living in Fayetteville. 

Okafor i believe had arkansas on top of his list.  Really, would it have mattered who else if Iggy came, he was a program maker.  Between JJ staying and Iggy coming in, it had the makings of a good solid team.

That being said, i agree its time to stop interviewing Nolan.  Just repectfully disagree with your recruiting comments.

actually, you really have no clue do you?  When he got the axe, he had a great recruiting class coming in Andre Iguodala ring a bell??  As for him hating to live in Fayetteville, you might want to check around, he is still living here.  Nolan's teams were always a blast to watch and you always felt like they were going to be good.

I dont condone the way he went out but the whole, He didnt recruit is about the same as all of the comments of WE WON 10 GAMES BABY.

Iggy was it buddy!  Joe and JJ sully were the last decent recruits nolan had here.  Besides Iggy, who else did he have?  Huh?  Larry Satchell, Alonzo Lane?  Dionisio?  lol great, great class

Wrong, Okafor had already turned us down before Nolangate.

[Justifiable Hogicide]

Will he ever just GO AWAY?

No.

Not one other college or NBA team would touch his radioactive self for all these years.

He is the number one hater of the University of Arkansas in the country.
And he has proved it.

[BigfootedHog]

Nolan is a racist and I hate a racist

[mykidsdad]

Will he ever just GO AWAY?

No.

Not one other college or NBA team would touch his radioactive self for all these years.

He is the number one hater of the University of Arkansas in the country.
And he has proved it.

First. He has the ONLY National Championship in a Money sport at the U of A. Broyles NEVER won one! Look at the records, Alabama won in 64 not us. Second he is responding to requests from the media to speak. Do you think that he is calling them up asking to tell them what he is thinking? Frank Broyles is a traitor to the state. He hates the U of A and his incompetence is killing the athletic department. He will continue to do so until he is in a pine box. Enjoy the back of the pack in Football and Basketball, because that is where we will be forever because of FRANK!!!!!

[HogLard]

Who really cares what Nolan has to say ? It is time to forget about Nolan .
He will never coach at a major Div ! school again because of his racist
attitude . He is a great guy and the most charitable man I have ever know but stop bringing him back !

[Oklahawg]

Nolan shouldn't go away until Frank is out of the picture, UA hoops is mended, and we can honor the good he did by renaming the court at BWA in his honor. Let UA and Nolan make peace--the issue was Frank. Well, enough of the issue for me to blame the old White Haired Devil.

I will always be a Nolan Richardson fan.

[Blue35]

Put a sock in it Nolan. I am sick and tired your big blabber mouth

[CheeZ_PuFF]

Why in the heck do we care what Nolan says.......................  Mike don't follow Bo lead with crap reporting.  He had the job until his mouth overloaded his butt and he QUIT recruiting.

Yep, time to drop the Nolan train. Next...

[Squealers]

Well now that it has been reported that John Pelphrey has been selected as our new BB head coach, Nolan will have to be interviewed again to get his take on this hire.

Maybe that will be on tomorrow night.

[Arazorbackguy1]

Iggy was NOT definitely coming here. He never said that. It was a possibility, but I believe we were pretty much No. 2 always.

Well, he did sign a letter of intent.

[mykidsdad]

Iggy was NOT definitely coming here. He never said that. It was a possibility, but I believe we were pretty much No. 2 always.

Well, he did sign a letter of intent.

Yes he did. He was an early signee. When coach was fired he was granted a release from the LOI that he had signed by the U of A.

[Big_D]

Have all you people talking about Nolan completely forgotten the idiot statements he made on national radio. Like " if you are a african american kid and you are on your way to Fayetteville Arkansas, you need to turn that car around and head home". And far worse than that. Stupid things like that get you the head job of the Mexican National Team, for all we know he's proabably cussing us out in Spanish , and we don't even know it.

Please Nolan just shut up and go away. With all the money we paid you.

[slopinhogs]

he has already said he thought they should have given Heath another year to coach the team he had put together . what more could he say.

[Justifiable Hogicide]

. With all the money we paid you.

With all the money we paid you for not working but continuing to badmouth us.

[Squealers]

he has already said he thought they should have given Heath another year to coach the team he had put together . what more could he say.

We will find out in 7 minutes or so....

[PiggyBack]

Back off of Nolan.
JFB was just as much to blame for the Nolan debacle as Nolan was.
How many of you know what it's like to grow up as a black kid in the 1960's?
How many of you know what it's like to be scrutinized yet watch as HDN gets away with being HDN?
How many of you, if you were in the same position as Nolan was, wouldn't be seething with rage?

I'm not going to excuse Nolan from ALL of his statements.  He did play the race card.  He did say "pay me my money, and I'll leave."  But, how much crap did he have to take from JFB and how much of a double standard did he have to live with between he and Dale.

We may never know.....

All I know is that Nolan took us to three Final Fours, back to back National Championship games.  One National Championship and 3 zebras away from two National Championships.  Oh yeah, Nolan also won an SEC championship.

Let's focus on that, shall we.....

[selfexplanatory]

I wish we could have gotten Okafor.

[Temprees]

Iggy was NOT definitely coming here. He never said that. It was a possibility, but I believe we were pretty much No. 2 always.

Wrong.  Iguodala had all ready signed a Letter of Intent with Arkansas.  He had signed early in November.  Part of that recruiting class was Mukubu, who transferred to UAB, and thrived in Anderson's/Nolan's uptempo style.  Sullivan also was a rugged rebounder, who punched out Darian Townes.  He would have done well in Nolan's system.

[jchill]

I wish we could have gotten Okafor.

Nolan would still be the coach today if Okafor would have signed with Hogs.