CMA Grade

[TheRazorbackGuy]

The improvement is there and the steps have been taken. I'm going with a B.

[rzrbkf4n]

I went with B. If he wins the SEC next year he will get an A.



Very happy with what he's done though! And the players. Don't forget the players too now.

[Hog Fan from Camden]

Happy with the results this year but room for improvement.  I gave him a B.

[The_Iceman]

Top 25 Ranking
26-8 Record
#5 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Two Top 50 Incoming Recruits
SEC Regular Season Runner Up
SEC Tournament Runner Up

A so far!

[hawginbigd1]

First in at C, I expected more and I think CMA would agree.

[jry04]

First in at C, I expected more and I think CMA would agree.

To start the season you expected more? You expected a 4 seed? You expected 27+ wins?

[rzrbkf4n]

First in at C, I expected more and I think CMA would agree.

so you expected a 30 point blowout of every single team we have faced and a 1 seed with a two round bye?

[Youngsta71701]

I'm going with an A considering the fact he still doesn't  have all the pieces he needs and we still finished 2nd in the SEC and got a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament.

[Hawg Red]

I gave him a B. And that's not just for this year, that's year-to-date at Arkansas. I thought it took him a little too long to get to both the NIT and the NCAAs, but he got to both. He got us back in the top 3 of the SEC, though I do worry what we'll look like next year if Portis leaves. Recruiting has also been a little better than I anticipated. So, really, it's that he didn't get into the postseason until Year 3 that I've dinged him for. I felt we had the talent to make the NIT in Year 2.

For just this season, I give him an A because we achieved precisely what I had hoped and projected that we'd achieve from an end-results standpoint. Can't remember the last time my expectations were met.

[Youngsta71701]

Top 25 Ranking
26-8 Record
#5 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Two Top 50 Incoming Recruits
SEC Regular Season Runner Up
SEC Tournament Runner Up

A so far!

+1

[hawginbigd1]

so you expected a 30 point blowout of every single team we have faced and a 1 seed with a two round bye?

To start the season you expected more? You expected a 4 seed? You expected 27+ wins?

I believe he came here with the idea this season would have been here by last year, maybe i am reading the question wrong but I am taking it to mean the overall progress of his tenure. I am not saying I am not happy with this season!

[rzrbkf4n]

I believe he came here with the idea this season would have been here by last year, maybe i am reading the question wrong but I am taking it to mean the overall progress of his tenure. I am not saying I am not happy with this season!

Fair enough. I guess this is for overall grade in his whole tenure. Still a B but trending magnificently.

Can't wait for Portis to dominate all over some fools in the tourney!!!!!

[DLUXHOG]

Come on.... Damn.... !!!   A !

[Rison Razor Hog]

Come on.... Damn.... !!!   A !

This is what I'm thinking. Best record since 1995, serious run in the SEC tournament and hopefully similar in the NCAAs. With the obvious caveat that a championship is desirable and the best possible outcome, really, what are ya'll expecting?

[HotlantaHog]

I give him an A. Not perfect but you don't have to score a 100 to be an A.

[razorbackfan86]

I'm going with an A for this year. We are back in the tournament for the 1st time since 2008 and did it rather comfortably. We didn't fold down the stretch, and as someone previously mentioned 2nd place in reg season and conf tourney. Also we got the "can't win on the road" monkey off our backs.

[intelligence]

A++

[gmarv]

I went with an A.best record in how many years.
yeah I think I,m right an A.

[-Blu]

If we're saying this year then I go with an A.  I thought we would be pretty good this year and be anywhere from a 6-9 seed in the tournament, and finish 3rd in the SEC.  We actually finished 2nd and got a 5 seed.

As far as CMA's entire time here I would have to agree with Hawg Red, and say B.  I thought we had a good enough team in year 2 to make the NIT and thought last year's team was a team that should have snuck in the tournament, we probably came up a game or 2 short. 

[Rawland Watson]

B+ got hang a banner to get an A

[intelligence]

I went with an A.best record in how many years.
yeah I think I,m right an A.

It's gotta be an A. from where we've came to where we are now. It's a solid A.

[DLUXHOG]

B+ got hang a banner to get an A

I understand and respect your opinion, but...... the program has been a dumpster fire for what?  2 decades?   What CMA has done this year is nothing short of amazing.... (even if they get bounced first round of NCAA, which I highly doubt and think will occur.....)

[razorbackfanatic]

This year I give him a 92%! Overall at Arkansas I give him an 85%. Like some have said I feel like if we would have gotten to the NIT by year 2 and NCAA last season he would have a low A overall.

[Danny J]

Top 25 Ranking
26-8 Record
#5 Seed in the NCAA Tournament
Two Top 50 Incoming Recruits
SEC Regular Season Runner Up
SEC Tournament Runner Up

A so far!

[rohnjobus]

He gets an A for this year, but a B for his overall 4 years. 

[RacinRazorback]

I gave him a B. Great year all the way around. Lost a couple we shouldn't have and won a couple maybe we shouldn't have. He must keep recruiting at a high level. A class guy running a class program! WPS!

[GuvHog]

To start the season you expected more? You expected a 4 seed? You expected 27+ wins?

I predicted a 15-3 Conference regular season record and a 12-1 non conference regular season record with 2 wins in the SEC tournament. That's pretty darn close.

For this season I'll give Mike a "B" for now but if the Hogs make the Sweet 16, I'll likely move the grade up a bit.

As for Mike's 4 year grade at Arkansas, I'll give him a "B-" since I consider him to be right on schedule. That too could move up.

[TomBigBeeHog]

This year? he gets an A+ Simple and plain.  Over all. A-

[bigdaddyhawg]

B+ got hang a banner to get an A

Yeah, I think so too.  Or at minimum beat everyone on your schedule you should have beaten.

[GuvHog]

This year? he gets an A+ Simple and plain.  Over all. A-

An "A+" denotes a perfect season. Mike's done a great job but let's not get carried away.

[jry04]

I predicted a 15-3 Conference regular season record and a 12-1 non conference regular season record with 2 wins in the SEC tournament. That's pretty darn close.

For this season I'll give Mike a "B" for now but if the Hogs make the Sweet 16, I'll likely move the grade up a bit.

As for Mike's 4 year grade at Arkansas, I'll give him a "B-" since I consider him to be right on schedule. That too could move up.

I predicted 23-8 (12-6), so we did about what I expected. However, I am still giving him a B to B+. I am just curious how someone could give him a C, and say they expected more. That means they expected us to get a 4 or better, and win 27+ games. That seems like unrealistic expectations based on where we were last season.

[Razorfox]

I went with a B (really a B+).  Would have gone with an A had we not gotten destroyed by Ole Miss at home and had the season ending loss to LSU. 

That being said, we need to win a game or two in the NCAA tournament not to let some disappointment creep back in. 

[Hawg Red]

Who gave him a D?

Put your name on that.

[Tusks]

His grade for since he took over the program......A

For this season.....A

For him to maintain an A he needs to play in the regional finals a couple of times in the next 3 years.

Considering how bad the hogs have been over the last 15 years its great to be 'back'.

[HF#1]

Solid A.

[Hog Milanese]

B, but only because recruiting has been inconsistent at best, and we should've made the tourney last year. The 2015 class is looking great, though. Maybe a new facility will make all the difference.

[hogsanity]

Are we talking about for just this season or for the 4 years in total?

This season, B. Clemson, FLA and LSU keep it from being an A.

For 4 years combined, C, he has done exactly what I thought he would do, nothing more, nothing less. Just average.

[The_Iceman]

Who gave him a D?

Put your name on that.

Unlikely to get anyone to claim that. Probably one of those posters who don't post around here much that's upset that their Anti-Mike agenda got buried.

[HSVhogfan2]

Unlikely to get anyone to claim that. Probably one of those posters who don't post around here much that's upset that their Anti-Mike agenda got buried.

If you go both on and off the court, especially with the academic issues he took over, I would say an A-. Not going to the NCAA last year cost him the solid A.

If it's just results on the court, then a B. Again, Not going last year hurt his overall grade, IMO.

[TomBigBeeHog]

An "A+" denotes a perfect season. Mike's done a great job but let's not get carried away.

does not denote a perfect season. just means that the numerous 20 year landmarks achieved this year really stand out to me, especially considering how low we had fallen.

[jgphillips3]

I went with an A.  Almost any other year we could easily have been in position for a title in conference.

[TheRazorbackGuy]

If you go both on and off the court, especially with the academic issues he took over, I would say an A-. Not going to the NCAA last year cost him the solid A.

If it's just results on the court, then a B. Again, Not going last year hurt his overall grade, IMO.

Good response. Seems B and A are close. Jump Ball seems to be all for CMA! That's just excellent!

[bigredone]

Definitely an "A" from me.

[chiti66]

B (89%).  We are a tad bit behind where I thought we'd be, but I am happy with the progress thus far.  A couple solid recruiting classes and we'll be back to the Hogs of the 90s.  We have a style that is unique and that swagger is slowly coming back.  The SEC knows this, and UK proved it with all that damn whining, despite their win!!!

[popcornhog]

The improvement is there and the steps have been taken. I'm going with a B.

I'd go A- or B+.

[An old hog fanatic]

I gave Mike a B but it was for overall performance. This year is an A but we don't need to stub our toe Thursday. I do think we have a good shot to make he Sweet 16.

[rude1]

Based on what he took over and where he has taken it this year, A.

[nwahogfan1]

Recruiting is B, Several guards have been a bust.  Player development by guards is a C+.  Portis development is a A. I don't see much improvement from Madden but do see improvement by Qualls, even though he still needs to have better ball skills.  Moses is getting better but at a snails pace.  So over all a B.

Good job but we are so hard on our coaches.  We want to win and play Coaches to be very good. 

If Coach can recruit Qualls and Portis to come back then with  Whitt and Kapita(gets back to 100%) will raise this years recruitment to a A. 

[Großer Kriegschwein]

I give an A. He's gotten the dumpster fire out. Now he just has to rebuild

[toxichog]

While I would have liked to see this last year.......this year is an A.

CMA has in four years performed an exorcism of sorts on a program that was in WAY worse shape than most fans can imagine.......in bad shape on the court, and a lot worse shape off the court.