Tom Collen to be named new Ladybacks coach

[Mark Lericos]

   At Friday's press conference in Fayetteville.  Collen served under Gary Blair here at Arkansas before making a few stops (some rather bizarre events in between), and for the last three years guiding Louisville to the NCAA Tournament.

[RhodeHog]

Cool.

[RedSatinHog]

Maybe he'll hire Michelle Marciniak as his assistant. 

[Broken Trigger]

Sounds like a decent choice to me. 

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

Fire Houston Nutt

[Table Rocker]

so that explains the planes to louisville, damn

[RhodeHog]

Fire Houston Nutt

I love you man!  Keep up the fight.  :razorback:

[budcampbellfan]

Fire Houston Nutt

I love you man!  Keep up the fight.  :razorback:

10-4!

[J.A.Y.]

Whoever knows more about women's BB, please fill me in.

Is this a good move for us?

[pigfeet]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

[quest4excellence]

seriously does louisville have the best AD?  I'm sure they will bring in the next best thing

[Dugann]

if that is the case great hire IMO.

[Broken Trigger]

Fire Houston Nutt

+1

[moses_007]

Great choice.  Maybe our girls can win some SEC games now.

Go Ladybacks.   :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[Publius]

A good move would be having the Lady Backs play in Barnhill...easier to sell out or at least make look more full for a game...more intimate setting and more intimidating...great tradition...more profitable to run for a sport that doesn't attract many fans.  

[Mark Lericos]

  It appears to be a stellar hire. Collen is a proven winner, I just read he's already 11th on the all-time winningest list in terms of winning percentage. Not bad for just 8 seasons as a head man.  He revamped Louisville and went to 3 straight NCAA Tournaments, last year they were 27-8.

  Has ties to Arkansas, working under Blair. And the Ladybacks need someone to elevate the talent to compete with the big boys (or girls as it would be) in the SEC.  Getting drubbed by 40 to Tennessee, LSU and Georgia is downright painful to report. I almost feel bad running those scores sometimes. 

[Broken Trigger]

  It appears to be a stellar hire. Collen is a proven winner, I just read he's already 11th on the all-time winningest list in terms of winning percentage. Not bad for just 8 seasons as a head man.  He revamped Louisville and went to 3 straight NCAA Tournaments, last year they were 27-8.

  Has ties to Arkansas, working under Blair. And the Ladybacks need someone to elevate the talent to compete with the big boys (or girls as it would be) in the SEC.  Getting drubbed by 40 to Tennessee, LSU and Georgia is downright painful to report. I almost feel bad running those scores sometimes. 

That's a nice resume indeed.  Thanks for the profile of Collen.

[bird21]

he needs to recruit stricklen from morrilton hard. shes the number 3 forward in the nation.

[TMc]

He is an excellent hire.., although I am surprised Bev Lewis made this one.., but she made the right choice. This guy can recruit and coach.

[Sao Ming]

Hognoxious Jr. has to be proud right about now.

[Pig_Lebowski]

Uhhhh he doesnt fit the "criteria" for Bev Lewis.

[Philip Seaton]

Well Lewis probably knows that she could be next if she doesn't make a good hire. He sounds like a good one!

[Immensehog]

A good move would be having the Lady Backs play in Barnhill...easier to sell out or at least make look more full for a game...more intimate setting and more intimidating...great tradition...more profitable to run for a sport that doesn't attract many fans.  

The way things are going, the men's team will have to play there to make it look full and to cut a profit.

[football17]

   At Friday's press conference in Fayetteville.  Collen served under Gary Blair here at Arkansas before making a few stops (some rather bizarre events in between), and for the last three years guiding Louisville to the NCAA Tournament.

Didnt I say this yesterday??

I wouldn't call it a stellar hire, but it's a good hire.

I still think Joe Foley at least deserved the respect of an interview.

[3kgthog]

I was hoping for Mulkey. Oh well.

[booogaga]

Fire Houston Nutt

ha

[dotnet]

This is the first time following the planes actually taught us something. 

[wutangmoma]

Pretty informative bio...apparently a great recruiter

http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/collen_tom00.html

[dj shanon "Notshavin" smeya]

This is the first time following the planes actually taught us something. 

Wrong.

[CorningHog]

My only problem is that he is a "cousin" to Mike Markuson who coaches for Nutt at Arkansas.  Hopefully he won't be so.............

Just kidding.  The picture on the Louisville bio makes him look a little like Markuson.

[oldfart]

yes it seems like a wise move but they chose not too.. didnt want to be considered "second best". Also at that time, Walton was completely sold out for mens games, a lot of people went to ladyback games just so they could experience walton arena.  sure would seem to make a difference though in a smaller setting

A good move would be having the Lady Backs play in Barnhill...easier to sell out or at least make look more full for a game...more intimate setting and more intimidating...great tradition...more profitable to run for a sport that doesn't attract many fans.  

[Sao Ming]

FIRE TOM COLLEN ! !

[arkrazfan]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

It is better than Susie. Kinda like getting a pop tart for breakfast instead of just going hungry.

[ErieHog]

FIRE TOM COLLEN ! !

Congrats on being the first person off of the bandwagon

When the time comes to fire Collen (and it will, as he's a college coach), you can proudly say:

"I called for Collen to be gone before anyone else!"

[jdhoover]

I think this is a great choice.  Read the ADG on Thursday to know more about him.  Esp his recruiting classes where he was the head recruiter when he was an assistant and his head coaching jobs.

GHG.

[Hog lite]

This is a good choice only if Joe Foley turned down the job.  How could you not offer him the job?

[HeathWimp]

Remember how they passed out Heath bars at The Heath Bar's press conference?  Maybe they will have Tom Collins for Tom Collens presser...Lord knows we could use a drink right now.

[Hogchick]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

It is better than Susie. Kinda like getting a pop tart for breakfast instead of just going hungry.

My daughter and I eat poptarts frequently.  They are good plus  they are loaded with vitamins and minerals.

[arkrazfan]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

It is better than Susie. Kinda like getting a pop tart for breakfast instead of just going hungry.

My daughter and I eat poptarts frequently.  They are good plus  they are loaded with vitamins and minerals.

Try the smores pop tarts.

[Tomhog™]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

It is better than Susie. Kinda like getting a pop tart for breakfast instead of just going hungry.

My daughter and I eat poptarts frequently.  They are good plus  they are loaded with vitamins and minerals.

I turned down a pop-tart yesterday and chose to go hungry...

[GorillaJMonsoon]

Tom Collen spells "moon" M-O-O-N, laws yes.

[Hogchick]

I think this is s good hire.  He seems to be a proven recruiter.  He had the Big East player of the year last year.

His primary goal should be to get Shamika Stickland from Morrilton.   I think he will be an excellent recruiter, not only instate, but on a national scale as well.  If you want to play great ball the SEC is the place to do it.  We also have the academic and athletic facilities that are top notch.

I just hope he has us competing in the SEC when NLRhosts the tourney again in 2009.

[HOGansHero]

Remember how they passed out Heath bars at The Heath Bar's press conference?  Maybe they will have Tom Collins for Tom Collens presser...Lord knows we could use a drink right now.

I was thinking along the same line...I was gonna say I thought Tom Collins was a drink...

[John Futrall]

Fire Houston Nutt

So easy, a Wookie could do it.

[RedSatinHog]

Is this a good hire? I don't know anything about him. What are your oppinions on him?

I wanted the OA to make a run at Dawn Staley of Temple.  That would have been a hire of big proportions.  She's a great coach, but oh well.

[bigyellowdog]

Too bad, we are not hiring in the Louisville men's basketball coch.

[jhudson84]

He should definetley get started off well.  This is the best few classes Arkansas basketball has seen in quite some time.  He needs to be sure to keep Zachariason (CAC), Arnold (Northside), Richardson (Mtn. Home).  The you HAVE TO get Strickland, shes a franchise player.  There is also a sophomore at Shiloh who is going to be a GREAT player, and already has a few D-1 offers.

[bigyellowdog]

Maybe he'll hire Michelle Marciniak as his assistant. 

+1, She was the reason I watched college basketball back in the mid 90's.

[RedSatinHog]

Maybe he'll hire Michelle Marciniak as his assistant. 

+1, She was the reason I watched college basketball back in the mid 90's.

As you probably already know, she's an assistant at South Carolina, but the reason I brought her name up is the fact that she was the strength and conditioning coach under Collen at Louisville just a few seasons ago.

I'll be enrolling at the UA year after next, and oh what I wouldn't do to see Marciniak's gorgeous smile in BWA.  And yes, she was an incredibly intense, entertaining player during her time on the court at Tennessee.  The Lady Backs would do well to learn a few things from her in that facet of the game.

[DeltaBoy]

Hogs hired a mixed drink to coach the ladybacks WOW !