DC Hire: Let's Have an Open Mind

[Randy Beaver]

This morning, my wife and I were having our morning coffee and bagel and discussing last night's championship game.  And I must say, what a great game.  It really got our juices flowing.  Anyway, my MIL Margaret came in and sat with us.  She started talking about the Arkansas defensive coordinator position and she was giving us some more details on how LSU was handling their OC hire.  She's kind of a closet LSU fan (purple is her favorite color). Before coming down for breakfast, she was reading some NCAA football news on her tablet.  She said that not only was LSU promoting Ensminger to OC from tight end coach, they are hiring 73 year old Jerrry Sullivan as co-OC and passing game coordinator.  I got blasted yesterday for even suggesting that Arkansas hire Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator just because he is a little bit up there in years.  If a top level SEC program like LSU is open-minded enough to see value in Coach Sullivan, why can't our struggling program see value in a great commodity like Monte Kiffin??  He's only an analyst at Florida Atlantic.  Don't tell me he wouldn't leave there to be a DC in the SEC.  Having to deal with great coaches in the SEC west like Orgeron, Saban, and Fisher,  we need an experienced DC

[Karma]

Carbs in the morning are bad for you.

[WOOPIGDOOIE]

Did you drink your breakfast?

[Hayduke]

You get my juices flowing.

[HawgTrough]

Orgeron as a great coach is a nice touch, geauxmer

[oldhawg]

This morning, my wife and I were having our morning coffee and bagel and discussing last night's championship game.  And I must say, what a great game.  It really got our juices flowing.  Anyway, my MIL Margaret came in and sat with us.  She started talking about the Arkansas defensive coordinator position and she was giving us some more details on how LSU was handling their OC hire.  She's kind of a closet LSU fan (purple is her favorite color). Before coming down for breakfast, she was reading some NCAA football news on her tablet.  She said that not only was LSU promoting Ensminger to OC from tight end coach, they are hiring 73 year old Jerrry Sullivan as co-OC and passing game coordinator.  I got blasted yesterday for even suggesting that Arkansas hire Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator just because he is a little bit up there in years.  If a top level SEC program like LSU is open-minded enough to see value in Coach Sullivan, why can't our struggling program see value in a great commodity like Monte Kiffin??  He's only an analyst at Florida Atlantic.  Don't tell me he wouldn't leave there to be a DC in the SEC.  Having to deal with great coaches in the SEC west like Orgeron, Saban, and Fisher,  we need an experienced DC

Monte's son Lane is head coach at FAU.  Monte does not need the money, could be that "blood is thicker than water" in this case.

[Randy Beaver]

Guess the decision to hire Chavis had already been made when I posted this morning.  Does anyone know the new
AD personally?  I would like to invite him to one our weekly NCAA football discussions.  We really have some good ideas that might interest him to improve the program. 

[WOOPIGDOOIE]

Guess the decision to hire Chavis had already been made when I posted this morning.  Does anyone know the new
AD personally?  I would like to invite him to one our weekly NCAA football discussions.  We really have some good ideas that might interest him to improve the program.

They held at Applebees?

[Randy Beaver]

Yes they are.  Rotate around the NWA area to accomodate the different couples that attend.

[HeathWimp]

Hey Randy, you remind me of an old friend from high school.  His name was Orny Otter, do you know him by chance?

[sickboy]

Carbs in the morning are bad for you.

Depends on the carbs. Complex carbs are good for breakfast, especially if you want your engine running fast. I can't believe I made a post about complex carbs on an Arkansas sports message board.

[Iwastherein1969]

If Chavis does nothing else, he can get into any recruits house in order to sell Arkansas. All Chavis has to do is roll out the names of the players he's put in the NFL over the years and "poof !" Arkansas gets in the door for a recruiting visit. No other DC that is available at the moment can say anything close to this and be telling the truth.

[Randy Beaver]

I had heard John Chavis's name in the past, however, I had never seen him.  My mother-in-law just showed me a picture of him.  She is now a big fan.  She loves mustaches on men almost to the point of what I would call a fetish.  I must admit it is glorious.  He looks like he should be on the front of a coffee tin.  Everytime that commercial comes on TV with Tom Selleck advertising reverse mortgages, Margaret gets all flush and begins to shift her bottom around in her chair.  My wife and I just giggle when we see her.

[007 License To Squeal]

This is starting to look more like Tavern material....

[010HogFan]

If Chavis does nothing else, he can get into any recruits house in order to sell Arkansas. All Chavis has to do is roll out the names of the players he's put in the NFL over the years and "poof !" Arkansas gets in the door for a recruiting visit. No other DC that is available at the moment can say anything close to this and be telling the truth.

yup.

[Paul]

If Chavis does nothing else, he can get into any recruits house in order to sell Arkansas. All Chavis has to do is roll out the names of the players he's put in the NFL over the years and "poof !" Arkansas gets in the door for a recruiting visit. No other DC that is available at the moment can say anything close to this and be telling the truth.

didn't work that well for BB but I get your point

[HoggyCat]

I'm glad you consider a passing game coordinator to be on the same level as a defensive coordinator.

[010HogFan]

didn't work that well for BB but I get your point

apples to oranges

[Paul]

This morning, my wife and I were having our morning coffee and bagel and discussing last night's championship game.  And I must say, what a great game.  It really got our juices flowing.  Anyway, my MIL Margaret came in and sat with us.  She started talking about the Arkansas defensive coordinator position and she was giving us some more details on how LSU was handling their OC hire.  She's kind of a closet LSU fan (purple is her favorite color). Before coming down for breakfast, she was reading some NCAA football news on her tablet.  She said that not only was LSU promoting Ensminger to OC from tight end coach, they are hiring 73 year old Jerrry Sullivan as co-OC and passing game coordinator.  I got blasted yesterday for even suggesting that Arkansas hire Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator just because he is a little bit up there in years.  If a top level SEC program like LSU is open-minded enough to see value in Coach Sullivan, why can't our struggling program see value in a great commodity like Monte Kiffin??  He's only an analyst at Florida Atlantic.  Don't tell me he wouldn't leave there to be a DC in the SEC.  Having to deal with great coaches in the SEC west like Orgeron, Saban, and Fisher,  we need an experienced DC

I'd say go for the oldest I know:  Dick Lebeau who's advancing to the next round if NFL at age 80.  He's coach rings around Monte

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

You get my juices flowing.

Weren't you HeyHogs yesterday..?

[MrKnowItAll]

I had heard John Chavis's name in the past, however, I had never seen him.  My mother-in-law just showed me a picture of him.  She is now a big fan.  She loves mustaches on men almost to the point of what I would call a fetish.  I must admit it is glorious.  He looks like he should be on the front of a coffee tin.  Everytime that commercial comes on TV with Tom Selleck advertising reverse mortgages, Margaret gets all flush and begins to shift her bottom around in her chair.  My wife and I just giggle when we see her.

Are you named in tribute to your mother-in-law?

[Randy Beaver]

You really should read more closely.  Her name is Margaret.  I am actually a Jr.  My father's name was Randall as well.  He always went by Randall.  They chose to call me Randy.

[Wildhog]

Lort.