Jeff Long

[PorkRyan]

John L Smith was not on staff at Arkansas.  He was at Weber State when we hired him to replace Petrino.  We also structured his contract to avoid the bankruptcy filing.  You know, integrity and all. 

[HardCore]

Because Jeff is not competent enough when it comes to building a winning program, which is why he Pivots to graduation rates, building construction & stadium expansions.  That stuff can be done in your sleep.  I simply don't trust that he is competently capable of selecting a great coach (established or up-n-comer).  So, if I have the choice of keeping JL and letting him select the next coach or ditch him and let somebody else select the coach......I say ditch him.  In addition, he couldn't  negotiate a better price on a Sombrero from a street vendor in Matamoros.

[elviscat]

JL, is a dumpster fire and should have never been hired. He is such and embarrassment to the UA and has done nothing but feather his on hat. Our program athletics stink. Fire him first and then let him take BB with him, what a lovely pair.

[mckinneyhog5]

Lets fire the BOT because ultimately they approved BP's firing, JLS hiring and BB's hiring and contract extension. Not to mention they approved JL's hiring! The BOT has ruined Arkansas Football!

[Marshfieldhog]

JLS, just stupid. Should have paid Hatfield some cash to coach a few months. Tim Horton. Barry Lunney SR. Anyone but slappy.

Kept Pel one year too long.

Jimmy Dykes

Track coach hire

[DLUXHOG]

JL, is a dumpster fire and should have never been hired. He is such and embarrassment to the UA and has done nothing but feather his on hat. Our program athletics stink. Fire him first and then let him take BB with him, what a lovely pair.

1. Jeff Long is not, and never has been and embarrassment to the UofA, actually he has been a source of pride to the entire state as a man that does the "right" thing.   He also was the first chair of the BCS bowl committee, which should be something Arkansans are proud of.

2. His hiring of JLS, probably at the time, was a reasonably thought-out decision, as JLS actually was, a mentor to Petrino (take that as you will, but Petrino is also on record stating that JLS was a mentor in the past).   JL probably thought JLS could keep Petrino's "system" on track which was not a bad idea, however had he known that JLS had completely fallen over the cliff into "nutty world", significantly, since he was a Petrino mentor, he probably would have re-thought out his decision in hindsight....   however, JLS was an embarrassment to the UofA and to the state of Arkansas even though he had sever mental handicaps at the time.......   I'm not sure that JLS is a bigger embarrassment than the BOT though who allowed the a) the firing of Lou Holtz, b) Hatfield's departure, and c) the hideous "Nutt" issues to go on for 10 years though........

We can all be angry as to the steps downward that the program has taken, however there are many decision makers other than Jeff Long who had a huge, but not public, helping hand in these steps..............

[RazorPiggie]

JL, is a dumpster fire and should have never been hired. He is such and embarrassment to the UA and has done nothing but feather his on hat. Our program athletics stink. Fire him first and then let him take BB with him, what a lovely pair.

Last year we finished inside the top 20 in the directors cup (both fall and spring).

What
A program that honors institutions maintaining a broad-based program, achieving success in many sports, both men's and women's. Began in 1993-94 for Division I by NACDA and USA Today, it was expanded in 1995-96 to include Division II, III and the NAIA and, in 2011-12, expanded to the Junior/Community Colleges.

How
Each institution is awarded points in a pre-determined number of sports for men and women.

Who Wins
The overall champion is the institution that records the highest number of points in their division's Directors' Cup standings.

Award
The winner receives a crystal trophy.

Sports Included

Division I -- 20, 10 men's and 10 women's
Division II -- 14, seven men's and seven women's
Division III -- 18, nine men's and nine women's
NAIA -- 12, six men's and six women's
Junior/Community College -- highest scoring institution in the NATYCAA Cup standings among the NJCAA Scholarship and Non-Scholarship Institutions and State Associations
Points
Points are given to those institutions advancing to either the NCAA, NAIA or two-year college/university championships.
Points are NOT awarded for conference championships.

http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup.html

[RazorPiggie]

JLS, just stupid. Should have paid Hatfield some cash to coach a few months. Tim Horton. Barry Lunney SR. Anyone but slappy.

Kept Pel one year too long.

Jimmy Dykes

Track coach hire

Wasn't Horton in Auburn at that time?

[DLUXHOG]

1. Jeff Long is not, and never has been and embarrassment to the UofA, actually he has been a source of pride to the entire state as a man that does the "right" thing.   He also was the first chair of the BCS bowl committee, which should be something Arkansans are proud of.

2. His hiring of JLS, probably at the time, was a reasonably thought-out decision, as JLS actually was, a mentor to Petrino (take that as you will, but Petrino is also on record stating that JLS was a mentor in the past).   JL probably thought JLS could keep Petrino's "system" on track which was not a bad idea, however had he known that JLS had completely fallen over the cliff into "nutty world", significantly, and since he was a Petrino mentor, he probably would have re-thought out his decision in hindsight (IOW, he could have simply hired a UofA history professor and done as well)....   however, JLS was an embarrassment to the UofA and to the state of Arkansas even though he had sever mental handicaps at the time.......   I'm not sure that JLS is a bigger embarrassment than the BOT though who allowed the a) the firing of Lou Holtz, b) Hatfield's departure, and c) the hideous "Nutt" issues to go on for 10 years though........

We can all be angry as to the steps downward that the program has taken, however there are many decision makers other than Jeff Long who had a huge, but not public, helping hand in these steps..............

[PorkRyan]

Wasn't Horton in Auburn at that time?

No, he was on staff and was the guy put in charge until we hired JLS.  He is the one that offered Drew Morgan during that time period.

[hogpowr]

Only because he didn't forgive and retain CBP.