Danny Ford, Head Ball Coach elected to '17 College Football Hall of Fame class

[jbcarol]

Inductees were selected from the national ballot of 75 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision

Coaches:

    DANNY FORD – 122-59-5 (66.9%); Clemson (1978-89), Arkansas (1993-97)

    LARRY KEHRES – 332-24-3 (92.9%); Mount Union (Ohio) (1986-2012)

    STEVE SPURRIER – 228-89-2 (71.8%); Duke (1987-89), Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)


"We are extremely proud to announce the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class," said Archie Manning, NFF Chairman

[DeltaBoy]

Good for Coach Ford.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

No doubt Danny will go in wearing an Arkansas hat...

[Piggfoot]

And Frank fired a Hall of Fame coach 

[Hawg Life]

And Frank fired a Hall of Fame coach 

No, Frank hired a Hall of Fame Coach. Coaches get themselves fired.

[Piggfoot]

No, Frank hired a Hall of Fame Coach. Coaches get themselves fired.

Frank fired or ran off every coach he hired. Looks like his initial evaluation skills were lacking or he wouldn't let them coach. Frank would have fired his mother. No other AD in the SEC was as much in the news as Frank. You didn't hear about other ADs.

[yraciv]

Serious question is does he deserve this?  I wasn't around to see him in 80s, so all I remember is the disastrous time at Arkansas. Sure his time at Clemson looks good, but only 1 national championship.

[Sed76]

Serious question is does he deserve this?  I wasn't around to see him in 80s, so all I remember is the disastrous time at Arkansas. Sure his time at Clemson looks good, but only 1 national championship.

That's a good question. My memories from his time here are him kneeling on the sidelines picking grass like he would rather be anywhere else in the world. Nothing about his time here screamed Hall of Fame coach.

[oldfart]

That's a good question. My memories from his time here are him kneeling on the sidelines picking grass like he would rather be anywhere else in the world. Nothing about his time here screamed Hall of Fame coach.

I dont think Danny's heart was in it during his time here.....

[bvillepig]

Serious question is does he deserve this?  I wasn't around to see him in 80s, so all I remember is the disastrous time at Arkansas. Sure his time at Clemson looks good, but only 1 national championship.

What most people don't say about the Ford tenure at Arkansas is the total rebuild job he had to do to get from the SWC to competitive in the SEC.  He got to the championship game in 95.  Look at the roster that Nutt inherited in 98 made up of Ford's recruits.  We will never know what he would have done with that roster or what Tuberville would have done if John White would have stayed out of it.

  Heck Nolan might have got to retire here as a side bonus. LOL

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Frank would have fired his mother.

She was a lousy coach.

[sowmonella]

She was a lousy coach.

But a great recruiter.

[26.2Hog]

What most people don't say about the Ford tenure at Arkansas is the total rebuild job he had to do to get from the SWC to competitive in the SEC.  He got to the championship game in 95.  Look at the roster that Nutt inherited in 98 made up of Ford's recruits.  We will never know what he would have done with that roster or what Tuberville would have done if John White would have stayed out of it.

  Heck Nolan might have got to retire here as a side bonus. LOL

I sure wish Ford had gotten one more year, because he had the cupboard full.  He knew it, too.

[factchecker]

Flashback:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_lZqVxzId0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coOhJMMLWUM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sudGgykHFQ&;

[supersaint]

I sure wish Ford had gotten one more year, because he had the cupboard full.  He knew it, too.

This is very true.

[12247]

I was not close to the Hogs during Ford's time here but I have a close friend who was.  He knew Ford well.  He says that Broyles kept messing with Ford wanting him to try things that Ford didn't want to do.  He agrees that Ford finally had a complete team set up for 1998 but was let go.  Never can be sure but he believes Ford would have won the SEC in 98 short of major injuries.

[majp51]

Serious question is does he deserve this?  I wasn't around to see him in 80s, so all I remember is the disastrous time at Arkansas. Sure his time at Clemson looks good, but only 1 national championship.

OK, so keep in mind, Danny Ford put Clemson on the map. And honestly he and his staff did all the heavy lifting necessary to get Arkansas competitive in the SEC

[tolerati]

Congratulations to Coach Ford!

[hogbud]

I'll never forget him speaking at large Razorback Club meeting with mouth full of skoal and spit cup on podium referring to players by their number not name. A generation too late.

[ballz2thewall]

how he ended up as the head hire here is a mysterious anomaly. it never made any sense, despite the kines' connection/invitation. by that i mean, it was as though we were prohibited from seeking another candidate. i recall the situation pretty well.......it was weird.

[oldfart]

Inductees were selected from the national ballot of 75 All-America players and six elite coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision

Coaches:

    DANNY FORD – 122-59-5 (66.9%); Clemson (1978-89), Arkansas (1993-97)

    LARRY KEHRES – 332-24-3 (92.9%); Mount Union (Ohio) (1986-2012)

    STEVE SPURRIER – 228-89-2 (71.8%); Duke (1987-89), Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)


"We are extremely proud to announce the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class," said Archie Manning, NFF Chairman

that mount union record is fantastic.. won numerous titles in their division

[Locutus_of_Boar]

Congratulations Coach Ford!

"Ford becomes the 19th former Razorback coach or player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the first since Jimmy Johnson was inducted in 2012. He is the fifth SIXTH Arkansas head coach to be selected for the Hall of Fame joining Hugo Bezdek (1954), Frank Broyles (1983), Bowden Wyatt (1997) and Lou Holtz (2008)."

Kevin forgot Francis "Bar the Gates of Mercy" Schmidt 1922-1928 who came from Tulsa to Arkansas before going on to TCU and a long run at Ohio State.

http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/ford-earns-hall-of-fame-call/

[Inhogswetrust]

Frank fired or ran off every coach he hired. Looks like his initial evaluation skills were lacking or he wouldn't let them coach. Frank would have fired his mother. No other AD in the SEC was as much in the news as Frank. You didn't hear about other ADs.

Yes you did and you still do.

[Hogwild]

And Frank fired a Hall of Fame coach 

Twenty years from now I wonder if they will be saying that about Long?  BP will have the numbers but his slimy reputation might cost him votes. 

[factchecker]

Twenty years from now I wonder if they will be saying that about Long?  BP will have the numbers but his slimy reputation might cost him votes.

Ford has a national title.

Petrino can't win a conference championship..... or beat Kentucky with a Heisman winning quarterback.

[DeltaBoy]

Barry Alvarez.
Still hands-on steering the UW football program, and apparently doing a pretty good job of it. 

Guess who couldn't deal with him wanting to steer things as an AD. 

Barry read and uses Franks Playbook on ADing.

[Hogwild]

Petrino can't win a conference championship..... or beat Kentucky with a Heisman winning quarterback.

While he didn't do it this year, he has previously done both.

[factchecker]

While he didn't do it this year, he has previously done both.

When and where did he win his last conference title?  The Big Least..... 10 years ago.

[Sivad]

And honestly he and his staff did all the heavy lifting necessary to get Arkansas competitive in the SEC

Yes he did.
Wish he had been given another year.
Congratulations to Coach Danny Ford, well deserved.
And thank you for building the Razorback program up.

[DeltaBoy]

Yes he did.
Wish he had been given another year.
Congratulations to Coach Danny Ford, well deserved.
And thank you for building the Razorback program up.

He was a great recruiter.