The silence is deafening....

[GuvHog]

Smith is in Minnesota working, it will be up to them to announce his hiring.

I'd say that's a very good indication that he's no longer the DC at Arkansas.

[Dwight_K_Shrute]

Smith is in Minnesota working, it will be up to them to announce his hiring.

How do we know this.  I was on gopherville.net and there was no mention of it.  I even PM'd the guy who runs the site, Manny Seavers and he knows nothing about it as well.

[ricepig]

How do we know this.  I was on gopherville.net and there was no mention of it.  I even PM'd the guy who runs the site, Manny Seavers and he knows nothing about it as well.

Because we do, lol. We've done our part, now their lawyers have to do theirs, as reported elsewhere.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Guys, calm down about Robb. He is 100% gone. no chance something changes on that.

[Wildhog]

Guys, calm down about Robb. He is 100% gone. no chance something changes on that.

This.

[WriterWrong]

Guys, calm down about Robb. He is 100% gone. no chance something changes on that.

Exactly. There's no way CBB says, "I think it's time to move on." Then, something on Robb's end falls through with another job so CBB says, "Okay, I guess you can stay."

Not happening. He's gone. We're getting a new DC. End of story.

[Hogwild]

Since Diaco isn't an option; if we don't promote within, what yall think about Al Golden?

[grayhawg]

Just a guess Rhoads and Partridge co DC's

[bcdrules]

Has anyone seen anything on Reggie Mitchell? I didn't see any reports of him on the road recruiting.

[jgphillips3]

Well, Robb's resignation is officially in so I guess dominos should start falling now.

[hogcard1964]

Since Diaco isn't an option; if we don't promote within, what yall think about Al Golden?

No, don't spend any additional money. Stick Rhoads in there for the time being and worry about a new DC in a year or two.

[Athog]

Not knowing things has never stopped people from posting before.

Wow never a truer statement!

[ricepig]

No, don't spend any additional money. Stick Rhoads in there for the time being and worry about a new DC in a year or two.

You do realize we will up his pay, and pay for replacing him?

[hogcard1964]

You do realize we will up his pay, and pay for replacing him?

Do it on the cheap. As cheap as possible.  None of these coaches will be retained in a year or two.  That's why throwing 800,000.00 to 1 million on Diaco would he dumb.

[Inhogswetrust]

We didn't rush the hire with any of our current assistants.... pray tell, how good are they?

Some apparently are good and some not so. THAT has nothing to do with being patient when hiring. The chances of making a mistake when rushing a hire is greater than when not.

[12247]

Concerning a new DC and other coaches, if BB hasn't known and been working on replacements since mid-season then he is as dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring as I believe him to be.  Our HC should have had a plan for months on who he wants, who is available, how much it should cost, when they could be interviewed and the likelihood that they would accept or not.  Every coach has people that know people so neither side has to get their hands dirty to find out this kind of info if you want it.  Part of every coaches duties is to know these things so that may answer why we don't appear to.

[rljjr]

Concerning a new DC and other coaches, if BB hasn't known and been working on replacements since mid-season then he is as dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring as I believe him to be.  Our HC should have had a plan for months on who he wants, who is available, how much it should cost, when they could be interviewed and the likelihood that they would accept or not.  Every coach has people that know people so neither side has to get their hands dirty to find out this kind of info if you want it.  Part of every coaches duties is to know these things so that may answer why we don't appear to.

That dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring guy is near the top of his field.

[12247]

I know many on here are banking on BB being gone in 2 years.  Not unless Long leaves, he won't.  BB will crank up enough energy to win enough that Long will give him an extension and nice raise and maybe rework the bonus structure and payout.  Long wants to believe in his Buddy and has no intention of removing him if he can get and keep us at .500 overall.  I think BB will crank out 8 wins and a Bowl win sometime in the next 2 years and Long will personally roll out the red carpet for him for another 4 to 6 years.  Then its back to business as usual, the .500 boogie.  Put your dancing shoes on folks, its gonna be fun.

[ricepig]

I know many on here are banking on BB being gone in 2 years.  Not unless Long leaves, he won't.  BB will crank up enough energy to win enough that Long will give him an extension and nice raise and maybe rework the bonus structure and payout.  Long wants to believe in his Buddy and has no intention of removing him if he can get and keep us at .500 overall.  I think BB will crank out 8 wins and a Bowl win sometime in the next 2 years and Long will personally roll out the red carpet for him for another 4 to 6 years.  Then its back to business as usual, the .500 boogie.  Put your dancing shoes on folks, its gonna be fun.

I certainly hope so.

[12247]

BB is not near the top of his field at this point in time.  I believe BB knows, he just doesn't do.  A near the top of his field coach could get Arkansas above lower end of the SECW, not blowing huge leads and sometimes losing to inferior talent ugly.  He may be the finest coach who ever pooped behind a pair of shoes, show it.

[12247]

BB is operating the DHUDHU, don't hurry up, don't huddle up scheme on firing and hiring.  If you can dis-associate yourself from this mess, its really funny.  I suspect HC's all around are laughing their rears at us stumbling in circles, maybe its called, circling the drains, heading for the bottom.  Why couldn't we get Partridge onboard if he is willing and we want him. 

[ricepig]

No, but all of HV is laughing at your posts, haha.

[grayhawg]

Sometimes  Bielema reminds me of a customer of the dealership I worked for in he early eighties. This guy would wait until the last 1/2 of December to purchase new vehicles when dealers were reducing inventory because he could buy cheaper than any other time of year.
The problem with this thinking is all that was left is what nobody else wanted so his wife never got to drive what she really wanted, just what was cheap.
  She finally had enough of his cheap ways and divorced him.
   How pretty are our last two coaching hires?

[ricepig]

Sometimes  Bielema reminds me of a customer of the dealership I worked for in he early eighties. This guy would wait until the last 1/2 of December to purchase new vehicles when dealers were reducing inventory because he could buy cheaper than any other time of year.
The problem with this thinking is all that was left is what nobody else wanted so his wife never got to drive what she really wanted, just what was cheap.
  She finally had enough of his cheap ways and divorced him.
   How pretty are our last two coaching hires?

Do you think he's doing "cheap" because he wants to, or because our budget mandates that?

[Hawg Life]

Since Diaco isn't an option; if we don't promote within, what yall think about Al Golden?

His name was mentioned on pay sites when we first started talking about switching to the 3-4. He's currently the TE coach for The Detroit Lions. He would have Florida ties, He would probably leave for a LB coach if $$$ were right. I still think Hargreaves is gone.

[grayhawg]

Do you think he's doing "cheap" because he wants to, or because our budget mandates that?

Not necessarily talking about the price, just the timing of when he seems to shop for replacements and I started with "sometimes" I know he has a budget he has to stay in.

[Pig In The City]

Concerning a new DC and other coaches, if BB hasn't known and been working on replacements since mid-season then he is as dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring as I believe him to be.  Our HC should have had a plan for months on who he wants, who is available, how much it should cost, when they could be interviewed and the likelihood that they would accept or not.  Every coach has people that know people so neither side has to get their hands dirty to find out this kind of info if you want it.  Part of every coaches duties is to know these things so that may answer why we don't appear to.

Dude is looking to get out. His lack of enthusiasm this year does not go unnoticed. I say he plans to ditch out after next year.

[Hogwild]

His name was mentioned on pay sites when we first started talking about switching to the 3-4. He's currently the TE coach for The Detroit Lions. He would have Florida ties, He would probably leave for a LB coach if $$$ were right. I still think Hargreaves is gone.

I don't think he would leave the NFL unless it was for a HC or high paying DC position.  He didn't do that bad at Miami (32-25) considering that they were on probation and weren't eligible for post season his first two seasons. When he was DC at UVA he took the 108th defense and turn around finishing in the top 20 a few seasons later.

[farmhawg]

That dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring guy is near the top of his field.

I am sure that is why he has been considered for many of the open coaching jobs......

[jgphillips3]

That dumb, aloof, lazy and uncaring guy is near the top of his field.

By what metric?  What he did at Wisconsin?  Upper third...sure.  The top...eh, I don't think he is yet.  He is still young for a head coach though.  He can still get there.