We must win.

[hawgon]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

[010HogFan]

I like it.

[cal34]

That was great.  I figured she would throw some academics line in there after that but she didn't.

[forrest city joe]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

The new A.D. whoever it is,must make it clear that the goal is winning championships.just like the other SEC SCHOOLS.Arkansas should never have 5 years of this.NEVER!

[HogBreath]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

Sounds like Coach Petrino may be coming back.

[elksnort]

The new A.D. whoever it is,must make it clear that the goal is winning championships.just like the other SEC SCHOOLS.Arkansas should never have 5 years of this.NEVER!

OR, at least challenging for it.

[Bacons Rebellion]

Yes, the "We must win" statmeent was clearly crafted to separate the University from Long's misstep.

[hamARchy in the USA]

The new A.D. whoever it is,must make it clear that the goal is winning championships.just like the other SEC SCHOOLS.Arkansas should never have 5 years of this.NEVER!

Agreed.  And that should have been made clear to the basketball coach.

[HiggiePiggy]

Agreed.  And that should have been made clear to the basketball coach.

Basketball coach has played in 2 ncaa tournaments in the last 3 years and has a team now that will probably be playing in another ncaa tournament.  I would say the basketball team is fine.  Each year he has been here has been going up except for one year that he finished 16-16.

[hawgon]

Don't frick up my thread arguing about Mike Anderson.

[Danimal]

Sounds like Coach Petrino may be coming back.

Hmmm....

[Oliver]

I don't care if it's Julie's statement or someone wrote it for her.

It's damn refreshing to hear.

[hamARchy in the USA]

Basketball coach has played in 2 ncaa tournaments in the last 3 years and has a team now that will probably be paying in another ncaa tournament.  I would say the basketball team is fine.  Each year he has been here has been going up except for one year that he finished 16-16.

Six years have already been shot to hell.  MA's teams have not only failed to be competitive nationally, they haven't even been in the SEC title conversation.    It took Sutton 3 years to win the conference ; Richardson four.  Both took over much more difficult situations.

[hamARchy in the USA]

Don't frick up my thread arguing about Mike Anderson.

If 'we must win' is to be the standard for the new AD then there can't be an exception for one coach.

[hawgon]

If 'we must win' is to be the standard for the new AD then there can't be an exception for one coach.

Don't do it.

[Hawgphat]

Sounds like Coach Petrino may be coming back.

If Petrino comes back there will be a lot of Razorback fans who won't.  I'll be one of them.

[HiggiePiggy]

Six years have already been shot to hell.  MA's teams have not only failed to be competitive nationally, they haven't even been in the SEC title conversation.    It took Sutton 3 years to win the conference ; Richardson four.  Both took over much more difficult situations.

You want to fire a coach that had to deal with issues that had been around for almost a decade before he showed up?  Basketball was a joke for a very long time.  Every single year except for 1 Mike Anderson improved the team.  Now we are set up to possibly be in the ncaa tournament on a yearly basis and you want to fire him? That is what we ask for from our coaches to give us a chance to win.  Making it to the tournament is giving us a chance to win. 

Do you hate the baseball team too? Because they don't ever win a NC either, but every year we get the chance to play for one because we are in the tournament. 

In football all that is asked for from them is to win an average of 8 games a year.

So please give me a real reason of why you hate Mike Anderson, because the two coaches before him combined for 2 winning seasons in conference in 9 years.  Mike Anderson has had already in 6 years 4 winning sec seasons one 9-9 season and one losing season( his first season).

So do you want to go back to where we were having losing seasons in the sec every year?

[forrest city joe]

OR, at least challenging for it.

Agreed. nobody other than Bama wins every year.the last 2 years of CBP is what i want. be in the hunt.and one of these years you might win the sec,and make the playoffs.but be in the hunt. and never be this bad again.

[HogBreath]

If Petrino comes back there will be a lot of Razorback fans who won't.  I'll be one of them.

Was you there today?

[BigoBoys]

Sounds like Coach Petrino may be coming back.

That's not happening.  Lawyers won't let that happen

[forrest city joe]

Agreed.  And that should have been made clear to the basketball coach.

The basketball coach is winning. so stop.program is looking up. and he is going to bring an Sec and maybe NC to Arkansas one day in my opinion.

[hehawg]

Sounds like Coach Petrino may be coming back.

That '12 Cotton Bowl was exciting to watch!

[buldozer]

Yes, the "We must win" statmeent was clearly crafted to separate the University from Long's misstep.

No doubt written for her by others who are demanding a 180 degree turn from the JL era.

[forrest city joe]

I don't care if it's Julie's statement or someone wrote it for her.

It's damn refreshing to hear.

Yes it was.

[DeltaBoy]

Woo Pig 🐖

[HogBreath]

That's not happening.  Lawyers won't let that happen

So rehiring a very successful former employee is illegal?

[Poop Hoggy Hogg]

I don't care if we cheat. We must win.

[Locutus_of_Boar]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

Arkansas coaches staying four or more years by winning percentage:

Ken Hatfield 6 years 76% vs SWC, resigned to accept Clemson job.

Lou Holtz 7 years 74% vs SWC, terminated and went to Minnesota until Notre Dame opened

Franks Broyles 19 years 71% vs SWC, retired as AD

Hugo Bezdek, 5 years 69% vs Independent, moved up to Oregon and long time Penn St. coach.

Bobby Petrino, 4 years 67% vs SEC, terminated for non-football cause

Francis Schmidt, 7 years 65% vs SWC, moved up to TCU and long time Ohio St coach.

Houston Nutt, 10 years 61% vs SEC, moved down to Ole Miss

John Barnhill, 4 years 56% vs SWC, retired as AD due to medical reasons.

Fred Thomsen, 13 years 48% vs SWC, bought out and reactived by army for WWII.

Danny Ford, 5 years 47% vs SEC, terminated and left coaching.

Bret Bielema, 5 years 46% vs SEC, terminated.

Bottom line a 60%'er like Nutt can hang on but a 67% like Petrino should be the aiming point.

[SlickWilly]

I don't care if it's Julie's statement or someone wrote it for her.

It's damn refreshing to hear.

[razorsharptusk]

Seems like all through her questioning, she presented a quiet confidence as if the head coaching job was nailed down.  However keeping it under wraps until a future time.  I can't help but wonder if Gus is seriously looking at the Hogs.  And let's not forget Horton is an Arkansas man as well. Just a speculation of course.

[Kevin]

winning was in the release. and she said it twice. they are really trying to distance themselves from longs comments

[HoggyCat]

Basketball coach has played in 2 ncaa tournaments in the last 3 years and has a team now that will probably be playing in another ncaa tournament.  I would say the basketball team is fine.  Each year he has been here has been going up except for one year that he finished 16-16.

They're fine until, like today, they play real competition.

[jkstock04]

I don't care if it's Julie's statement or someone wrote it for her.

It's damn refreshing to hear.

This. Starting with Long being kicked to the curb the message from the admin has done nothing but get better and better.

[Con el Cerdos]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

Absolutely necessary.  I suspect Long was emboldened by the encouragement from his two immediate superiors, who like him, lost sight of the wishes of many of the large boosters, supporters, fans and maybe most important the BOT.  Only he paid the price with his job.

How unwise.

[Swestwill66]

Agreed.  And that should have been made clear to the basketball coach.

I saw the Hog basketball team for first time yesterday. For the first time in a long time they look like a real team. Looks like Anderson found some grown men to play for him.

[forrest city joe]

Six years have already been shot to hell.  MA's teams have not only failed to be competitive nationally, they haven't even been in the SEC title conversation.    It took Sutton 3 years to win the conference ; Richardson four.  Both took over much more difficult situations.

Yes they have.they finished 3rd behind KY and FL,the year Portis won SEC player of the year.so take your hate back to Jump Ball. Mike Anderson is doing good job with his program.and he's winning.

[HiggiePiggy]

They're fine until, like today, they play real competition.

It's basketball some games aren't always good. In the end though what we ask for is for them to make the tournament.  You make the tournament you have a chance of winning it all. 

[HF#1]

So rehiring a very successful former employee is illegal?

He is a HR nightmare and I would imagine he is not eligible for rehire.

[hamARchy in the USA]

It's basketball some games aren't always good. In the end though what we ask for is for them to make the tournament.  You make the tournament you have a chance of winning it all. 

What we expect of coaches is to win championships.  That starts in the conference.  That's where the championship culture is forged.  If they're not winning SEC titles then they're certainly not going to be winning national titles.  Making an NCAA cameo from time to time is meaningless.

[Garon111]

If Petrino comes back there will be a lot of Razorback fans who won't.  I'll be one of them.

I WOULD LOVE IT IF THEY BROUGHT HIM BACK.  GIVE HIM A YEAR OR TWO AND YOU WOULD TOO.

[HiggiePiggy]

What we expect of coaches is to win championships.  That starts in the conference.  That's where the championship culture is forged.  If they're not winning SEC titles then they're certainly not going to be winning national titles.  Making an NCAA cameo from time to time is meaningless.

So we should fire everyone then correct? Even the baseball coach because he doesn't win the SEC much either.  I just wish you would admit the real reason of why you hate Mike Anderson.  He has turned the program around to actually be better in the SEC and will probably have us in a 3rd ncaa tournament in 4 years. But you have a hardon for him for some reason.

[forrest city joe]

winning was in the release. and she said it twice. they are really trying to distance themselves from longs comments

Yep.and you never heard her say that we are not a win at all cost program. we have never been a win at all cost program.Frank Broyles ran a clean program.

[hamARchy in the USA]

So we should fire everyone then correct? Even the baseball coach because he doesn't win the SEC much either.  I just wish you would admit the real reason of why you hate Mike Anderson.  He has turned the program around to actually be better in the SEC and will probably have us in a 3rd ncaa tournament in 4 years. But you have a hardon for him for some reason.

You seem to have the hard on for some strange reason.  I prefer a coach whose teams win championships.  We've seen that great coaches can do great things with the Razorback basketball program.  What's hard to understand is why one would embrace anything less.

[hogsanity]

No equivocation.  No qualifications.  No mention of ANY other standard or requirements for a coach.

I suspect that statement wasn't by accident and this was intended to represent the priorities of Arkansas football.  It is a clean break from the Jeff Long era.

Now define "win"

[Pig in the Pokey]

If Petrino comes back there will be a lot of Razorback fans who won't.  I'll be one of them.

yeah i seriously doubt that

[hogsanity]

Yep.and you never heard her say that we are not a win at all cost program. we have never been a win at all cost program.Frank Broyles ran a clean program.

Bu wjat is "win" exactly? Win more games than they lose each year? WIn all the games they are favored in? Win the secw? SECCG? Make the CFP? WIn the CFP?

Just what is win?

[HiggiePiggy]

You seem to have the hard on for some strange reason.  I prefer a coach whose teams win championships.  We've seen that great coaches can do great things with the Razorback basketball program.  What's hard to understand is why one would embrace anything less.

So you are for firing a coach that is getting us into the tournament and giving us a chance to possibly win it all?  So you are ok with firing the baseball coach too correct?  He doesn't win sec championships or get us NC games so we should fire him because that is all that matters correct?  If that is the case then we should fire every coach we have except for the track coach.  I just want to make sure you are ok with firing everyone that gives us a chance to win a championship. 

[jkstock04]

Bu wjat is "win" exactly? Win more games than they lose each year? WIn all the games they are favored in? Win the secw? SECCG? Make the CFP? WIn the CFP?

Just what is win?

We have to get back to the levels Nutt and Petrino had us. That's doable. Arkansas being on permanent status with Vanderbilt in football shouldn't be acceptable.

[hogsanity]

We have to get back to the levels Nutt and Petrino had us. That's doable. Arkansas being on permanent status with Vanderbilt in football shouldn't be acceptable.

At least you actually put some sort of parameters on it. So 7-8 wins a year, on average, occasionally jumping up to 9 or 10. Fair enough.

[forrest city joe]

Now define "win"

CBP last 2 years.we were in the hunt.and if you can be in the hunt most years. one of these years you might just win it.