Otis Kirk states that he heard that Venables is in fact coming to Arkansas as DC

[flynhog]

I have to flip between 104.3 and 96.3 and just go with the one that's less static-y at the time

Me too.  Depends where I am on I-40 at the time./

[forrest city joe]

So one person heard him say Venables and another heard Graham? 

Venables is not coming to Arkansas in my opinion. why would he?

[Hogindasticks]

Watch the team meeting and you will understand.

[Hogindasticks]

Parents in Oklahoma....it isn't apples to apples.  If you would have read all the prior information on him, you would know how important his family is to him.

[ricepig]

Parents in Oklahoma....it isn't apples to apples.

So were Pittman's, but that didn't last long.

[hawgXi]

he "basically gave his word"....which is not the same.   Far from binding.    He's recruiting.....is he going to confide in the kid "pssst...woo pig spoke baby!  I'm Arkansas bound....but keep it on the DL."?

I'm not saying he's coming....I'd actually be shocked if he did (but happy), but that kid saying that means zippo.

Unless that kid happens to be jake venables. 2018 LB who has verballed to clemson

[hogs dont cry]

Watch the team meeting and you will understand.

He's not leaving one of the most talented teams in the country to come to Arkansas to rebuild a defense.  His son is committed to Clemson in the 2018 class for crying out loud!

Why do some of you guys do this to yourselves?  As usual, you're going to end up disappointed in the end and make hog fans look like delusional morons   in the process by talking about it on Twitter and the like. 

[Hog Pharm]

Venables is not coming to Arkansas in my opinion. why would he?

I agree he won't. Just wondering how the OP heard him say his source said it was Venables.

[hogs dont cry]

Parents in Oklahoma....it isn't apples to apples.  If you would have read all the prior information on him, you would know how important his family is to him.

Yep. His son is most likely important to him.  He'll be a freshman on the team at Clemson next year.

Do you guys even try to use common sense?  You want it to happen so bad that you'll believe anything.

[rickm1976]

What I heard Randy say was that according to his source Graham is coming as DC.

I hope not.  I'll say it again: There are issues with Graham. Morris is familiar with them, and if he does hire him, then Graham has changed a lot in the past few years.

[Lanlord]

He's not leaving one of the most talented teams in the country to come to Arkansas to rebuild a defense.  His son is committed to Clemson in the 2018 class for crying out loud!

Why do some of you guys do this to yourselves?  As usual, you're going to end up disappointed in the end and make hog fans look like delusional morons   in the process by talking about it on Twitter and the like. 

Next you will tell us Gruden isn't coming either!

[RazorWhacker]

It defies logic for Venables to come here.

So I'm going with logic for the time being.

LOL. You're funny. You can't have logic. You're a girl!

Yeah my wife didn't laugh either.

I'll just go to bed now.

[King Kong]

So were Pittman's, but that didn't last long.

Was a nice 3 years on the Oline

[Hugo Bezdek]

Yep. His son is most likely important to him.  He'll be a freshman on the team at Clemson next year.

Do you guys even try to use common sense?  You want it to happen so bad that you'll believe anything.

His son's a verbal commitment to Clemson, that's non-binding. If his father leaves Clemson he'll likely follow to where his dad goes.

[MDGoHawgs]

Link to video of Morris addressing team?

[Al Boarland]

If it's too good to be true it probably is.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Yep. His son is most likely important to him.  He'll be a freshman on the team at Clemson next year.

Do you guys even try to use common sense?  You want it to happen so bad that you'll believe anything.

do you even football? VERBAL commitments are nonbinding. Do you really think BV wouldnt offer his own 4* LB son a scholly to Arkansas? Do you not realise that would mean the kid would actually see the field? DUH, bro. Yet you want to insult folks.

[HOGINTENNESSEE]

Yep. His son is most likely important to him.  He'll be a freshman on the team at Clemson next year.

Do you guys even try to use common sense?  You want it to happen so bad that you'll believe anything.

Of all the reasons Venables wouldn't come here. This is the weakest

[JaketheSnake]

LOL. You're funny. You can't have logic. You're a girl!

Yeah my wife didn't laugh either.

I'll just go to bed now.

By "bed" I'll assume you meant "couch!"

[Dominicanhog]

do you even football? VERBAL commitments are nonbinding. Do you really think BV wouldnt offer his own 4* LB son a scholly to Arkansas? Do you not realise that would mean the kid would actually see the field? DUH, bro. Yet you want to insult folks.

Considering how good we were, and since we've been stacked at LB for years.. doubt we could find room for him.. and if it's mandatory that his kid get a scholarship, guess we don't need Brent...

[nwahogfan1]

Who ever our new DC is he and his staff need to be known this week so our recruits will know.

[Hugo Bezdek]

Considering how good we were, and since we've been stacked at LB for years.. doubt we could find room for him.. and if it's mandatory that his kid get a scholarship, guess we don't need Brent...

That's ridiculous. If you can get Venables you take his son, who is apparently a very good LB. His dad was at K-State so that shouldn't be shocking.

[Supermark101]

do you even football? VERBAL commitments are nonbinding. Do you really think BV wouldnt offer his own 4* LB son a scholly to Arkansas? Do you not realise that would mean the kid would actually see the field? DUH, bro. Yet you want to insult folks.

SMU was one of only 5 schools to offer as well.

[Wild Bill Hog]

Next you will tell us Gruden isn't coming either!

Fellow, you can get bant for posting that.

[hawgwash]

That's ridiculous. If you can get Venables you take his son, who is apparently a very good LB. His dad was at K-State so that shouldn't be shocking.

The joke.



Your head.

[LuckyGiraffe]

Who ever our new DC is he and his staff need to be known this week so our recruits will know.

There's no reason for that to happen this week or the next week or the week after that. Making the best hire you can is far more important than the early signing period. If we pass the early signing period without a DC, I would take that as a GREAT sign.

[hawgette92]

Parents in Oklahoma....it isn't apples to apples.  If you would have read all the prior information on him, you would know how important his family is to him.

His parents are both deceased.  His mother died 12 years ago. 

[DoubleReedHawgCaller]

The longer this thing drags out the more it would make one wonder that BV deal is really happening.  It's still early right now but if we start going thru next weekend with no DC it starts looking more likely I think.

[Pig in the Pokey]

SMU was one of only 5 schools to offer as well.

boom. fire post.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Considering how good we were, and since we've been stacked at LB for years.. doubt we could find room for him.. and if it's mandatory that his kid get a scholarship, guess we don't need Brent...

true. Maybe he can play left tackle.

[Pig in the Pokey]

The longer this thing drags out the more it would make one wonder that BV deal is really happening.  It's still early right now but if we start going thru next weekend with no DC it starts looking more likely I think.

i started this out with "maybe a 10% chance". But now Im up to like 30%.

[Smashmouth2004]

Don't know if any of this is true but I have a friend who is a huge SMU supporter and he told me Morris met with a couple of A&M people before Jimbo was hired in a private meeting and promised that him and Venables would be a package deal if they would give him the HC job. Obviously that didn't happen but I wonder if that's where this Venables rumor started about him coming to Ark.

[Pig in the Pokey]

Don't know if any of this is true but I have a friend who is a huge SMU supporter and he told me Morris met with a couple of A&M people before Jimbo was hired in a private meeting and promised that him and Venables would be a package deal if they would give him the HC job. Obviously that didn't happen but I wonder if that's where this Venables rumor started about him coming to Ark.

that's gangsta. I wonder if ole aggie chad would ever get rooted in enough here to pass on the A&M job. That 10 year deal they gave Jimbo will help, I guess. But I dont think Jimbo will succeed there, tbh. He is a burnt out shell of his former self. Ole Candi really did a number on him.

[HamGrowsOnTrees]

The longer this plays out the higher the chance of it happening. I can't believe I'm typing this. If other coaches were being interviewed it would have leaked by now

[PonderinHog]

Grud... Venables!

[Hoggish1]

Well, I not going to tell you what I heard.  Otis hears voices in his head, which is OK, too.

[Hoggish1]

Who ever our new DC is he and his staff need to be known this week so our recruits will know.

Absolutely not.  Nobody has to know but CM.  If CM does know, he's not going to interject chaos into Clemson's prep time for the playoffs.

[Pigsknuckles]

This makes 0 sense for Venebles career. Lateral move to AR???

Seems less than lateral to me, but I have to hope that he indeed is the prize in our box of Crackerjack.

[HamGrowsOnTrees]

I think Clemson will match whatever we offer but I'm hoping they won't match the AHC offer. Also Venables could not get along with some coaches.

[Dominicanhog]

that's gangsta. I wonder if ole aggie chad would ever get rooted in enough here to pass on the A&M job. That 10 year deal they gave Jimbo will help, I guess. But I dont think Jimbo will succeed there, tbh. He is a burnt out shell of his former self. Ole Candi really did a number on him.

I know he had some good teams, but I always thought he was living off what BB built...

[hogfansince79]

i started this out with "maybe a 10% chance". But now Im up to like 30%.

You need to say 0%  -  and then he will come.  lol  jk

[hogs dont cry]

do you even football? VERBAL commitments are nonbinding. Do you really think BV wouldnt offer his own 4* LB son a scholly to Arkansas? Do you not realise that would mean the kid would actually see the field? DUH, bro. Yet you want to insult folks.

Right. You're such a genius. Who knew verbal commitments weren't binding?

This will probably be hard for some of you morons to understand, but the point wasn't that his son was bound to Clemson. It's that they are very invested in the program and community.  He's paid an amazing salary, and has all the talent he needs to continue fielding top 10 defenses until his dream job opens up at KState. 

But, keep telling yourself Venables is coming to Arkansas and throwing fits when someone tries to explain reality to you.  Makes no difference to me.  It's what you do and why sane people make fun of you guys.

Seriously though, thank you for pointing out that commitments are non-binding. That changes everything.

[duckman]

There is no way in Hell Venables is coming, book it....





There guys, now we have a shot.

[greenie]

This is fun to contemplate...Venables to Arkansas.  It seems so ridiculous on the surface...kind of like Gus leaving Auburn for Arkansas.  As many times as he's said "we're getting the best DC", I hope it's someone with a big reputation and not some up-and-comer...that would be a disappointment.  Unless I've missed something, there hasn't been any real info on DC candidates (outside the Venables rumors), has there?

I'm curious how difficult it is for a HC to secretly interview candidates for a coordinator position.  Logic tells me that, if he's doing it on his own, and phone interviews is all he's done so far, then I don't see how leaks would happen.  If, on the other hand, he's doing some face-to-face interviews, then that would be a little more difficult to keep quiet.  The longer we go with seemingly no defensive staff hiring activity, the more the crazy side of my mind starts thinking something big is afoot.   

Looks like the offensive staff is mostly set.  I'm getting pretty anxious to hear something from the other side of the ball.

[Omahabound]

There is no way in Hell Venables is coming, book it....
There guys, now we have a shot.

This is the first prediction you've ever made I actually 100% agree with

[PonderinHog]

This is fun to contemplate...Venables to Arkansas.  It seems so ridiculous on the surface...kind of like Gus leaving Auburn for Arkansas.  As many times as he's said "we're getting the best DC", I hope it's someone with a big reputation and not some up-and-comer...that would be a disappointment.  Unless I've missed something, there hasn't been any real info on DC candidates (outside the Venables rumors), has there?

I'm curious how difficult it is for a HC to secretly interview candidates for a coordinator position.  Logic tells me that, if he's doing it on his own, and phone interviews is all he's done so far, then I don't see how leaks would happen.  If, on the other hand, he's doing some face-to-face interviews, then that would be a little more difficult to keep quiet.  The longer we go with seemingly no defensive staff hiring activity, the more the crazy side of my mind starts thinking something big is afoot.   

Looks like the offensive staff is mostly set.  I'm getting pretty anxious to hear something from the other side of the ball.

We're getting Bigfoot as our DC   Is that the hidden message

[duckman]

There is no way in Hell Venables is coming, book it....





There guys, now we have a shot.


I see you changed your gif.  WPS!!!!

I have an assortment....  She likes the ones with her face cropped out depending on the pic.  LOL

[oldhawg]

Perhaps an indicator might be whether or not his son signs in December with Clemson.

[greenie]

Perhaps an indicator might be whether or not his son signs in December with Clemson.

I hope we don't have to wait that long, but you make a great point.

[greenie]

We're getting Bigfoot as our DC   Is that the hidden message

I thought it would've been at least a couple of days before my hidden message was revealed. Pondering, you must be a crypto-psychic!