How many wins next year?

[root_hawg]

Has to win 9

[CFB_Fanatic]

2018 Arkansas Football Schedule
Sept. 1 – EASTERN ILLINOIS   W
Sept. 8 – at Colorado State      L
Sept. 15 – NORTH TEXAS         W
Sept. 22 – at Auburn               L
Sept. 29 – vs. Texas A&M        L
Oct. 6 – ALABAMA                   L
Oct. 13 – OLE MISS                 W
Oct. 20 – TULSA                      W
Oct. 27 – VANDERBILT             L
Nov. 3 – Open Date           
Nov. 10 – LSU                          L
Nov. 17 – at Mississippi State    L
Nov. 24 – at Missouri                L

4-8. Will be competitive in some of the losses though, so there will be some excitement heading into 2019

[TNRazorbacker]

if he wins 8, you can put me squarely on board with this guy.   I agree we have the talent to do it.  new coach / new system, its going to take some great coaching.  But that is why we hired him right?

I look at this team and just don't see much reason for optimism next year. This team was bad and really was from the start. All BB's talk about injuries was just deflection.  Our best hope is that they have a lot more potential than we saw, which isn't much to hang your hat on.

That said if Morris wins 8 in year 1 with this roster we have absolutely hit a home run with this hire.  More likely we are a few years away from getting there.

[Pork Twain]

Like when HDN took over, I think we have a very talented team that was the victim of poor coaching.  Unlike when CBP and CBB took over, I see this as a much quicker turn-around.

[jmark]

4-4 in conference or CCM starts his sec coaching record in the hole

[870rzrback]

Question wasn't what I expected, but the minimum to not think we need to bail immediately. That's 5 wins. 6 wins is a pleased. 7 wins is happy.  8 wins is ecstatic. 9+ is us winning an NC within 5 years.

If he only gets 5 wins with that soft schedule then we need to bail. I'd expect 7 wins out of that.  The only games that should be losses there next year are Bama, auburn, a&m and lsu. Leaving room for one other loss, but anything less than 7 is a disappointment.

[PorkSoda]

4-4 in conference or CCM starts his sec coaching record in the hole

technically correct

[PorkSoda]

I look at this team and just don't see much reason for optimism next year. This team was bad and really was from the start. All BB's talk about injuries was just deflection.  Our best hope is that they have a lot more potential than we saw, which isn't much to hang your hat on.

That said if Morris wins 8 in year 1 with this roster we have absolutely hit a home run with this hire.  More likely we are a few years away from getting there.

maybe not across the board. But we have some ballerz.  If morris can adapt his system to our players he will have immediate success.  If he goes the bb route and tries to fit the players to his system its a long slow rebuild

[Pork Twain]

4-4 in conference or CCM starts his sec coaching record in the hole

Well you see, you can't say he starts off 4-4 and then say he starts off in the hole.  Those are not the same thing.  4-4 would be even and 3-5 would be in the hole.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

maybe not across the board. But we have some ballerz.  If morris can adapt his system to our players he will have immediate success.  If he goes the bb route and tries to fit the players to his system its a long slow rebuild

I'd say that our players are more compatible with CM system than BBs.

Odd as it may seem.

[PorkSoda]

I'd say that our players are more compatible with CM system than BBs.

Odd as it may seem.

you might be right.   Honestly brets biggest fault was losing the players somewhere along the way.  If morris can pick them up and put them on the same page, he'll have a solid group to work with.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

you might be right.   Honestly brets biggest fault was losing the players somewhere along the way.  If morris can pick them up and put them on the same page, he'll have a solid group to work with.

Nah. It wasn't really losing players, per se.

He didn't realize that some players wouldn't develop under his system. Many of them were linemen. Without offensive linemen, Bret couldn't maintain his ball control type offense. Instead of bunching up, he had Enos start spreading it out a little bit, but we weren't really good at that either.

How's Hawa'ii?

[PorkSoda]

Nah. It wasn't really losing players, per se.

He didn't realize that some players wouldn't develop under his system. Many of them were linemen. Without offensive linemen, Bret couldn't maintain his ball control type offense. Instead of bunching up, he had Enos start spreading it out a little bit, but we weren't really good at that either.

whatever the case he could nt assemble all the pieces into a successful system.  In the end we needed a fresh look.  If morris has the vision to see potential in this team, he may generate some early success.  Heck hootie had a knack for having success in his first 2 years.  So it can happen

[Großer Kriegschwein]

whatever the case he could nt assemble all the pieces into a successful system.  In the end we needed a fresh look.  If morris has the vision to see potential in this team, he may generate some early success.  Heck hootie had a knack for having success in his first 2 years.  So it can happen

I would expect the hunger of the players to win will make them like sponges. They will soak up his system quick. There is talent there. Our linemen are better suited for a shotgun spread anyway.

[southarkhog06]

I would expect the hunger of the players to win will make them like sponges. They will soak up his system quick. There is talent there. Our linemen are better suited for a shotgun spread anyway.

True, BB tried to stubbornly put square pegs into round holes too many times. It may be wishful thinking but I feel like with a new system we may see new life for some of these 4 star olinemen that didn't "pan out" in the CBB era.

I love the style he had at Wisky, but I have to admit our recruiting base just doesn't produce the players that fit that style.

[bigred223]

One of the softest schedules i can remember. 7-5 seems reasonable.

[scottwillrazbackfan1]

2018 Arkansas Football Schedule
Sept. 1 – EASTERN ILLINOIS- ----win
Sept. 8 – at Colorado State--------win
Sept. 15 – NORTH TEXAS ----------win
Sept. 22 – at Auburn ---------------Loss
Sept. 29 – vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas)-w
Oct. 6 – ALABAMA -------Loss
Oct. 13 – OLE MISS ------win
Oct. 20 – TULSA ----------win
Oct. 27 – VANDERBILT -----win
Nov. 3 – Open Date
Nov. 10 – LSU ---------------Loss
Nov. 17 – at Mississippi State -Loss
Nov. 24 – at Missouri -----win

[beachhawg]

Only losses I see are Bama, Auburn, and LSU
Miss St new coaches, mizzou lost OC, Jimbo isn't the 75 million dollar man, and no way we lose out of conference with these matchups
Hogs will be older overall and with different conditioning and mentality look for more success

[Mellon Collie]

One of the softest schedules i can remember. 7-5 seems reasonable.

more than reasonable. at least 7.

[VegasHog]

My belief is that the 2018 roster is a five or six win team with a poor or mediocre coach. The NFL research shows very little variance from one coach getting fired to his successor in the following season (https://statsbylopez.com/2017/01/04/matching-to-estimate-the-causal-effects-of-firing-an-nfl-coach/) but I'm not sure the same applies to college football and it's possible a good coach is two wins better than mediocre so I think eight wins in year one will show that Morris is above average or excellent college coach.

[RazorChuck]

2018 Arkansas Football Schedule
Sept. 1 – EASTERN ILLINOIS- ----win
Sept. 8 – at Colorado State--------loss
Sept. 15 – NORTH TEXAS ----------loss
Sept. 22 – at Auburn ---------------loss
Sept. 29 – vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas)-loss
Oct. 6 – ALABAMA -------Loss
Oct. 13 – OLE MISS ------loss
Oct. 20 – TULSA ----------loss
Oct. 27 – VANDERBILT -----loss
Nov. 3 – Open Date
Nov. 10 – LSU ---------------Loss
Nov. 17 – at Mississippi State -Loss
Nov. 24 – at Missouri -----loss

The beginning of the end.

[Ex-Trumpet]

2018 Arkansas Football Schedule
Sept. 1 – EASTERN ILLINOIS W
Sept. 8 – at Colorado State L
Sept. 15 – NORTH TEXAS W
Sept. 22 – at Auburn L
Sept. 29 – vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas) L
Oct. 6 – ALABAMA L
Oct. 13 – OLE MISS W
Oct. 20 – TULSA W
Oct. 27 – VANDERBILT L
Nov. 3 – Open Date
Nov. 10 – LSU L
Nov. 17 – at Mississippi State L
Nov. 24 – at Missouri L

4-8

Dude, Bielema is gone!  These gloom and doom predictions are in the rear view mirror!

[RazorChuck]

Dude, Bielema is gone!  These gloom and doom predictions are in the rear view mirror!

Kool-aid is so delicious........

[Ex-Trumpet]

Kool-aid is so delicious........

You need to pay attention to the teacher before she takes your phone away.

[RazorChuck]

You need to pay attention to the teacher before she takes your phone away.

Still thirsty huh, suck that Kool-aid down, remain oblivious to everything around you.

[jmark]

Well you see, you can't say he starts off 4-4 and then say he starts off in the hole.  Those are not the same thing.  4-4 would be even and 3-5 would be in the hole.

i did say or.
when is the last time we went 4-4 in our conference?
I'm saying CCM needs to be at least 4-4 his first year
bret was fired for not winning enough conference games