Interesting Note from Wally Hall's Column Today

[WilsonHog]

"He (Jeff Long) also started losing some wealthy donors more than a year ago, in particular a die-hard former Razorback athlete and successful businessman who began a quiet study of the athletic department practices."

"The board of trustees didn't just show up last Thursday and suddenly have a vote to change athletic directors. This was a work in progress for at least three years."

[HawgWild]

I swore off Wally's column after the HDN debacle years back but I did read him today. I thought he was spot on with his assessment.

[Karma]

Who is the die-hard former athlete?

[Sivad]

Who is the die-hard former athlete?

TB

[nichc85]

I heard about a month ago that he might not survive TB.

[tbailey]

I'm obviously mentally blocked......TB?  Thanks ahead of time...

Tommy Boyer

[Boarcephus]

Wally indicated on Finebaum yesterday that Long played favorites with the BOT.  He treated 3 of them much better than some of the others and it pissed one of them off.  Whoever he made mad started compiling a case against Long and laid it out to the other members step by step.  What started off 5-5 split on keeping Long slid to 9-1 over time to ditching him.  Whether this is true I have no idea but with what's coming out, he may be dead right.   

[Wooderson]

Scanlon?

[Karma]

What did Long do to Boyer?

[IronHog]

Long made it 7 more years than he should have following up JFB....

[MNHogFan]

Wally is a politician, he waits and sees which way the crowd is going and then jumps in front as a leader.

[Oklahawg]

Long made it 7 more years than he should have following up JFB....

Ten years following a legend is most impressive.

Over the years you piss people off. Some never get over it. First one, then another. Soon, you have enough to take you down.

Every little thing potentially offended someone important.  I bet Jeff never again underestimates the value of football wins to calm a fanbase and get them off of the ledge.

[hamARchy in the USA]

Long made it 7 more years than he should have following up JFB....

He was here a decade longer than he should've been.  When right off the bat he pursued Tommy Bowden it demonstrated that he brought with him an outsider's perspective of the potential of the Razorback football program.

[EastexHawg]

Long presided over our two major men's sports descending to their lowest combined level in 100 years, the Board of Trustees overwhelmingly lost confidence in him, and the Chancellor didn't allow him to find another job, he fired him.

And yet...we have a lot of people on this board who are convinced we needed him to stay on.

It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

[idochog]

Winning would have made A lot of people look the other way

[Hoggish1]

Tommy Boyer

Correct

[Fort Dweller]

Did he take TB's parking spot at BWA?

[Boarcephus]

Correct

Perhaps if Long hadn't been so arrogant, he would have taken the time to find out who Boyer was and what he meant to Razorback fans before he stiffed him. 

[IronHog]

Ten years following a legend is most impressive.

Over the years you piss people off. Some never get over it. First one, then another. Soon, you have enough to take you down.

Every little thing potentially offended someone important.  I bet Jeff never again underestimates the value of football wins to calm a fanbase and get them off of the ledge.

I think JLs firing indicates a strong possibility that the Gus bus will return to UofA.

Most ADs woulda put B.B. on the short leash after last season promises or not......JL appeared to try in a nice way to be fired.

He went out in control

[DeltaBoy]

Long has now driven 2 solid Football programs in the ditch! Pitt and Ark! He should have been canned several years ago!

Nothing Worse than a Carpet Bagger Yankee coming down here screwing things up and leaving with millions of dollars!

[SooieGeneris]

Wally is a politician, he waits and sees which way the crowd is going and then jumps in front as a leader.

Exactly! I nearly threw up yesterday when Wee Wally was on Finebaum and Paul just gushed all over him as if Wally was some kind of Godfather of UA athletics.

That little weasel never turns on any coach or AD or criticizes much until it's obvious they are on the way out..

[Karma]

Long has now driven 2 solid Football programs in the ditch! Pitt and Ark! He should have been canned several years ago!

Nothing Worse than a Carpet Bagger Yankee coming down here screwing things up and leaving with millions of dollars!

Nothing is worse than that? You can't think of anything worse? Like slavery isn't worse?

[bondhue]

He was such a good AD that reading about the program's struggles is now more interesting than watching the games.

[PygmalionEffect2]

Long presided over our two major men's sports descending to their lowest combined level in 100 years, the Board of Trustees overwhelmingly lost confidence in him, and the Chancellor didn't allow him to find another job, he fired him.

And yet...we have a lot of people on this board who are convinced we needed him to stay on.

It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

You should get out more. 

[hawgball40]

Nothing is worse than that? You can't think of anything worse? Like slavery isn't worse?

wow, you're a troll. that was way out of line.

[hoglady]

He was such a good AD that reading about the program's struggles is now more interesting than watching the games.

I had to laugh at that - because is it so TRUE!!

[GoHogs1091]

Waldo Hall's column??? (I presume Wally is short for Waldo).

It probably should be called the daily effort instead of a column.

[mckinneyhog5]

Long presided over our two major men's sports descending to their lowest combined level in 100 years, the Board of Trustees overwhelmingly lost confidence in him, and the Chancellor didn't allow him to find another job, he fired him.

And yet...we have a lot of people on this board who are convinced we needed him to stay on.

It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

Your boy was still fired WITH cause payed nothing and told to GTFO and is now struggling to win games. Your infatuation with BP is bizarre.

[AflacHawg]

Your boy was still fired WITH cause payed nothing and told to GTFO and is now struggling to win games. Your infatuation with BP is bizarre.

and yet that team would skull Frank anything that buffet Bert would put on the field.

[searkhogfan]

Nothing is worse than that? You can't think of anything worse? Like slavery isn't worse?

Wow,  the Dumbest post of the day.  But it's still early.

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

Who is the die-hard former athlete?

JL?

[GuvHog]

Your boy was still fired WITH cause payed nothing and told to GTFO and is now struggling to win games. Your infatuation with BP is bizarre.

Struggling?? He's on course to go 8-4 in regular season play and go to a good Bowl game. I'd take that over being headed for 4-8 and not going to a bowl under Bret anytime.

[jkstock04]

Ten years following a legend is most impressive.

Over the years you piss people off. Some never get over it. First one, then another. Soon, you have enough to take you down.

Every little thing potentially offended someone important.  I bet Jeff never again underestimates the value of football wins to calm a fanbase and get them off of the ledge.

He pissed a lot of people off that first couple of years especially. It got a little overlooked because we were winning football games....or on track to winning football games. His decisions subsequently flushed the football program straight down the toilet, giving people more reason to jump.

He will go down as a polarizing AD, many thinking he did wondorous things for our program that will impossible for anyone else to replicate. Others will believe he was awful, didn't care about anything except his own self promotion at the expense of the football program.

[Boarcephus]

wow, you're a troll. that was way out of line.

Good to see your troll detector is working.   

[Hogwild]

He will go down as a polarizing AD, many thinking he did wondorous things for our program that will impossible for anyone else to replicate. Others will believe he was awful, didn't care about anything except his own self promotion at the expense of the football program.

I disagree that he was polarizing, in my opinion he flat out sucked at his job and vast majority will see it that way.  I have no idea how someone can really believe that Long "did wondorous things for our program."My belief that once we get a professional, competent athletic director, we will see the difference.  For the past 50 years our athletics have been run by two men (Frank & Jeff), hopefully we are about to have a quality AD that will put winning games as a priority.

[razorcash2]

Nothing is worse than that? You can't think of anything worse? Like slavery isn't worse?

What's that got to do with this?

[Razorbackers]

"The board of trustees didn't just show up last Thursday and suddenly have a vote to change athletic directors. This was a work in progress for at least three years."

So they sign off on his huge contract 2 years ago.

Smart.

[sowmonella]

Long has now driven 2 solid Football programs in the ditch! Pitt and Ark! He should have been canned several years ago!

Nothing Worse than a Carpet Bagger Yankee coming down here screwing things up and leaving with millions of dollars!

Almost 70,000 posts like this gem.

[HognotinMemphis]

"He (Jeff Long) also started losing some wealthy donors more than a year ago, in particular a die-hard former Razorback athlete and successful businessman who began a quiet study of the athletic department practices."

"The board of trustees didn't just show up last Thursday and suddenly have a vote to change athletic directors. This was a work in progress for at least three years."

I assumed he was referring to JJ.

[HognotinMemphis]

Wally is a politician, he waits and sees which way the crowd is going and then jumps in front as a leader.

Orville Henry did same thing. He gave Holtz the reach around for 7 years then when it was announced he was fired, Henry bashed him mercilessly. They are all similar character in that way.

[HognotinMemphis]

Long presided over our two major men's sports descending to their lowest combined level in 100 years, the Board of Trustees overwhelmingly lost confidence in him, and the Chancellor didn't allow him to find another job, he fired him.

And yet...we have a lot of people on this board who are convinced we needed him to stay on.

It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

Agree on all points in your comment. First one is hard fact. As for the people who think firing him is a mistake, their reasoning, if they have any, is worthless and dumb.

[GWFan]

Struggling?? He's on course to go 8-4 in regular season play and go to a good Bowl game. I'd take that over being headed for 4-8 and not going to a bowl under Bret anytime.

Petrino is 3-4 conf right now.  10-4 good buddy =D

[HognotinMemphis]

Waldo Hall's column??? (I presume Wally is short for Waldo).

It probably should be called the daily effort instead of a column.

I don't know....maybe, "Walter". But you're probably right.