How many wins does Dale have to have to keep his job next year?

[fire_hog]

  I think we all agree that these last few days have been the closest HDN has been to losing his job, and that he has finally run out of lives with the administration. Next year will be do or die time. I think the minimum should be 8, but with this neutered bunch on the hill, I say he'll get a pass with 7 and a bowl game.

[PIGG]

With a 12 game regular season, 8 sounds fair.  If Dick can flourish under Malzahn, I think we have a great chance in the SEC next year.  If not, however, we're in trouble.  Malzahn wants to teach his QB how to read the defenses better and if Dick can't do that, our passing game might not be much better.  I have faith in the boy though.  He showed great promise last year and I think, had he been given the chance to start all of last season, we would have beaten Vandy, Georgia, and South Carolina.  I know he played SC but that was his first game.  Had he started more prior, SC would have been a win.

[PiggyBack]

no ammount of losses will get Dale fired.

[GorillaJMonsoon]

[hogsanity]

If we have a healthy QB all year in either Casey or MM or ALex, then I would say 8.  Look at the schedule  3 non conf gimmees and then in the SEC a Vandy without Cutler, the 2 Miss schools.  A bama team, at home, that loses 15 starters.  They SHOULD win those.  Then you only have to beat one of the others SC, TN, LSU or AUb. 

[Cornhogio]

Nutt driving = Toonces the driving cat. 

[PiggyBack]

A real coach would win 10 games next year with out talent and schedule.  Unfortunately, Dale will win 7-8 games and all the huggers will do back flips.

[hogsanity]

A real coach would win 10 games next year with out talent and schedule. Unfortunately, Dale will win 7-8 games and all the huggers will do back flips.

10?  Care to say why they SHOULD win 10?  12 game sched and 0one of those is USC, with or without Matt and Reggie, they still have more weapons, MANY MORE.  so there is one loss.   

[kremlinhog]

doesnt really matter because hdn
has never been held accountable for his sorry coaching and his moronic statements. doesnt really matter, we are a joke of a football school, he
has already done the damage

[hogsanity]

GUs would never say F!@#  he is too intelligent.

[LSUFan]

I'm with PiggyBack, he could lose all of the games and be caught in bed with a live boy and a dead woman, and they still would not fire him.

[fullfan]

A real coach would win 10 games next year with out talent and schedule. Unfortunately, Dale will win 7-8 games and all the huggers will do back flips.

How many 10 win teams were there in the SEC West this year?  Not sure that is realistic...

[Jim Harris]

It doesn't matter how many wins. He keeps his job regardless. As long as Broyles is AD, Nutt is in.

[SultanofSwine]

Why is 10 unreasonable? Why should we set our expectations lower? That mentality is exactly why were in the mess we are in and ya'll are too freakin blind to see it.

If a coach is bad enough that folks talk about how many he needs to win to save his job, he is not worth keeping in the first place. WHY THE HELL IS THAT LOST ON YA'LL?

[EastexHawg]

I agree.  Nothing can get Nutt fired as long as Jim Lindsey is ramrodding this operation. 

There is no hope of getting a great coach at Arkansas.  Broyles and Lindsey will see to that.  I actually believe they would rather not get Butch Davis than hire him and take the chance that he will win big...and prove them wrong.

As long as Nutt stays in place and no other head coach gets a chance, they can hang onto their lame claim that no other coach could do a better job.

[GorillaJMonsoon]

GUs would never say F!@# he is too intelligent.

OK hows this?

[SultanofSwine]

Whats the over/under on the number of days after he signs a contract that he uses the big F? Can I get some action on 2?

[HawgLover08]

Nutt needs 7 to keep his job in my opinon.  However, in FB mind it doesn't matter what the record is.

[PAHog]

I want a winning SEC record and 2nd is the West.  I hope an OC does for Arkansas what it did for Awfulburn.

[StoneTemplePiglet]

7 wins will be enough to keep his job. Hell, back to back losing seasons didn't get rid of him. Why should 7 wins? 8 wins will probably get him a raise and 50 year contract extension.

[Boner]

It should be 8, but 7 will do it.  Even if they win 6, there will be articles written to try and save his job.

[Hog Bounty Hunter]

I think we all agree that these last few days have been the closest HDN has been to losing his job, and that he has finally run out of lives with the administration. Next year will be do or die time. I think the minimum should be 8, but with this neutered bunch on the hill, I say he'll get a pass with 7 and a bowl game.

Evidently the answer is 0

[pikehog]

Anything less than playing for the SEC Championship should get him fired.

He is a hack and can't coach.

He hired Gus simply to try and save Mitch. Who would be better off going to ND or TN, otherwise HDN will throw him under the bus like everyone else.........

I want Mitch to stay but everyone knows his best chance for success lays elsewhere.

[PiggyBack]

I would just like to finish the season ranked in the top 25.......too much to ask?

[Flatfoot]

No less than a 10-3 season is acceptable.

[jamie72921]

1 should do it.  As a matter of fact, I believe that we should extend him another 3 years because of this coordinator cloud that has been hanging around the last 8 seasons.