Has the negativity decreased be cause Gus was hired or....

[hogsanity]

because everyone has pretty much resigned themselves to the fact that HDn WILL BE HC of the Hogs for at least the 2006 season?

[geoffhog]

because everyone has pretty much resigned themselves to the fact that HDn WILL BE HC of the Hogs for at least the 2006 season?

95% because of Gus.

[CiriusPorker]

I think it's because we hired Gus...but the day after things were still getting negative.  I think people are getting really sick of complaining, and they're just getting tired of it. 

Also, with the Gus thing, it seems that the board isn't as busy...so i think a lot of the "negative" people are on a vacation right now.

[Jim Steele]

95% because of Gus.

Hardly.  People have given up hope.

[geoffhog]

95% because of Gus.

Hardly. People have given up hope.

They must have done it overnight then, because the negativity dropped dramatically the day Gus was hired.

[Jim Steele]

95% because of Gus.

Hardly. People have given up hope.

They must have done it overnight then, because the negativity dropped dramatically the day Gus was hired.

Yeah, because that's the same day everyone realized Nutt wasn't leaving.

[berryhog]

I think maybe a combination of both.  It seems most people (myself included) just wanted to see a change in offensive philosophy AND OR Nutt gone.  I think Nutt can be a really successful HC if he just allow his assistants to do their jobs.

[GrizzledHogFan]

I think Nutt can be a really successful HC if he just allow his assistants to do their jobs.

That's the 1.5 million-dollar question.

[Inigo Montoya]

I don't care any more.  It's basketball season

[Hawgon]

Most of are just tired and discouraged overall, even if we are slightly encouraged by the hiring of an offensive coordinator.

[WilsonHog]

My negativity has sort of taken another form. I no longer have any desire to talk about Razorback football, pro or con, and I don't know basketball well enough to intelligently talk about it.

I've committed to doing our bowl pickem, but when that is over I intend to make a concerted effort to find another way to spend my free time.

[silvertip]

I'm not negative at all, never have been. I positively think Hawg FB will be better off once Nutt is gone.

I've always thought anyone could do a better job as OC. So I'm feeling good about that.

I think a lot of folks like me are WAITING & watching. To see if, among other things, HDN can act like a normal head coach. By letting his coaches coach.

[PorcineSublime]

I would have to admit I am in the "both" camp. I was really hoping for the powers onthe hIll to go with a big name replacement and lets just start over. Instead they went out on a limb and took a shot that may pay off in spades. Or it could be the biggest mistake that JFB has made since 1997, but I at least give them credit for pushing HDN enough to make this happen. If they were hell bent on keeping him, this was the next best thing they could have done. It became obvious quickly that the big name OC's were avoiding us like the plague so why not take a chance on the next big thing. In a couple of years Frank will go out on top or he will be the most hated man in Arkansas. At least he gave some hope.

[Fire Numb Nutts!!!]

If Malzahn can counteract the entrenched stupidity and back biting of Numb Nutts and the Murray State mafia, more power to him, but I'm not holding my breath. There's still a lot of dead weight on the coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball.