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Title: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: BAMADCHAMPSHIPS on April 23, 2012, 02:33:31 PM What a big splash!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaab--john-l--smith-named-head-coach-at-arkansas.html Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: pmull on April 23, 2012, 03:07:18 PM John L. Smith will be the interim coach next year. This makes much more sense. If he does well they will keep him. Otherwise, they go after a big hire after next season.
http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-john-l-smith-interim-arkansas-coach-191055367--spt.html http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57419290/john-l-smith-to-be-interim-arkansas-coach-source-says/ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9-w2E5en-4PZOxqWtMqJw7t9gdw?docId=c918994285b84e6bae5399cebcc57377 Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: lstephen on April 23, 2012, 03:44:25 PM Kind of a peculiar choice? Sounds a lot like Petrino. Didn't they learn anything?
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: Catch Prothro on April 23, 2012, 03:48:35 PM Big splash with John Smith. Other choices included John Doe.
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: ALTideUp on April 23, 2012, 04:20:46 PM They went after the unknown comic but they couldn't make the numbers work
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GFR5qX-xjrs/TxiQh0SQuJI/AAAAAAAACpA/7ZanG3f-3YM/s400/UnknownComic.jpg) Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: 2Stater on April 23, 2012, 04:30:43 PM (http://cdn3.standard.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/max_800/2011/12/05/story-smith-john-l-110098.jpg)
Looks like a suit salesman. Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: ALTideUp on April 23, 2012, 05:09:36 PM On the resume of the new head man at Hog Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LSNUXTdHyc Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: pmull on April 23, 2012, 08:05:16 PM The more I think about this Arkansas may have made a very good hire. John L. Smith was on Petrino's stall for several years. He left to take the HC position at Weber State after Arkansas played the Cotton Bowl game. He knows the Arkansas players and has HC experience at Louisville and Michigan State.
He signed a 10 month contract as interim Head Coach for $850,000. Other options would have been to hire an assistant already on the Arkansas staff but Petrino's top two assistants had left for HC jobs so no one on the staff had HC experience. Another option would have been to hire Gus Malzan or the UAB coach but you are stuck with them for several years. This move allows Arkansas to bring in Smith who has HC experience and knows the team. He coaches a very talanted team with high expectations for one year. Meanwhile, the Arkansas AD is looking for a big time hire at the end of next season. Arkansas had no chance of hiring a big name coach this year. The AD is tring to salvage next season without locking into a long term contract so he can get who he wants long term at the end of next season. Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: gottfriedsucks on April 24, 2012, 08:30:32 AM They keep him and it will turn in to their dubose, shula or terry bowden.
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: KoKoPuf on April 24, 2012, 09:51:56 AM Stupid decision by Arky! I can't believe they couldn't find a very good coach willing to take over a stocked, winning SEC program. This just kicks the decision down the road until November.
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: ricky023 on April 24, 2012, 12:59:58 PM Well we will see what he can do about the 4th game of the year or whatever it is when we go visit them boys. RTR!
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: carl childers on April 24, 2012, 02:33:01 PM What the John L. is going on here?
Title: Re: Arkansas has hired John L. Smith Post by: ALTideUp on April 24, 2012, 06:48:09 PM While I agree with PMull on the facts, it was really impolite of him to get all rational and logical up in the middle of our good time making fun of the Hogs. Tisk Tisk
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