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12/5/2007 11:16:25 PM

reports saying grobe heading there. probably good for us in the long run since his offense always kicks the crap out of us... but bad for the conference since he was keeping wake respectable.

12/5/2007 11:31:34 PM

but will grobe be able to adapt to coaching mildly retarded sec players and not-so-mildly retarded arkansas fans

12/6/2007 12:08:13 AM

Lollercaust

12/6/2007 1:36:11 AM

Just realized this.

Grobe going to Arkansas means that the longest-tenured coach in the state for the five I-A schools is Skip Holtz.

12/6/2007 8:42:57 AM

this would be a really dumb move for Grobe IMO. How will he handle the pressure? he hasnt seen pressure like he will once in Hawg Country. He has built a solid program at Wake and has forced them to commit to the football program.

if this IS true, i fear Paul Johnson maybe the front runner to take over. It would be a easy transition for him to come in keep the ball running or rolling

12/6/2007 8:59:33 AM

^Yeah, Paul Johnson probably now has his pick of Wake, Georgia Tech, and Duke. He can just sit back and watch the money roll in as a bidding war ensues. More power to him, but I don't like the idea of us having to play against him.

12/6/2007 9:05:48 AM

Grobe has to step up to a bigger name program if he ever wants to be recognized as one of the better coaches in the country. He's done a great job at Wake, but who outside of NC even realizes that? At Arkansas, he'll have chances to prove himself against LSU, Alabama, Auburn, etc. He's got a chance to flame out, but the potential for success is much greater if he succeeds. No matter how well he does at Wake, there's always going to be a glass ceiling.

12/6/2007 9:05:52 AM

It's a shame for Grobe that Darren McFadden won't be back. Just think what he and Felix Jones would bring to Jim Grobe's offense. Felix Jones could leave this year as well, but I'm inclined to think a year under Grobe could really help his draft stock, provided he stays healthy.

12/6/2007 9:18:54 AM

Quote :

"the potential for success is much greater if he succeeds"

12/6/2007 9:31:08 AM

word is Grobe changed his mind...this is starting to get laughable for Arkansas.

12/6/2007 9:58:06 AM

Lol.

It's apparently official.

12/6/2007 10:05:29 AM

http://wakeforest.scout.com/

12/6/2007 10:08:31 AM

he's probably scared of failure, smart move.

12/6/2007 10:17:49 AM

12/6/2007 10:19:29 AM

weak

sauce

can't be afraid to fail. that's just terribly sad if that's true. and don't tell me winston-salem is where he wants to be. for that much money, i'll go fail in the SEC for a few years.

12/6/2007 10:24:07 AM

yeah but then his family would have to hear how much of a failure he is, he's afraid of that.

12/6/2007 10:28:58 AM

Arkansas football is a snakepit. I'm sure he saw that his staff was well taken-care of.

Coaches that have successfully gotten raises out of the Arkansas opening:
Butch Davis
Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Bowden
Jim Grobe

12/6/2007 10:30:08 AM

Houston Nutt looks pretty good right now

12/6/2007 10:30:50 AM

Quote :

"Arkansas football is a snakepit. I'm sure he saw that his staff was well taken-care of. Coaches that have successfully gotten raises out of the Arkansas opening: Butch Davis Tommy Tuberville Tommy Bowden Jim Grobe "

so they are the nc state of the sec!

12/6/2007 10:31:39 AM

they were definitely stupid as shit to fire him, especially after he beat the #1 team in the nation.

12/6/2007 10:31:55 AM

they didnt fire him. he left.

12/6/2007 10:34:58 AM

just to inform everyone, its over...this thread was made to accompany the one on packpride to get rumors started that Butch may leave

its all been a joke from the start and I was asked on here to start one to help anyone who may have ventured over to be convinced it really was quite the deal.

seems that these threads actually were the "unnamed sources" that ESPN and the AP were using to get the rumors that Butch was going to the Hawgs.

job well done by those recruited here and at PP

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=178#s=178&f=2515&t=1598579&p=1 just for laughs

12/6/2007 10:36:19 AM

^ So because of an NC State fan's joke, the state of North Carolina government is paying Butch Davis $291,000 more per year on an invented rumor?

I always thought I might have done this. I kinda started a rumor that Bob Knight was going to become the new NC State head coach in early 2001.

Two weeks later, I heard it on the radio.

12/6/2007 10:47:05 AM

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"so they are the nc state of the sec!"

Did anyone other than Barnes and Calipari get a raise out of the NC State basketball search? I know the thing was a mess, but:

Mike Montgomery was shown the door a couple weeks later, and his bosses were just being vindictive by not letting him out.
We wouldn't have anything to do with Brady.
Lavin remained a commentator.
Beilein was screwed over when Fowler reneged on the terms of the WVU buyout.


In retrospect, I'm still not certain whether Calipari was playing us for a raise from the start or got spooked when informed of the academic constraints.

[Edited on December 6, 2007 at 11:15 AM. Reason : .]

12/6/2007 11:15:07 AM

Who will Arkansas go after now?

[Edited on December 6, 2007 at 11:25 AM. Reason : /]

12/6/2007 11:24:31 AM

Quote :

"Quote : "so they are the nc state of the sec!" Did anyone other than Barnes and Calipari get a raise out of the NC State basketball search? I know the thing was a mess, but: Mike Montgomery was shown the door a couple weeks later, and his bosses were just being vindictive by not letting him out. We wouldn't have anything to do with Brady. Lavin remained a commentator. Beilein was screwed over when Fowler reneged on the terms of the WVU buyout. In retrospect, I'm still not certain whether Calipari was playing us for a raise from the start or got spooked when informed of the academic constraints."

Barnes was close to leaving. His wife was what held him back.

I always thought Cal was just Beamering us, but per that ESPN article, he was ready to go. (No idea how honest the article is, but it actually sounds like he was very very close to leaving)

Belien would have been here in a heartbeat. He was looking for somewhere to go....whether it was NC State or anywhere else

The worst of them all was Lavin, IMO. Although he gets paid a shitton with no pressure, it's pretty bad when a guy who doesn't even have a coaching job turns down your job.

[Edited on December 6, 2007 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ]

12/6/2007 11:59:25 AM

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"Who will Arkansas go after now?"

Ideal situation: They talk BMFD into coming.... but only after Paul Johnson has signed with GT, Duke, or somewhere else so they are pretty much screwed at getting a quality coach.

12/6/2007 12:01:03 PM

^^
While Lavin was clearly the worst, it appeared as though he either didn't have a solid offer (b/c we were negotiating with Beilein at the same time), or he had an offer and we pulled it after he went public. He is a terrible coach, and we shouldn't have considered him in the first place. He has a huge ego and couldn't keep his mouth shut, but he never actually turned us down.

12/6/2007 12:11:04 PM

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/12/06/razorback_central/120707uafbgrobebacksout.txt

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"FAYETTEVILLE - For the second time in three days, Arkansas has been spurned by the man picked to be the Razorbacks’ new football coach. Media outlets throughout the country, including The Morning News, reported Wednesday night and in today’s newspapers that Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe would replace Houston Nutt. Today, Grobe decided to remain at Wake Forest. On Monday night, the UA zeroed in on Clemson coach Tommy Bowden, but things fell apart and the board of the Razorback Foundation never voted on a salary supplement for Bowden. The negotiations with Grobe went further and the foundation board approved a salary supplement for him. The foundation would not be asked to approve such a supplement unless the coach involved had agreed to the terms, according to a source. Grobe went before his team last night and that the situation became very emotional, according to reports. He apparently told Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long today that he had changed his mind."

12/6/2007 1:22:08 PM

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"BMFD"

I can't figure out for the life of me what coach BMFD is.

12/6/2007 1:23:16 PM

Butch "Mother Fucking" Davis

12/6/2007 1:24:12 PM

Ah, thanks...

That's not happening.

12/6/2007 1:26:00 PM

As it's been written in a bunch of the pp threads, I prefer "MFBD"

12/6/2007 2:12:20 PM

Does Arkansas have any National Championships from back in the day? How many Big 8 championships do they have?

Just curious but their situation in searching for a new football coach is similar to ours with basketball it appears...

12/6/2007 2:14:04 PM

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"I can't figure out for the life of me what coach BMFD is."

You'll also see it as 'CBMFD'

That's 'Chief Butch MotherFucking Davis' becuase he said he was part native american

12/6/2007 2:17:56 PM

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"How many Big 8 championships do they have? "

That's easy. None.

They were in the Southwest Conference before the SEC. It was made up of Arkansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor, TCU, SMU, Rice, and Houston. I think they were one of the powers alongside Texas and Texas A&M.

12/6/2007 2:27:35 PM

^ god damn it... that's what I meant. Big 8 was Oklahoma, Nebraska et al..

12/6/2007 3:56:04 PM

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"He's done a great job at Wake, but who outside of NC even realizes that?"

the folks that voted him national coach of the year probably did

12/6/2007 5:35:50 PM

^ oh snap

Grobe is a great coach. Everyone knows that. Louisville fans were drooling over him after the Orange Bowl and when Petrino left.

12/6/2007 6:54:58 PM

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"How many Big 8 championships do they have? "

sigh

12/6/2007 7:02:41 PM

damn, nvm, i guess we will still have to deal with wake forest

12/6/2007 9:09:45 PM

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"Does Arkansas have any National Championships from back in the day? How many Big 8 championships do they have?"

One national title in '64, several conference championships.

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/arkansas/championships.php

12/6/2007 10:10:53 PM

Who's their next target?

He's gotta be a highschool coach at this point. Everyone else has a raise already.

12/6/2007 11:26:23 PM

I really don't think Grobe used Arkansas to get a raise, I think he was going to sign until he got that phone call from Wake, but I don't think in any way he was expecting it or looking for it to happen

12/6/2007 11:46:49 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3145082

That might officially end this thread

12/7/2007 5:30:08 AM

I intend to keep this thread alive until signing day or Arkansas has had a coach for a couple weeks, whichever comes first.

12/7/2007 6:03:34 AM

goalielax:

Quote :

"no schools have contacted Navy about PJ as of yesterday...your source is a POS...same shit as the guy on CBS sportsline who reported PJ is going to SMU"

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/gatech/stories/2007/12/07/gtfoot_1208.html

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"Tech, Johnson agree to deal"

i told you i wasn't making stuff up. the high social circles know more than any espn analyst with his coaching rumors.

12/7/2007 12:05:42 PM

Sounds like Petrino might be Arkansas' next coach.

12/11/2007 6:25:25 PM

^ local abc news guy just said the same thing. i guess he doesn't want to be a part of the falcon rebuilding period. can't really blame him.

12/11/2007 6:28:46 PM