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Arkansas Shows Support, Gives Nutt Pay Raise

Last updated Friday, February 16, 2007 7:45 PM CST
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By Alex Abrams
The Morning News

FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas has shown its support for embattled football coach Houston Nutt by giving him a pay raise.

Nutt said Friday that he has agreed to a raise, which athletic director Frank Broyles had mentioned when he announced a one-year contract extension for Nutt in December.

The paperwork for the extension has not been finalized, but Nutt was expected to sign the new deal soon. Terms of the raise have not been disclosed, but it will boost Nutt's annual salary of $1,049,644.

"(Broyles) said it would happen, and he has always followed through," Nutt said, referring to the pay raise. "It just got lost in the recruiting."

Broyles said on Jan. 26 that he still planned to give Nutt a raise despite much displeasure from fans regarding the direction of Arkansas' football program.

At the time, Broyles said he hoped to get Nutt's raise finalized by early February when the coach could take a break from recruiting. The only sticking point was that Nutt had not yet decided on whether he wanted the additional money now or when he retires.

Broyles, a longtime supporter of Nutt, is expected to announce this morning at Arkansas' Board of Trustees meeting that he plans to retire.

Nutt, who was named the Southeastern Conference's coach of the year after going 10-4 this past season, ranks in the bottom half among the league's coaches in annual pay. He receives a salary of $329,644 and another $720,000 in other income for a total of $1,049,644.

Nutt said he saw the raise as a show of support from Arkansas after a rough two-month stretch that has included plenty of negative publicity and some fans calling for the coach to be fired.

The raise also dispels the notion that the school intends to buy out the remainder of Nutt's contract. His new deal extends his contract through the 2012 season.

"My father made $30,000 a year. I think the most my mother made was $30,000 a year as a teacher. So I have a respect for teachers and salaries," Nutt said Friday. "... I don't worry about money."

In the six weeks since the Razorbacks ended their season with a 17-14 loss to Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, Nutt has had to deal with a series of high-profile situations.

Former Arkansas offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn announced Jan. 15 that he was leaving to become an assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa. Malzahn's decision to leave came after he was told by Nutt that there was a plan to bring in David Lee to be Arkansas' co-offensive coordinator.

A day after Malzahn's departure, former Springdale High star quarterback Mitch Mustain asked Nutt for a release from his scholarship. The freshman is still attending classes at Arkansas while he considers his transfer options.

SEC Football Coaches' Salaries For 2006

Name School Salary Other Income Total

Tommy Tuberville Auburn $235,000 1,996,000 2,231,000

Phillip Fulmer Tennessee $325,000 $1,725,000 $2,050,000

Mike Shula* Alabama $412,000 1,354,853 1,766,853

Mark Richt Georgia $270,000 $1,443,000 $1,713,000

Urban Meyer Florida $491,750 $1,032,800 $1,524,550

Les Miles LSU $500,000 $950,000 $1,450,000

Steve Spurrier South Carolina $257,500 $1,042,500 $1,300,000

Houston Nutt Arkansas $329,644 $720,000 $1,049,644

Sylvester Croom Mississippi State $190,000 $750,000 $940,000

Ed Orgeron Ole Miss $900,000 $5,000 $905,000

Rich Brooks Kentucky $195,000 $534,165 $729,165

Bobby Johnson Vanderbilt NA NA NA

*Was fired after the regular season.

**Source: USA Today

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ThisisNOTGood wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:40 PM:

" WOW is all I can say. He should be released. :( I am not supporting this "

Whatever wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:43 PM:

" If they had just informed him about this raise in an email, he would have never known about it. "

WOW wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:45 PM:

" Arkansas is not showing support. FB is and it is a slap in the face of the fans. "

Reaganite wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:46 PM:

" Nice way to give the fans the bird on your way out Frank. This will do wonders for your "legacy". If Nutt stays, every potential recruit will be told of his wife forwarding disparaging emails about players and coaches, how his friends/boosters threatened a freshman QB and his wife laughed. Nutt must go or we'll be run off of most SEC fields after DMAC leaves. "

BaggerVance wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:47 PM:

" If he gets a extension and raise this fan of 55 plus years will be taking fishing, hunting, and motorcycle trips on weekends this fall. "

NewsFlash wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:47 PM:

" This just in, "President Ford gives Nixon a raise in a show of support." "

DisgustedHog wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:49 PM:

" I have not missed a game in Fayetteville since 1988, but I promise you that I will never attend another game so long as Houston Nutt is our coach. My donations and season tickets are now a thing of the past. "

FormerOffensiveCoordinator wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:55 PM:

" I told Houston it would be wise to pass on the raise, but he decided to run it up the middle. Game over. "

Arkrzrbacks wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:55 PM:

" I cannot believe with all the lies and deceits that Frank would do this. If the Trustee's allow this to happen it shows that it goes much farther then the athletic department. "

Jim wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:57 PM:

" Great news! Coach Nutt led the Hogs to their best record since 1989, with a 10 win season, won the SEC West, was named the SEC Coach of the Year, and the Hogs ended the year ranked in the Top 15. This extension and raise was well earned. Looking forward to next season! Go Hogs! "

Unbelievable wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:58 PM:

" So supporting the ridicule of your offensive coordinator and freshman QB is worth MORE than $1 Million??? How much of a raise would he get for flipping off the Board of Trustees? "

Hogsrock wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:59 PM:

" This is the worst news to ever come from the hill. "

ThinkingJim wrote on Feb 16, 2007 8:59 PM:

" "Great news! Darren McFadden led the Hogs to their best record since 1989, with a 10 win season, won the SEC West, was named the Doak Walker Award Winner, and the Hogs ended the year ranked in the Top 15. The scholarship was well earned. Looking forward to next season! Go Hogs!" "

d1nonlyhogfan wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:02 PM:

" All I can say is that I don't care what Frank ever did for this University; this was the worst thing he ever could have done, and it will probably set us back several years. What kind of message is sent to QB and WR recruits when a coach that talks out of both sides of his mouth runs off the most highly recruited QB and WR ever out of Arkansas (one an All-SEC Freshman) and the best Offensive Coordinator to ever grace the Hill gets a raise after all of this? The same coach's wife forwarded an email that was full of venom aimed at every Springdale party involved. Talk about negative recruiting; Houston Nutt has pretty much assured that he will NEVER have a top-25 recruiting class (as if he would have anyway). This is by far the worst decision ever made in U of A Athletics, and the effects on the fan base will be felt greatly next season. "

Betterthananutt?morenuttz wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:02 PM:

" Awesome!!!!!!!!! were gonna win it all next year, no doubt about it with Dale, the SEC coach of the year,need i remind yall and Dmac,here comes you're heinzman!!!! Woo pig sooieeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! "

1993UAgrad wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:03 PM:

" I have never been so embarrassed and humiliated to be an Arkansas alumni. I just hope this is just a nightmare and I'll wake up soon "

d1nonlyhogfan (the stats don't lie) wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:11 PM:

" Nutt was 4-7 with the same team in '05. The offense under Gus improved from 66th to 32nd nationally. Nutt has had 9 years straight of back-to-back SEC losses. Nutt has never been to the BCS. Nutt has never WON the SECCG, losing his two attempts by a combined 68-31. Nutt is 0-2 vs USC, losing by a combined 120-31. Nutt's "Quick Trigger" broke somewhere in between the S Car game and the LSU game. It took a 7-1 SEC season for Nutt to finally get above .500 in SEC play (38-36 overall). Nutt is 0-8 vs GA and FL, 3-6 vs LSU (0-4 since MoM), 2-4 vs Tennie, 2-2 vs UK, 1-1 vs Vandy. Nutt has never won in Baton Rouge or Knoxville, and his only win in Tuscaloosa came in 2003, when Bama finished 4-9 (http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/yearly_results.php?year=2000). Six of Nutt's seasons are in the top-10 of "Most Points Allowed in a Season" in Razorback history (http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/arkansas/most_points_allowed_season.php). Nutt is .604 for his career, which includes his 4 years at MSt & 1 year at Boise St. (http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1765). Arkansas Razorbacks football national team rankings by decade since 1960: 1960-69: 4th http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/decade_team_rankings.php?period=1960-1969 1970-79: 10th http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/decade_team_rankings.php?period=1970-1979 1980-89: 16th http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/decade_team_rankings.php?period=1980-1989 1990-99: 48th http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/decade_team_rankings.php?period=1990-1999 2000-06: 38th http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/decade_team_rankings.php?period=2000-2006 Nutt's all-time postseason record: Division I-AA Playoffs = 1-2 SEC Championship game = 0-2 Division I-A bowl games = 2-5 ------------------------------ Total = 3-9 (.333) "

Semper_Aper wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:13 PM:

" Mr. Abrams, did you bother to get any confirmation of this "show of support" from any offical of the UofA or the Razorback Foundation before going with this story? It appears H. Dale's getting a little ahead of himself. Announcing his own raise offered by an AD who may be a lame duck or perhaps even unemployeed by the time the sun sets tomorrow. Flying Sexton in was a nice touch. Razorback Football: Still on the spin cycle, but maybe the timer's about to go off. "

ArkansasAttorney wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:16 PM:

" I am done with Razorback Athletics. I will funnel the money i have spent in the past into other avenues. The program no longer cares about the fans, so until the day JFB steps out and takes Houston with him, i will give my dollars to another cause. sincerely, the last straw "

Fidel Castro wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:16 PM:

" Does AD stand for "Absolute Dictator"? It appears that way. I will be submitting my application in the morning. I have a lot of experience in this field. "

Suzygal wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:19 PM:

" Let it allllllll out guys. Vent!! You say you have to vent somewhere, so here is the place. Don't kick the cat, please. Just vent some more here. "

Billy Clinton wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:25 PM:

" Thanks for making me look good Frank. If Hillary is elected President, then I need something to do too. Believe I'll apply for the A.D. job. Can you give me a good reference Frank? "

Suzygal wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:25 PM:

" Come on guys. I know you can do more. Vent! Release the anger, it will make you feel better. I know how to feel better, too. Hang on, I need to take another Midol. "

Sickof it wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:29 PM:

" Last desperate act of a soon-to-be-deposed dictator for life. Sad....Typically small-time, bush-league, and oh-so-Arkansas...but still sad. "

Fidel wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:30 PM:

" You heard wrong. I am not soon-to-be-seposed. Hand me another cigar, Raul. These hogs are smelling up the place tonight. "

truth wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:32 PM:

" Gus Malzahn is a genious. It is about INTEGRITY. We should have PASSED the ball this year with the HUNH. We would have won ALL our games and Darren would have WON the heisman. Many are dumb and like MEDIOCRENESS. Mitch you will see is Peyton Manning, and will be GREAT at USC with Damian. WE DIDN'T GIVE THEM A CHANCE THIS YEAR because we like to RUN when we need to PASS! I'm GLAD we got Kodi and Lee to go to AU, good for them, and any recruit reading this needs to RUN AWAY TOO. (I suggest tulsa) Go hogs!!! "

Poet Laureate wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:34 PM:

" MEDIOCRENESS?? Is that a new word I haven't been informed about yet? I don't want to be behind the times. "

sad wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:36 PM:

" If the man gets a raise.. the fans, citizens of AR had not one vote. Totally unfair. He can't be a true hog to accept a raise with all that has been going on. His wife should HIDE... can you just consider what it must be like to go out in public these days for her. "

Suzygal wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:38 PM:

" You got that right, Mr. sad. You got no say. It's a U of A matter. Now drink the rest of your beer and go to bed. "

coach nutt wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:40 PM:

" cmon guys dont hate, congratulate! i cant help it im nothing more than a shady used car salesman. so im scammin arkansas with my daddy frank, big deal. IM gettin PAID!! BOOOYA! I CALLED THAT RAISE BRUTHA! Teresa, you still comin over for dinner? "

Old DC or DM wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:43 PM:

" MEDIOCRE is an overused word by one poster. But what the heck. He doesn't get many kicks, do you DC? "

R. Kirkpatrick wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:53 PM:

" Congratulations to Coach Nutt and his staff on a great season. Another 10 win season looks possible next year. Keep up the good work. Go Hogs!!! "

HaveALife wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:58 PM:

" Some of you haters need to get a more positive outlet for your lives and quit trying to get fulfillment out of an amateur sports team. Objective outsiders agree with this raise. Drop off the bandwagon for a year and see if you're missed. "

arkyvol wrote on Feb 16, 2007 9:59 PM:

" "lost in the recruiting" what recruiting??? "

Suzygal from Arkadelphia wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:01 PM:

" Please don't use big words like objective to the guys. They have no idea what that means. Break it down into small root words for them. "

John Wayne Gacy wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:04 PM:

" Frank ole buddy don't listen to them, the first one's always the hardest. "

Tanya Harding wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:06 PM:

" Right on Frankie! But next time try a tire iron on em. Call me? *wink* "

PO,ed wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:06 PM:

" The Stevens family made Frank rich. He shafted them a few years back. The State made him a god like figure and now he slaps the State in the face. Talk about arrogance! I am insulted by his actions "

Gibby wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:09 PM:

" 10 wins in a 14-game season is no better than 7 wins in an 11-game season. Is that good enough? That is, if it's all about wins. Nevermind integrity and leadership. I won't make another donation or buy another ticket until HDN is gone. "

Games in Fayetteville wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:12 PM:

" That would be the BEST Thing to happen. All the HOME games SHOULD be at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. War Memorial is a neutral site -- NOT a home field advantage. If we have to play there -- play Missouri Southern or some unimportant game -- NOT LSU geeze. "

Mike Huckabee wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:13 PM:

" Frank, don't forget the hard drives! "

Pretty Boy wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:15 PM:

" You Springdale people want all of the home games in Fayetteville, so that you can boycotte a game near-by more easily. "

Wally Small wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:18 PM:

" R.E.S.P.E.C.T. That's all I want when I get to the hill. Next time those suckers will do what I say! Got the old buzzard bagged; now a few more slimy vindictive half truths should bag that younger turkey. Can't believe he just got a raise. Dy8m it! If only I could have caved in Knight's career before he set that friggin record! Sorry excuse of a coach. Should never have messed with my mommie! "

War Memorial wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:19 PM:

" I thought we were the home of Louisiana Monroe? "

Fan wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:20 PM:

" I've been Franked slapped! "

confused wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:21 PM:

" let me get this straight, the man mistreats a kid with a promising career, not to mention a top notch coach, and he gets a pay raise. whatever happened to people owning up to their mistakes and resigning? had i treated a kid that way i would be ashamed to show my face in public. "

confused wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:27 PM:

" we need to insist on honesty and integrity to start with. from there, if we have a winning team that is great. if not, so be it, keep trying. we should not be having this debate. the good people of this state deserve better. imagine it was your son, brother, etc, when you think on this issue. how would you want him treated? why is it okay, cause it involves a football coach? are we that little? "

Calling Dr. Zarkiboan wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:29 PM:

" Urgent, Dr. Ezekial Zarkiboan, is there any possibility that you could make an emergency house call tonight? The hounds are restless as a full moon night, doc. "

not confused wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:31 PM:

" It's obvious that the same person is posting all these comments. Get a life. Go Hogs! "

Sparkie wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:32 PM:

" Yeah, it's the same negative tone in every other email. "

I'm a winner! wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:33 PM:

" I just realized that I went 10-4 in "not peeing on the seat" in my last 14 trips. I guess I'm a winner, too! "

Millionaire's Club wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:38 PM:

" We would like to welcome our newest deserving member, Houston Dale Nutt! (Paid for by the Millionaire's Club welcoming committee, Former Enron President Jeffrey McMahon, Club Chairman.) "

NEA Hog wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:44 PM:

" Rollen Nolen for AD.....anyone, anyone?? "

Barry wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:45 PM:

" JUST ANOTHER SCAM WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR IN WHICH IS TO GIVE THE CITIZENS THE SHAFT. "

TXHOG13 wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:48 PM:

" Thanks to all of you that are dropping your tickets. Maybe I can get closer to the 50. I go to watch the players play and not the coaches coach. I support the Razorbacks regardless of who is coaching. These students need our support. I have been ticket holder since 1971 and we continue to support the players. "

barry jr. wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:57 PM:

" Lets hear it for Nolan His the man for the job. But he will have to do it from home he cant go on campus. "

widdleboybiddy wrote on Feb 16, 2007 10:58 PM:

" Otis, remember! spit the marbles out first, then drop the gauntlet.....sheesh "

widdleboybiddy wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:01 PM:

" Otis, remember!!! Spit the marbles out first, then drop the gauntlet........ BTW, can I get a Texan jersey? "

oh ya! wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:04 PM:

" Slick Willy we need your help! "

razorbackred wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:08 PM:

" "Arkansas Shows Support, Gives Nutt Pay Raise" isn't nearly as controversial a headline as last year's "Nutt Yanks Dick, Inserts Johnson For Better Ball Play" "

Willy Says wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:17 PM:

" We need to raise taxes that would help stop this mess. "

Slick Willy wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:35 PM:

" Drop Texas in 2008 and pickup Tulsa that would be the game of the century. We will raise your taxes that will help you beat Tulsa. OK! "

madhog wrote on Feb 16, 2007 11:56 PM:

" Just another screw job from ole frank and his nutt buddy....sure glad they love the program so much...What do they do, get a raise every time we get an NCAA investigation...power truly corrupts. "

truth wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:01 AM:

" Tulsa will win. Gus is innovative not vanilla. Springdale would have beat any Nutty arkansas team. When you are conservitive the defense knows what you will do and stops you. GOOD COACHES know this. Darren would be better in a PASSING offense but some are dumb and cant see that. Mitch is a Heisman player that was not developed by Nutty who would rather WRITE hate emails. 10 wins is MEDIOCRE when you play 15 games that is unforgivable to not win the ones we would have with a REAL coach who runs a HUNH offense. Wally knows this. Beck knows this. Damian knows this. They do not want MEDIOCRITTY! They want INTEGRITY!!! Go hogs! "

woopig wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:02 AM:

" nolan for AD...Frank would crap his depends and I for one would love it. (would love Nolan getting the job not the crap in franks diaper) "

No, Seriously... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:40 AM:

" Did you know that you can scramble the letters in "Houston Gets A Raise" and make the sentence "Nauseates, Hogs Riot" "

I mean it... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:45 AM:

" ...and the sentence "Houston Dale Gets A Raise" unscrambles into "Deal Nauseates, Hogs Riot". "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:51 AM:

" Congrats to Houston! Well deserved this year...keep up the good work in 08, I'm sick of the haters!! Thank you Frank for giving us a program worth caring about...maybe you should have left sooner, truly made this University an average athletic program...maybe we can go back and join the SWC!?! "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:55 AM:

" to True Love, is he only to win or should he also be teaching kids how to be a good, honest, respectful man who does not deceive others? "

...and finally... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:59 AM:

" "Arkansas Board of Trustees" can be rearranged to spell "Frank Sours, Bad Taste Arose" "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:04 AM:

" Confused...that is truly where you have NO LEG to stand on...one thing Houston has done that no one can complain about is Graduate players and teach them the importance of being good Team-Players and good men! You never played for or worked under Houston, so ask the players, don't discuss things you know NOTHING about! Houston made mistakes regarding Mitch and Gus, never said he was perfect, but to act like Houston and or Frank have done nothing good for the U of A or for the players is absurd!! "

Today's News wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:09 AM:

" It's great if players are graduating, but we had four losses with the Heisman trophy runner-up! There'll never be another McFadden, and Arkansas still can't win big games while he's here. Houston Nutt is like peanut butter... regardless of their past, both are making people sick at the moment. "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:11 AM:

" And for those of us truly on the Inside...it is amazing how so many of you can be sooo blind! I wish Coach would come out and really tell it the way it is...sad part is he is the only one who seems to care...he is teaching us that sometimes it is more important to know when you are right and not feel the need to hurt others to prove a point! "

RE: True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:16 AM:

" ...while other times you pretend you haven't read an email that was sent to (and from) your whole family that hurts others just to prove a point. What's important again? "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:16 AM:

" Sorry, I forgot...Auburn was not a big game, Tennessee, South Carolina...those were chump teams...how stupid of me! USC kicked our butts, no excuses, LSU & Florida NOTHING to be ashamed of...Wisconsin was a sad day, no complaints there! "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:18 AM:

" okay, give the man his money and then buy him out and say thanks and let it be. too much has gone on to allow him to stay. there has to be some accountability in this matter. he messed up, despite all the past good. i could care less ref his wins/losses and if he is graduating players then that is huge. but, he needs to think about the state/school/team and move on because he does care for them vs himself. "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:20 AM:

" What a Joke!! Why do so many of you feel the need to protect little Mitch??? How bout all the nasty e-mails ROJO got...man I would love to share one of those e-mails...what was Coach supposed to do regarding the one e-mail to Mitch?!? Even if his wife received a copy? Maybe he was too busy trying to protect ROJO from the "TRUE TRASH" e-mails that he thought Mitch could handle one e-mail alone., his was love and joy compared to what some players receive on a daily basis! "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:22 AM:

" one or more wrongs do not justify another wrong nor inaction in a wrong. "

See Ya wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:23 AM:

" Everyone who says they're done with the program, I just wanted to say GOODBYE, SO LONG, and SEE YA...go support Tulsa or North Carolina or something "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:25 AM:

" Sorry...you still don't seem to have a true reason for Houston to leave other than he hurt Mitch and Gus's feelings... It is amazing how many fans forget what this program was like before Houston came in...you think we have problems now you should go back 10, 12, 14 years...we could not beat SMU, Citidale...and you complain about Florida (NC), LSU, etc... You have no clue how things could get...be careful what you wish for! "

RE: True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:25 AM:

" RoJo? RoJo made no difference to Arkansas' season. The game is on the field. The freshmen are the future of the program. The offense is what (supposedly) scores points. This year saw 4 losses on the field, 2 losses of freshmen to transfers, and the loss of the SPARK in the offense (the coordinator). Three strikes... so why shouldn't someone be OUT? "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:26 AM:

" besides, to me the issue is not about emails. that was like the straw that broke something for mitch and his family. for me it is about a coach misleading some kids way too much and then their making decisions that may have harmed their chances at a future. "

True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:28 AM:

" This is sad and so wrong...the guys said I would not believe how stupid some of our fans had become...that was an understatement! I'm out! Go Hogs! D'Mac said to say "Peace! From the true Doak!" "

Chris wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:28 AM:

" I'm furious just like Orville was over the hiring of Houston. Frank's and Houston's hypocrisy knows no bounds. "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:30 AM:

" this cannot be about wins/losses cause how does one argue with 10 wins in the SEC ( i am a big 12 fan who does acknowlege the supremacy of the SEC)? to make the change in coaches based on that is to say winning is everything. it is not. to make the change because a good man made a serious mistake is to make a change based on principle. "

confused wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:33 AM:

" looks like True Love took his ball and went home when he could not defeat the arguement with superior logic, but not before he resorted to name calling. "

RE: True Love wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:34 AM:

" Tell D'Mac to run whatever plays pop into his head next year. What's Nutt gonna do? Bench him? I trust D'Mac's judgment at the line of scrimmage vs. Nutt's historical losing record of boring play calling. D'Mac to the endzone, called play or not. Put the team on his back, it's our only hope! (Ten guys should be blocking...) Peace! Go Hogs! "

Thanks Frank! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:35 AM:

" Thank you Frank, for the hard work, great facilities, a University to be proud of, 1964, 1994, 10-4, Texas in Austin, 2000 Cotton Bowl, Track, Baum, Bud Walton, Razorback Stadium, keeping a couple games in LR...the list goes on, too many to mention!! "

The Broyles Family wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:38 AM:

" Houston for AD! "

The Broyles Family wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:39 AM:

" Better yet, Houston, stay as Head Coach and be the AD...Frank did it and did Great! "

Moving up! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:41 AM:

" I Love it!! Losers leaving the Stadium means better seats for me and my boys...run D'Mac run!! Thanks for the great seats losers! "

Go Hogs Go! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:48 AM:

" Players for Houston! Players loyal to Coaches, not fans...AMAZING!! Most fans have never played a day of organized Football in their lives...AMAZING! Fans ignorant fools...NOT AMAZING!!! "

Nothing new... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:52 AM:

" "losers", "stupid", "wife-beaters"... It's interesting that the Houston supporters on this page are the ones doing all the namecalling. I guess they must have been on that "funny" email distribution list, so it's just "follow the leader". Nice job... what other insulting names does your "love" for the program have for your fellow Arkansans? Come on, you've got to have more insults for your family, friends, and neighbors. Birds of a feather... "

Frustrated wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:08 AM:

" Some of you need to get your facts straight about the e-mails. The one that Diana Nutt forwarded was NOT the one that was sent to Mustain. It was the one that Teresa sent to Wally Hall - where she completely trashed Malzahn and all of the Springdale freshmen. Think about this: She wouldn't have thought it was so funny if there was not already some animosity toward them from within her own family. With all that has occured I am amazed that anyone would even consider giving Nutt a raise. "

RE: Emails... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:32 AM:

" Anyone who needs info on the emails, Read this on from Theresa to Wally Hall: http://realhognews.blogspot.com/#2291523608620145827 ...and know that Diana Nutt forwarded her copy to others saying, "I thought you might enjoy reading this...the Gus and Springdale section are quite funny." "

truth wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:03 AM:

" Teresa has no INTEGRITY! HDN has no INTEGRITY! Gus has INTEGRITY! Mitch has INTEGRITY! Beck has INTEGRITY! Wally has INTEGRITY! Mike Irwin has INTEGRITY! It's all about INTEGRITY! But it's not all about that. It's about the HUNH! INNOVATION! SMARTNESS! Not run run run with Darren. Springdale's offense could not be stopped. It would have been the same here if we had INTEGRITY instead of lies! Gus isn't just a man with INTEGRITY, he's not MEDIOCRE either! Tulsa is where kids who want INTEGRITY should go. They will win there too and be better than us, like Louisville, but a lot closer. When Gus comes back we will have wins and INTEGRITY again. And the HUNH!!! Go hogs!!! "

bc wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:34 AM:

" folks, ive been a razorback fan and nut supporter for a long time. I will always be a hog fan but heres the deal. HDN has not got the job done. His inability to develope a Qb is a major problem. He ran off a second round draft pick and the number one qb out of high school. The 10 win season all though nice was a fluke seeing how a couple of fg's against vandy and alabama and we only have 8 wins. We will never be competive in the sec till we have balance and it will never happen with Nut. I understand why some people still stick with him cuz of loyalty but folks your just hurting the program by keeping him around. Lets say good bye to Frank and Houston and start rebuilding the razorback nation. "

That's it!!! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:40 AM:

" Regardless of opinions on recent events, Nutt has taken this program as far as he can. Yes, players seem to respect him and play hard for him, however, lets face it, my three year old can call a game better than him. AS far as broyles goes, It's time we had someone new as A.D. I for one believe Nolan would be a great choice. Oh,and by the way, what Nutt and Broyles did to the Springdale boys WAS pretty shady. HEY, why don't we call Malzahn give him Nutts job? And the raise!!! "

That's it!!! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:46 AM:

" I WILL NOT be buying anymore tickets until BroylerNutt is GONE!!! "

No tickets here wrote on Feb 17, 2007 6:15 AM:

" I will not buy another item with the hogs on it, till this disgrace(Nutt) is gone, that includes tickets "

StillAHogFan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 6:25 AM:

" One last big old middle finger from the "Teflon Don" to the BOT's, the fans, and the state if Arkansas. Thanks Broyles. Now get out. And take your Nutboy with you. "

Get Real wrote on Feb 17, 2007 7:09 AM:

" Oh yes, Malzahn is such an offensive genius. That's why the only college team that was interested in him was Podunk U in OK. What an advancement for his career. Congratulations Coach Nutt! Here's someone that appreciates the last season. Apparently these haters don't appreciate your efforts or the efforts of the team. Just some spoined Springdale babies who are living in some fantasy world and are crying because they didn't get their way. "

Amazed!!! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 7:14 AM:

" If you want to know who gave HDN the raise, it is everyone who is posting. You have made football more than just a game. Remember Jimmy Counce, UA basketball player, heart surgeon? I wonder if he is paid over a mil. a year. He saves LIVES!!! To replace Nutt will cost more money than the UA is paying Nutt. And, will it make a difference? It is just a crap shoot. "

alwaysahogfan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 7:38 AM:

" I remember a razorback team before nutt who wished they could win 10 games.if some of you people get your wish and nutt does leave,it will be a long time before we have another 10 win season,sometime we have to watch what we wish for. "

Nearhawg wrote on Feb 17, 2007 7:47 AM:

" Head Coach from Arkansas that got away and ended up @ Auburn: $2.2 million. Proven Head Coach that has won a National Championship and will probably win again, $1.3 million. Ending a season on a 3 game skid, running off top freshman and assistants, consistantly recruiting 8th or 9th in the SEC and still getting a raise: Priceless! "

SupporthteNutt wrote on Feb 17, 2007 8:09 AM:

" Congradulations. A well diserved raise. Thank you for a very good year. "

Reaganite wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:05 AM:

" I remember Razorback teams that wish they could win 10 games too. All of the ones prior to Gus showing Nutt how to use his playbook. "

99 UA ALUM wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:07 AM:

" I can't take the *hit anymore. Get Frank and Nut out of here now. Put Hatfield as AD and Jimmy Johnson as head coach. Bring back Nolan, he was RIGHT and I'm a white boy. "

DC wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:10 AM:

" To the writer before me---you are brain damaged. "

GatorHawg wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:14 AM:

" A raise for HDN - greatly deserved, as he led the Hawgs to a 10-4 season, was Coach of The Year, possesses a high level of integrety, as he is paid less than almost all other SEC coaches. Congratulations to HDN, the coaches and the players - as well as to Coach Broyles, the "real," knowlegeable football fans, the administration and the "powers that be" at the UofA. "

Arkansas Fan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:14 AM:

" It's about time!!! Maybe this will be the first step in running the Springdale Mafia/Malazhan huggers out of town!!!!! "

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WORN OUT wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:17 AM:

" I ask for everyone that claim they are through with the razorbacks to back it up. move one. i don't know what's going on with personnel, but i like the razorbacks. i can't believe coach broyles is going out like this. has anyone seen our facilities? trust me, our athletic situation could get A LOT worse- go out to texas tech and see what it could be like. so for all the negative people- move on. you've expressed yourself. go support tulsa, uca, atu, or go find a proven winner and support them. jump on the florida bandwagon. whatever you do, stop whining on message boards. if you don't want to donate, fine. don't say it a million times. don't buy tickets- someone else will. why is it that news of our doak walker winner and heisman favorite ends up being a footnote behind all of the other drama? so if your through with the razorbacks, enough already. go now- there's no one stopping you. "

South Ar Fan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:24 AM:

" I'm sick of the NWA Springdale Mafia Bull Sh!t. Please drive West, get the he!! out of Arkansas and support the loser and the team he jumped ship and ran to. By the way springdale should consider themselves lucky that the boys from Central graduated a year early or the springdale boys would have never won a title. "

Dr.Ezekiel Zarkiboan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:26 AM:

" Spokesman, I will have to refuse treatment for you and the rest of the Hog-haters as you all are totally out of control, there is no cure. Since you hate the team, the players, the coaches------GO AWAY---FOR EVER!!! "

A Springdale Issue Only wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:33 AM:

" IMPORTANT FACT STATED here earlier was this----Darksiders are upset about the treatment of Malzahn and Mustain, maybe Damian too. Every issue they have ties right back into that fact! There are no other real problems or issues that they can find in the Arkansas football program or coaches or players...other than their mentality of about four year olds. "

Rope Trick wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:48 AM:

" That's OK ! ! ! Keep giving Houston enough and he will finally hang himself, maybe even before the end of this next season. "

Idea wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:51 AM:

" Can we get the GM from the San Diego Chargers to be AD for one year? "

Quit saying Mediocre wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:52 AM:

" We can quit saying mediocre. We are not that good anymore .... "

Dr. Siggy Freud wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:53 AM:

" Spokesman really tickles my funny bone. In your lucid moments keep speaking up. In fact, you have the most unusual patten of brain waves that Dr. Zarkiboan and I have ever seen...ones that suit the Springdale fans. "

Bunko wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:54 AM:

" Fayetville has now officialy re-named "FAYETT-NAM" The war zone! also "SPRING-DUNG" The hate zone! "

Outside Perspective wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:57 AM:

" I'm a lifetime loyal Hog fan in Chattanooga, TN. The rest of the SEC, which is well represented here, is saying we're the laughing stock of the SEC. "They have to hire a high school coach to get some recruits across town. They lie to players. The program is a complete embarrasment to the conference and their AD is too old, stubborn, and senile to even see it. Nutt is classless and would never make it at our school. He'd be done." Say what you want, but I'm completely humiliated. I support the Hogs, but not the coach or AD. "

Sick & Sorry its turned this way wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:04 AM:

" Nutt said his raise just got lost in the recruiting. What recruiting? Even let the Defensive Coordinator's son get away from him. The article says Nutt has not yet decided on whether he wanted the additional money now or when he retires. Take it now. Next years 7-5 season his raise won't be quite as large and contract will not be extended beyond 2012. The 10-4 season = 71.4% winning percentage. I work for the state and if I got a 71.4% on my evaluation I would be on probation and NO clip bonus). We don't get raises anymore unless we get a promotion or when we get the COLA. Bet it doesn't match the percentage raise Nutt got. Nutt said he saw the raise as a show of support from Arkansas. I guess we know now that Nutt thinks Arkansas is FRANK BROYLES, not you, not me, not even SuzyGal and all the other Nutt huggers out there. So to keep on giving him raises is just going to make it more difficult to "buy him out" when he goes 0-12 until 2012 or until Broyles (yes, he will be around) says goodbye to him. By then no decent coach will want to come to Arkansas and Broyles at age 85 can take back over as HEAD COACH. "

Suzygal to DC wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:09 AM:

" I see that many of the SPRINGDALE vigilante posters awoke in the middle of the night with a venting emotion to express. Do the rest of you normal Arkansas fans worry about the SPRINGDALE fans like I do? I'm worried that they will get help for their problems and we won't have all of the funny posts on here to laugh at in the future. BUT Nah, they wouldn't seek help for their condition, not them. I thought DC had been buried in SPRINGDALE, but they must have raised him from the dead to vent some more for them. "

Dix wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:13 AM:

" As for you "Springdung" would be destroyers of the Razorback football program, bask in this, Coach Nutt will BE-THERE til at least 2012. How do you like that!!!!!!???? "

So you love the Hogs wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:19 AM:

" If you expect to get any of these tickets you are going to have to cough up more money than ever before. You know with Frank leaving our contributions will fall off and you know what that means. If you want to see the Razorbacks play SHOW ME THE MONEY. "

Razorzone dead yet?? wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:26 AM:

" Speaking of show me the money, have they decided to dump that stupid idea of RAZORZONE yet? It is a bad concept, since nearly all of the other SEC schools are on Sirius satelite radio or the internet Yahoo broadcasts. And you can get free Yahoo TV broadcasts of Arkansas often. "

Willy Says wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:37 AM:

" Come on you all in Arkansas you know raising taxes will fix this hole thing right up. "

JM wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:38 AM:

" It absolutley amazes me to see the amount of total IGNORANCE on message boards and posts such as these. Its no wonder Arkansas is noted as having one of the lowest IQ's and Education levels in the nation. God help this state. We are sooooooooo soooooooooo backwards. I suggest you HILLBILLIES get a woman or something geeeeeze "

Get real wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:52 AM:

" Flash; the only ones laughing at Arkansas is the ones writing these posts. The rest of the schools in the SEC have there BS to deal with. "

Slick Willy says wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:03 AM:

" JM; WE understand your pain. Raise taxes that will help you. Were all tired of this mess. :( "

FrankRorie68 wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:06 AM:

" These comments about Broyles and Nutt are insipid ranting plebian incantations filled with rancor. I say "Not". I say "Go Hogs Go". "

get rael wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:13 AM:

" Ya Tenn. is laughing at our football prorgam. after we sent them back home with a loss. Right! And thy sent Frank B. a e-mail telling he to give HN a raise to keep him at Arkansas. "

The Only Smart One Here wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:13 AM:

" You people amaze me!! My suggestions: (1) get a job; (2) get a hobby; or (3) go support Tulsa and a coach that ran away!! Whatever you do, quit pretending like you are Razorback fans! "

The Only Smart One Here wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:16 AM:

" By the way, I would like you all to dump your season tickets! I'm looking to move closer to the 50!! (Oh that's right...none of you toothless hillbillies can afford season tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA!) "

Time-Traveller wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:20 AM:

" I've been to the future, and I have returned for your benefit. I have seen the 7 - 5 season even with the HEISMAN FRONTRUNNER in 2007. Sadly, it's all downhill from there. More years of 4 - 7 will occur. I am here to tell us, it can be changed. The future is not yet written. These future seasons are NOT acceptible. Someone once said that a football team needed a Quarterback. Not just anyone in a low-numbered jersey, but an actual Quarterback. Take away McFadden after '07, and we'll have NOTHING. Great job! Better take that raise now. Nutt supporters better milk this "10 wins" for all it's worth, the past will repeat itself. Never mind those 4 losses and the fact that 10-4 is actually a WORSE percentage than 8-3. The program has peaked... worse than 8-3. No wonder Fayetteville has no mountains, if the "peak", the absolute tops in achievement, is still worse than 8-3, then it's best we just keep calling it "the hill". "

professor wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:22 AM:

" This is for those who think that if 10-4 is good enough for Mississippi State then it should be good enough for me. Has it escaped notice that the 10-4 was accomplished after the arrival of Malzahn and the Springdalers? It might be coincidental, but the Razorbacks did not look like a good team until Mustain took over the controls. What I saw, however, was the confidence of all of the Razorback QBs go down hill at the end of the season. I attribute this to poor developement and bad coaching strategy. I was at the SEC and LSU games and my assessment was that Arkansas had the overall talent to compete with anyone. I can understand those two losses, but the Wisconsin fiasco proved once again that given adequate preparation time, then an opponent will always outcoach and outprepare HDN. Remember the Music City Bowl? I have no problem with Nutt getting a raise, since there was a great improvement, won-loss wise, over the previous season. But a contract extension to 2012? Didn't the Board learn anything from the Richardson affair? I am not worried about the Hogs running game next year, but who will replace all those other outstanding talents lost to the NFL and graduation? Nutt can't be fired now because of circumstances, but if he doesn't perform well next year and has that extension, then, as Alfred E. Neuman once said, "What, me worry?" "

TimeForChange, M.D. wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:27 AM:

" For those who believe all fans must be ignorant, inbred, low-IQ losers if they don't support the U of A system in this move, I'd like to say, "Futue te ipsum!" "

To Smart wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:46 AM:

" I just will not go to an M.D. who is too emotional or lose his cool and get vulgar. He might perform surgury on the spur of the moment, even when it's unnecessary. Like letting go of a Coach of the Year in the SEC when he's respected by his peers. "

Not Alone in My Feelings wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:51 AM:

" You don't have enough money to get tickets on the 50 yard line. You can give what little money you have to the Houston Nutt Memorial Fund and get a tax deduction. What else can he be given. He has a job for life. Great pay and he doesn't really have to do anything. Just give the ball to McFadden or Jones and let those two great Razorback runners give Nutt something to brag about that HE did. How many more excuses can Nutt come up with? Since he is in the bottom half of the salaries paid to hed coaches he sure is dumb. He could apply for the job at Auburn even though it's not open. Well, he may come up with that - he is turning that job down like so many others - before this is all over. A lot of you think this is about the Springdale issue. No, it's about Nutt's ineptness as a football coach. Oh, and to all the Nutt huggers these message boards are for venting whether for or against a thing. It gives us all a venue to hopefully intelligently discuss through the written word our feelings about a thing. I can disagree with you and you can disagree with me. We should be thankful we live in a country where we can do this without being thrown in jail. "

Respect is debatable wrote on Feb 17, 2007 11:59 AM:

" Coach of the Year is an interesting concept. It awards the coach who performed in the most "surprising" way. For example, when a coach who consistently recruits at the bottom of the pack can somehow find a Heisman candidate in his own state, and ride him to a 10-win season. That's what's surprising. That's what's unexpected. That's "Coach of the Year". It's also known as a blind squirrel who finally finds a Nutt. "

To: Not Alone wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:00 PM:

" I too appreciate the spirited debate. My comments are not directed towards the FANS (like yourself) who disagree with Nutt and his offensive philosophy. My comments are directed to those who blindly support anything that's anti-Nutt without rhyme or reason. If something happened to Nutt or his family, these people would celebrate in the streets! Thank YOU for being a TRUE FAN and voicing your opinion without wishing someone were dead!!! "

Suzygal from Arkadelphia wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:01 PM:

" Come on guys and VENT!!! Get it out and momma will pat your head and say all will be okay. Let it out. Your emotions need to be cleansed and vented. Whine, complain and let it out. Momma can't afford to send you to Dr. Zarkiboan with his high fees. And there are that many docs in Springdale to handle everyone unless you vent here. Just spill your guts as if we wanted to hear you. "

RE: Suzygal wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:03 PM:

" No dates on Friday night, and no activities on Saturday afternoon. Quite the active life you're leading. Why all the animosity toward your fellow stay-in-the-house-and-have-no-life-at-all friends? What's the matter, "blonde got your husband?" "

DVernon wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:04 PM:

" To Coach Broyles: Thank you for demonstrating integrity and keeping your word (e.g. giving Coach Nutt the pay raise previously promised). Our kids need to see examples of leaders willing to keep their word in spite of harsh (typically ignorant) critics. Wish President Bush would act accordingly. To Coach Nutt: Great job taking the talent you had, and despite the prior cloud of NCAA sanctions, generating a 10-4 season that intelligent Razorback fans are proud of, excellent job despite the Springdale mafia's intended interference. It must be hard defeating (1) opposing teams, (2) opposing coachs on the recruiting trail, (3) the Springdale Mafia a.k.a. Gus' fiefdom, (4) fans who've never played a down of NCAA-level football, (5) hometown [sic] newspaper "hit" jobs a.k.a. The Morning News, and (6) the general malaise of common sense within a State that supported BJ Clinton. Don't let them get you down! Obviously you've got the program headed in the right direction (e.g. 1st Arkansas player ever to rank 2nd in Heisman balloting - DMac)!!!! "

Suzygal from Arkadelphia wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:05 PM:

" How did you know? Is it that obvious? **runs away crying until I can google a witty retort** "

Suzy wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:09 PM:

" If you know about the blond, then you're plastered to this site too. Sorry to complain about the venting, but it just reminds me of my women friends who want to blame ALL of their problems on men. Some posters just need to lighten up and discuss this in less than a fatalistic way. The players we love are still in Fayetteville and I'm going to support them. There is animosity on both sides, but I'll try to lighten up even more. "

Nutt Is the Man wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:15 PM:

" If we get rid of Nutt, we will have 5 years of rebuilding. "

here it is wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:18 PM:

" Fayetteville, Ark.- Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles announced his retirement in a ceremony on The University of Arkansas campus Saturday morning. "

When it's all said and done... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:21 PM:

" When all the excitement (positive and negative) dies down, and things get back to "normal". Does anyone really believe that Arkansas can get to the next level after running off a recruit who was the #1 QB in the nation? Parade All-American who went to school right up the road? What do we say to the next "hotshot" recruit that we want to come be a Razorback? Why do they trust us? Why do they take a chance on Fayetteville when the "big boys" are calling? How does Arkansas EVER become a national power without recruiting? How does Arkansas recruit the "top players", when our limited experience with them has been so bad? There's a reason people don't go back to a restaurant that makes them sick. It doesn't matter how good the food was before, one really bad case of food-poisoning and people avoid that place for years. Love 'em or Hate 'em, the Springdale kids represent the future of Arkansas' recruiting ability. They represent our ability to lure the best players to Fayetteville. We failed. It's a bad meal we've just eaten, and people (fans and future recruits) may be sick for years. The doors are still open, but who's hungry? "

Kevin wrote on Feb 17, 2007 12:33 PM:

" This is GREAT news. Arkansas will win 10+ games this season. Go Hogs! "

ThanksCoachNutt wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:00 PM:

" Congrats Coach Nutt. You deserve this and I commend Frank for doing what is expected for any coach who wins 10 games, the SEC West, a top 15 ranking, a New Year's Day bowl, and a heisman runner-up candidate. Those combination of things have not occurred in decades for Arkansas and Coach Nutt is who should get credit for this. I remember going to games during the early 90's and it was brutal. As a season ticket holder for 15 years I will happily renew my tickets and will be increasing my Razorback Foundation donation to make sure Coach Nutt continues to get the raises he and his staff deserve. Go Hogs! "

Logical wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:03 PM:

" If he doesn't win 10 next year, should he offer to take a pay cut? "

Give Me a Raise wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:14 PM:

" Did he ask for a pay cut after the 5-6 and 4-7 seasons? Nope. Didn't he get a contract extension. And, I can't remember a raise? Most of us against Nutt are not just against his offense stategy but against his entire football philosphy. We don't hate the man or wish anything bad would happen to him. We just want to see him gone from Arkansas. We deserve a younger coach with newer and brighter ideas. Let's catch up wilth the rest of the SEC. We're the Rice of the old SWC. "

fact wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:14 PM:

" A man wrote a book about springdale football that had some things said about HDN that was in very poor taste even for a man of 18 years of age. That is a fact. No, I don't think this is all the springdales peoples fault and no I don't think it is all HDN fault. But to try to bring down the whole program is stupid. To say if thy fire Nutt thy would have a better chance of ME coming to the UOFA is a egotistical statement to make no matter how you look at it. Its not from a quit shy person. Mitch has said that he was sorry for saying that and I'm sure he meant it. There a lots of good players that will come to the UofA and that is a fact. The springdale group should have gone to other schools if that is the way they felt. Arkansas had a good year and there are those how would still like to grip because the QB got put on the bench for not playing well. And that is what started this whole thing. Even if we won that did not matter the QB that they wanted to play was not on the field. That is a fact. And that is what has hurt the program the last 3 games nonsupport of the whole team. "

Peepsite wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:23 PM:

" JM "I second that, RIGHT ON BROTHER". "

SEC wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:27 PM:

" We're the Rice of the old SWC. WE won the west and were the Rice of the SEC. That is the type of thing that are said that is not true. "

truth wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:38 PM:

" Arkansas will win the Sec and contend for the national title in 2007 and Nut will be the best but if we don't win it the next year his a bum. How fickle is that? What do you people want integrity and honesty when your post don't even show that. "

fact wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:49 PM:

" even if the staff got the best QB in the U.S. and passed the ball 99% of the time you would still not be happy. "

HogFan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 1:51 PM:

" email some people and let's do something about this.... Are they crazy? "

truth wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:02 PM:

" It's about INTEGRITY!!! Springdale had it, and would have beat any Arkansas team evar. We could have been that good too! With a coach that sells books on offense and has PASSING offenses that make great runing backs even better out of the HUNH! But we throw it all away on a SHARLATAN! We need to uprise and drive out school into the ground so that we can get the CANCER out. THEN we can HEAL and have INTEGRITY! One tumor is gone - by bye frank. One more to go. 10 wins in 15 games is MEDIOCRE! You just wait and see how great Tulsa will be and how great Mitch will be. Way better than us. (But we will be great again when INTEGRITY returns after dumb fans see how great Gus is at Tulsa and bring him back.) "

Soccer Mom wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:02 PM:

" As long as you do your best, it doesn't matter how many losses you have! I made cupcakes! Trophies for everyone! You're all winners! Woohoo! "

Mediocre/Mediocrity is Back!! wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:10 PM:

" And he never went far. He has dreams about the word mediocrity. Please wake up that you are repeating yourself and we know it's you every time you use that word. Can you find another word, DC??? "

RE: Tony G wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:14 PM:

" Tony G, this are the best of times for Arkansas, there's no doubt. We have a Heisman hopeful and were 10-1 at one point in the season. There was a highly ranked quarterback on campus, and the offense was extremely successful. 2007 was going to be our year, but now, it's going to be the year we use our 2006 quarterback who went 2-4 and we squander the Heisman dream. McFadden goes to the draft, and 2008 becomes a repeat of 2005. You've got to look back to plan ahead. Otherwise, you're doomed to repeat failure. Consistency may be key, but apart from 2006 (and DMc), we're consistently "nothing special". "

I May Not Be Right But I Am Not Wrong wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:28 PM:

" We won the SEC West all right. But who went to the BCS Sugar Bowl? I hope we have a better season than 10-4 next year. Even maybe a real shot at the National Championship. We are going to have to have a lot more going for us than McFadden and Jones. I hope Herring has a fool proof defensive scheme. We would like to see some passing but if you don't practice passing in game-like situations when the time comes it's not there. We also know that you have to run the ball. That's what football is but where is the pass when you need it? We didn't have it at least in the last 3 games of last season. I guess if I made over 1 million a year I could come up with a lot of reasons why the fans cost us the last 3 games. It was not the fan's nonsupport that lost the last 3 games. Either the team was not coached properly nor the players did not excecute properly. Both are paid to do their job. The coaches get dollars. The players get their education paid for. Context - if you mean perspective, yes we see things for what they are; it is pretext which is more excuses why we didn't do better. "

No, you are Right wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:36 PM:

" Okay, I agree with you. Malzahn did not do a good job of coaching the last three games we lost. Malzahn did not prepare his quarterbacks to pass well in the last three games. We all know this and is the reason that David Lee had to be brough in. I agree with you about Malzahn not getting it done. The passing plays he called at the end of the year were unsuccessful, that's for sure. "

james wrote on Feb 17, 2007 2:43 PM:

" Thank you for sharing your comments. This is pure comedy from an outsider. "

IM NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THE LOSES wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:04 PM:

" According to some Nutt lovers those of us who bash Nutt help lose games. "

Truth in fact wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:09 PM:

" You give yourself way too much credit. You were not responsible for any of the wins or any of the games we lost. You are just a griping fan that influences or does anything else. Get over yourself. "

Dave Lee wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:12 PM:

" You know I've been at Arkansas twice before and never seemed to get it done. Third times a charm. We're coming and we're coming strong. The QB I'll be promoting is McFadden out of the single wing. Houston also wants to use him on defense as safety. And, on special teams in the event our punter can't get the job done McFadden will be punting as well. You see, not only do I have great plans for him as tailback (QB) we plan to use him where we need the help. Casey is my man for QB when we allow McFadden to sit out a play. He has a lot in common with Romo. "

IM NOT TAKING CREDIT FOR THE LOSES wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:17 PM:

" Evidently "Truth in Fact" does not read all the comments. One writer wrote it was us complainers that lost the last 3 games. I was just commenting on that. I won't take credit for the wins either because I don't play the game. Stop wearing your feelings on your shirtsleeve like I do. "

BuckFroyles wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:26 PM:

" Take out the 4 patsies the hogs schedule and 10-4 becomes 6-4. "

The Patsies wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:32 PM:

" Hey don't knock our patsies on the schedule. Mustain had a hard time completing passes without interceptions against them and Malzahn couldn't get much offense going against some of those patsies... "

This is your brain... This is your brain on hogs... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:41 PM:

" Houston Nutt calls the plays for eight years, Arkansas = 57 - 40. (59%) High School Coach With No Experience in the SEC calls the plays, Arkansas = 10 - 4. (71%) Any questions? "

Scrambled Hogs brains wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:47 PM:

" Could having McFadden and his being runner-up in the Heisman Trophy have had any influence on the High School Coach's year? We'll see next year when he doesn't have D-Mac to pad his stats. I do think Nutt would have had a better winning percentage if he'd had Darren all nine years. "

go HOGS wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:50 PM:

" Arkansas did go 10- 4!! We got d-mac, jones and much more shut up all you whiny babys who are mad about loosing two cry baby /mama's boys freshmen. Arkansas is going to do good next year and all of you are gonna get stuck with your foot in your mouth!! I may not agree with everything houston does but until you are in his shoes shutup and be a true fan. only bandwagon fans stop liking AR because of problems!! Go Hogs !! "

listen to yourselves wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:55 PM:

" We had DMc, Jones, & Houston in '05, too, or have you forgotten that 5 - 6 year? What changed between '05 and '06? OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR. "

listen to yourselves... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 3:58 PM:

" I apologize, the '05 was actually 4 - 7. The case is even stronger than I remembered. "

listen to yourselves... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 4:01 PM:

" It doesn't have to be Malzahn. It's the simple FACT that ANY offensive coordinator (especially one as inexperienced as Malzahn) could take the same group of kids and go from 4 - 7 to 10 - 4 in one year. The case isn't FOR Malzahn, the case is AGAINST Nutt. David Lee, best of luck to you... you'll be successful as long as you don't let Houston call the plays! Now why did he get this raise again? Taking credit for other people's ideas? I think that was the storyline in Waterboy. "

Answer this about Malzahn as OC wrote on Feb 17, 2007 4:04 PM:

" You still don't explain why Malzahn as OC couldn't deliver a decent passing game, even against patsies. But, more importantly at the end of the season, Malzahn's as OC was calling pass plays he had coached the QBs and receivers on all year, and they didn't work. If Malzahn had been a better OC, we would have been 12-2 last year with D-Mac and Felix having such a good year. "

listen to yourselves... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 4:11 PM:

" An outside OC can show up with HALF an offense, in your own estimation (because of limited passing), and STILL change things from 4 - 7 to 10 - 4. Nutt is worthless calling plays. What is his job again? To win games? Well, he did. Too bad he can't do it by himself. This raise is an "evaluation" of his performance, but he stood on the shoulders of others to get it. That's the source of the animosity. On his own, he went 4 - 7. He gets help and takes a pay raise... while kicking the help out the door. Waterboy II, Fayetteville. "

listen to yourselves... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 4:17 PM:

" The outspoken fans "forced" Nutt to get an Offensive Coordinator despite his objections. These same "haters" have been saying 'we need an OC' for years. The very first year that an OC is on the campus, the team wins 10. Instead of pointing out how the OC was actually a GOOD IDEA... the coaching staff pushes the OC out, in favor of a different one. What happened? The fans' good ideas actually work, and the fans (and OC) get shafted, and Nutt gets a raise. How should fans feel right now? Instead of keeping the momentum that 10 - 4 gave us, we're gonna play bait-and-switch on a good thing. Fans should just be quiet? When SHOULD we speak up? "

listen to yourselves... wrote on Feb 17, 2007 4:24 PM:

" I apologize for posting yet again, but I just wanted to say that I agree there are some EXTREME comments in this discussion. They're not all true. Some are blatantly false, from both sides. But there is an issue here that can't just be swept aside because of a few rabid 'huggers' or 'haters'. The fact is, things went WELL for Arkansas in '06. All ARKANSAS fans can agree with this... sometime around November/December, it fell apart. All fans want is some responsibility from those paid to be responsible. It's a fair request. "

Now we can agree on your last post wrote on Feb 17, 2007 5:05 PM:

" Now we all fully agree with "listen to" last post. We've got to have a passing game so that we don't have such a predictbale offense. With D-Mac and Felix back we could be world beaters this year. Nutt has greatly profited from handing off (by Frank's forcing him) the OC job, and with more time now he can oversee the whole program. It was a good thing that Nutt's no longer OC and us huggers agree. We hated to lose Malzahn'd keen offensive mind too, but there had to be disention in the ranks for all coaches the last month of the season when passing went into the crapper. We hope a new OC will fix that. "

A New Day Is Coming wrote on Feb 17, 2007 5:07 PM:

" Nutt will never accept responsibility for any decision. You have to read his lips. It was not, is not nor will it ever be his fault. He didn't do it. It's all the fault of the media. If the media had just not reported what was true we would not have had such a bad recruiting year. He thought all the fans would help him do his job in coaching by rah-rahing poor decisions. Some of us did. Some of us didn't. Whatever side you take you have to side with Nutt - IT WAS NOT HIS FAULT. Look, he's the one that got the raise. We haven't heard yet if any of the assistants got a raise. Evidently they didn't do anything last year. Now, David Lee, where was he head coach - what was their record? I don't know. Lee is just another lackey to take the blame for Houston next year. Sounds like Nixon I AM NOT A CROOK! I can't wait to hear Nutt: I AM NOT TO BLAME - IT IS NOT MY FAULT! Do we lack respect for him? What has he really done to earn that respect? I don't care about the quibble over anyone from Springdale. That's not even what this is all about. Too many people are hung up on that. Lets hope Houston grows up. "

To New Day wrote on Feb 17, 2007 5:29 PM:

" You are way to emotional over an entertain game and sport. There are serious problems in the world, like Iraq and the terrorists. Get some perspective about an entertainment area of our lives. Springdale nor none of this is all that important in the total scheme of things in the world today. Joe Blow could be coach and it would be fine with most of us if the Hogs were doing ok as they are now. "

New Day wrote on Feb 17, 2007 7:04 PM:

" Evidently you thought answering my comment was just as serious a problem as Iraq or terrorists. The Razorbacks are a form of entertainment. Being able to comment on it as you can tell by the number of comments this article has provoked is entertainment. While we do this don't think about all the war and murder. Regardless of whether anyone agrees with me or not is not really the question. It is that heach of us have the right and liberty to say what we think as long as we stay within the guidelines of the censorship of this website. The perspective about entertainment for me is my viewpoint of it. We all should have some lightheartedness in our lives. Sure I'm concerned about those serious problems but I also take time out for humor occasionally. Joe Blow would not be fine with most of Razorback supporters, they want Houston Nutt. Didn't you take time to read these comments; about half of them want only Houston Nutt. We are not doing okay now; there is not joy in the camp. Open your eyes and see the discord and conflict in the ranks.It will get better over time but it going to be a slow process. You just can't wave a magic wand and make everything all right. That's why these boards help us alleviate our frustrations. Or, at least, it does for me. "

Luv Hogs, not nuts wrote on Feb 17, 2007 8:15 PM:

" Thanks, bc, my sentiments exactly!!! "

Please wrote on Feb 17, 2007 8:26 PM:

" Nutt did not push Gus out the door.He left because he did not want to share the credit for 2007 success. Two OC is better than one. If they would have worked together no telling what type of offensive power thy could have put together. Nutt was going to give Gus a raise but he chose to go to Tulsa in stead after he said has was staying. Remember he said he was going to stay what do's that make him? Wish he would have stayed and hope he do's well. But he could have been better off staying and showing off his skilles in the SEC. "

bc's fearless prediction wrote on Feb 17, 2007 8:47 PM:

" "bc" just gave his opinion saying this..... "For those who think we can win 10 wins next year are crazy being only one demsional. Dmac and jones are great but there not going to win by themselves"..... bc you assume David Lee will be a one dimensional offensive coordinator. Why don't you give him a chance. Bill Parcels speaks highly of Lee as a Dallas Cowboys assistant. Huggers and haters all want more passing next year. You have to be patient, because we have no other choice do we? "

QB wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:22 PM:

" The last time David Lee has here he was not the OC. He could have stayed at Dallas but instead he came back to help win a notional championship. Nutt was putting innovation and experience together. If that is not good coaching what is! Lee will been able to help all the QB's make better decisions during the play in motion. the QB's had better get ready to work hard to be the starting QB. "

bc wrote on Feb 17, 2007 9:24 PM:

" Has houston Nutt left arkansas and i didnt know it. Daivd lee will not get the chance to open it up cuz nut wont let him. He didnt give gus a chance and he wont give lee a chance. Patient huh heck we have been waiting 9 years for him to develope a QB and pass. I think we have been Patient enough. "

Arkfan wrote on Feb 17, 2007 10:50 PM:

" The weak schedule is something to think about. Nutt set up such a weak schedule. He should now always have a winning record. It doesn't matter that they are against teams with losing records. He has put enough weak teams on the schedule to insure at least a 6-6 season so that he can go to a bowl. I guess it doesnt matter that this schedule will never get him to a BCS or prepare his team to play the big boys of the SEC. I guess for some fans, its just about winning and a bowl. Hey Nutt! Maybe you can get some High School teams on your schedule. Hey Nutt! Even better, why not secretly get Frank to have you removed from the SEC, then you wouldn't have to play teams that you constantly lose to. You could fill your schedule with all High School teams and work towards another pay raise. "

truth wrote on Feb 18, 2007 12:10 AM:

" You guys are too emotional. You should try LOGIC! Some are. We won 4 games with Darren and HDN but NO GUS! GUS won 10 and would have won ALL of them if we let him do the HUNH with MITCH! We lost 3 in a row because we were VANILLA with no INTEGRITY! MEDICORE to win 10 in a 15 game schedule against EASY teams. And without Gus and Mitch we are not even that (MEDIOCRE). Tulsa would kill us soon. And we can only blame HDN for that. "

Jeff wrote on Feb 18, 2007 12:30 AM:

" Franks fundraising skills are eroding. His high salary and running with the big bucks has caused him to forget who really supports the team without the fans the program will will become something like SMU medicore to zilch I saw the worst play calling I have ever seen in the sec champ game so easy to beat a one dimensional team as for mitch He is not near as ready mentally as payton was at his age. I really think ar football is a long way from an sec championship If ole frank would take the raise from nutt and hire switzer to just recruit then you might get some real talent we do not recruit like other teams in the sec we do nt do well in TX la and FLa Watch ole Nick Sabin he will have a winner in 2-3 yrs better get ready for your yearly whipping by bama they have a coach sc has a coach and nut aint going to beat tommy tub again either No tickets for me OU is better and more fun as they do not have all the internal problems we have "

truth wrote on Feb 18, 2007 3:13 AM:

" OU... You would have laughed if I said Loisville was going to be very very good a few years ago. Tulsa will be better than OU soon. OU had a poor recruiting class and the NCAA may get them. Meanwhile tulsa has GUS who is INNOVATIVE!!! and they will run the HUNH!!! Tulsa is the new Louisville!!! Most are smart not to laugh when I say Tulas is now because of GUS and a head coach with INTEGRITY who will not be AFRAID of the HUNH!!! "

Allen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:35 AM:

" Hey Truth! You need to wake up. Oklahoma was ranked 14th in the nation in recruiting this year. What was Arkansas...30th. This doesnt count the big time JC players they picked up. If you stay informed with college football news, Oklahoma was ranked that high because they didn't go after that many. The experts knew that Oklahoma was recruiting heavily towards just a few positions and they got what they were looking for. They played primarily freshman and sophomores last years. Let's see, they lost their starting quarterback and a lineman less than two weeks before the beginning of the season. They lost their heisman running back a few games into the season. Oklahoma still finished ranked 11th, well ahead of the Razorbacks. The Razorbacks lose their starting quarterback due to an idiotic Nutt and lose out the season. OU has its share of turmoil but we have a Coach that deals with it professionally. I doubt Coash Stoops' wife would send out emails like that Nutt's wife. There is no comparison. "

SoCalHog wrote on Feb 18, 2007 3:34 PM:

" HDN is a fraud and is fleecing the state of Arkansas - this coach is next on the list of future ex-Arkansas coaches.... First Frank...next HDN.... Go Hawgs - fire Nutt/Heath!! "

NWArkansas Mafia wrote on Feb 18, 2007 4:46 PM:

" The Springdale kids just help bring out what had been going on there for a few years. Several players have told me that it's been in a weird state for several years under Nutt. They were glad to leave and get out of there. But, nothing isn't going to happen until the Board of Trustee's decide to clean things up. I see the program going down in numbers.....hope Frank can raise a lot of money for his boys. "

The Truth wrote on Feb 18, 2007 5:03 PM:

" You mean to tell me Nutt is only paid $1,049,644! Man you folks at Arkansas are getting a bargin, for a coach who has gotten you to the Championship game twice in nine years, not to mention the awards he has gotten. You Arkansas people are the laughing stock east of the Mississippi, and not because of your coach. "

Go Hogs wrote on Feb 18, 2007 6:12 PM:

" I think that other schools in the SEC could care less at what is going at Arkansas. Thay have there own schools to talk about. "

truth wrote on Feb 18, 2007 7:02 PM:

" Allen, you have no argument with me about us. OU is so much better than Arkansas it is not close. They have a REAL coach, Stoops. (But they do not have GUS or the HUNH! You are owned. Tulsa will be better than OU soon. You from out of state just don't know how special Gus is. you will, though. Just like Petrino got Louisville very good. You laugh now. You won't be. And to think we chose Nutt over Gus. Or Mitch. And we just give Darren the ball again and again instead of a HUNH scheme. Wow are some dumb. Dumb.) "

jeff wrote on Feb 18, 2007 8:10 PM:

" The coaches salary should be based on graduation rate. If this policy was followed the guys at waste management would make more cash than nutt per year "

gt wrote on Feb 18, 2007 8:27 PM:

" I agree with Jeff This is a school, not a playground WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY "

here's what will happen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 9:39 PM:

" I'm going to renew my seats just to keep my spot cause Nutt will be run off sooner or later. In the meantime, if Nutt stays on, just watch the seats empty more and more each game kind of like we're seeing with the basketball program. Selling out the stadium is one thing, filling the seats is another. The empty seats will show turned off fans are. "

here's what will happen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 9:41 PM:

Opinion wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:00 PM:

" For you that point out Nutt's SEC coach of the year award and his deserving his raise, OK fine, but wait, Rivals.com chose Malzhan its national offensive coordinator, thats right, NATIONAL, and his reward was no raise, loss of position and sharing of duties. From the second half of the South Carolina game to the end of the season, the plays had HDN written all over them, no matter who sent them into the game. Do you really believe Malzhan had much control of the offense. Malzhan would never have started Johnson against USC, would have passed the ball 60 times in games like Southeast Missouri so QB's and WR's could gain experience, would have run D-mac and Jones for just as many yards and taught both the art of catching passes, probably beat LSU, Flordia, and Wisconsin because Arkansas could have passed the ball effectively by season's end. Mustain would have gotten better as the season progressed at QB in a Malzhan offense. Malzhan would not have been stupid enough ignore D-mac and Jones. Malzhan is a winner, smart enough to alter his plans to fit the players he has, smart enough to work on his teams weaknesses in lopsided wins or losses, smart enough to hit them where they ain't. D-mac would have had an execellent chance, barring injury, of winning the heisman in 2007 with Malzhan. With Nutt, he doesn't stand a chance. "

Allen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:23 PM:

" Hey Truth! I have to agree with you. The only small problem that Coach Stoops has at Oklahoma is that he is a defensive coach, has been and always will be. We have had some good offenses but after Mark Leach left, we have had good offenses just because of pure talent. I can only dream what Oklahoma could've or can do with a Coach of Malzahn's talent. I do not cheerish the thought of playing his offense this year. "

Thoughts wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:23 PM:

" Oklahoma University is and always will be the dominant football team in Oklahoma, period. Tulsa will usually be third best, sometimes second. Tulsa University is small, under funded, and has a small fan base. When Malzhan and the Tulsa staff succeed as I believe they will, Malzhan will get offers to bigger and better opportunities. He is better off in Tulsa where the coaches and fans will embrace his system. He and Nutt would never have gotten along. Nutt's ego would have seen to that. Tulsa has a history of showcasing coaches on the way up. Malzhan will one day be a very successful college head coach. "

Allen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:28 PM:

" As good a running back that D-mac is, he will not see the Heisman. Another casualty of Coach Nutt. The Coach and AD manage the game scheduling. Look at the schedule that these two set up for D-mac....Troy, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Florida International..etc. The schedule will be so weak that even if D-mac runs 300 yards a game, they will not give him serious consideration. "

Allen wrote on Feb 18, 2007 10:35 PM:

" Hey Thought! Very well put! Coach Malzhan, Coach Nutt (maybe not his wife), Mustain have all been professional through this whole affair. The fans, both for and against, have elevated this to new ridiculousness. Coach Malzhan will be a head coach and will be a good one. Coach Nutt was a good coach but in this day and age, run only game is dead. Mustain will flourish at some other university..It will just be a long time before the Razorbacks see glory. "

D.H.ogs wrote on Feb 19, 2007 8:11 AM:

" Unbelievable! How Underserving. Win a SEC championship, them give the man a raise. "

peepsite wrote on Feb 19, 2007 10:32 AM:

" Mitch Mustain will be the starting QB for the Razorbacks this year. Hide and watch. From a very good source. "

CO-Hog wrote on Feb 19, 2007 11:15 AM:

" Congratulations piggies, you've got a 7-5 season to look forward too. Arkansas will lose to Bama, Auburn, Tenn, S. Carolina, and LSU. Better hope Vandy don't miss that field goal this year, or that Ole Miss don't play well, or you'll be 5-7. Either way, you're going to Shreveport for New Year's or you'll be watching another so-so SEC team play there. "

Why give Nutt wrote on Feb 19, 2007 3:47 PM:

" a Raise? seriously Board of Directors we like him less than we did Broyles. Fire him... "

Hog-Nutt Fan wrote on Feb 19, 2007 5:08 PM:

" Congratulations, Houston. You're a credit to the football program, the University and the Great State of Arkansas. I look for many more years of the supporting the Hogs! I strongly suspect that most of those who say they "will never buy season tickets again" or are "discontinuing their contributions to the Foundation" 1) have never bought a season ticket in their life and 2) certainly haven't given anything to the Foundation. "

tnew wrote on Feb 19, 2007 9:07 PM:

" I am not a Houston Nutt fan. I really wanted him out last year when Butch Davis was available. Make no mistake last year we could have had him and we would have been in the Sugar Bowl beating Notre Dame with a top 5 ranking and a top 10 recruiting class. Pipe dreams, ah pipe dreams. That being said, given all the turmoil in the program the best thing to happen this year is for Houston Nutt to stay on and continue with business as usual. This late in the game there are no head coaches available and having a third of the commitments, decommit this year would not be helpful. Houston will have to do the best coaching he has ever done to save his job. Mustain needs to start over as well. He is a young man with awesome skills, the best quarterback the university has ever had, but he will be a pariah for about 40% of the fans, too many to be successful. Peyton Manning couldn't win some of the fans over if he were on campus. That being said, if things aren't stable in the program by midseason, Reggie Herring should get an interim tab and a formal search should begin. Support the hogs, support the team. We are in the process of choosing a new AD, the most important thing the athletic department has done in 30 years. "

Hey HOG-NUTT FAN! wrote on Feb 20, 2007 10:12 AM:

" That's funny! Since 1995 I have attended all but one Fayetteville Game (Exam) and since 1999 all but one Little Rock Game (because of traveling to South Carolina to watch us play the next week)! I have also traveled to two cotton bowl games, USC, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and Ole Miss Games. And guess what, I will not renew my season tickets until NUTT IS GONE! Also, unless your last name is Lindsey, Walton, Tyson, or Hunt your little donation to the foundation doesn't mean crap! It's time for the fans to demand greatness from our football team! NO EXCUSES! "

Nuttless wrote on Feb 20, 2007 10:31 AM:

" What kind of dirt does Nutt have on Mr. Broyles and the board? It must be something earth shattering since they are all afraid to let him go. He might as well leave now because the big cheese position that he was hoping for will not be given to him when Mr. Broyles leaves at the end of the year. It's time for a change and no time is better than the present. I'm still curious----Did Coach Nutt send his wife a scolding letter about the email that she forwarded or was it just to the lady that lives in Little Rock? "

HogFan4Life wrote on Feb 20, 2007 9:56 PM:

" I hope those of you that claim you are not going to games anymore until Houston is gone, are telling the truth. That just means that true HOG FANS can upgrade their season tickets to better seats. I look forward to attending all games that my work schedule allows (or doesn't allow) this season and every season from here on out. Judging by all the bandwagon fans we have in this state I should be able to have my pick of seats. "

CJ Hog wrote on Feb 21, 2007 8:18 AM:

" If anyone is serious on here in regards to not attending another game, I would like to buy your season tickets. chrisandamy0514@bellsouth.net "

THINK ABOUT IT wrote on Feb 21, 2007 7:02 PM:

" Hey HogFan4Life, I think its neat you are a season ticket holder and I doubt enough fans actually quit the University to free up tons of tickets. You cannot blame folks that spend several thousand dollars annually on the athletic department expecting to enjoy the best that can be attained. It is tough to come to a really nice stadium, witness players trying really hard and see the coach blow it time after time until finally, you watch defeat jerked from the jaws of victory. It really makes it tough when finally, you get an offensive coordinator that puts just a little pop in the offense and he gets down graded for his efforts. 2006 did not happen because of Nutt, but in spite of him. Had Nutt known how to operate the Wildcat offense, he could have put Matt Jones in the position D-mac was in last season and Matt Jones would have been wonderful. He was not an execellent QB, but could have excelled going in motion behind the QB and throwing or running on planned plays, not the scramble for your life stuff he was forced to run. Nutt has no feel for finding the weakness in a defense and using it to his advantage. It happens so seldom that it even surprises him. He feels he has to point out his occasional lucky call that gets results. Too Bad. "

Suzygal wrote on Feb 22, 2007 1:41 PM:

" What if you guys bosses on your jobs demanded "EXCELLENCE" out of you that is unreasonable.....like you demand excellence out of Houston? Do you live up to an EXCELLENCE label on the job yuo do. Do you live up to the EXCELLENCE label as a husband to your wife? You have no right to demand of Nutt if you aren't living up to the EXCELLENCE label in your life. Think about it. "

Pallbearer wrote on Feb 22, 2007 2:55 PM:

" I agree with the majority of these post. I am ashamed to call the Hogs. But one thing I will never do is stop supporting these young men, the players. After all, they are the ones that work their tails off year round. They need our support. It is time for an overhaul of the football program. FB stepping down is just the begining. HDN is not the coach to take us to the next level (winning consistantly) and if the Board of Trustees can not see that, than they must resign as well. If we accept the results of the past nine years, than that is the best we can expect in the next nine years. GO HOGS! Go away Nutt! "

End Zone Sitter wrote on Feb 22, 2007 3:35 PM:

" Dear HogFan4Life: Unless your last name is Tyson or Walton or Lindsey you may not get even one of the freed-up tickets. It is going to cost you some bucks to get upgraded that much. In 1961 I was sitting on the West Side at Little Rock and Fayetteville between the 35-40 yard line. All it cost me was the ticket price. By 1976 I was still on the West Side but my seats were behind the goal line. I stopped buying season tickets and started buying endzone tickets. I couldn't keep up with the "Jonses". "

Pappy wrote on Feb 22, 2007 3:58 PM:

" To Suzygal and all who think as she does. I work for the state of Arkansas. I have annual performance evaluations. I am held to a criteria in order to get, not an annual raise, but a clip bonus of maybe 2%. This 2% does not count toward my retirement. If I do not meet or exceed the standard set forth for me I do not get that bonus, I do not get a raise. I am put on probation. If I were to go 2 years not producing as Nutt did in 2004 & 2005 I would not have a job. As far as Nutt is concerned I don't think it is unreasonable to expect better results from him. My supervisor expects it from me. As fans I don't know that we expect excellence from Nutt we just expect him to do what he is paid to do - see that the young men get their degrees and win games. If there were ever any doubt of my integrity in my job I would also be on probation pending a hearing regarding my action. I made a commitment to do my job and do it. So, yes, I hold Nutt to the same. I don't think that is unreasonable. "

Clay wrote on Feb 22, 2007 4:29 PM:

" Arkansas did not win an SEC championship. Coming in second is like kissing your sister - who said that? Arkansas may have won the West but who went to the Sugar Bowl (a BCS bowl game)- the team that came in second in the West but managed to beat Arkansas. The Capital One Bowl, although played on January 1st, is like playing in the toilet bowl - you get your feet wet but it stinks. So next year Houston if you don't coach up to the expectation all the huggers have for you guess you could say bye bye. "

WebHog wrote on Feb 22, 2007 4:35 PM:

" Pappy, I have to disagree with you on one point. The head football coach's job is just to win games, not make sure the young men get their degrees. That's the job of the young men and their professors. Otherwise it should also be the professors' jobs to see to it that they win ballgames. "

INSULTED wrote on Feb 22, 2007 5:08 PM:

" Suzygal, I work at a job in Quality Control and if I was correct (successful) only 60 percent of the time and most of that 60 percent was when making no brainer decisions,(you know, like winning football games against gimmies), I would be fired. The company I work for could get a person at half my compensation to be correct 60 percent of the time. Concerning Nutt, a smart graduate assistiant could win 4 or 5 a year at Arkansas with Arkansas' schedule and probably do it for free. Nutt is overpaid because he doesn't perform at a level worthy of over 1 million annually. If his coaching ability was as large as his ego, he could demand 2 million plus annually and get it. Bottom line, a good manager, in this case the AD, should purchase the best coach for the money. Arkansas is not getting the best coach they could get for the money. This does not speak well of the AD and his current management skills. If 5 wins per year is fine at Arkansas, then get a young coach at pennies and change him out every 3 years. "

tulsa fan now wrote on Feb 23, 2007 10:20 AM:

" well i have to say is that iam gus malzan fan and i think most of the fans as well houston must go before he gets hurt we need a younger coach in there "

Real Coach wrote on Feb 23, 2007 11:25 AM:

" There was a real coach in town last night. Her name is Pat Summitt, and there is a reason that she is paid more than Coach Nutt. Her record, year in and year out, speaks for itself. And to Suzygal, if you're getting paid a million dollars per year, you should be doing an excellent job. "

tulsafan wrote on Feb 23, 2007 5:21 PM:

" suzygal I don't make $1,000,000+ a year. "

fttft2 wrote on Feb 24, 2007 4:49 AM:

" get over it! "

tickets here! wrote on Feb 25, 2007 12:04 PM:

" I am sure there will be plenty of tickets to go around next season. We as fans or shall I say former fans (to this outragious click presiding over the Razorbacks and school and it appears NOW over the fans) are in disgust and disbelief that weird and unethical behavor is justified-favored-and supported. Well-- not by me or anyone I know. Integrety is important to be successful --0--zero--integrety on the hill at the present. "

Fed Up Razorback From Mississippi wrote on Feb 27, 2007 1:34 PM:

" I am sure that most (not all) but most of the people posting all the negatives in here are from the springdale area. If you don't like the raise or whatever who cares.. It is what it is. If you don't like it quit spending your money on Razorback game tickets. We dont need or want you there anyway. QUIT all your bickering and go cheer for another team.. Oh and before I forget.... SPRINGDALE, CRY ME A RIVER!!!!!! I am behind the razorbacks and I will be there cheering for whoever is the head coach at that time.. GO HOGS!!!! WHOOO PIG SOOEYYY!!!!! I wish Fayetteville was further away from Springdale, I have had about all I can take from that place.. "

Clifford McPhail wrote on Mar 27, 2007 4:29 PM:

" I just find it hard to believe that football coaches are worth that much money. It is only a game "

Steve Wing wrote on Mar 28, 2007 3:14 AM:

" Sure wish I would stop getting this e-mail alert. "

Air Force Hog wrote on Mar 29, 2007 11:04 AM:

" Stop whining about things that are beyond your control. It doesn't matter if you don't like the coach, call yourselves Razorbacks and support the players! If you don't like GW Bush you still have to be an American and support the troops. Guess what? All the negativity is going to bleed over into the players heads.....YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE (at least in part) FOR MESSING UP THEIR SEASON!!! If D Mac misses a chance at the Heisman it's the haters' fault. Oh yeah, if you stop being Hog fans because of 1 man then you are too weak to have ever been a true Hog Fan. Wave bye bye to the band wagon. At least you aren't having to dodge mortars in a God-forsaken moonscape... "

HDN2TimeSECCoachofYear wrote on Apr 6, 2007 4:04 AM:

" WOW...Everyone hates the only successful coach we've had since joining the SEC--the best conf. in the nation. Danny Ford had won a natl. champ. at Clemson and was a highly sought after coach when Ark. got him, and look what he did. 1 winning season with 1 bowl game (a loss of course, and the Hog's have NEVER been a good postseason/bowl game team w/ a record of 12 bowl game wins and 25 losses). For everyone that thinks Malzahn made Mcfadden able to run better under his offense is ignoring what Dmac did as a freshman--1300 yards!! Coach Nutt brought football back to the state, and has always had the support from those that it matters--The Players!!(Mitch and Damien never wanted to be Hogs) HDN, run the ball up the middle!! It works!! Quickest scoring drive=1 run, 80yds. TD. Quickest 3 an out=3 straight incompletions, and a D that has to go right back on the field. Ask Bob Stoops, Tommy Osborne, Lloyd Carr, Tuberville, Saban, Caroll, et. al. how they win? Great running, and great Defense!! (RBs that played and won under these coaches=A. Peterson, L. Phillips, A. Thomas (A-Train),R. Brown and Cadillac Williams, Reggie Bush) Who were there QBs? Leinhart, T. Frazier...(after looking em up some others are Hybl, J. Campbell, B. Griese--not Tom Brady). Point is, great QBs and/or passing game doesn't equal success. TEAMWORK on both sides of the ball does! "

Waves Goodbye! wrote on Apr 6, 2007 4:39 AM:

" Oh my God! Do people actually believe Malzahn's 6 play, HUNH offense can work at the collegiate level? Nutt allowed Malzahn to run his offense against USC, and after the spanking, Nutt took over and was not going to allow Gus to keep going 3 incompletions and out. Nutt's job rested in Gus' hands, and when it became obvious Gus was in over his head, Nutt took over. I applaud him for doing so. Good bye Gus!! I watched Springdale play, Shiloh Christian, and Hughes when he was there, and I played against Springdale when they barely beat Catholic High in the playoff--21-14 in the 3rd quarter, and the play calling was not what won them the st. title. It was a pretty talented team that plays in a lower tier high school football state. Heath went 32-6 and took Kent St. to the Elite 8 that 1 year and couldn't turn around Arkansas' b-ball team. Gus wins a HIGH SCHOOL state title, and he becomes GOD of OFFENSES?? Please, Gus' HUNH offense is such a joke the man had to write a book about it. Has anyone picked up Norm Chow's book about USC's offense? Or, did Bill Walsh write a book about the West Coast offense? Wait, they didn't need to write a book b/c instead of showing people on paper they showed it on the field. "

Hawkette wrote on Apr 10, 2007 11:59 PM:

" One easy solution to all of your posts...wait and see what next year brings. There really is no other solution. I wish only the best to DMac and group-but also believe a coach's integrity, word, and demeanor are the most valuable assets he has - thus the reason I am glad Alford is out of Iowa. I will cheer for the Razorbacks kids - but not for their coach. It is too bad so many in the state have chosen to degrade a city whose biggest crime has been to support their own talent - much as each of you would do for your "own". Regardless, let's see what the record shows in 2007 and go from there. "

Steve Wing wrote on Apr 22, 2007 5:21 PM:

" Why do I keep getting this email alert! For the last 2 1/2 months almost every day I get this alert. I think maybe even the Razorback fans have to be sick of this. "

WriglyB wrote on Apr 22, 2007 8:31 PM:

" What role of the Internet in the modern world? [url=http://deu10.byethost7.com]We shall talk about [/url] "

fttft2 wrote on May 2, 2007 4:57 AM:

" this alert is old news! "

KLilly wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:16 PM:

" Oh, my god! We just won the West. Nutt recruited Mustain early on, and has won at every school he has been at. Mustain made the choice to leave, he would have been the man, unfortunately we had some key receivers hurt. And all this ex hog crap on here that says they are ashame to be an alumni, why? What bowl or championship did you win? My god Hatfield(who I like) played only 17 top 25 teams and won 3, so please get the facts straight and don't waste your time with stupid bigot redneck sites like this. I hope this paper isn't located outside of NW Arkansas because those fans are the worst. They fall asleep, even when we win. Did someone say Malzham was a great OC. Oh my god, I need the drugs you are on so I can rationalize that. How? That makes no sense at all. Tulsa passes 60+ times a game in an offensive conference. Don't tell me, Hawaii had a great OC as well. That isn't done in the SEC, or in any major conference. Sure the qb may handle the ball every play, but not throw, throw, throw. If you think that is offense stick to the crack pipe. Unfortunately a stupid email was sent about Mustain and Wally Hall by Danny's physical therapist. I didn't agree with putting Mustain down, but Hall is fair game and and terrible for the program. Nutt wanted Mustain, not Malzham! "

KLilly wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:45 PM:

" This site is so stupid. I can't believe you think Malzham called the plays last year, yea he has always ran the ball. Malzham is a co-coordinator at Tulsa with an ok record and he is a genius. Sorry this site is run by idiots. You guys are so deeply involved, that it is really scary. Butch Davis has done bad at UNC, but personally I like him and I hope he doesn't come b/c at UA we always win Championship after Championship, ha ha. We are locked in a bowl game, lost some close games, and now Nutt makes boring play calls. Well that shows you need to read. At Murray State he passed and put Cherry in the NFL. Even with Stoerner he passed, and with Jones, well he was a freak of nature. He coached to his talent, it is unfortunate that Mustain left b/c he let some silly email get to him written by a physical therapist. Tebow got death threats on his cell phone after losing to Auburn, but just changed his number. Malzham is the one who made all you so-called fans get your panties in a bunch. Do you think Malzham called all those run plays last year. Ya, he showed Nutt what a playbook was after Nutt has been in the SEC for 8 yrs. At Springdale all they did was throw it up, and rarely had a guy in the backfield. Come on, Malzham got his feelings hurt "

KLilly wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:48 PM:

" Didn't realize this site seems to have the same ole same oie person. Some lonely guy with nothing else to do. Can't even cheer on our team. D-Mac said if you don't support our coached you don't support us! On National TV our fans have been called immature, wow, and you think that it isn't the fans. I know they don't help, especially up in the NW part. "

KLilly wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:57 PM:

" Please tell us more about emails and txt messages, I know I am just dying to hear about it and what you know. ha ha. Ya, Nutt ruined some players careers, ha ha. Whose, Malzham was running the offense right? And Williams didn't start on the first play. No Malzham wasn't, and it was the formation, dang Williams had a good season and still quit. He was on his way, but I think Malzham should have never been there, and something strange is happened. Williams, Monk, Hillis, Cleveland, and if Mustain stayed would have made a good passing game, and opened up a good running game. 2 quit and 2 got injured. Just can't let a silly email that is sent to Nutts wife get to you. Show you are the stronger man, and Williams must be thinking something else b/c his numbers were great as a freshman. I am sure Nutt told them he didn't want them and they got taken out of the program to go to one that teaches good strong principles, ha ha. You guys don't know the Nutt family at all. They are all about family values. Do you guys not know all schools have troubled kids? I hope so! "

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