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Oh boy. This will be fun. RT @AP_Top25: Breaking: AP source: Arkansas hiring former assistant John L. Smith as interim coach
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OT: Arkansas to hire John L. Smith
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:03 PM
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OT: Arkansas to hire John L. Smith
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:04 PM | 
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:04 PM |
Wait for it.....
Wait for it.....
Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm finished.
Roll Tide.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:14 PM |
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa come early!
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa come early!
Your response is so perfect here and I know it doesn't even express how happy you really are about this hire.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:48 PM |
They think this is a very good team
They think this is a very good team
I don't know about the people making the hire [in Fayetteville], but in general people in Arkansas (i.e., my brother, a newspaper photographer who knows a lot of people) think the Razorbacks have a very good team coming back this year, capable of challenging for an SEC title.
I wonder if the rest of the staff will stay, especially Taver Johnson and the other Ohio escapee who came with him -- if they do, then maybe they can hold the team together for a year.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:53 PM |
Razorback fans are some of
Razorback fans are some of
Razorback fans are some of the most rabid fans in the country. My family lives down there now and all they have in that state is Arkansas football. That's what makes it all the more hilarious that they'd hire John L.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 4:01 PM |
Yep --
Yep --
I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to embed the slap GIF down thread into an e-mail to my brother...
PS: Note that my brother doesn't always say the Hogs are going to be good -- he is usually pessimistic.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:27 PM |
Funny - I honestly came on to
Funny - I honestly came on to
Funny - I honestly came on to post the exact same thing. Oh well, you're not going to ruin my party.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 PM |
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.
Whenever we go out,
The people always shout,
There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt.
Dah dah dah dah, dah dah dah
Sorry, that's what immediately came to mind when I heard his name.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:15 PM |
damn you.. now that song is
damn you.. now that song is
damn you.. now that song is in my head.. gah!
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 PM |
Wow, so Arkansas is just
Wow, so Arkansas is just
Wow, so Arkansas is just throwing in the towel or what?
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:21 PM |
Oh My
Oh My
this is real... I thought it was a news story from The Onion.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:38 PM |
Nope
Nope
Arkansas is still playing their butts off... but the coaches are letting them down.
April 23rd, 2012 at 5:06 PM |
What Were They Going To Do?
What Were They Going To Do?
Along with everyone else I enjoyed a good laugh when I heard about John L becoming Head Coach at Arkansas. Guffaws aside, what was the Arkansas AD supposed to do? You can't get a top notch coach in April. You're stuck with what you have. John L was on the staff, knows the coaches and players, has been a Head Coach and can handle the media (though how well I wonder). The coordinators can continue to coordinate, Arkansas gets through the season and then hires a long term solution.
Bonus: John L may slap his QB at a post game presser.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:07 PM |
You serious Clark?
You serious Clark?
You serious Clark?
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:28 PM |
I haven't logged in to
I haven't logged in to
I haven't logged in to comment in a while but I did just now to +1 you for that. Well done, sir.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:08 PM |
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:09 PM |
Slap?
Slap?
Slap.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:12 PM |
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:08 PM |
Wow! Thought it was a late
Wow! Thought it was a late
Wow! Thought it was a late April Fools joke...If I was a Razorback I would be so mad right now.
Did they just throw a dart at a map and it landed on East Lansing? Thefefore they decided to hire the last coach in East Lansing?
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:11 PM |
John L just got a head coach
John L just got a head coach
John L just got a head coach gig at weber state?
Twitter reporting again?
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:22 PM |
It appears
It appears
That he was only there since December. Weber St. to Arkansas, seems like a lateral move to me.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:17 PM |
Anybody else smell
Anybody else smell
Anybody else smell desperation? This doesnt even seem right
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:18 PM |
Confirmed. Link. At least
Confirmed. Link. At least
Confirmed. Link. At least by the AP, so it would seem legit.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:18 PM |
ohhh boy, I thought their OC
ohhh boy, I thought their OC
ohhh boy, I thought their OC would get the job.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:18 PM |
I wonder if he will have his
I wonder if he will have his
I wonder if he will have his star QB recruit covering kickoffs again? That was a brilliant strategy in my opinion.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:54 PM |
Forever burning in your
Forever burning in your
Forever burning in your brain?
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April 23rd, 2012 at 4:17 PM |
Haha, you know it.
Still, I
Haha, you know it.
Still, I
Haha, you know it.
Still, I think the better strategy was to completely abandon the run when you have a 17 point lead in the 4th quarter during a monsoon of a rainstorm.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 6:21 PM |
There are only 6 minutes left
There are only 6 minutes left
What could go wrong?
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April 23rd, 2012 at 8:09 PM |
"You're asking Drew Stanton
"You're asking Drew Stanton
"You're asking Drew Stanton to run the option in Hurricane Katrina!"
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:20 PM |
What? How is bringing John L.
What? How is bringing John L.
What? How is bringing John L. Smith in for one year a better option than letting Taver Johnson keep the job on an interim basis?
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:24 PM |
I agree
I agree
HOWEVA....
Just because this isn't as *bad* as it sounds doesn't mean that it isn't as *funny* as it sounds. Because this is DAMN funny.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:21 PM |
Snickers aside
Snickers aside
And I'm sure there will be even more in East Lansing, so it's not even Spartan bashing...I'm not sure it's a horrible move. He wasn't horrible at Louisville, and how many coaches are out there that will take a job at this date on an interim basis? As long as John L. is just using it to spring board into being a candidate to a lower job, and Arkansas is making sure he's just an interim, no matter how well they do with all that talent, and don't turn it into a "he won X games let's give him the full time gig" it's not a bad band aid on a bad situation. I mean, the only guy they could get to leave their team at this late a date to take over the Razorback program currently is.....the guy they just fired.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:41 PM |
Louisville competed in
Louisville competed in
Louisville competed in Conference USA when Smith was their coach. And he only had 2 good seasons while he was there. He was an absolute train wreck at MSU. I don't see how he's capable of being anything other than a sub-par coach in the SEC. Taver Johnson is an up-and-comer and would have stood a better chance of holding the team together than an old dude who failed miserably in his last head coaching gig.
April 23rd, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
Chitown said it better than I did below.
Chitown said it better than I did below.
I think you're staying away from assistants because you want to make a clean break and not have a team rally and say "keep this guy around, we love him" because A) they should be pretty good regardless, so it might not be an accurate reflection and B) they don't want anyone who was associated with a guy who's on strike 3 taking over the program. Now, if they cave and keep John L. at the end of the season, well, nevermind.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:21 PM |
So...
So...
Arkansas is fucked
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:22 PM |
HiLLLLLLarious.
HiLLLLLLarious.
Good LLLLuck with that!!
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:22 PM |
This isn't stupid - you can't
This isn't stupid - you can't
This isn't stupid - you can't hire a real coach in April, they all have jobs.
John L was already on the Arkansas staff, he has head-coaching experience at 2 BCS level schools, and has lead them to bowl games.
He's also coached this exact offensive scheme.
It's about the best they could do in the situation.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:35 PM |
Technically he was no longer
Technically he was no longer
Technically he was no longer on staff. He left in the off-season to take over Weber State.
I do agree that this isn't necessarily a stupid move. It saves them from having to pick Paul Petrino (akward) or a defensive coach as HC.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:55 PM |
Its still kind of funny
Its still kind of funny
Its still kind of funny though, don't ya think?
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April 23rd, 2012 at 4:18 PM |
Stipulated. It still implies
Stipulated. It still implies
Stipulated. It still implies that at some point, they hired a guy that is most famous for slapping himself at a press conference. And had him on the same staff as Bobby Petrino.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:29 PM |
It Was Short Notice...
It Was Short Notice...
...and John was available (as many former coaches are in April), because after all, "That's a dang coaching mistake...". It is a one year appointment per the AP article, so at least Razorback nation had no intention of being "LOLHog" on a long-term basis. I imagine the list of potential permanent replacements (and I bet they are working on it now) is a good list at Arkansas though.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:24 PM |
Is it just me or does JLS and
Is it just me or does JLS and
Is it just me or does JLS and Gerg seem like a match made in heaven? After watching that clip, I think someone needs a furry little stuffed Hog to cuddle with and serve as a motivational tool
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:25 PM |
It's a one year move. They'll
It's a one year move. They'll
It's a one year move. They'll back the money-truck up on Malzahn in the off-season.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:33 PM |
It seems like he is getting
It seems like he is getting
It seems like he is getting the "interim" tag.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:29 PM |
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:31 PM |
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Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:33 PM |
Hopefully Little Rock radio
Hopefully Little Rock radio
Hopefully Little Rock radio can borrow Valenti for a year.
HEY! You there!
April 23rd, 2012 at 4:16 PM |
I think we could be a little
I think we could be a little
I think we could be a little more generous and let Little Rock radio have Valenti forever.
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:40 PM |
There's really not much you
There's really not much you
There's really not much you can do, but point and laugh, right?
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April 23rd, 2012 at 3:42 PM |
I literally burst out
I literally burst out
I literally burst out laughing when I read this.
Maybe he'll slap himself with the other hand now?
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