Always the rumor. Let's see how it actually plays out.
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Always the rumor. Let's see how it actually plays out.
I’m beginning to warm up to this idea. Now, folks saw they might keep Lunnety as HC. Yikes.
They did have the meeting. Just not a hire announced.
Lindy's Diner has it. It's on ****ing Central though. As long as you don't get car jacked or have a prostitute approach your ride, that has a pecker, you'll be ok.
Oil and water
I am not. Arky needs a recruiter Fritz is a fine coach but they need someone to raid tx. Lunney is a disaster hire.
And Lunney and Traylor stay. Ouch.
That's not a bad fall back option IMO.
Well, he has quite the last name. He'll probably need it coaching in Arky these days.
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What about Blake Anderson there?
Academic, but Andersen would have been a good hire, it is Drinkwitz, I'll be Drinkwine for a while....
Chad Morris 2.0 with less experience. Fail.
HCMT.
Why fire Morris if this is the outcome?
Clark at UAB?
Or time to go retread like Chizik, Leavitt, Graham, Jones?
Guess it’s moot now.
We will see, but I think you are too caught up in "losing" out on Kiffin.
I just don't get handing the reins over to a guy with one year of HC experience, he went to a successful G5 and maintained. Has some OC experience but really he is a Gus disciple. I guess they could not get Gus so they get his boy? Could have done much better. Should have done much better.
Maybe, there is some surprise coming. I hope I am wrong and HY has some trick up his sleeve.
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Yes. Maybe Kiff was not the right choice, nor meant to be. But the drop to Drink given his (lack of) experience is pretty drastic.
Huh? Drink has **** tons of experience and proven results. Kiffen has only failed. That's not a drop.
Arkansas has had some of its greatest successes under annoying douche coaches like Holtz and Petrino so I can see why they wanted Kiffin so badly. Not convinced they really missed out on much there, though. Bizarre to me that they never seem to focus their searches on a DFW area recruiter.
Kiffin is a better choice than Drink. I would rather Arky got Campbell. But he wasn't interested. Andersen would have been my #2, but Arky isn't going to hire a guy from state, just on principle.
It looks like the BOT got their thumb in the pie. Kiffin got a better offer and went his way. Arky talked to Leach, Campbell and Norvell, and could not get traction. Kiffin and Drink were the two presented to the BOT. Harsin and Rhule may have also been in play. I just don't see a 1 year HC from a G5 taking the reins and rebuilding a team in the SEC.
Kiffin has a lot of red flags, but what Arky needs most is a recruiter who can and will raid TX for talent. Kiffin would have done that, and probably bolted as soon as he had success for greener pasture a la Tennessee, but I have lttle confidence in Drink.
This hire is sort of like betting the hard eight at the craps table...you can win, but it is a longshot.
Kiffen certainly brings out the emotions in people, logic and facts be damned.
This.
I’ll be more clear. I like Drink as a coach, a lot. I question Drink’s ability to lead a P5 program, attract ACs and recruit in the SEC.
Your narrative on Kiffen is dated. He was young. He made mistakes. He admitted it. He retrenched. He learned. And he is now succeeding with a different level of maturity and leadership not seen previously.
There is a gap.
A one year G5 HC. 36 years old. Wading out of the kiddie pool into the deep end. I was concerned when Kiffin was touted as choice number 1, but it made some sense. When I heard Drink was the only other HC presented to the BOT, I thought that meant Kiffin was in the bag. Drink is a big step down, and a big risk. Hopefully, he surprises. Somehow I imagine Ed O is chuckling.
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