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Arkansas: Try getting Brent Venables or Mike Leach

Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:28 pm
Posted by boudinman
Member since Nov 2019
5046 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:28 pm
The Past List:

Chad Morris - fired into 2nd year
Bret Bielema- Ark contesting his buyout
Bobby Petrino - Fired for personal conduct
Houston Nutt - Last with a winning record(Fall Back Option)

The Present List:
Mike Norvell - Already spurned once for Morris hire.
Lane Kiffin -Raiders,Vols,Trojans,Bama(Leaves Burned Bridges everywhere he's been)
Gus Malzahn - Buyout $26M
Brent Venables - Top Notch DC and No Buyout if a HC.
Mike Leach - Can recruit Texas,but will he come to Ark?
This post was edited on 11/22/19 at 2:32 pm
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27722 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:36 pm to
Leach wants in the SEC and knows the area.

I think he’d take it.
Posted by Bottom9
Arsenal Til I Die
Member since Jul 2010
21745 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:43 pm to
Does Venables even want a HC job?

I read somewhere (probably here) last year that he was a fricking weirdo in one of his interviews or some shite years ago and kinda got blacklisted as a HC option.
This post was edited on 11/22/19 at 2:44 pm
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27722 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 2:51 pm to
And both his kids play at Clemson and he makes 3M a year

He’s got it made
Posted by HogX
Madison, WI
Member since Dec 2012
5048 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:11 pm to
Venables name has been floated in HC searches for 15 years. If he hasn't taken one by now, he's going to be a lifetime coordinator.
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10570 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:23 pm to
Arkansas will be tough to recruit at. You need a coach system to attract athletes. Mike Leach is the choice.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
57697 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:42 pm to
quote:

read somewhere (probably here) last year that he was a fricking weirdo in one of his interviews or some shite years ago and kinda got blacklisted as a HC option.


Have you seen the guy on the sideline? Dude looks like a whack job
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37105 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:57 pm to
Leach would take it in a heartbeat.

I don't know how good of a coach he would be... but the SEC has lost some of the "flavor" in the coaching ranks. No Lesticles, No Ol Ball Coach, Saban getting closer to hanging it up... come on man, we need Leach in this conference.
Posted by DFWAggie09
DFW
Member since Oct 2011
1483 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:57 pm to
Leach would be a nightmare at Arkansas. He can find a QB out of Texas every year and that's about all he needs.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66550 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:59 pm to
Venables hasn’t been hanging out at Clemson this long for Arkansas
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36641 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

I don't know how good of a coach he would be...


Leach has been pretty damn good every where he’s gone.

What he has done with Washington state is insane.

Arkansas is objectively a much easier place to recruit to than Lubbock, I wouldn’t be thrilled to have him play LSU every year
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
11437 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 4:54 pm to
quote:

Venables hasn’t been hanging out at Clemson this long for Arkansas


He was interested in the job two years ago. He point blank said his agent had spoken to them.

The rumor for years was he was waiting on K-State, but that door has closed looks like.

I think it would be a good hire.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42568 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:07 pm to
I'd love to see Leach get a shot in the league. Outside of the AU game, I would be a fan. I catch most of his WSU games.
Posted by PorkSammich
North FL
Member since Sep 2013
14252 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:17 pm to
No thanks.

And I seriously doubt Venables would come clean up his buddy Chad’s mess.
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
11225 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:25 pm to
I personally don’t want LSU to have to play Leach. He’d be an outstanding hire.
Posted by Jon Ham
Member since Jun 2011
28588 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:42 pm to
Kiffin or Leach.

Norvell as a fallback.
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
9458 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:52 pm to
Leach would be a treasure in the SEC. I don’t know how much success he would have in the west though. Moo U and Ole Miss would probably be easy wins.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27722 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:55 pm to
Arkansas fans are idiots if they say they don’t want leach


Dude has done a ton with much less. He could do very well at Arkansas
Posted by Placekicker
Florida
Member since Jan 2016
8129 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 6:40 pm to
Gus’ buyout is only 7 million dollars. It’s only 26 million if we fire him. He can be had for a bargain.
Posted by Born to be a Tiger1
Somewhere lost in Texas
Member since Jan 2018
587 posts
Posted on 11/22/19 at 7:49 pm to
You know who can be had for a bargain? Art Briles!
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