re: Nutt in negotiations with Ole Miss (confirmed)

Posted by Cornhusker Red

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:22 pm to shutterspeed

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Ole Miss got a steal and probably the best coach it could have landed. No wonder the Orgeron firing came so suddenly.

Ark. reportedly offered Nutt 2.4M a year to stay.

He has other plans.

Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:23 pm to Cornhusker Red

and will receive 3.5 million. It must be good.

Posted by Smoke Green

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:37 pm to pioneerbasketball

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and will receive 3.5 million. It must be good

if Chancellor White is to be believed, he changed the language in HDN's contract after the Carolina game making it easier for him to walk, if he decided to. yet, they offer an extension?

the kicker still to me is the Ole Myth job...why in the hell would White let him walk to an SEC West school? we need to get that dude from the Ar. Demo-Gazette that wrote the book on Mitch and the Springdale football team on this story. that gumshoe would give us the lowdown.

Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:39 pm to Smoke Green

quote:
Kurt Voigt

Posted by SLC

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:42 pm to pioneerbasketball

They are mentioning Mike Leach from TX Tech on Hogville.

Posted by SLC

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:44 pm to Smoke Green

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if Chancellor White is to be believed, he changed the language in HDN's contract after the Carolina game making it easier for him to walk, if he decided to. yet, they offer an extension?

the kicker still to me is the Ole Myth job...why in the hell would White let him walk to an SEC West school? we need to get that dude from the Ar. Demo-Gazette that wrote the book on Mitch and the Springdale football team on this story. that gumshoe would give us the lowdown.

You live up here. Are you really surprised?
I think I am going to be

Posted by Smoke Green

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:52 pm to SLC

surprised? maybe that the drama played out as long as it did. otherwise, i think that whole presser was a croc... except the part where Frank was digging at some deep rooted boogers from his snout (kinda reminded me of Bobby Cox).

they should have (and could have) handled this the same way a year and a half ago.

Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:54 pm to Smoke Green

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except the part where Frank was digging at some deep rooted boogers from his snout (kinda reminded me of Bobby Cox).

It was past his bedtime. Jeff long could be on the hot seat this time next week.

Posted by Smoke Green

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 8:56 pm to pioneerbasketball

quote:
Jeff long

all joking aside, he's got some big shoes to fill.

Posted by cajunbug

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 9:14 pm to Smoke Green

I can't believe it! Archie Manning may have been sober on the CBS telecast Saturday!

They were discussing the Ole Miss job and others and as they were ending the conversation and going to commercial, Archie mumbled..."Don't be surprised by Ole Miss going after Houston Nutt."

I thought he was just making a wish.....

Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 9:22 pm to cajunbug

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local radio show is reporting that archie manning was wanting nutt to ole miss. Ole miss is the only school not to win the sec west.

Starting to make sense.

Posted by specs1

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 9:26 pm to pioneerbasketball

Nutt is a very good coach. If Ole Miss gets him that will be a major step up for them.

Posted by Dodd

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 9:45 pm to specs1

I like Houston; he seems to be a great coach. He actually reminds me of Spurrier. Wasn't he real close to filling Saban's shoes at LSU?

Posted by Smoke Green

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 9:51 pm to Dodd

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Wasn't he real close to filling Saban's shoes at LSU?

maybe Stuttgart or Pioneer can give some info, but the whole drama around HDN started around this time...keep in mind, the LSU gig he supposedly inquired about came after he left the Nebraska plane on the tarmac at NWA the yr. before.

Posted by SlowFlowPro

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 10:01 pm to Smoke Green

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after he left the Nebraska plane on the tarmac at NWA the yr. before.

such a mistake

Posted by pioneerbasketball

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 10:02 pm to Smoke Green

at a local touchdown club. Jimmy sexton touched on this. Nick saban said that nutt was the toughest coach to game plan for. Thats it. Sexton claims saban never brought nutt up as the next coach at lsu.

Posted by Stuttgart Tiger

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 10:12 pm to pioneerbasketball

Saban gave Nutt's name to Skip. Skip called and was told by Sexton or Nutt himself that he wouldn't interview for the job. It had to be offered outright. He couldn't go through the interview process and be ok with his current job if it didn't work out. This was because of the fallout he'd experienced from the Nebraska situation.

Skip didn't want to do it that way so they moved on.

As I understand it was very brief. I remember this hitting the radio on a Friday. I about died when I heard it.

Frank referenced Saban's comments about how competitive Nutt was tonight at the news conference.

Posted by TheChamp

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Posted on 11/26/07 at 10:18 pm to Stuttgart Tiger

If you think Nutt left on his own terms and left all that money on the table you are not informed on the situation. Nutt was forced out, make no mistake about it. That 2.4 crap is a PR move to help everyone save face. Ark. money men have been looking to get rid of the Nuttster for quite a long time.