I?ve heard he?s staying at Ark earlier today, but more recently I?ve heard he?s accepted, & even more recently he?s signed & will announce tmrw. So I don?t know. Looks like it?s been a tough decision for him, but money talks. So does autonomy.
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I?ve heard he?s staying at Ark earlier today, but more recently I?ve heard he?s accepted, & even more recently he?s signed & will announce tmrw. So I don?t know. Looks like it?s been a tough decision for him, but money talks. So does autonomy.
Bulldog Friend of mine said he saw a picture of him at Arky basketball game sitting on the same row as Pittman. Hope Pittman was so teed off he wouldn't sit directly beside him!**
Arkansas 247 board as of now thinks he?s staying
I?ve been nosing around on his Twitter and will rogers followed him today but then within the last hour has unfollowed him again.
Yikes
Was Briles at the memorial a few weeks ago? I'm wondering if he reached out to arnett afterwards
He takes up 3 seats, you can?t sit directly beside him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldendawg
I wouldn't be surprised with either decision. We ought to know in the morning.
Ark made it through the day without losing him. I say he's staying. Hope we have a good fall back plan
I can't believe how many of our fans fell for this. This was an obvious ruse to get a raise at Ark. Sure he showed interest with us and likely had in depth conversations with Zach, but his Agent is Jimmy Sexton, who plays cribbage while everyone else plays go fish.
We definitely have a very gullible fanbase. I never believed this for a minute. Why would an OC leave a traditional better program for the same position.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
And can easily match and exceed any salary we can offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG
A shrewd AD (non Cohen) may have been able to sniff this out, but Zach likely was a rube in this situation.
You guys may be right, but it would be pretty hilarious if he comes haha.
It would great. He's outstanding. I just think once smoke comes out in situations like this that if it doesn't happen quickly, it doesn't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZedFedder
Zach is no rube and neither is his agent. Whether we end up with Briles or not, you absolutely have to go as far down as this path as you can to hire someone of this caliber if possible. We have reached out to multiple great coordinators which is exactly what he should do and what the vast majority of our fan base has complained about in the past. We complain about hiring what is perceived as average or easy or just promoting from within because it's easy. We complain about that and we complain about swinging outside of our norm...my word. Oh and if we eliminate coaches whose agent is Sexton, you just shrink your pool considerably. Jimbo just got swerved by who he thought he was going to hire and had to circle back to Petrino who had withdrawn his name and accepted UNLV's job.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
Definitely not as optimistic as yesterday. If he is not announced today/this morning , then I believe he is starying at Arky. He would need to be in town working tomorrow if he is coming.
I wore my maroon into work today....expecting good news! Please don't let me down.
Sorry, but calling Zack a rube is just not right. Going out and hiring a top OC from an SEC west school is not easy and would require tough negotiations. Either we come to an agreement or we don?t. It doesn?t make someone a rube. I mean would you rather him not try??? I just hope we get a win in these type situations for once!!! It?s probably going to come down to how bad KB wants out.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
Agreed. If the report isn't out by lunch, he isn't coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
People can be unhappy with their situation. He may be unhappy or not. If we are in negotiations, he must have some type of interest. And it’s definitely been long enough for AR to counter and he accept their offer and end this. So there may be some tough negotiations going on and he’s weighing it all out. But you know it’s always going to be tough with Sexton.Quote:
Originally Posted by PGHBulldogBG
Now that I have done a little more research I would imagine he would want at least the 1.8 million that they paid Odom last year. Probably more. So we're probably looking at at least 2 million. Unless he just wants out of there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bdawg
I could probably see this. It’s been long enough to hammer this out. We sure haven’t heard any other names since KB name came up thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by ZedFedder