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Arkansas is Closing in on a New Coach

Nope.

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kareemabduljacobb on 4 Dec 2012 - 2:37pm #

hmmmmmmmm, Kirby Smart?

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bassplayer7770 on 4 Dec 2012 - 2:50pm #

Football Scoop seems to think Auburn is working on an agreement with Smart.

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bhardy22132 on 4 Dec 2012 - 3:59pm #

Yeah my buddy who is an Auburn fan says that Kirby's name is being brought up alot so I dont think its kirby.

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ATXbucknut on 4 Dec 2012 - 2:42pm #

Wally Hall seems to know something that he's not sharing with us.  I wonder if the new coach is....Wally Hall.  You cannot argue that that would not be awesome.

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Killer nuts on 4 Dec 2012 - 2:52pm #

Charlie Strong perhaps?

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William on 4 Dec 2012 - 2:55pm #

Gundy would never leave Oklahoma State, it's his dream job/alma mater and he's turned that program into a solid one at that.

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Buckeyevstheworld on 4 Dec 2012 - 3:27pm #

Well after he got screwed out of a trip to the NC last year, his views might have changed.

"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.

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OSUBias on 4 Dec 2012 - 3:28pm #

No discussion involving Gundy is complete without remembering this gem:

 

When told OSU set school record for 50+ games this year, UFM said "That's good. We're gonna break that next year."

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clogan1032 on 4 Dec 2012 - 3:32pm #

Fact

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ShowThemOhiosHere on 4 Dec 2012 - 3:55pm #

He's a man and he's 40 45.

Class of 2010.

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BuckGnome on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:02pm #

Bielema???

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pukindawg on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:02pm #

 Sources: Arkansas to hire Bret Bielema

Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is leaving to take over Arkansas' program.
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btalbert25 on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:05pm #

WOW, must be Delaney's new plan to destory the SEC, send them idiot coaches to destory the programs from within.  If that's true Wisconsin could make a real play for Charlie Strong.

 

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RandyBoBandy on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:06pm #

Hey when I think SEC I think Bret Bielema. Said no one ever.

I don't wear shirts.

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weimerad on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:03pm #

Not so sure it's Strong.  I've been hearing and reading that Tennessee is in deep talks with him.

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SEATTLE BUCKEYE on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:03pm #

According to Pat Forde, it does look like Bielema is headed to Arkansas http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--sources--arkansas-to-hire-bret-bielema-195732340.html

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lljjgg on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:05pm #

Bielema.

Whoa. Does this hurt the B1G? If Wisconsin goes the way of Illinois for a couple of years, one less relevant team?

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btalbert25 on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:08pm #

Wisconsin is a good job.  Alvarez isn't going to hand the keys to someone who is going to make the team crappy.  That's a job that someone like Charlie Strong could walk into and do very well.  Hell maybe Alvarez comes out of retirement.

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chitown buckeye on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:29pm #

That was my intiall thought as well. Alverez comes out of retirement to lock horns with Urban.

"I'll fire when I'm god damn good and ready! You got that?" - Pete "Maverick" Mitchel

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JasonBuck on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:07pm #

LOL, didn't he say "we don't want to be like the SEC" and here he's going to it.  HILIRIOUS!

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btalbert25 on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:08pm #

Hard to believe a college football coach would be a hypocrite lol.

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Nick on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:13pm #

hmm such a shame they might actually get a good coach now 

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buckz4evr on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:14pm #

Darn.  It's going to make 11W a little less humorous.  I love the Bielema articles and posts.

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Bolt on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:17pm #

Now, now...maybe they'll do something rash and hire John L. Smith and it will be the true golden age of 11W.

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BUCKS4REAL on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:15pm #

Smart to Auburn, Strong to Tenn, and Hazell to Wiscy.

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EvanstonBuckeye on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:26pm #

Not the craziest scenario I've heard today. A day, I must add, which started with no thoughts of Bielema being the Arkansas head coach.

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GeorgiaBuckeye2114 on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:17pm #

Bret cant handle Urbs kicking his ass for the next several years

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Unky Buck on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:20pm #

Bielema went to the hogs...does anyone else love the irony here?

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Jugdish on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:27pm #

Bielema beat Hoke to the trough.

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bigbadbuck on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:52pm #

like a pig for the pigs?

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates. Football is no different, the guys down in the trenches win the games, not the coach.            

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Unky Buck on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:20pm #

That and one of numerous others...

That boy is a P-I-G pig!

 

 

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luckynutz on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:21pm #

If this is true, wow. Talk about a square peg in a round hole. He threw a fit about how urban recruited. Imagine how much he will cry when every coach does it. The sec is the stomping grounds of dirtbag recruiting. Not to mention arkansas' offense is a pass happy, qb centric offense. Bielemas background is anything but suited for that type of offense. Ill be glad to see him and his douchey squint and red windbreaker go though.

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Jugdish on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:23pm #

Will Chryst leave Pitt to go to Wisky? Will Johnson flip to Bucks? This is getting like a soap opera.

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Unky Buck on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:31pm #

How many coaches could the be for Pitt if that scenario plays out? I'd have a best friend that would be awfully pissed if that's the case. Poor fan base if it does happen. I honestly think it'd be 5 in less than 3 years time.

I'd at least like to believe that Chryst will stay at Pitt, though. I think Wisky ends up going in another direction. I would love to see Hazell land a job like this (far better than Purdue) but who knows what will happen now. But since I'm naive and like to think that there is at least some good in people, I want to at least believe that Chryst stays where he is for at least a couple more years.

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Jugdish on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:39pm #

Chryst is a Wisconsin guy and I don't know if he would hold out for a better offer down the road. Wisky is a big time B1G job and this could sway him. Who knows what is going to go down. I didn't think anybody would choose a coach that looks like their mascot. Suey.

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BUCKS4REAL on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:32pm #

Now reports that malzahn to Auburn, and Hazell to Purdue.

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Dougger on 4 Dec 2012 - 4:41pm #

and so starts the demise of the SEC.. muahaha

I like football

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btalbert25 on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:22pm #

Wisconsin is a great job, they'll go out and get a good coach, or old Barry will hit the sidelines again for a while. I honestly think, they'll throw some big money at someone though.  Perhaps Strong could end up in the same division as Urban.  Auburn's job is gone, Arkansas's job is gone Tennessee has other candidate's the can offer.  Charlie is losing his leverage with Tennessee if they are infact talking to him.  Wisconsin could just end up with him.

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btalbert25 on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:23pm #

Bielema is an idiot though.  He's going to go from a school where he's just gone to 3 strait BCS games to a school where most years the best he could hope for is 3rd place in a Division of his new conference.  That's good years.  What an idiot.

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Bolt on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:58pm #

I'm sure he's probably getting a nice pay bump down in SEC country.

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Triv on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:24pm #

I see Chryst heading back, potentially giving us one last shot at Dorian Johnson

Sorry Urban, Woody is still my favorite

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OldColumbusTown on 4 Dec 2012 - 5:38pm #

And then does the Fickell to Pitt train start up again?  Didn't Luke interview the last time around, or am I mis-remembering (thanks Roger)?

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