Prepared to make him an offer of 2 million dollars annually.</p> http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3140601</p> Darren McFadden...GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN.</p>
I didn't realize that Arkansas had some smart people on their Board of Trustees</p> From the espn link posted above</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Stanley Reed, the Arkansas board of trustees chairman, told The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Monday that Long had indeed settled on Bowden and that <font size="4">Arkansas chancellor John White began seeking feedback from the board of trustees, some of whom expressed reservations about Bowden possibly being a lateral hire for the Razorbacks.</font></p> </p> Bowden, 47, has seemingly been on the hot seat each of the last three seasons at Clemson, as fans have become frustrated with his inability to get the Tigers to the ACC championship game or a BCS bowl. Bowden has a 69-41 record in nine seasons at Clemson and is 87-45 in 11 seasons overall. Bowden, the son of legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, wasn't Arkansas' first choice to replace Nutt. The Razorbacks initially made overtures to Auburn's Tommy Tuberville and also inquired about North Carolina's Butch Davis, who last month agreed to a contract extension with the Tar Heels.</p> </div></p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> I didn't realize that Arkansas had some smart people on their Board of Trustees</p> From the espn link posted above</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Stanley Reed, the Arkansas board of trustees chairman, told The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas on Monday that Long had indeed settled on Bowden and that <font size="4">Arkansas chancellor John White began seeking feedback from the board of trustees, some of whom expressed reservations about Bowden possibly being a lateral hire for the Razorbacks.</font></p> </p> Bowden, 47, has seemingly been on the hot seat each of the last three seasons at Clemson, as fans have become frustrated with his inability to get the Tigers to the ACC championship game or a BCS bowl. Bowden has a 69-41 record in nine seasons at Clemson and is 87-45 in 11 seasons overall. Bowden, the son of legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, wasn't Arkansas' first choice to replace Nutt. The Razorbacks initially made overtures to Auburn's Tommy Tuberville and also inquired about North Carolina's Butch Davis, who last month agreed to a contract extension with the Tar Heels.</p> </div></p> </div></p> Im not a Houston Nutt fan, in fact quite the contrary, but I think a lateral hire is a bit better than Arkansas should be expecting.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geaux Tigers)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Im not a Houston Nutt fan, in fact quite the contrary, but I think a lateral hire is a bit better than Arkansas should be expecting.</p> </div></p> </p> Arkansas BOT and Boosters have unrealistic viewpoints of their Football and Basketball programs. They believe and act like they are perennial top 10 programs for each sport. Instead of finding the type of coaches that could get them to those levels, they instead attempt to hit home runs with retreaded names.</p> They want to spend money, but at the end of the day it is still Fayetteville.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geaux Tigers)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Im not a Houston Nutt fan, in fact quite the contrary, but I think a lateral hire is a bit better than Arkansas should be expecting.</p> </div></p> </p> Arkansas BOT and Boosters have unrealistic viewpoints of their Football and Basketball programs. They believe and act like they are perennial top 10 programs for each sport. Instead of finding the type of coaches that could get them to those levels, they instead attempt to hit home runs with retreaded names.</p> They want to spend money, but at the end of the day it is still Fayetteville.</p> </div></p> You know you're in trouble when Tommy Bowden rejects you.</p>
