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The Spring of Hog Fans' Discontent
by Stephen Expat on Mar 14, 2010 12:58 PM CDT
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Sitting in our inbox this morning was a scan of an ad that ran in today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The advertisement urges Hog hoop fans to write U of A officials to voice whatever concerns they have about the state of the basketball program.
The ad was paid for by a "G. Cluck" of Niceville, Fla., and strikes a remarkably civil tone, saying, "This voicing of concerns is not intended to become a name calling contest or an attack upon anyone personally." At another point, the ad urges letter writers to "make this effort one of respect for all parties concerned!" Given the famously level-headed nature of the Razorback fanbase, we have no idea why Mr. Cluck felt it necessary to include such a request.
The entire ad is posted after the jump.
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Yes, Arkansas, You Do Have an NCAA Team
It's Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A hearty congrats to the Golden Lions and their fans.
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Friday Hodge Podge
by Stephen Expat on Mar 12, 2010 4:52 PM CST
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It's a short hodge podge, but here goes:
• Pulling No Punches. AS360's Jim Harris seems, oh, just a wee bit frustrated with the state of the basketball program. A sample of the column that he published earlier this afternoon:
The program's slogan of "40 Minutes of Hell," which morphed into "40 Minutes of Pel" when John Pelphrey took over, is now "40 Minutes of Fail."
More of the same next year, folks. Pelphrey's not going anywhere, UA athletic director Jeff Long insists, and the coaching staff is all returning. The speculation for some time was that Rob Evans, the former Ole Miss head coach, was riding out this season and would retire. But seriously, if Evans were to be the only coach leaving this staff, that would be a disgrace - he's the only one of the group we're sure can coach.
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For John Pelphrey to keep trotting out the "we're just not playing well" line to explain a six-game collapse shows just how in over his head he apparently is with this job.
Programming note: You'll get a chance to hear more of Jim's blunt opinions on our site next week when we publish a Q&A with him.
• Color Him Unimpressed. I hope John Pelphrey's family is steering clear of the Internet today. It's rough out there. Consider this tweet from noted SEC blogger and author Clay Travis, who's attending the SEC Tournament:
"Most disappointing? How apathetic the Arkansas fans are under Pelphrey. They used to be awesome at SEC Tourney. Now? Pelphrey has to go."
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Poll: Better Off with or without Fortson?
by Arkansas Expats on Mar 12, 2010 12:17 PM CST
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This morning, the Old Graybeard tweeted the following:
"After the game, former college coach came up and says he'd send Fortson packing today, that he divides the team."
Strong words. And so, we ask you the following (and, as always, please pipe up in the comments thread):
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The Fat Lady Has Sung: Georgia 77, Arkansas 64
by Stephen Expat on Mar 11, 2010 11:26 PM CST
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The 2010 season has come to an end, as has Mike Nail's 29-year career as the Hogs' radio play-by-play man.
Thanks for the great calls, Mike. You will be missed. The 2010 season, on the other hand, not so much.
It's late here in the Eastern time zone, so we're going to sign off for the evening. We'll be back with some postseason analysis in the days ahead. Until then ...
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