Let’s put this into perspective…Arkansas is in the midst of a lurid
scandal involving Bobby Petrino…(that’s bad enough)…but then they decide to
hire one of Petrino’s most trusted friends and advisors as interim head coach?
It’s worth remembering, Petrino and Smith have a long history
dating to their coaching tenures at 4 different schools including Louisville and Arkansas.
The good news is that Arkansas hired a coach who is capable of
running the same system.
The bad news is Arkansas hired a coach who has no moral compass
and it should prompt Arkansas to ask the question: why are we so lucky to hire
Coach Smith?
It’s also worth remembering, no reputable or respectable coach
would accept the job at Arkansas before the dust has settled on a sordid
scandal…not to mention the end of Spring Practice…and a mere 4 months before the regular
season?
Apparently Arkansas didn’t get the memo...and didn't bother to check Smiths credentials!
After his escapades in East Lansing (how many coaches slap
themselves during a Press Conference?) it would be fair to say, Smith was
virtually unemployable at most Division 1 schools.
And Smith has proven he hasn’t learned from his past mistakes
because in the span of a few months…Smith accepted…and then walked away from a
Head coaching job at Weber State!
Let me see…didn’t Smith leave Louisville in a similar fashion to
take the Spartan job…and why were the Spartans so lucky to get Coach Smith?
By any measure, Arkansas is seemingly content to cavort with the
devil!
Keep in mind, Houston Nutt (who could not be confused
with a country preacher) left Arkansas after a 10 year tenure…and then
Arkansas was content to hire Bobby Petrino who had a questionable history at
best…not to mention Petrino ‘walked out’ on the Atlanta Falcons in mid season
to accept the Arkansas job.
Now Arkansas has thrown more ‘good money after bad’ by hiring JL
Smith whose sense of loyalty was to walk away from Weber State (his alma mater)
without coaching a single game? Let’s put this into perspective as well…Smith
decided to steal away from his alma mater in the middle of the night without
honoring the terms of his contract?
RichRod, what do you think about that?
All this prompts me to recall the immortal words of Groucho Marx
who famously said: I wouldn’t belong to any club who would accept me as a
member!!!
What lesson is Arkansas sending?
And by the way, where is the Arkansas President in all this?
Here is a tip for Arkansas. Until you decide to hire a coach who
considers himself as a teacher first…and a mentor who is intent upon preparing
young men for life…then Arkansas will continue to honor the legacy of their mascot by wallowing
in the pig pen.
Come to think about it...the manner in which Arkansas conducts their Football program is disrespectful to the pig.