Are Reporters Doing Their Job

[smashmouth2004]

I’m with Richard on this one about Anderson. I’ve never heard Bielema say anything about him being a poor recruiter. In fact, story about his joining the Hogs had this quote:

“Kurt stood out to me when he interviewed and he’s stood out to every coach he’s worked and played for,” Bielema said. “His ability to relate to the players and connect with them will help him have a tremendous impact on our program, not only a position coach, but as a recruiter.”

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016 … ch-o-line/

Well I know on message boards like this if you make a claim you better be able to back it up. For 30 mins I scanned the web and old articles and can’t find anything to substantiate my claim but I swear I heard it. Being over 60 you can benefit with more wisdom at the cost of memory loss!

[soarkhog]

I’m with Richard on this one about Anderson. I’ve never heard Bielema say anything about him being a poor recruiter. In fact, story about his joining the Hogs had this quote:

“Kurt stood out to me when he interviewed and he’s stood out to every coach he’s worked and played for,” Bielema said. “His ability to relate to the players and connect with them will help him have a tremendous impact on our program, not only a position coach, but as a recruiter.”

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016 … ch-o-line/

Well I know on message boards like this if you make a claim you better be able to back it up. For 30 mins I scanned the web and old articles and can’t find anything to substantiate my claim but I swear I heard it. Being over 60 you can benefit with more wisdom at the cost of memory loss!

I understand completely. I don’t remember much of what happened yesterday, much less nearly a year ago.

[rzbkertn]

WarHog38…much of what you say is credible in my view. The two studs,Tretola and Kirkland, are the examples of the attitude it takes to play OL. I think this bunch has two with the attitude to get it done along with the experience. Froholdt has the attitude but not the experience. Raulerson has the experience but not the attitude IMHO. So that is how I see the fracturing/cohesion situation. I think we get enough info from the reporters to be valuable. HOGS YA’LL.

[DudleyDawson]

Also wanting to let Enos go makes no sense whatsoever to me.

Dudley, why have the coaches stuck with Raulerson so long? Even an amateur can see he’s not cutting it. I thought the coaches said Jackson would see playing time with him but I haven’t noticed him getting any time on the field. Do you know of ant personnel changes against Florida?

Obviously the coaches see practice every day and see the OL’s strengths and weaknesses.

While we can all see Raulerson has not played great, I am not egotistical enough to think I know better than the coaches while sitting behind a computer while they actually see them every practice.

Obviously Raulerson and Froholdt are better than those playing behind him.

So to me that is a recruiting mistake, not a coaching one.

If Arkansas is going to make change, it will not announce them to Florida via the press.

Wallace may not play. That would be Jackson would start in his place.

[DudleyDawson]

Also wanting to let Enos go makes no sense whatsoever to me.

My issues with Enos have to do with playcalling.

I know you disagree, but when I, a fan, can see the defense adjust off the way we line up and we run the exact play that they’ve adjusted for, I know the DC’s can see it. No trickeration out of those formations to keep the D honest. I wouldn’t be against him staying as a QB coach, but I don’t think he would go from OC to QB coach. He MUST adjust his playcalling, if he doesn’t he should leave. That’s not a “lack of recruiting” issue, it’s not a “lack of execution” that others claim, it’s bad coaching. That is things that a “defensive minded” HC should notice in practice. Seeing how it occurs week after week, to the point teams can recognize the play by the way we line up, then our OC and HC aren’t doing their jobs.

Arkansas is 2nd in passing in 258.36, 11th in rushing at 160.38, 7th in the SEC in scoring at 30.88, 7th in total offense at 416.75 yards

You are certainly entitled to your opinion. As I have stated before, I am not egotistical enough to think my opinion is right and nobody else’s has any merit like some

But do I think he should be fired? Absolutely not.

So we simply disagree. Doesn’t make you a bad guy - even if seems you have been taking a lot of shots and me and others lately that have differing opinions.

[RichardDavenport]

Richard, the fan base is very frustrated. I like Bielema but he has obviously has made some mistakes the past 2 years. If you’re going to rely on Juco players when Ark doesn’t have a strong recruiting base, those Juco players have to be ready to play. Bielema seemed happy with this team before the season saying “I know this team” meaning to me he had confidence in them. What we’ve seen this year is a mediocre running game and suspect pass blocking. We’ve taken a huge step back!

My opinion, Smith needs to be replaced as our DC. I think Butch Davis is miserable doing football analysis on TV and would jump at the chance to be our DC. He knows talent and I know he could recruit better. I don’t dislike Anderson because of the lack of talent he has to work with, but even Bielema said he’s not a strong recruiter. That’s the life blood of a college team and you need someone hat can bring in talent.

Enos is by far our best coach and needs better talent to run his offense but I’m afraid someone’s going to scoop him up as a head coach. We played Bama, A&M and others tough last year so getting blown out thus year makes me worry we’re moving in the wrong direction. I hope CBB can right the ship because the fans are hungry and need to see something positive.

56-3 will create doubt. Arkansas laid an egg no doubt about it. I predicted 8-4 at the beginning of the season and still think that will happen.

I don’t recall Bielema saying Anderson wasn’t a good recruiter.

Yes, go back to when Anderson was hired. He made reference that he was a great teacher but not necessarily a strong recruiter.

He might have but I don’t recall it. If I remmeber right, he said he could relate to the kids and would be a good recruiter. Is there a link you can provide?

[RichardDavenport]

I’m with Richard on this one about Anderson. I’ve never heard Bielema say anything about him being a poor recruiter. In fact, story about his joining the Hogs had this quote:

“Kurt stood out to me when he interviewed and he’s stood out to every coach he’s worked and played for,” Bielema said. “His ability to relate to the players and connect with them will help him have a tremendous impact on our program, not only a position coach, but as a recruiter.”

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016 … ch-o-line/

Well I know on message boards like this if you make a claim you better be able to back it up. For 30 mins I scanned the web and old articles and can’t find anything to substantiate my claim but I swear I heard it. Being over 60 you can benefit with more wisdom at the cost of memory loss!

I can relate to the memory. Man, when I was in my 20’s and 30’s I never had to write things down in order to remember things. I do it all the time now that I’m 53.