Nutts To Waco?

The last time nutts were linked to Waco (Wacko?), TX, Vernon Howell aka David Koresh was texting young girls at the Mt. Carmel compound. Now a lot of rumors are coming out of Fayetteville that Hootie and Dirty Diana Nutt are going to wind up relocating there. Waco, home of the Baylor Bears.

Otis Kirk, a known Hugger, was on the radio today with Bo Nuttingly..I mean Mattingly discussing Hootie-boys address for next season. Otis said he did not see how Nutt would want to come back after all that has happened in the past 11 months. Kirk specifically mentioned Baylor and SMU as possible destinations, but held out the chance of the coaching carousel opening up more attractive jobs.

You know, if Les Miles was to go to Michigan, LSU would open up. Not that they would be interested in Hootie. The Waterboy extras would riot in the streets. But some other coach could go there opening up his job and the domino effect would maybe open up a better opportunity.

I say if Hootie wants to avoid the ax, if not this year then for sure next, he better get while the gettin' is good. That probably means Baylor or SMU, maybe Memphis or some other mid major or major conference bottom feeder is all he can get. Hootie is radioactive right now with all the scandals and the terrible job he has done this year.

It's pay the piper now or pay him later Hootie, if you do somehow manage to cheat the hangman. And remember: "Don't leggo the rope".

Let The Spin Begin!

With a 3 game winning streak going, never mind that 2 of the games were against Possum Grape U. and FIHOC (Fla. Int. House Of Cupcakes) and an SEC team coming in with a 2 game skid, the Hootinistas are furiously spinning. "This team still could win as many games as last year" they say.

I'm only going to say this once. Not gonna happen. Hootie's SEC record of 40-37 is mediocre, at best. When you consider that he is 22-7 against the Mississippi schools and South Carolina and 18-30 against everyone else in the league, his record falls short even of mediocrity.

Of course the spinners are already squirrelling away their excuses with the Kevin Woods injury and the absence of his backup Walner Leandre who has a funeral of a family member to attend. You mean he can't reschedule the funeral like Hootie asked Wes Murphy to do last year or the year before, forget which?

Hootie preaches all the "no 'i' in team" crap like so many other coaches, but he himself is not a team player. Hootie first. Ask not what Hootie can do for you, ask what you can do for Hootie is his philosophy. Were the Springdale kids treated like "family"? Were they treated like valuable team members? How about Gus "Mal-azahn"?

Hootie never even bothered to pronounce the man's name right. Last season when rumors surfaced of dissension on the team and staff, Hootie said "nothing could be further from the truth". Which is what Hootie often says when he's getting ready to tell a whopper.

In Colton's, Lone Star and some other restaurants, patrons are encouraged to eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor. It's past time on the Hill to sweep out the "Nutts".

Pork Or Chicken On The Menu? Arkansas-South Carolina Comparisons

First of all, we're talking about two small southern states that have some similarities, but not a long history on the football field. So here are a few contrasts and comparisons:

SC: longest tenured politician: Strom Thurmond. AR: longest tenured politician: Frank Broyles. Broyles appeared in a Civil War movie. Strom Thurmond appeared in the Civil War. Thurmond was in power past the age of 100. Broyles was booted from office in his early 80's. Advantage: SC

SC: home of Hootie and The Blowfish. AR: home of Hootie and the Blowhard (Herring).
Advantage: SC

SC: has the ol' Coach with lots of ball plays. AR: has the coach who plays with his balls a lot. Advantage: SC

SC: has a Quaterback named Smelley. AR: has a coach whose record vs. non-Mississippi schools in the SEC is smelly. Advantage:SC

SC: has a player named Succop (pronounced Suck-up). AR: has a head coach who does suck up. Advantage: even

SC: has a Presidential candidate who is a lawyer with TV evangelist hair. AR: has a Presidential candidate who is a preacher who should sue his hair for abandonment. Advantage: SC

SC: has the nickname of the 'Cocks. AR: has 2 QBs named Dick. Advantage: even.

SC: mascot is a chicken. AR: mascot is a hog. Have you ever heard a meat "tastes like pork?" Advantage: AR

SC: has a receiver named McKinley. AR: has receivers who have hands as soft as Mt. McKinley. Advantage: SC

SC: has a head coach who is a scratch golfer. AR: has a head coach who has won scratch, goes for the green, and has a golf ball with a good lie guaranteed every time. Advantage: SC

Well, just as we thought, Hootie is crowing about the victory over hapless Ole Miss yesterday and once again, predicting great things for the Hogs. There is a column in the Stephens Media papers by John Brummett. Brummett, who I often disagree with, makes very vaild points in the piece, entitled: "Time For Nutt To Take Ego And Leave".

I couldn't agree more, especially with his points about Hootie making everything about himself, Nutt's spinning of the facts, and his coaching from timidity and fear. Also Brummett makes good points about Hootie's excuse-making and whining. And the more I find out about the man's wife and some of his friends, the less likable he is.

Time for a change and the outcome of one game against weak opposition doesn't change that. If anything, it only makes it more noticeable how much this team has underachieved this season.

Houston Nutt is obviously starting to feel the heat with petulant comments the last 2 days such as: "the players and coaches want to win 10 times as much as anybody else" and " I put more pressure on myself than anybody else can".

Ok, let's address the first one. While it's true the players and coaches go through sweltering practices in August, etc., they don't have to pay to get in the games. They don't have to pay for a motel for at least one night per game, much less 2. They don't have to pay $4 for a soda and fight the traffic, walk a mile to their seats.

Mr. Nutt needs to be reminded that the FANS pay the freight or there would be no college football, at least not as we know it. We, the FANS pay his bloated salary whether in the form of tax dollars, ticket sales or contributions to the Razorback Foundation. If there were not 70,000 plus people in the stands for games, does he really think he would still have a job?

People from all corners of this state make the drive from places like McGehee, Paragould, and Texarkana, not to mention other states, to see the same predictable offense, the same boneheaded coaching decisions, and hear the same excuses after losses.

I don't think it's asking too much for a Head Coach making $1.2 million a year in one of the poorest states in the U.S. to level with the fans and tell us the TRUTH. We don't expect the man to tell us the game plan or info that would help opponents. We do have the right to hold the staff accountable when they give us mealy-mouthed used-car-salesman double talk about "there's no dissension on the staff, nothing could be further from the truth". Then we see coaches defect to smaller schools for less money. Then we hear "Mitch hasn't decided what he's going to do, he's just weighing his options" and he announces he's leaving almost immediately.

We're told Nutt knew nothing about the infamous Teresa Prewitt email until after the Bowl game, then we see evidence to the contrary. Why should we believe anything Houston Nutt says when he has been caught in so many lies? When he utters his favorite catchphrase "nothing could be further from the truth", hold on tight to your wallet, he's getting ready to tell a whopper.

You can get away with a lot with the people of Arkansas, but lying repeatedly over a period of time is not one of them.

As everyone in the State of Arkansas knows by now, Frank Broyles, the most powerful man in the State, is retiring at the end of the year. The big question is: who will the new AD be and will it strictly be John White's call? Football fans in particular better hope not. That pointy head would like nothing better than to appoint some milquetoast anti-athletic type just to show his (White's) authority.

Also how will this affect the State's leading politician Houston Nutt? You know, the guy who would never approach anything head on when he can talk in circles and approach it from some odd angle. We can hope for a buy-out of his contract, but I doubt that it happens, at least until after the season. Nuttcase will win just enough games to save his job, then repeat the cycle again next season. Nutt has to hope the new AD has a nice, soft, kissable ass, so he can continue to do what he does best.