Arkansas Hires John L. Smith As Interim Coach

[Tux]

Stewart Mandel ‏ @slmandel Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Wow! @AP_Top25: Breaking: AP source: Arkansas hiring former assistant John L. Smith as interim coach.

No Fulmer

 

[UTvol53]

hhahahahahahahahahahaha he was awful at michigan state

 

[UTvol53]

John L. Smith's meltdown against Ohio State in 2005 - YouTube

 

[Pulscifer]

lol:

 

[UTvol53]

http://static.flickr.com/118/286117274_23fe97dbd6_o.gif

 

[Vols4life]

:crazy::blink::unsure::sad:hmy::question:

ost-4-1090547912:lol::lolabove:

 

[VolnTitan]

 

[VolnTitan]

If you are going to use the label "interim", why not just give it to someone on the staff instead of bringing in a whole new coach but then cutting the feet out from under him with that tag? Makes zero sense. I liked how they handled Petrino, but this is a joke.

 

[bam15]

Hire is perfectly logical to me. Perhaps no one knows Petrino's system better than Smith. It comes straight from the Erickson lineage. He can handle the spotlight unlike McGee.

 

[keepitreal4vols]

Arkansas football-from the penthouse to the ****house in 3 weeks. YIKES

 

[VolnTitan]

They fire a guy because of questionable ethics only to hire John L. Smith...and he leaves his alma mater before he ever coaches?

 

[vols-1]

Fulmer couldn't beat this guy out? lol

22-26 at Michigan State, 1-6 in bowl games

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Imagine my surprise that it isn't Gruden or Carrol...

 

[Vols4life]

yeah Phil just needs to give it up he cannot even beat out John L Smith smh

 

[Jax_Vol]

snicker snicker snicker........he blows chunks!

 

[volinbham]

My favorite item linked to John L. Smith

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPCu_qbkotU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXgb1TLbNBw&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

 

[bamawriter]

This is pathetic.

 

[Shaun1985]

Bless Their Hearts....

 

[Velo Vol]

Fulmer couldn't beat this guy out?

I thought this.

 

[Gramps]

yeah Phil just needs to give it up he cannot even beat out John L Smith smh

Did Phil interview ?

 

[LittleCat]

sad...

 

[GatorBill]

yeah Phil just needs to give it up he cannot even beat out John L Smith smh

What I heard (and this is in no way defending the move)

Every assistant that remained on the staff had worked for JLS at one stop or another. It is a system move, and JLS has a 10 month contract so, just a move to get through the upcoming season.

Good luck Slappy, you are going to need it.


(I actually like him as a person, great guy. I wouldnt ever want him as my football coach)

 

[Velo Vol]

sad...

I'm not sad. Should I be?

 

[ob79]

Wow.

aaaaand now I know how the rest of the SEC felt when DD was hired. (Sorry, it had to be said)

 

[GatorBill]

Wow.

aaaaand now I know how the rest of the SEC felt when DD was hired. (Sorry, it had to be said)

DD had not proved that he could win in a bigtime program
JLS has already proved that he cannot.


There is quite a difference in the two.