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markansas7

Wouldn’t have thought a year ago it’d be possible to make a coaching upgrade and moral downgrade from Muss but here we are


dontknowwhattopick00

Imagine being told two seasons ago that Muss would leave for USC and that Arkansas would poach Chris Beard from Ole Miss.


Werd2urGrandma

I would’ve slapped whoever told me across the face for fucking up so bad.


zjl539

chris beard moment


[deleted]

God I love Reddit. That was good shit


Nouseriously

We're in the "kid got bored & screwed around" level of the simulation we've clearly spent the last decade living in.


apiaryaviary

Bro, last year we were saying it would be at least 5 years before his image was rehabbed enough to get a major conference job. Then Ole Miss was like “pff, fuck that”


dontknowwhattopick00

Unfortunately with sports, winning trumps all.


cenels03

And Petrino back on staff for football. As a fan of a school with some morally questionable choices at times, what the fuck y'all doing down there?


Mcdrogon

![gif](giphy|x0kMYoT7J31i8)


WitchNight

I’m out of the loop, what are the moral flaws of Musselman? I really only know him for always taking off his shirt after big wins.


elliotb1989

If you follow this sub, that’s a large moral issue for most.


Jamcrunch

Hmm, that didn't answer the question. I'm curious what Muss's moral flaws were.


sloppybuttmustard

1. He thinks Pepsi is better than Coke 2. He thought Dune was boring 3. He never rounds up his purchase at the grocery store to benefit needy children 4. He leaves the toilet seat up after pissing


UMeister

I’m convinced #3 is a scam don’t @ me


harley_93davidson

You aren't wrong. The store takes all the money as if it was straight income from purchases of product. Then it takes the leftover you paid and gives it to charity. But the donation is not from you, it's from the store. It then writes off the donation on its taxes and receives a deduction for it (plus uses your money as a stat for money they've donated). So now the tax they were supposed to pay on their profits is paid by you effectively.


Irishfan117

That is not how it works. It does not hit the income statement at all.


assword_is_taco

And even if it did it would be $0.27 revenue - $0.27 donation =0 literally be nothing.


brownlab319

I think it’s more of a “he doesn’t go to stores, shops online” for me disbelief


Laschoni

I’m pretty sure some people were saying he very much preferred Coke.


gmills87

You're correct.  He's definitely a coke guy 


assword_is_taco

Columbian bam bam


Jamcrunch

Oddly enough, this is more complicated than you’d think. Muss’ family owned Pepsi plants and he’s a Pepsi guy. But Arkansas has a contract with Coca-Cola; so Muss can’t be seen on national TV with a Pepsi in hand. (Don’t know USC’s sponsorship situation, but I expect Muss to bring Pepsi back to the court.)


Laschoni

Oh, it was a joke about the kind you don't drink.


Jamcrunch

Over my head. Would explain some of his behavior on the court, though.


Laschoni

I actually think you coming back with an actual reason for a Pepsi v Coke debate was awesome. I had no idea.


Anxious_Rock_3630

Thought you were talking about me for a second.


Jamcrunch

Oh, #4 is unforgivable. The proper instructions are to put the seat and lid down after every use.


wellbutmaybe

I think we have our answer here.


National_Lie_8555

“Moral downgrade from Muss”—Beard is the one with moral issues.


wo_lo_lo

Yeah that’s exactly what that means


WitchNight

Yeah I know about Beard’s issues, but the previous commenter said they didn’t think they could make a moral downgrade from Musselman, meaning he’s pretty morally flawed according to them.


Doctor_Phist

No shame in the SEC


tullbabes

Chris beard never had any shame.


_Weagle_Weagle_

IT JUST MEANS MORE!


Igota31chevy

(beating your wife)


cantstopwontstopGME

Whoa now. It was his JUST his fiancée. Arkansas draws the line at spousal abuse.


AdolinofAlethkar

Easy there, Adolph.


_Football_Cream_

Hey they’re about to get one school that fired him


Seeumleeum

Our conference isn’t any better apparently


Shrektastic28

The Mountain West is way worse in that regard. I think it was Colorado State who just poached Nevada’s HC and I know SJSU, New Mexico, and Wyoming recently Utah State are constantly being poached. (USU has lost many coaches to P5)


Personal-Act-4326

Let’s see if Ole Miss fans go on an unhinged, year+ long temper tantrum of trash behavior


Zealousideal-Arm5570

Can't believe someone else *beat* him to the *punch*.


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thegodfaubel

![gif](giphy|12ZDIx1Mw1cXVm|downsized)


heavydhomie

I thought Juwan preferred slapping


cantstopwontstopGME

Yeah and Chris prefers biting


WISCOrear

He walloped them to the slap


assword_is_taco

That was a slap you sob


falconlover79

Can’t wait later this year when Arkansas has Petrino and Beard coaching FB and BB


Tannerite2

Isn't it wild that Petrino and Pitino have both had big scandals, and both have coached Louisville before and after those scandals in separate stints? It's so unusual to hire a coach twice (the only other example I can think of is Mack Brown), and on top of that, they've got the scandals and extremely similar names.


Laschoni

Technically, Bobby was hired 3 times since he was OC here before he went to the NFL and came back for his first HC job. He didn’t have a scandal at Louisville other than quitting after Lamar left and hiring his family once his style drove other coaches away.


sociapathictendences

We took Gary Andersen back. We shouldn’t have done that


5021234567

Unless I'm misunderstanding you.... Pitino didn't coach at Louisville in separate stints. He was hired in 2001 and fired in 2017.


real_jaredfogle

Petrino and Wade should not be mentioned among the names of Briles and Beard imo.


SwissArmyScythe

fr I can't believe people are throwing it out there like they are the same level at all, beard is a whole new level of shitty


SirMellencamp

Ole Miss selling their soul just to lose it to Arkansas would be delicious irony


sociapathictendences

They should hire Will Wade and have less controversy surrounding their coaching decision


SirMellencamp

Will Wade is a more honorable man


sociapathictendences

Especially now that rules have changed


198520162018

Lol. Lmao


bentj101

rofl, even.


emiller7

I agree, but also fuck you, but agreed


SirMellencamp

Hope this happens just for the press conference where they ask him about what happened at Texas


razorjm

Our yokels absolutely will not ask him that. The only thing that could come close to happening is Bob Holt saying something along the lines of "yeah you got fired at Texas. What do you think of that?"


kingofthejungle223

Superb Bob Holt impression.


real_jaredfogle

No chance anyone in that room would ask


heb0

I distinctly remember being told by an Ole Miss fan here that Arkansas was *not* a tier above them in the coaching hierarchy.


iamdoingwork

For basketball, I believe Ole Miss has the worst history of basketball in the entire SEC. I think damn near most power 5 jobs are better.


rkip5

Oh boy do I have some Pac12 jobs for you to consider!


cappy412

And some Big Ten programs! 


MyAnswerIsMaybe

I mean the Big Ten jobs that were considered like that were Nebraska and Northwestern and they made the tourney So... it's not like we have any current ones like that


heavydhomie

Penn st imo is the worst bball school in the conference Been that way since the crispin brothers and Calvin booth.


MyAnswerIsMaybe

Yea, I was hoping Shrewsberry wouldn't leave but I can't fault him for taking the Notre Dame job. Mike Rhoades actually did very decent this year for what he had, but he'll leave for something better after he makes the tourney. Honestly, Penn State is a G5 job at this point. Coaches don't hate it but see it as a stepping stone to something better.


heavydhomie

I hope Hoiberg stays at Nebraska. He is a great coach that has improved every year at Nebraska and Iowa st. Idk why PSU doesn’t care at all about basketball. You’d think they’d want to compete with nearby schools like (WVU, Maryland, Virginia, and Syracuse)


Stuie299

Not to mention Villanova, Pitt, and even Temple.


Username_redact

The lowest performing teams in the conference over the past 10 years have probably been Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn St, Rutgers, and Minnesota... and four of those have won a tournament game in the last four years and been to the tournament 6 times collectively in that stretch. That's a damn good basketball conference


cantstopwontstopGME

Nebraska is still the only P5 team without a tournament win in its entire history. That’s way more desolate of a job haha


simple_ten

What’s a Pac12?


Shaudius

Pac what now? 


Mcdrogon

is USC amongst them?


AdolinofAlethkar

Believe it or not, yes. USC hasn't won a regular season conference championship since 1985. That was 24 years after their previous one. They have only made the Final Four twice, both instances being over 70 years ago. In 117 years as a program, USC has had exactly two players inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The most recent member, Paul Westphal, was inducted in 2019. He graduated from USC in 1972. USC is - by basically every definition - a bottom of the barrel basketball program.


heardThereWasFood

This is not an unreasonable take


MoGraphMan-11

Yeah but they had that crazy white kid years ago who taunted the fans and looked like he was constantly on meth


goldentriever

The glory days


ItsFreakinHarry2

Not so fast!


hirasmas

Well a lot of our fans were saying we could get Oats or Drew....so...


toddfromdesarc

I will be coming with the receipts on a months old thread if this goes through. Hell, we may even be thinking about the same thread.


headofthedeadvariety

NIL rules all. Looks like ole Miss ponied up


PrinceWalker22

I do not like it. There are other very good coaches we could get that wouldn’t give me icky feelings. I’ll continue to watch and cheer for the Razorbacks because that is who I am, and I’ll enjoy any deep tournament runs, but I sure won’t be giving a dime to the athletic department or the NIL collective if we make this hire. Passive observation only.


sometimesi26pt2

Well said. I’d be pretty disappointed. Might be time to really lean into my lukewarm Thunder fandom.


PrinceWalker22

Plenty of Razorback connections there these days, and my wife is from OKC. I’m not an NBA guy, but I may be right there with you.


sometimesi26pt2

I hope you’re reading this, Yurachek. You’re making lifelong Razorback fans consider seriously supporting a team from Oklahoma.


buffinator2

Lived in OKC for 6 years. I'll be a Thunder fan no matter who the Arkansas coach is. I hate Kevin Durant though.


StripedSteel

Why not go for Medved...


sociapathictendences

Kinda mid tbh


real_jaredfogle

I’m not an arkansas fan but live in Fayetteville, the Briles and potential Beard hire give me some gas in the tank to hate on the hogs to my friends who are all diehard fans


SportsTherapy

But... Your... Username 🤮


real_jaredfogle

I live in Fayetteville when I’m not incarcerated in an Indiana State Penitentiary


SportsTherapy

Tell me you googled where he is imprisoned and didn't pull that out of the "random things I know" part of your brain


real_jaredfogle

I just knew he was an Indiana grad lmao


Shaudius

He's in federal prison not state prison. He was napped by the FBI.


Strikesuit

If Beard is still there in four years, fans will love him. RemindMe! 4 years


PrinceWalker22

Buddy, you already put a Remind Me in four years on a comment I made yesterday. I’m worried you will have too many notifications, so let’s simmer down a bit, ok?


Strikesuit

I've also got a bunch out on Hubert Davis, although those aren't optimistic.


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baconbitarded

Here's your reminder lol


Strikesuit

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GhostOfDrTobaggan

May as well hire Art Briles in September when we fire Sam Pittman for being objectively terrible for three straight years while we’re at it. Ughhhhhhh


whatifevery1wascalm

Everyone knows Petrino is back on the motorcycle before October.


fancycheesus

dude petrino is fixin to pick up beard at the airport on his motorcycle


QuarantineCasualty

Dude I totally forgot you re-hired him 😂


lost400betting

Both teams red


Laschoni

If you need a guy to coach 3 seasons anywhere I can’t think of a better one. He’ll run his best assistants off and his lopsided roster construction will come back to bite you eventually.


rburp

Considering his hire was a Hail Mary in the hopes of salvaging just this one season, that could work. Seriously though, it's either win at least enough to get to a bowl game or go home for this football staff (which is a shame for the defensive coaches who are actually pretty damn good it seems). So we'll see what happens. If he makes it 3 years that means something went really right most likely. That said, I'm pessimistic.


Laschoni

Honestly probably best that he's not currently in charge of the roster or assistants. If he brings his A game and gets to do his thing, I think it could work.


sometimesi26pt2

Thanks, I hate it.


Celticskevin2020

Eh. I figured. This should be interesting.


championnnnnn

no


Finrad-Felagund

Flair friend!


championnnnnn

sickos together strong


TruckerGeek

O good, 2 of u that need to be set on fire!


Gabe_i_guess

I relooked into exactly what Beard did again today in hopes that maybe it wasn't as bad as I remembered. He, in fact, beat the shit out of and attempted to strangle his fiancee. Please don't hire this man. It will be so hard to rout for Arkansas basketball if we do.


filthysven

Ole Miss giving cover for others by relegitimizing him at a P5 job is despicable, but another more major p5 taking advantage of that just a year later is equally morally bankrupt. I never really thought he wouldn't coach again but the speed with which all these universities are tripping over themselves to hire such a piece of shit is still disappointing to me.


toddfromdesarc

It’s gross. And from a basketball perspective I’m not sure he’s any better than Wade going forward….


rburp

The more I think about it, the more I think Wade may be the better prospect. I wouldn't be shocked at all if we get Beard, Ole Miss gets Wade, and in a few years everyone is like "lol they really took Beard off their hands so Ole Miss could get an upgrade". Of course I do hope I'm wrong if we don't end up with him, really hoping whoever we get does well and keeps us going on tournament runs if at all possible.


toddfromdesarc

I think you’ve seen Beard’s peak. I don’t think you’ve seen Wade’s peak.


jzorbino

Take Bianco instead


Professional_Lab8123

Don’t wish that evil on us. We just want a title


Alexcox95

Arkansas is gonna know all of Ole Miss’ secrets next season


PinkSaldo

Inhuman and insane that piece of shit isn't blacklisted


Dranchela

This fuckin snake will abuse and abandon everyone. Arkansas will have him just so long as a better job doesn't tingle his dick. Or if it talks back to him and he chokes it.


BrolloTTU

“Texas Tech is my momma and I’m home”. What a load of horse shit lmao


t_huddleston

Who does Ole Miss go after now, if their “big gun” hire abandons ship after one season? I know they only sorta pretend to care about hoops, so it may not matter much to their fans if they do the expected thing and just go after an up-and-coming mid-major guy and not another “name”. There’s no top-tier coach lying on the discount scrap heap like Beard was last year anyway.


brett23

Wouldn’t say he’s on the scrap heap, but will Wade?


PrinceWalker22

That’s just asking for him to get poached by somebody else in a year or two.


Historical-Patient75

Yea to Memphis when we sack Penny.


HairlessWombat

Yes but you get that buyout if your ole miss... It adds up and helps being the step ladder.


t_huddleston

He’d be a good call and more so because it would drive LSU fans INSANE.


hirasmas

Will Wade.


Cornelius-Prime

Will Wade. Bob Huggins. That’s the list. State sucks.


die_maus_im_haus

Kendall Briles, post-2010 Petrino, and now Beard. It sure does mean more in Fayetteville


Twitter_WasA_Mistake

Ew, please don’t Arky


Im_the_dude_

Vomit.  If this happens, I'm done woth basketball.  Petrino coming back is bad enough.  


MyAnswerIsMaybe

2021: Texas Tech 2022: Texas 2023: Fired 2024: Ole Miss 2025: Arkansas I don't get why he would leave. Especially considering he will be looked at for better jobs in 2026 (Indiana, Kentucky, etc.). That's four jobs in 5 years, 5 in 6 possibly.


corndogshuffle

> Kentucky Please God no. I’d rather lose in embarrassing fashion with Cal than win anything with Beard.


Nuggies85

I forgot this POS still coaches...


taddymason_76

![gif](giphy|j9mqKgQvkNOziGICfd|downsized)


ALStark69

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHA


Reasonable_Half8808

Ironically I keep hearing more backlash to people throwing out Will Wade than Chris Beard. Like holy shit, how is this a tough question? He beat his fiancée. End of story. Selling our souls to the devil for what?


Difficult_Image_4552

Just remember none of the “sources” were predicting Pittman or Musselman. Sources are typically shit. He might be the fans choice but that doesn’t mean he is the administrations.


sometimesi26pt2

I’m not so sure he’s the fan choice.


Difficult_Image_4552

I’m not either unless he’s the most realistic to them?


SirMellencamp

Could be Beard fishing for a new contract


t_huddleston

This is the most likely thing


Difficult_Image_4552

Yep. Gonna get a new contract from somebody.


SorryCrispix

He literally just got a new contract. He’s gone.


kingofthejungle223

Muss was actually one of the first three named coaches that were being pursued last time around. The other two were Greg Marshall and Chris Beard.


Difficult_Image_4552

Muss was the least named coach though. There was so many rumors and insiders who were straight up wrong


toddfromdesarc

Sampson too


Defacto_Champ

lol Arkansas continues to hire the trashiest coaches. 


fancycheesus

Nobody look in my comment history. That said, this would be an objective upgrade.


Zloggt

Lol


Kewpuh

gross


BigBlueNate33

Ole Miss…you could take Coach Cal if you wanted


trivo8888

We would take Coach Cal in a heartbeat


bentj101

Yikes.


mrwhitaker3

Just Win Baby (c) Al Davis


wstwrdxpnsn

Boooooooo


AssassinSNiper

why isn't will wade being considered anywhere? is it because of the show-cause?


Jack12404

Rumor is that Will Wade is contacting our players and telling them to not enter the portal, everything’s pointing to us hiring him to replace Beard.


HotPoblano

Source?


Jack12404

The part about him contacting our players was from the State message board, but all of the Ole Miss message boards have also been saying that Will Wade is reportedly the #1 target.


HotPoblano

Ah, okay. Rumor fits. I’d be disappointed if he left. I like his sideline and press conference demeanor.


AssassinSNiper

I like that hire, although I do find it a bit funny that Ole Miss could go from controversial coach to controversial coach back to back, but I think Wade is a million times better than Beard (as a person that is)


sometimesi26pt2

If true, that sure does sound a whole lot like tampering, doesn’t it?!? That’s right, America. Look over there at Oxford. Pay no attention to the school that hires someone like Chris Beard. The big PR nightmare would be in Oxford. TAMPERING!!! TAMPERING!!! SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE FOLKS IN THE B1G!!! /s, obviously


riplilpoopy

Being a baseball school is sounding pretty fun right about now


BlueGreenMikey

I will never respect any head coach who moves to a school in the same conference as their current job. Lowest of the lows.


blackberrybobcat

Bro should never hold a coaching job again but these clowns keep hiring him


Zoidburg747

This would definitely be the end of my fandom if it happens.


bb0110

I am VERY glad that Michigan was not looking into Beard at all…


NotaRepublican85

Of course he is


Mextiza

He won't choke there, will he?


Cornelius-Prime

Bob Huggins or Will Wade you are the Head Basketball Coach at the University of Mississippi, better known as the Ole Miss Rebels. (Unless Mr. Beard stays)


louiebobble

WhY Is EVeRyONe GeTTiNg ALl SaNcTimONIous. *proceeds to be a typical bucknut*


NIdWId6I8

Either way I agree with this decision.


rewdog22

Well, he sure behaves like a feral hog.


zatchstar

How far he has fallen since his crazy run at March madness with Texas tech. GL Arkansas you’ll need it if you decide to hire him.