Jans adding insult to injury…
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If he leaves, get Will Wade and let’s ride.
Just let him go. It’s obvious he doesn’t want to be here.
Would be an odd hire for them. You have to recruit like a maniac to compete at Pigville, and that’s not Jans.
I also am surprised they’d entertain a guy from a glorified JUCO, UALR.
Have they been told no by so many coaches already that this is where they are?
Well that explains why Vic Schaefer was at the baseball game tonight. He was interviewing for the State Men's team job!
He’s got a little Mullen in him.
Walker was a star player for Arkansas and played many years in the NBA. Was even an NBA head coach for a short time.
And that JUCO beat our Final Four team's azz.
I don’t really care who Walker is…. But bringing up a win from 28 years ago is a little odd.
I used to work in Little Rock, and many of my co-workers were from UALR. It’s undoubtedly a glorified JUCO. A waste of money.
I wasn’t even trying to be a dick. Calling UALR a glorified JUCO isn’t ignorance… no matter who the basketball coach is. I didn’t even look at the guys name.
But, they did beat us in 1996. Relevant stuff, as usual.
Did he interview elsewhere last year? I don’t remember that.
The SOB shook mine and my son’s hands at the Italian restaurant where the Veranda used to be after the pig game this year. I almost can’t help but feel responsible.***
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at this point, pretty much. He’s painted himself into a corner.
What corner did he paint himself into and why does he have to go if he interviews?
You’re not a poker player. He just showed his hand. He’s not committed here after two tournament appearances.
If a guy takes you to two tournament appearances and throws his hat in the ring for another job, it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t want to be here.
If you’re his boss, a boss that didn’t hire him, how would you take it?
“Most” bosses would see it as a sign to immediately start looking for his replacement.
I’ll bet crappy attendance doesn’t give him the warmest of fuzzies. Butts in seats, or lack thereof, can impact a career trajectory. Stricklin is the gift that keeps on giving in this regard.
I’ve appreciated Jans getting us back to the tourney, but he’s had the same letdowns that dozens of other coaches would have here. He hasn’t set himself apart as a must-have, by any means.
Dude. He impressed the hell out of me in two years. His guys play hard. Well coached. He brought us out of the depths. Thanks to him. Move on.
A poster said that if he interviews he is gone. You agreed and said he painted himself into a corner.
...but he hasn't painted himself into a corner because he could interview and still end up coaching at MSU.
I do understand what your point is- he shows he wants to leave. Perhaps he does. Or perhaps he is just trying to make this leverage for more pay at MSU. Or perhaps he doesn't have strong feelings to stay or leave and is working to ensure he has the best setup for him to feel like he will succeed.
It’s simple. If you take a team to it’s first consecutive tournament appearances in 20 years and throw your name in the hat for another job, it’s not leveraging, that school is going to meet your demands within reason.
He wants out.
Been telling ya that Jans hates it here.
Let that 17er go.
He has reached his ceiling here. We can and will do better than him.
Let that 17er go.
He has reached his ceiling here. We can and will do better than him.
Judging by the replies to that tweet I’d say that Arkansas fans don’t want him either.
In pretty much any sport other than baseball, this is always the fear with MSU hiring a mid-major HC or high level assistant with no prior connections. If it’s a good hire, they’re just about always going to get a better opportunity at some point. Mullen, Schaefer, etc. More true now than ever before, NIL in play and less money in general being thrown at coaches.
That’s a risk you have to accept before you ever make the hire in the first place….as both an athletic department and a fanbase. Lebby is going to be no different. Probably won’t be here longer than 3-4 years no matter what.
That’s a risk you have to accept before you ever make the hire in the first place….as both an athletic department and a fanbase. Lebby is going to be no different. Probably won’t be here longer than 3-4 years no matter what.
The writing was on the wall when no extension was announced.
Anyone seen Selmon lately?
Anyone seen Selmon lately?
They beat us that year but..." ULer" as they pronounce it in Little Rock, had a once in a lifetime player. He played for the lakers. Forget his name.
Also, I worked a career fair there once ... a decade ago, there is a plaque on the sidewalk on campus that memorializes that "ULer" was once a juco.
I'm fully on board with this. He'd take it, too. What he did at LSU is perfectly legal now.
Will Wade to Arky and we get to keep a coach that doesn't want to be here.
Arkansas swings and misses at top two basketball coaching targets
Chris Beard chose to stay at Ole Miss. Jerome Tang was offered an extension at Kansas State. Now Mr. Show-Cause himself is the frontrunner.
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Stealing from kids with cancer is legal?
It’s pretty well known among the folks close to the basketball program that Jans isn’t a fan of Starkville and wants out.Will Wade to Arky and we get to keep a coach that doesn't want to be here.
Arkansas swings and misses at top two basketball coaching targets
Chris Beard chose to stay at Ole Miss. Jerome Tang was offered an extension at Kansas State. Now Mr. Show-Cause himself is the frontrunner.
Selmon has been working on a list for a while. Probably why you haven’t seen an extension as well.
Well there's that. But dirty pasts sure don't stop other teams that truly want to win. I was speaking more to the paying players thing
Does Oklahoma have someone on its staff that wants to be a HC? That would probably be the leading candidate
While I'm not getting into any debate of Jans's opinion of this job, this seems like an Arkansas smokescreen to me.
The money stolen from the cancer patient was primarily directed to two football players... as the FBI tapes showed, Wade and others were getting their money from the shoe companies
The lack of a Target raises its ugly head again! Selmon needs to get on this YESTERDAY!!!
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