Arkansas extends Bielema.
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Good move on Arky's part, they might have been the best team in the West at the end of the season.
I'm happy we re-upped Stoops and the assistants. Stoops is going to win here and that early vote of confidence by Barnhart may mean a lot to him when Urban Meyer reti
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$4M/Yr. That's an $800K/YR bump based on a very solid second year. That will make him the 4th highest paid coach in the SEC (behind Saban, Sumlin and Miles).
I recall him questioning the talent he inherited after going 3-9 his first year.
He was hired in mid December of 2012 so I'm not sure how much influence he made on the Piggies 27th ranked 2013 recruiting class. I don't know how much talent was left over but the 2012 - 2009 classes were ranked #34, #24, #49 and #16. IOW, I don't think the cupboard was exactly bare in Fayetteville.
He was 2-6 in League play last year with 4 losses by 7 or less. Bowl results made it popular to criticize the SECW as "overrated" but, top to bottom, that was still a damn impressive collection of football teams. I'm not sure who you can label as the doormat on that side.
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I recall him questioning the talent he inherited after going 3-9 his first year.
He was hired in mid December of 2012 so I'm not sure how much influence he made on the Piggies 27th ranked 2013 recruiting class. I don't know how much talent was left over but the 2012 - 2009 classes were ranked #34, #24, #49 and #16. IOW, I don't think the cupboard was exactly bare in Fayetteville.
He was 2-6 in League play last year with 4 losses by 7 or less. Bowl results made it popular to criticize the SECW as "overrated" but, top to bottom, that was still a damn impressive collection of football teams. I'm not sure who you can label as the doormat on that side.
Peace
You're right about the cupboard not being bare, the problem was the ingredients in the cupboard were not in Bielema's recipe.
Originally posted by WildCard:
$4M/Yr. That's an $800K/YR bump based on a very solid second year. That will make him the 4th highest paid coach in the SEC (behind Saban, Sumlin and Miles).
I recall him questioning the talent he inherited after going 3-9 his first year.
He was hired in mid December of 2012 so I'm not sure how much influence he made on the Piggies 27th ranked 2013 recruiting class. I don't know how much talent was left over but the 2012 - 2009 classes were ranked #34, #24, #49 and #16. IOW, I don't think the cupboard was exactly bare in Fayetteville.
He was 2-6 in League play last year with 4 losses by 7 or less. Bowl results made it popular to criticize the SECW as "overrated" but, top to bottom, that was still a damn impressive collection of football teams. I'm not sure who you can label as the doormat on that side.
Peace
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Like petrino in his first year, bielema wasn't left with much. Or at least much that fit his style.
90% of our offense from our 4-8 team in 2012 left for the NFL in Tyler Wilson, Knile Davis, Dennis Johnson, Cobi Hamilton and Chris Gragg. We started a walk on and 2 true freshmen on the OL and had 4 total LBs on the roster. Bielema's first class has made a huge impact out of necessity really since they will be juniors next season and have started from the beginning.
a year of John L Smith combined with the attrition from Petrino's roster and the complete change of style (along with a hurt QB) wasn't a very good combination for 2013
$4M/Yr. That's an $800K/YR bump based on a very solid second year. That will make him the 4th highest paid coach in the SEC (behind Saban, Sumlin and Miles).
I recall him questioning the talent he inherited after going 3-9 his first year.
He was hired in mid December of 2012 so I'm not sure how much influence he made on the Piggies 27th ranked 2013 recruiting class. I don't know how much talent was left over but the 2012 - 2009 classes were ranked #34, #24, #49 and #16. IOW, I don't think the cupboard was exactly bare in Fayetteville.
He was 2-6 in League play last year with 4 losses by 7 or less. Bowl results made it popular to criticize the SECW as "overrated" but, top to bottom, that was still a damn impressive collection of football teams. I'm not sure who you can label as the doormat on that side.
Peace
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Like petrino in his first year, bielema wasn't left with much. Or at least much that fit his style.
90% of our offense from our 4-8 team in 2012 left for the NFL in Tyler Wilson, Knile Davis, Dennis Johnson, Cobi Hamilton and Chris Gragg. We started a walk on and 2 true freshmen on the OL and had 4 total LBs on the roster. Bielema's first class has made a huge impact out of necessity really since they will be juniors next season and have started from the beginning.
a year of John L Smith combined with the attrition from Petrino's roster and the complete change of style (along with a hurt QB) wasn't a very good combination for 2013
If Bielema wasn't national coach of the year this past season, he was pretty darn close. Amazing job. He and Gary Pinkel appear to be the two guys in the SEC most capable of winning with lesser talent.
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