Comments on: HOUSTON NUTT: CRAZIER THAN A SACK OF RABID WEASELS.

By: Iowahog

Iowahog — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:42:11 +0000

So, looking at “Sane one’s” last post, I seriously thought he was talking about the Alabama game from 2 weeks ago, however, the post was dated in April. So, what sayeth you now sane one- are you psychic, or have you now seen enough to start to consider “changing your position”?

By: The Sane One

The Sane One — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:01:11 +0000

The article was hilarious; Houston’s easy to make fun of. The replies to the article, though, are mostly nonsense. I am actually a high school football coach who coaches receivers in a spread offense, so I consider myself to have at least some knowledge of the game. Houston has taken a lot of flak for not passing the ball when he hasn’t had a Q.B. who could get the job done. Criticize his recruiting and I can deal with that, but don’t insult him for running the ball with the two best backs in the S.E.C.
I also have an issue with people who list only the statistics that seem to back their point. Unlisted were Houston’s winning record against every S.E.C. West team except L.S.U. Houston has done this with typically inferior talent, so again, insult his recruiting if you will, but he must have done a great job preparing his team over the last nine years to have a winning S.E.C. record in spite of the talent gap. The facts point toward a conclusion that Coach Nutt is either a poor recruiter yet great on the field coach, a poor on the field coach, yet great recruiter, or good to average at both. If he were terrible at both he would have never survived his first five years as our coach.
Finally, as an aside, next time you critique Nutt’s (or any other coach’s) play calling see if you can determine on any given play whether the defese is in a cover 0,1,2,3,4, 5, or a combination of more than oneto confuse the Q.B. Then ask where they were blitzing from, and how they adjusted their pass coverage to compensate. Next diagram their front 7 or 8 and tell whether the line is stunting, twisting etc., and what their individual gap responsibilities are. Next factor in the opposing teams defensive play calling tendencies from every game they’ve played in the season. (yes every one.) Factor in down, distance, the clock, the wind direction, and the health and mentality of your team. NOW, you’re ready to begin thinking about what play would be a good call in a given situation. My point is simply that Houston Nutt and his extensive staff have much, much more information available to decipher on Saturdays in the Fall, and are trained to do so. Meanwhile many of you sit on your sofa, drinking a beer, arguing with your wife, peeking around your three year old who likes to cross in front of the t.v. approximatley six billion times in a three hour span.(More if its a close game) While doing this in your half drunken stupor, apparently you receive some supreme revelation from heaven and yell something to the effect of “Hey houston, hic, why in the &%$# would anybody, HIC, pass on 4th and 3?” You Ignore the fact that earlier in the game you insulted him for running on 3rd and short. Maybe on 4th and 3 he wanted to pass, but nine men were in the box. Maybe a run was called, but that particular gap was shown blitz and the Q.B. audibled out of it. Maybe the defense previously showed a weakness that appeared could be exploited. MAYBE the play didn’t work because a player missed an assignment, or just got beat by another good athlete (those aren’t rare in the S.E.C., and to win a positional battle 80% of the time, as our o-line almost always does takes a high, high level of performance. Maybe we should praise Coach Markuson as much as people insult Nutt.)
All I’m saying is that Houston certainly makes mistakes, just as anyone in any profession does, but more often than not he makes informed decisions based on more information than most people in the work force digest in a week. Ease up, give him a break, and let’s see what happens this season. If we when fewer than eight games with the talent we have, I might change my position; if he wins more, than many teams will wish they could trade places with us. Relax and enjoy an awesome sport in an awesome atmosphere, and try to make sure that any criticism you offer is based on facts (all the facts, not just partial statistics) I doubt Houston would be as good at your job with no training, so don’t assume you know all the answers concerning his.

By: Wade

Wade — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:37:55 +0000

Now Arkansas is definately screwed. Malzahn’s going to Tulsa.

By: d1nonlyhogfan

d1nonlyhogfan — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:08:04 +0000

Hey, pork_chop, check this out:

38-36 in SEC play
0-8 vs. GA & FL
0-4 vs. LSU since ‘02 (3-6 overall)
1-1 vs. Vandy
2-2 vs. Kentucky
2-4 vs. Tennessee
0-2 in SEC Championship games
0-2 vs. USC (outscored 120-31)
2-5 in bowl games (0-3 vs. Big Ten)

And Crazy Old Frank just gave him an extension! Looks like all you have to do to stay the head coach at U of A is run around like a rat on crystal meth and beat the Mississippi schools most of the time.

By: pork_chop

pork_chop — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:16:38 +0000

Really folks I just don’t understand what you hate so much about HDN. He isn’t THAT bad of a coach I mean last year he was dealing mostly with Freshmen for his key players and most of his game weren’t lost by that much. Most of them were lost and HAD our FG kicker been more accurate then we would have won at least half of the 7 we lost LSU/ALABAMA/S.CAROLINA… come on we missed FG’s in those game to have won. we came back this year with what we have been needing an OC and a SOLID QB and guess what we won. I can tell you this, if we loose MM it will definitely devistate our team.

GO HOGS BEAT WISKY

By: tophog

tophog — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:26:08 +0000

What an idiot!!!!! I can’t stand another season of this guy! I watched special teams blow the LSU game and then turn around and do the same thing against Florida. Does this guy not teach any fundamentals on special teams??? Who fields a punt at their own one with four defenders bearing down on them in any game, let alone a close championship game? Especially when a timeout by the opposition gives you ample time to remind your players what to do and/or NOT do. He can’t beat LSU or Florida EVER it seems, even with better teams, because they have actual coaches with game plans running their sidelines, not overweight cheerleaders!!!!

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Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:25:47 +0000

[...] 6. Their coach is still Houston Nutt, who is still crazier than a sack of rabid weasels. [...]

By: ihatehouston

ihatehouston — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:09:17 +0000

Way to go dumbass….way to go. Houston you need to open u blind fuckin eyes sit Dick on the bench go jump in a fire because ANY coach in the WORLD that doesn’t give the ball to their best player on 4 and 3 with the game on the line deserves to fuckin stop breathing. Have fun not coaching us next year asshole.

By: PulledPork

PulledPork — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:18:19 +0000

Note:
Bighawg has since checked into a drug rehabilitation program for his addicted to (Nutt) crack.

By: Pigweed

Pigweed — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:08:36 +0000

Well, isn’t that special…I mean, precious. We’re just one play away, baby…and I called that play, brotha!

By: bighawg

bighawg — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:00:03 +0000

Nutt is the best thing that has happened to Razorback football in the last 50 years. He loves that helmet and forever will be a coaching genus.

bighawg

By: PorkPhat

PorkPhat — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:45:25 +0000

I f.ucking hate that guy.

By: Hoggfather

Hoggfather — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:42:37 +0000

Nicely done sir..nicely done…

By: HBTHogs

HBTHogs — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:23:01 +0000

Damned good for the most part and funny. We rarely lost on OT though. We won two seven OT’s and a four OT. We only lost one game in OT and that was to Tennessee in six. OT’s were all Matt Jones. Blame Nutt not MJ.

By: pignatious

pignatious — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 06:48:05 +0000

Very accurate article. Nutt is a complete spaz on the sidelines during games, biting his fingernails, jumping around, and calling timeouts completely out of the context of the flow of the game. The Arkansas athletic administration apparently feels that they owe him his job because he turned down Nebraska, even though the results on the field do not warrant keeping him around or being offered a job at Nebraska. He even said he needed a two year pass, where the records would not be very good when he decided to stay, because of poor recruiting and some pre-Nutt NCAA trouble…and got it! Imagine your employer giving you a two year pass when you tell him you will pretty much suck at your job for that period of time.
The football program is fast turning into a circus sideshow led by an aging and apparently clueless or emasculated athletic director. He even felt as though he could call his own plays, when just about everybody else recognizes that an offensive coordinator is essential. I really see a lot of similarity with Coach Parcells offensive style of playing not to lose. It frequently bites you in the keister.