Stay tuned tomorrow for the announcement that he was just promoted to Assistant Head Coach of Auburn and given a "nice" raise!

I wouldn't worry too much about ESPN. Aren't these the guys who elected Ttebow? They will be all excited about somebody else next week. Arkansas is a good target. Always has been, always will be. The only way to conquer that is to win. But, even then, like Nebraska and West Virginia, and some others, we will always just be Hillbillies and hicks to the boys in LA and NY. You can wait longer than Dale waiting on an SEC title before you will get a square break from those guys. Besides Frank and the boys are spinning it as the fans fault to keep the heat off of their mismanagement and malfeasance.

I will admit that you can pat yourselves on the back for doing a wonderful job in giving the Arkansas program a black eye on ESPN and the rest of the country. Way to go!! That is called back woods progress!! Such superb critical thinking! You can now hire a top coach and pay them a ridiculous salary or you can pick an underling and hope for the best. If they pick the right underling, then the Hogs rise until you bring out your black shirts and airplace banners for once again you will be acting like a hooked flounder for years to come. Hope you like roller coasters and roller coasters can be lots of fun!

"Long's search is being aided by Chuck Neinas, the most renowned college athletics consultant. Chancellor John White said Long had a previous relationship with Neinas at Pittsburgh. Neinas has been working with Long since the search began on Nov. 26."

Note that last sentence. If accurate, it puts a new perspective on things…

The huggers like DWC that couldn't save Dale from himself will continue to fuss until a new coach is named and sometime there after. I like fighting with them some because they make very little sense and are easy to defeat. But, I also get tired of it some because they make no sense and don't care if they are defeated. As far back as August when they predicted 11-1 and an SEC title they have lost every argument they made. Dale never gave them much to work with or he would still be here.

I never had a chance to boo this year. I sold my tickets. I just didn't have the heart to watch any longer. It was not fun anymore. But, If I had been there and seen something worth booing I might have. I've have booed the refs before, just for fun mostly.

I remember when this was just about having fun. When the fans stop having fun they should be allowed to be heard. They pay for the program. If it doesn't belong to the fans then I don't know who it belongs to. DWC thinks it belongs to Frank and Dale, that's fine. I know he will always be positive about everything except 'fans' he doesn't like. He expects fan to have fun and keep their mouths shut. Ain't goin' to happen, but keep on fussin' DWC, we're listening.

Someone's got to turn the heat down; why shouldn't it be the fans? Back off, dial down, take a deep breath, and get ready for a tough Cotton Bowl.

And by the way, cyber fat? Hardly. My neighbors have never accused me of that! Doing hard work that I choose to do from before sun up until 9 pm at night very often produces no cyber fat. In fact, my time on the computer is not very long since I can put out a post in just a few minutes time. We have a life around here! Try it! You will find it to be healthy living.

I don't mention corruption in the administration because, frankly, I don't believe anyone has made a convincing case for this. I can't very well offer up as proof something I myself have no faith in.

Regarding 'monkeys on the back', as far as I'm concerned this one needs to starve to death. So if we can all agree to stop feeding the little beastie…?

Dale was a motivator, an organizer, and a teacher. His teams played hard consistently and he rarely lost a game he was supposed to win although he tripped up to Ole Miss and South Carolina a couple of times. He played not to lose and, running your 5 best plays and waiting for a break is a good way to do that. Of course that does make it easy to win the big one and he never did. He had some very big wins and some very inconsistent recruiting. And, like every other coach before him to work for Frank Broyles he left town in the midst of controversy. The pressure exposed a mean spirited, childish side in Dale and his friends, coaches, and family. You can say it was his undoing but, it was those who put in that position instead of supporting him or letting him go that created the mess he could not handle.

So that is all said and done. Hug him, hate him, let him go. The fans are as crazed as Dale and his friends became at the last and, it is not their fault either. They have been lied to and used for years and it has finally all become too much.

No coach good enough to do what needs doing should take this job as long as Frank is alive, White is in charge, and Lindsey is on the board.

Dale might have taken this team to the next level if he had not been driven mad. He did a good enough job to leave the next guy with a real position to uphold and build on in the SEC West. We sit ready to take off for the right coach and administration.

Who is the latest candidate? Skip Holtz?

I rest my case. Stop the madness!! Or better yet, START THE REVOLUTION. This is not the fans doing. People won't stand for abuse forever. Frank has run his course but we still have to clean up the mess left behind. Let's get at it.

That's no excuse. Besides, what fans are supposed to be fanatic about is school spirit and support for their team. Not trying to insert themselves into a process they were never intended to be a part of. Not trying to be the arbiters of 'morality' where the coach, staff, and their families are concerned. Not by showing their collective ass on the national stage thus embarrassing the team they profess to support, other fans across the nation, not to mention prospective recruits and hires.

I'm tired of this crap. I'm tired of trying to explain to my friends just what the hell is going on over there. I'm tired of trying to make sense out of this just for myself. HDN is gone. Instead of being emboldened by apparent 'success' and calling for even more heads, the haters should just quietly rest on their laurels and prepare for headhunts to come. Huggers: no crowing because the worm always turns. Both sides should be trying to get behind whomever takes this thankless job and see if they can't spur the players on to greater exertions and glory. Somehow I don't think that's whats going to happen…

DWC—-you remind me of the Clinton-Lewinski fiasco. The Republicans were saying, hey, he's a liar. The Democrats would respond this is about politicizing sex. The two sides were talking about the same issue, but not responding to the allegations.

I, and others, have said several times that Nutt's problem's were primarily related to his inappropriate personal conduct and dishonesty, more than his record. You indicate that his "nice family" has been besmirched by others. Such is clearly not the case for Diana who has been involved in scathingly distasteful emails. For my part, I cannot see that Houston Nutt has been mistreated by the University of Arkansas. As for fans, please remember the root of the name, which is fanatic. Many fanatics are foolish and unreasonable.