Strolling Down Memory Lane

December 6, 2007 by TipsterHog · 78 Comments 

Dewey Defeats Truman (AP Photo)
We’ve been having a lot of fun doing this site for a while now.  So now…let’s take just a moment to recap some of our favorite headlines from over the years, shall we?

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Not Much Sizzle…But A Lot Of Steak

December 6, 2007 by Walking on Sunshine · 17 Comments 

He’s not flashy or flamboyant…but that’s okay.  He is understated…no-nonsense…solid.  He is Jim Grobe, and it appears he will be the new head football coach at the University of Arkansas.  And I think Hog fans are going to like him.

After ten days of searching — and managing mainly to secure raises for about half of the college football coaches in the South — it appears that new Athletic Director Jeff Long may have fallen ‘bass-ackward’ into something very promising with the hiring of Grobe.

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Report: Grobe Will Be Next Arkansas Coach

December 5, 2007 by TipsterHog · 20 Comments 

Jim Grobe (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
The Morning News (Wednesday): Grobe Tapped To Lead Razorbacks

Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe is going to be the next football coach at the University of Arkansas and is likely to be introduced on Thursday.

The board of the Razorback Foundation met briefly via conference call Wednesday evening and approved a salary supplement for Grobe, who just completed his seventh season at Wake Forest.

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