Nice Guy Finishes Last

Do nice guys really finish last?  In a year where two “Nice Guy” coaches from the Bears and Colts made the Super Bowl, our nice guy is exiting stage right.  Stan Heath is out as the coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, and nobody is reveling in his demise.  In this day and age, that says [...]

Heath Fired As Razorbacks Basketball Coach

Hogwired.com: Heath Will Not Return As Arkansas Basketball Coach
Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles announced on Monday that men’s basketball coach Stan Heath will not return to coach the Razorbacks in the 2007-08 season. Broyles informed Heath of his decision at a meeting on Monday.

The Anti-Nolan

You only get one chance to make a first impression.  What was mine of Stan Heath?  Very simple…from day one, Heath was the Anti-Nolan to me.

Not The Same Anymore

Sure wish I could say that the loss on Saturday was the moment I could point to and say, “Well, I guess it’s just not going to happen here for Stan.”
Unfortunately, for me that statement was made back in March of 2005, as I sat at the SEC Tournament in the Georgia Dome and watched the [...]

Nutt, Van Horn Put Pressure on Heath

While Houston Nutt and the football team are enjoying a very successful season highlighted by a SEC Championship game appearance and a Capital One Bowl trip, and Dave Van Horn continues to prepare his squad for what may be a run at the 2007 College World Series, Stan Heath and his Razorback basketball team sit in the middle…continuing to [...]

Contracts and “Big Daddy” Frank

Following the news over the weekend that Houston Nutt’s contract had been extended, Scott Cain reports in today’s Democrat-Gazette that the same courtesy has been extended to Stan Heath through 2010.
“Obviously, I’m real happy, and my family and I are appreciative for the extension,” Heath said. “I’m thankful to Coach [Broyles] and the University of [...]