Hogwired.com: Chancellor White Affirms Support for Arkansas Head Football Coach Houston Nutt Rebuffing ongoing speculation and commentary today, University of Arkansas Chancellor John A.White affirmed his support of Razorback head football coach Houston Nutt. “I want to be abundantly clear - the University of Arkansas is committed to head football coach Houston Nutt’s leadership of the [...]
Were There Any Survivors?
February 20, 2007 By
It was almost like a funeral on Chuck Barrett’s Sports Rap show on Monday night. You’d have thought someone had died. The somber story was told by Clay Henry about people who attended the Saturday Board of Trustees meeting announcing Coach Broyles’ retirement, leaving the meeting with tears rolling down their faces. It must have been [...]
Frank Broyles Retires As Arkansas Athletic Director
February 17, 2007 By
Broyles Reportedly Retiring As Athletic Director
February 15, 2007 By
Hell Of A Thing To Say
February 1, 2007 By
‘That might be true, but that’s a hell of a thing to say.’ I thought of the quote that goes something like that from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance when I heard what Coach Broyles said at the Dallas Alumni Association meeting. I was surprised that he said that the Arkansas football program [...]
Broyles’ Comments To Dallas Alumni Reported
January 26, 2007 By
It had been rumored last week that, while speaking at an event held by the Dallas Alumni Association, athletic director Frank Broyles had made several blunt comments about the Razorback football program and its competitive level in the SEC. After the event was over, some of those in attendance posted on Razorback message boards their recollection of what Broyles had [...]
Quiet, Please.
January 18, 2007 By
That old Bill Cosby joke that says something to the effect that, ‘fathers aren’t interested in justice, just quiet’ isn’t so much funny as true. Substitute ‘leaders,’ ‘managers,’ or even ‘athletic directors’ in place of the word ‘fathers’ and the truth remains. Their favorite t-shirt says, ‘Because I’m the daddy, that’s why.’
Only A Mirage
January 16, 2007 By
Success was surely sweet…but the price was high. Mortgaged future for riches today. Promises broken without regard for integrity. Fools made of believers without a second thought. In the beginning…all wanted to believe. That a proud ego had been humbled by evident limitations. That a new voice would be trusted and followed. That old men recognized the [...]
Broyles at Little Rock Touchdown Club
August 29, 2005 By
AP: Broyles supports Nutt at Touchdown Club meeting Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles emphatically supported football coach Houston Nutt on Monday, telling members of the Little Rock Touchdown Club that Nutt was “the perfect person for the job.” “Houston is there to stay,” Broyles said. Also: Wally Hall: Broyles shows he still can fire up [...]
Contracts and “Big Daddy” Frank
August 16, 2005 By
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 [...]