Posted by
Brooks on Dec. 04, 2007, 12:56pm
ARKANSAS GETTING COACHES PAID ALL OVER THE PLACE: First we reported last week that Tommy Tuberville was tangoing with Arkansas about its football coaching vacancy, and now Tommy Bowden of Clemson has held his school hostage received a contract extension after the Razorbacks expressed interest in his services.
This is yet another example of a coachless mid-level BCS program pretending to be big time and getting out over its skis in the types of coaches that it pursues. Arkansas isn’t going to lure a big name unless there is some sort of pox attached (Franchione) so the Hogs may as well do their homework and search out a top coach from a lower level school (Peterson) or a respected assistant at a major program (Cutcliffe).
And then there’s always Mark Mangino, but since Bojangles hasn’t franchised the Northwest Arkansas region just yet, we doubt that’ll happen:
Posted by
jason on Dec. 04, 2007, 3:59am
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL WINNER GETS 1ST TASTE AT HOGS JOB: As folks in Fayetteville hold out hope for Tommy Tuberville trucking on over, Arkansas officials have turned their eye to another Tommy - by the name of Bowden:
The COLUMBIA (SC) STATE reports that the Razorbacks have contacted the Clemson coach about their vacant coaching spot. Bowden has three years left on his current contract, but is in talks with the ACC school about a possible extension.Neither Bowden nor Clemson AD Terry Don Phillips had returned comment about Arkansas’ offer. When asked last Sunday about his future with the Tigers, Tommy replied, “I’ll stay as long as they want me.”
Bowden’s next game is the Chick-Fil-A Bowl on December 31 - ironically enough against Tuberville and his Auburn squad. Wonder how many tickets have already been snatched up by Fayetteville & Little Rock suits.It’s debatable which orange-hewed school will come out victorious in Atlanta, but with delicious chicken sandwiches all about, everyone’s a winner!
As long as they’re not playing on Sunday.
Posted by
Brooks on Mar. 28, 2007, 2:08am
PARTY IN TOMMY BOWDEN’S PANTS - AND YOU’RE INVITED! A certain sports blog has been celebrating a Pants Party for some time, and now someone else is getting in on the act:
An Ebayer is auctioning off 300 pairs of Clemson Tiger football and baseball pants, which will spark the closest thing the Palmetto State has ever gotten to Mardi Gras.
I should know, as I’m a proud former resident of South Carolina and president of the Sparky Woods appreciation society:
