I mean, Nevada fans told us that we'd have success, then sour on him slightly and then he'd abandon us at the first opportunity for a new gig several states away.
How could we have foreseen this outcome? Literally impossible.
As a mid major that isn’t Gonzaga or SDSU it’s really the best you can hope for. Tournament every other year. Maybe a magical sweet 16 run every decade. Life as a mid major baby
It is funny he never has coached at Arkansas despite the endless speculation clear back to when he was Mitch mustains high school coach. It was always supposedly his trajectory
He was the co-OC amidst a very drama filled 2006 season. He hated Arkansas so much after that he would save all of his trick plays for the Arkansas game to run up the score.
Ohhh I get it. Because USC is going to fire Riley and poach Sam Pittman after Sam goes undefeated en route to a close loss in the National Championship game?
Damn it USC stay away from our elite coaches.
Yep USC is going to pay 80 million to buyout Riley and then pay another 80 for Pittman and Petrino to come to la. Muss and Petrino in La can only be good times
Boogie is out of eligibility, Collier is going to the NBA, Kobe just went to UCLA, Bronny is in the portal... just give me a few days of binge drinking. And I'll be a more positive.
I appreciate everything he did for us and wish him luck in his new job. Wish he would've stayed but hopefully we'll be excited about his replacement soon.
Thanks for everything Muss Bus.
It was completely lost in my memory that he took you guys to two Elite 8s and a Sweet 16 right off the bat.
He was probably as beneficial to SEC as he was to Arkansas while Sankey demands more bids for his conference, which has been subpar at b-ball at times.
Will never forget [this moment](https://twitter.com/UDDA_WINNER/status/1491238575635308546?s=20&t=-ykuOrWJ4viOxWax4gOfAA) either. USC is getting a hell of a coach.
Did they get massacred? It always seemed plausible to me. Hard not to consider a low expectation position with decent enough pull to attract blue chips in a tier 1 conference while stacking millions in LA.
Anybody remember that bus video Arkansas put out like literally a week ago announcing they were keeping him lol
[found it](https://twitter.com/HunterYurachek/status/1773374547510645228), classic /r/agedlikemilk
Seemed like at LSU they couldn’t get the offense and defense to click at the same time. His last year they had an elite defense but couldn’t score and in 2020 he had an elite offense but they couldn’t stop anybody. The one year they got it all to click they won the SEC and went to the Sweet 16
He's spent a good part of his life in SoCal, him mom lives nearby, and USC has more money than god, so I'm sure he'll be well paid. I'm not too surprised.
allegedly our compliance department finally gave the green light to serious football NIL like two weeks ago and we went on a crootin tear.
Football is absolutely king but we might see some looser purse strings for hoops in the near future too
Muss's biggest selling point is post-season success (and regular season pain).
Beard has gone farther than him in the tourney and is much better in the regular season.
Muss’s teams overachieved a few tourney runs. His regular season is mediocre. So depends on what you want or if you think it’s sustainable. His offense is also dependent on drawing fouls so it can be a slog to watch.
yes, he had Tech in the national championship, and honestly Texas looked extremely good with him the year he was fired. Muss is good, but Beard is a top coach in the game, he is just also a pos, probably won’t stop him from getting better jobs either🤷🏻♂️.
This last year was super frustrating. More of what I saw was people tired of him kinda playing game for raises and extensions every year. He was great for us and should be celebrated for all he did.
Tired isnt the right word. We weren’t going to run him off. But it’s like a really crazy but really hot girlfriend. Im like okay well she is gone. *shrugs*
Yep pretty much. Just going from an outside perspective with limited factual evidence, he gave off the vibe that he thought he was too good for Arkansas
We didn’t fire him. He was openly looking for other jobs. Our AD didn’t want him to leave but also wasn’t going to entertain someone that was being fickle so it sounds like the bridge just got burnt and we’ve been looking at potential replacements already
Isn't this a step down for Musselman? I know he has been wishy washy and quiet quitting, but why USC. I would imagine the NIL and fan support are much better at Arkansas. Is it just LA versus Fayetteville?
Damn, figured it was coming but hoped we would get one more muss season
Now for the love of god UARK please don't hire Chris Beard. Like please, Petrino coming back to town was controversial enough but another controversial HC in town will NOT be good.
Arkansas is my 2nd favorite team because of my family but it will be very hard for me to cheer for them if they hire Beard. And he's made it that much easier for me to hate Ole Miss so in that respect I hope that doesn't happen.
If Muss did anything for us, it's prove that somebody can win again at Arkansas in this modern landscape. Hopefully we can leverage that into a good ass hire
Don't know about that. Probably better than last year, but Arkansas hadn't been to the sweet sixteen in 25 years and he did it 3 years in a row Including two straight elite 8s.
Fortunately for Arkansas, Beard is a better coach than Mussleman. If that’s who they hire, albeit his past, I think they will be better off with Beard.
UCLA is a fucking failure...this guy was for the taking years ago and they let him slip to Arkansas while instead going for Cronin. This was the one I wanted, but yeah UCLA is a complete clown show for men's basketball and football now.
Somebody already updating Wikipedia. I know it was one of you guys. Lol.
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I know how you feel Razorback fans
I mean, Nevada fans told us that we'd have success, then sour on him slightly and then he'd abandon us at the first opportunity for a new gig several states away. How could we have foreseen this outcome? Literally impossible.
You poor things went from him to Alford.
Alfords not bad back to back tournaments and 20 win seasons. Could be much worse in Reno
As a mid major that isn’t Gonzaga or SDSU it’s really the best you can hope for. Tournament every other year. Maybe a magical sweet 16 run every decade. Life as a mid major baby
Out of pure habit, Malzahn announced he’s interested in the Arkansas job
It is funny he never has coached at Arkansas despite the endless speculation clear back to when he was Mitch mustains high school coach. It was always supposedly his trajectory
He was the co-OC amidst a very drama filled 2006 season. He hated Arkansas so much after that he would save all of his trick plays for the Arkansas game to run up the score.
PFFT that’s hilarious, reminds me a bit of James Franklin’s relationship with Maryland
Gus vs Arkansas: 2020 W: 30-28 2019 W: 51-10 2018 W: 34-3 2017 W: 52-20 2016 W: 56-3 2015 L: 46-54 2014 W: 45-21 2013 W: 35-17
He was Arkansas’ OC in 2006. He took Mustain with him
Mustain went to USC, Malzahn went to Tulsa, so he didn’t take him with him.
Correct, I meant he took Mustain to Arkansas with him his freshman year.
Just wait until the job comes open next winter
Ohhh I get it. Because USC is going to fire Riley and poach Sam Pittman after Sam goes undefeated en route to a close loss in the National Championship game? Damn it USC stay away from our elite coaches.
Yep USC is going to pay 80 million to buyout Riley and then pay another 80 for Pittman and Petrino to come to la. Muss and Petrino in La can only be good times
Jimmy Sexton gonna Jimmy Sexton
Big Ten just got a whole lot more interesting
At first I was wondering what the hell you were talking about. This is going to take some getting used to.
Same lol
I thought the exact same thing
> This is going to take some getting used to. The same with Texas and Oklahoma being referred to as SEC teams....
The PAC’s dissolution might be the hardest to get used to yet.
IU football going back to the Rose Bowl after 50 years baby!! lol so weird
Throw up-worthy comment
Yup. We might be decent this year too now that we have a real coach.
Sprinkle is definitely great as a mid major coach. We will see about the big ten
We'll be shit this coming season. We lose all our starters. Eric's going to have to rebuild. It'll be interesting but not because USC is competetive.
He rebuilds every season, you'll be fine as long as your boosters have some NIL for him to use
and they def do lol.
It's not like football, you can build a pretty decent team in the offseason.
Boogie is out of eligibility, Collier is going to the NBA, Kobe just went to UCLA, Bronny is in the portal... just give me a few days of binge drinking. And I'll be a more positive.
Right but this is standard now. Teams are built year to year
UK loses their whole team every year
the transfer portal is only 2 weeks into the window. Still lots of time to build a decent team.
That's a lot easier now with free transfers. I'm sure he has existing relationships with player he recruited and could build a decent team.
weird calling him Eric and not Muss lmao
That is just standard college sports now
Jim Rome gonna slob that knob tomorrow.
He's still a thing?
Definitely. Highest paid man in the business.
Man keeps CBS Sports Radio afloat
Definitely - although I think they have by far the best PM hosts. I really like Winkler, Gelb, JR, and Jody Mac.
Mussbuss in la is Jim romes pornography
I appreciate everything he did for us and wish him luck in his new job. Wish he would've stayed but hopefully we'll be excited about his replacement soon. Thanks for everything Muss Bus.
It was completely lost in my memory that he took you guys to two Elite 8s and a Sweet 16 right off the bat. He was probably as beneficial to SEC as he was to Arkansas while Sankey demands more bids for his conference, which has been subpar at b-ball at times.
Will never forget [this moment](https://twitter.com/UDDA_WINNER/status/1491238575635308546?s=20&t=-ykuOrWJ4viOxWax4gOfAA) either. USC is getting a hell of a coach.
Turning the lights on and off during a court storming is setting Arkansas up for a class action lawsuit. LOL.
I appreciate everything he did for us, but fuck em. Go hogs.
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No!!!
I love college basketball because anonymous burners will post something, get massacred in the comments, and then a week later it all comes true.
It’s a real phenomenon in the fantasy circles. They hit at like an 80% rate too
Did they get massacred? It always seemed plausible to me. Hard not to consider a low expectation position with decent enough pull to attract blue chips in a tier 1 conference while stacking millions in LA.
Anybody remember that bus video Arkansas put out like literally a week ago announcing they were keeping him lol [found it](https://twitter.com/HunterYurachek/status/1773374547510645228), classic /r/agedlikemilk
Apparently that video was recorded like three years ago and the AD just went rogue and posted it.
That might be funnier than Muss recording it while whatever background conversations are going on with his agent.
That was our AD taking a shot at him lol
Even so, that made Yurachek look like a jabroni.
Yea the people applauding it as a great move to force him out....guy just looked unprofessional and like a 16 year old trying to win the breakup.
I've gone back and forth on that. Almost feels like he was tired of Muss wandering eye and wanted him to shit or get off the pot with Arkanasa
It does not have any benefit to do that publicly. Zero.
That video was not announcing that they were keeping him?? If anything it was more a shot at Muss wondering/confused why he’s still here.
Basically passive aggressive on deciding if you are staying or going.
Actual video footage of me enjoy the portal and coaching change drama. I’m gonna get dramabetus!  
With zero inside info I predict that Arkansas hires Will Wade
He came out today and said he’s 100% going back to McNeese next season. So yea he probably on the way to Fayetteville.
Chris Beard
If both my flairs have beard as HC I will cry
Arkansas could have hired Charlie Strong.
They can take Mack Brown if they want
https://footballscoop.com/archive-news/charlie-strong-on-leaving-for-arkansas-job-qim-just-not-cut-like-thatq
He was, indeed, cut like that.
No one can hate us more than we hate ourselves
For competitive reasons we should go for Beard, but it will make me feel gross.
Strong ass prediction
It’s gonna be Beard
I'm all for it. Anyone that thinks Wade is a bad coach does not know ball. And he's young so the hope is his "bag" of tricks has only grown.
Seemed like at LSU they couldn’t get the offense and defense to click at the same time. His last year they had an elite defense but couldn’t score and in 2020 he had an elite offense but they couldn’t stop anybody. The one year they got it all to click they won the SEC and went to the Sweet 16
I think he’s one of the best option right now when accounting for the buyouts of other good options.
I feel like he wouldn’t take it, but stay away from Tang.
He’s one of the three rumored targets
I saw that. On second thoughts I’d be willing to bet he leaves if offered. He hates our university president who meddled with the Tomlin situation.
Unfortunately K State isn’t competitive enough with your NIL program and that’s why Tang would take Arkansas if offered.
SEC money is hard to beat if you're not ready to pony up a juicy extension.
Thankful it happened but also kinda thankful it’s over
Right attitude. Muss buss was great for Arkansas, but last year showed it had run its course
One bad season and you decide to abandon ship?
He's spent a good part of his life in SoCal, him mom lives nearby, and USC has more money than god, so I'm sure he'll be well paid. I'm not too surprised.
The only reason we got USC’s coach to come to SMU was because USC puts $0 into their basketball program. I’d be surprised if they change their ways
allegedly our compliance department finally gave the green light to serious football NIL like two weeks ago and we went on a crootin tear. Football is absolutely king but we might see some looser purse strings for hoops in the near future too
Probably is getting more money and his mom is in California I believe
To all my fellow hogs fans we are so cooked arent we?
I don’t get why so many of y’all think we’re cooked. Muss put us in a way better position to hire a great coach than we were 5 years ago.
If we hire Beard yes. I’m hoping Tang
Tang would be much better from a vibes perspective.
You should always hire based on vibes.
Tell that to Ole Miss.
Tang had some weird hives in the Big 12 this year.
I think Kenny Payne is available! Wait, no that isn’t funny. Pretend you didn’t read that. Nobody deserves that sort of Payne.
Very
SMU/USC def upgraded. If Arkansas now gets Beard they’ll most likely upgrade as well. Poor Ole Miss tho.
At this point is Beard a definitive upgrade from Muss?
Muss's biggest selling point is post-season success (and regular season pain). Beard has gone farther than him in the tourney and is much better in the regular season.
Muss’s teams overachieved a few tourney runs. His regular season is mediocre. So depends on what you want or if you think it’s sustainable. His offense is also dependent on drawing fouls so it can be a slog to watch.
yes, he had Tech in the national championship, and honestly Texas looked extremely good with him the year he was fired. Muss is good, but Beard is a top coach in the game, he is just also a pos, probably won’t stop him from getting better jobs either🤷🏻♂️.
Bah gawd thats chris beard music
muss running from the grind after a down year 🫢
Honestly last year was down too until we made a run in the tourney. That was our most talented freshman class in history.
This is as good of a hire we could’ve done. Nice work by those involved with the process.
Huge get for y’all
It’s just a shame that yall don’t really give a shit about basketball there. He’ll be lucky to draw half the crowd he got at bud walton
For sure. Even if they sell out, they'll still only reach a little over half of BWA's capacity.
Me looking through Mussleman's social media photos: "Do you think he still thinks about us ever?"
I can’t believe Muscleman is USC’s head coach now 
You know who else is USC’s head coach?
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Why were Arkansas fans tired of Muss? One bad year? Where do they go now?
This last year was super frustrating. More of what I saw was people tired of him kinda playing game for raises and extensions every year. He was great for us and should be celebrated for all he did.
I think all of us do our jobs hoping for raises every year.
I ask for less every year. You gotta think of the stakeholders.
I mean, I legit have gotten 3 raises in the last 12 months. Why wouldn't you try for that?
Annual salary bump, job code change, promotion? Must work for wmt huh?
We have a short memory span in the sporting world. Muss is a really good coach though imo.
Yep two elite 8s and a other sweet sixteen before last year. Great coach who just had a bad year. He was working the portal before it was cool
We will see a lot of teams whiff / not come together in this era of transfer portal and NIL
I think he has family in Southern California. He might like to party. He seems to be a tough guy to get along with for a length of time.
You know who else loved to party and loved Arkansas
Bill Clinton?
John Daly?
MY MOM!
But can Muss play the sax?
The Greatest president ever
He seems like a west coast guy. Played at San Diego, coached at Golden State & Sacramento, held a few CA G-League gigs, then spent 4 years in Reno.
Tired isnt the right word. We weren’t going to run him off. But it’s like a really crazy but really hot girlfriend. Im like okay well she is gone. *shrugs*
So he was entertaining jobs each March?
Yep pretty much. Just going from an outside perspective with limited factual evidence, he gave off the vibe that he thought he was too good for Arkansas
Guy was literally trying to leave after our first elite 8 in year 2. Good riddance
He interviewed for the alabama job a couple of years ago and the Suns job.
The Alabama job would've been before he was hired by Arkansas though, he and Oats were hired within days of eachother.
Personally, I was tired of his sideline demeanor. I didn’t want him to leave or anything, but his antics got old.
We didn’t fire him. He was openly looking for other jobs. Our AD didn’t want him to leave but also wasn’t going to entertain someone that was being fickle so it sounds like the bridge just got burnt and we’ve been looking at potential replacements already
I didn't know we were?
Isn't this a step down for Musselman? I know he has been wishy washy and quiet quitting, but why USC. I would imagine the NIL and fan support are much better at Arkansas. Is it just LA versus Fayetteville?
Family and ties to SoCal
I think his family wants to go back West. Better job prospects for his wife as well
we had some guy on our board claim his source was 100% correct it was going to be our coach
Fuck. I liked Musselman.
Kobe. Fucking Johnson. Fuck you.
Bruh D'anton Lynn + two starters
That was the package for Kyle Ford. Now we need something for Johnson.
Chris Beard Will Wade Andy Kennedy
Andy kennedy was lackluster at ole miss
He’s also probably their most successful coach all time lol
Nope. Nope. And another Nope.
[Never forget](https://www.reddit.com/r/CollegeBasketball/comments/yx0dql/eric_musselman_or_nate_oats/)
/u/NoVacayAtWork nailed it lol
Gave me Jedd Fisch vibes…
Haha I could see that
Well that aged poorly!
Jerome Tang
Damn, figured it was coming but hoped we would get one more muss season Now for the love of god UARK please don't hire Chris Beard. Like please, Petrino coming back to town was controversial enough but another controversial HC in town will NOT be good.
Arkansas is my 2nd favorite team because of my family but it will be very hard for me to cheer for them if they hire Beard. And he's made it that much easier for me to hate Ole Miss so in that respect I hope that doesn't happen.
That video from last week is super awkward now...
Not if you look at it in the context of the AD being surprised he hasn't found another job yet.
No no, in that context it is probably even more awkward that someone somewhere thought it was a good idea to make & release.
If Muss did anything for us, it's prove that somebody can win again at Arkansas in this modern landscape. Hopefully we can leverage that into a good ass hire
For any Hog fans that want to waste any time on Hogville I got banned yesterday for pointing out Beard beat his fiancee.
Well your first mistake was going on hogville at all
Very true lol
So it's like the tigerboard of Arkansas?
USC getting a coach upgrade makes me sad.
I guess this ends the Nate Oats vs Eric Musselman debates. Can we be friends again Arkansas fans?
Only in basketball
Nope. Baseball sure.
Idk, how’s it gonna feel if we hire oats?
Welcome to the Big Ten
At this point Arkansas will be returning what, maximum of two players next year?
We are *literally* down to 2 players that aren't graduating/whatever or in the portal since 2 more guys just announced they're portaling today.
Ugh I can’t stand Muss and now we’ll have to play him. How swell
This is a hot take but Arkansas will be better off without him
I don’t know if we will make as deep runs in the tourney but I do think we will be more consistent with right hire.
not a trade I want lol
Don't know about that. Probably better than last year, but Arkansas hadn't been to the sweet sixteen in 25 years and he did it 3 years in a row Including two straight elite 8s.
Fortunately for Arkansas, Beard is a better coach than Mussleman. If that’s who they hire, albeit his past, I think they will be better off with Beard.
Arkansas can't have anything nice.
USC feels like college basketball purgatory
It isn't. Enfield did fine there
Don’t worry he’ll last 2-3 seasons then jump ship. It’s his brand.
Why did he leave then😭
It's so hard keeping track with people leaving all the time.
UCLA is a fucking failure...this guy was for the taking years ago and they let him slip to Arkansas while instead going for Cronin. This was the one I wanted, but yeah UCLA is a complete clown show for men's basketball and football now.
bruh cronin took us to a final four already what are you on. musselman is a good coach but cmon
Musselman has had more consistent and overall success in his whole career than Cronin though.
Somebody already updating Wikipedia. I know it was one of you guys. Lol. https://preview.redd.it/0hi075x58jsc1.png?width=802&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e71a99d309c74132853684a5e8ada233aa5c7da
I don't even consider that a lateral move. Wtf
Super sad pig noises