Comments on: NFL ban wouldn’t block Payton from coaching Arkansas

By: kjs7way

kjs7way — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:31:20 +0000

I heard Tim Tebow is interested?!?!?!?

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:32:50 +0000

The place needs to be fumigated after Petrino. Short of that, I’d be afraid of touching anything he may have been in contact with.

By: hailskins75

hailskins75 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:45:45 +0000

I think it’s a great idea. You could hire the heir apparent this summer and make him a scout who happens to make $4M a year. This would set Arkansas up for 2013 and beyond. Meanwhile Payton wins a national title during his suspension.

By: voodoo4409

voodoo4409 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:56:10 +0000

Only chance Ark-CANT-Saw would ever have in coming close to winning a NC…..

Payton is actually going to work for the Hornets..wink, wink…

By: prmpft

prmpft — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:05:12 +0000

how random is that?!!

NFL ban will also not block Payton from:

running for public office
going to the grocery store
writing a book
eating crawfish
hunting alligators
baking bread
having a garage sale
throwing horseshoes
shooting pool
reading a good book
participating on PFT…

there, that should keep you guys busy for a couple of days…

By: Broncofanatic7

Broncofanatic7 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:01:01 +0000

How can he coach Arkansas when he’s still REALLY going to be coaching the Saints?
Please don’t tell me you think that Payton isn’t going to get his messages into those coaches meetings and the locker room just because Goodell says he isn’t “allowed” to! He will still be coaching the Saints, we just won’t physically see it.
I wonder how good of a disguise they can come up with for him. “Hey why is the ball boy so close to Drew Brees right now?”
Weird.

By: hallcyon

hallcyon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:33:42 +0000

Mike, Sean Payton if he is to survive as the Saints HC, must step away, and I think much more will eventually come out about what happened with this corrupted program. If he took this job, it would help him and the Arkansas Football program. Yes and this story has been talked about here in New Orleans. The irony that he could play the role he inquired to Parcells about taking with the Saints, a one and done. He could also be an Assistant Head Coach at Tulane. Either way he would be surveying college talent.

By: zxrated

zxrated — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:26:41 +0000

What if Payton was hired and Arkansas won the BCS title? I could see a senario where he enjoys his time there and works a deal out of his Saints commitment to stay on. What would the nay sayers say then?

By: sasattack

sasattack — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:10:30 +0000

This is a story? He’ll also be allowed to eat food and brush his teeth.

By: andyreidisfat

andyreidisfat — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:36:12 +0000

This site is no longer news and rumors. Now it is just whatever random thought happens to inhabit Florio’s mind at the time.

By: lonespeed

lonespeed — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:34:11 +0000

So many of you assume he would have to return to the NFL. Top college coaches get just as much money as NFL coaches and just ask Steve Spurrier, the hours are better.

He could very well tell the NFL to shove it, walk away and go coach Arkansas for as long as he would like.

By: alexr5111

alexr5111 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:32:29 +0000

Highly doubt that NCAA rules would allow a coach under contract to an NFL team to coach a team in college football…but who knows.

By: hammerjacker

hammerjacker — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:20:02 +0000

Didnt even bother reading, just came to comment on how the headline points out the painstakingly obvious. Brilliant articles around here lately…

By: purplegreenandgold

purplegreenandgold — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:18:50 +0000

i know, i know u authored this story because of the other day when u hit send on that dummy phone hypothetical story u said to urself “really, did i just do that!” so to make that ridiculous attempt of sarcastic idiocy go away u wrote this.

and people why do u respond to this as something that is going to happen-”child please”.

By: mullva

mullva — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:12:25 +0000

This makes PERFECT sense!

1) The Hogs have a good support staff in place. He walks in and doesn’t have to hire assistants. The UofA is already on the hook to pay for the ones all ready in place.

2)He comes from a high power offensive minded team. Petrino (love him or hate him) leaves behind a….high powered offensive juggernaut that is run via a “pro-styled” offense.

3)He leaves at the end of the year. He will not try to parlay a good Interim coach year into a multi-year job! We can then shoot for a Home Run hire in December.

4)I personally believe he is being made an example out of by the NFL. No where have we seen that he condoned the bounties.

5)This solves the Hogs main concern about having to hire an unproven assistant (Mahlzan, or McGee) to lead a good year, but would be an unproven commoditty long term.

Thoughts?

By: markdamack

markdamack — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:11:33 +0000

Why take the pay cut????

LSU, Florida, and Alabama are in the Razorbacks’ way and that’s why it’s not worthy of being accepted by Payton!!!

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I hate to break it to you, but Arkansas would murder Florida.

Alabama always seems to have our number though.

LSU won last year, but we’ve won 3 of the last 5.

When Alabama beat us (1 of only 2 losses last season) they were ranked #1 in the country

When LSU beat us (that other loss last year) they were ranked #1 in the country.

Arkansas was also with out the #1 rusher in the SEC from the season prior, all last season.

By: drexelvol

drexelvol — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:09:43 +0000

That is the worst conceived idea I’ve heard in a very long time.

This is a college program and those kids are only there for four years. So for a freshman, 25% of their time is blown on the Sean Payton circus, and for seniors, their last year at the school will be a mess with a new offense, a new defense, new rules, new everything.

Juniors actually have it worse because they know that all the BS they have to go through for one year with Payton will all change the next year. So, they may not be able to adjust to Payton and then they have only one year to look good for the NFL and that’s also going to be in a whole new system.

What about recruiting? Is Sean Payton going to go out on recruiting trips? He hasn’t been involved with a collegiate program for 16 years. He doesn’t even know how to recruit anymore. What would he even say to recruits? Yeah, I certainly won’t be here when you come, but sign up, it’ll be great. Nope, I have no idea who will be coach, I’m going back to the NFL once my suspension is over.

Man, use your head, Mike.

By: jluns275

jluns275 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:06:10 +0000

This would be an all new low for Arkansas, the SEC, & the NCAA in general.
Let’s put aside for a moment the message Arkansas would be sending people: “dishonesty & cheating are ok as long as you don’t get caught or lie to US”
How could NCAA possibly allow this if Dez Bryant got suspended for having lunch & a few text/phone conversations with Deion Sanders-a former player who held NO official capacity with any NFL team?
I understand the people who comprise the governing bodies of the NCAA & SEC are crooked enough to eat soup with a corkscrew, (letting Cam Newton play after it was clear he was central to a pay for play scheme) but surely even they would not allow this, right?
What am I missing here?

By: hedleykow

hedleykow — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:31:38 +0000

Let’s just make up any scenario and write a story around it. The possibilities are endless, and most of them lame. Like Payton coaching AR, for example.

By: bigbluefan1

bigbluefan1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:25:24 +0000

Wait let me understand they fired the college coach for not telling the truth.

And Shawn was punished for not telling the truth.

Anyone else see something wrong with this picture?

If they hire him they are saying lie about hurting people but do not lie about who your banging

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:23:29 +0000

Plus, the NFL would okay this, but not let the Vikes leave for Los Angeles because the politicians screwed them over???

By: nowillrepeat

nowillrepeat — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:22:42 +0000

Florio just cant go a day without a “hang the saints” article.

This is a stretch at best and probably didnt needed to be posted.

That being said, Coach Johnson should hire him as a recruiting consultant at Tulane.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:22:28 +0000

Why take the pay cut????

LSU, Florida, and Alabama are in the Razorbacks’ way and that’s why it’s not worthy of being accepted by Payton!!!

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:21:16 +0000

Sounds like an idea. A good idea. Arkansas isn’t going to get anywhere near as good a coach as Payton this late in the game, and Payton could use the money, the loss of free time worrying about his old team, and the ability to scout players for the 2013 draft from a whole new perspective.

By: derekjetersmansion

derekjetersmansion — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:19:14 +0000

Coach Little League please, Sean.

By: Manbearpig

Manbearpig — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:18:15 +0000

2013 National Champions – Arkansas Razorbacks* ??

By the way,

2009 Super Bowl Champions – New Orleans Saints*

By: packerscanada

packerscanada — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:15:24 +0000

Great way to scout college talent for the next year’s draft

By: slammincamnewton

slammincamnewton — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:15:11 +0000

I’ve got a better idea. Hire Gregg Williams. He’s not doing anything and doesn’t have a job to go back to after this year.

By: theprocessoflosingmymind

theprocessoflosingmymind — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:14:36 +0000

Why not?
He’s losing $7 million this year. Recoup $4 million and do advance scouting in the SEC. He’s only one state away in Arkansas.

Everybody wins.

By: Stiller43

Stiller43 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:14:22 +0000

Anyone see the price of the “new” nike jerseys?

99.95 for the cheapo replica jersey. I thought 85 was a massive ripoff for a shirt. Apparently dont change a thing, add an oversized swoosh and charge even more.