Arkansas job officially open

[ChicosBailBonds]

Just announced

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6212623

[Jay Bee]

Just announced

Incredible 2011 class set to come in.. wonder what shakes out. 

[Silkk the Shaka]

Sweet!  They have a ton of good players that might want out of their LOI's.  Weren't we recruiting BJ Young?  Four star PF Hunter Mickelson?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/8/class/2011

Anybody on the current roster maybe wanna transfer?  Thank God we have an open scholarship to accommodate any of them!

[Tugg Speedman]

ESPN just said Mizzou's Mike Anderson is the leading candidate

[willie warrior]

We were recruiting BJ Young, PG and Rashad Madden, a 6'5" 2G that both had signed with Ark. Madden was from Arkansas and Young was from Mo., I believe.
Young had been rated 17 by Rivals, and Madden was 30.

[MUBurrow]

BJ Young... I want that.

[Jay Bee]

Mickelson and Ky Madden (and Aaron Ross) are all teammates with the Arkansas Wings... fun team to watch, saw them a bit last summer... if they get the right hire in there soon, maybe the class sticks...

[ChicosBailBonds]

BJ Young... I want that.

BJ young, old, doesn't matter...BJ is always good.   

[MUBurrow]

is there anywhere on here (or elsewhere) where I can read a little more about some of these recruits and their MU ties? particularly Young, since that seems like a great fit for us with 2 more years of Junior, and the importance of the PG position, but the others as well? 

(I know I'm ignoring the Buzz whispers for now, but I dont see much to say about it at this point other than that he said he wants to be here, I have no reason to not believe him, but I'm damaged goods in this relationship and have been hurt before)

[Blackhat]

Buzz Williams' name is making the rounds out there nationally, a lot of bumpkins trying to find out who Buzz Williams is, half of them calling him Buzz Petersen.

C-ham better have Buzz trailed and Brian Gregory on stand by....this is head coach recruiting season, end of march early april,

  we better not get bamboozled again.

[jeffreyweee]

BJ young would be a HUGE get. So would Hunter.

Is Buzz a scumbag if he contacts either of them before they announce they would like to get out of their LOI?

[Silkk the Shaka]

BJ young would be a HUGE get. So would Hunter.

Is Buzz a scumbag if he contacts either of them before they announce they would like to get out of their LOI?

Pretty sure it's illegal.  They may be able to contact him though.  Not sure about the second part.  Can the squirm police weigh in on this please?

[DiaperDandy]

Buzz Williams' name is making the rounds out there nationally, a lot of bumpkins trying to find out who Buzz Williams is, half of them calling him Buzz Petersen.

C-ham better have Buzz trailed and Brian Gregory on stand by....this is head coach recruiting season, end of march early april,

 we better not get bamboozled again.

We do not want Brian Gregory.  Trust me.  Dude can't coach offense.  His teams underachive every year (outside of two years ago when they made the tourney and knocked off WVU)  There is no way the team he had this year should not have finished above .500 in conference.  Also, if people think Buzz has a hard time developing talent, wait till they see Gregory.  Chris Wright was a consensus draft pick after his sophmore year.  Dude isn't even on the board anymore.  He has regressed under Gregory.

[Blackhat]

We do not want Brian Gregory.  Trust me.  Dude can't coach offense.  His teams underachive every year (outside of two years ago when they made the tourney and knocked off WVU)  There is no way the team he had this year should not have finished above .500 in conference.  Also, if people think Buzz has a hard time developing talent, wait till they see Gregory.  Chris Wright was a consensus draft pick after his sophmore year.  Dude isn't even on the board anymore.  He has regressed under Gregory.

He's recruited tremendously for Dayton and offense comes and goes but you need defense to be consistently good... look at Bo, Painter, etc.    Gregory would get us back to the Izzo coaching tree which I would like....but I'm all up for conversation on different options if it needs to take place.

[Warrior Forever]

Andy Katz is reporting that Mike Anderson (Missouri) is top choice with Buzz Williams high on the list as well.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6212623

Go Warriors

[Jay Bee]

I'm just wondering how Arkansas was able to judge in less than five years?

[ChicosBailBonds]

If Buzz were to leave, it would be the shortest coaching stint in MU history where a coach left voluntarily for another college head coaching job since Tex Winter in 1953.

[brewcity77]

Would love it if this ended up re-opening the recruitment of BJ Young. He's the definition of the elite point guard that we need to take us to the next level.

[HouWarrior]

Billy G is out there,today.
Didnt he shop himself to Arkansas while leaving AM for the UK job. I recall an interesting story at time of John P's Arkansas hiring, including the aggies, but not the details--anyone remember it?

[Lennys Tap]

If Buzz were to leave, it would be the shortest coaching stint in MU history where a coach left voluntarily for another college head coaching job since Tex Winter in 1953.

He'd also be the first to be offered a big time job after just three years at MU which would be indicative that even non fanboys think pretty highly of him.

I know you're worried about losing him but my sources say he's already told Arkansas no. Rest easy.

[brewcity77]

Billy G is out there,today.
Didnt he shop himself to Arkansas while leaving AM for the UK job. I recall an interesting story at time of John P's Arkansas hiring, including the aggies, but not the details--anyone remember it?

I'm sure there's more to it, but here's a news article I found at the time. Looks like Gillispie made himself available to Arkansas, which provoked A&M to hand him a raise. I don't think that's uncommon at all, coaches using potential job offers to get a raise out of their current employer. Anyway, here's the link I found:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4661783.html

Another article:

http://www.aolnews.com/2007/03/26/billy-gillispie-to-arkansas/

[CTWarrior]

Katz just reported on ESPN that Buzz Williams would be Arkansas' 2nd choice.

[mugrad2006]

My bad, the comment by Andy Katz about Buzz and Arkansas was already made above by Warrior Forever. 

[willie warrior]

Katz is reporting that In Buzz We Trust is Arkansas' #2 choice. can't see Anderson leaving Mo., he has done a hell of a job there. Would Buzz leave?

[NersEllenson]

At the end of the day...the fact Buzz is rumored to be Arkansas's Number 2 choice speaks volumes about how he is perceived nationally.

Yet we have some of our own "fans" questioning his competency, recruiting, and stewardship of the program?  This is what enrages me more than anything, and why I always go the "fanboy" route.  We are one Keno Davis away from being a true after thought in the Big East.