The Bodda Getta

Does he really need to explain? Go try to win a national title at Arkansas, have your career blow up if you do. Or.... Coach at Weber State.

No brainer.

Um yeah, it's something called integrity there, guy. If you make a promise to one place and then say "Oh well screw you guys, this is a better gig over here" then you have no integrity and you will be thought of as a joke. He sat there and made that speech about "Oh Weber State is my alma mater and I love this place blah blah blah blah" and then contacts Arkansas about a temporary coaching job.

I'll put it this way, when I look at someone's resume one of the first things I look at is longevity at each particular position. If I see someone who hops jobs every few months, their resume goes straight in the trash.

They ain't winning a NC at Arkansas, not going to happen.

This is a better position, better pay, better resume builder, better situation in all regards. Staying at Weber St is a bad professional move all around. Not all opportunities come at the right time, under the right circumstances.Also not everybody went to Auburn so they don't have the alma mater love like we do, and it shouldn't be expected.

It's a fantastic opportunity for Smith even for a single year, why waste it?

He is on an interim basis and then where is he going to be? Yes, it is possible that he could get the permanent job afterwards if they do well, but it's not a given. Certainly not with a guy with a track record like his, and all in all that isn't the point. The point is professional obligation and integrity. No one trusts a guy that goes to his alma mater and says he loves the place and he is there for the long haul and then ups and leaves for seemingly 'greener' pastures as soon as he has the opporturnity.

A couple of weeks ago everyone was talking about how Gus Malzahn wouldn't leave the Ark State program because he was a better person than to just betray the program like that. Are we just holding him to a different standard because he was a part of the Auburn program?

I'm aware it happens in college football, but that doesn't mean it's right. Sometimes there are bigger things like developing boys into young men, teaching character and committment, and showing integrity over hopping to another job.

You act like he is going to be the permanent coach at Arky when, in fact, there is much reason to the contrary. I highly doubt Arkansas does much under him given the current situation, and the fact that he will be playing LSU, Bama, and Auburn isn't going to help his chances.

Prediction: Arkansas finishes 4th in the Western Division and they find a permanent coach in January whose name is not John L. Smith.