Rumors swirling about Mustain

[JeremyWariner]

...asking out of his scholarship...more to come.
























You would be dumb not to think Butch Davis doesnt have anything to do with this.

[RonMexico]

When is the world going to realize Butch Davis is not a good coach?... he should have won a title every year he was at Miami... I saw on classic the other day a game where they had Edgerrin James, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne, etc. on the same team! And lost!

[Brutalis]

Must be talking about a Mustain other than Mitch Mustain, that's for sure.

[StylisticS]

When is the world going to realize Butch Davis is not a good coach?... he should have won a title every year he was at Miami... I saw on classic the other day a game where they had Edgerrin James, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne, etc. on the same team! And lost!

In that year, he played a better Syracuse team and a better Florida State team. So no, he shouldn't have won the title every year whatsoever at all. Not only that, but he took the team that was mired in probation to a team that got all that talent there to win championships and compete for championships. So yes, he's a good coach

[MajorMike]

Dave Mustaine is on a scholarship?

[leemajors]

Dave Mustaine is on a scholarship?

seeing him cry in that metallica documentary was priceless, as was most of some kind of monster.

[j-6]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2696812

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The mother of Arkansas freshman quarterback Mitch Mustain said Wednesday that parents who expressed concern about the direction of the Razorbacks' offense respect coach Houston Nutt's prerogative to shape the team's strategy.

Beck Campbell said in a statement Wednesday that her son has "dedicated his heart and soul" to the Razorbacks, whose offense was reportedly discussed in a meeting among athletic director Frank Broyles and parents who are worried their freshman sons aren't best suited for Arkansas' system.

The No. 12 Razorbacks have relied on a run-first approach with sophomore tailback Darren McFadden, this year's Heisman Trophy runner-up. Campbell, along with the parents of tight end Ben Cleveland and receiver Damian Williams, visited Broyles last week. The three athletes played together at Springdale High School last year, where they excelled in a spread offense.

"I discussed ... my concerns regarding Mitchell's future as a football player," Campbell said in a statement. Campbell said she did not seek promises or guarantees about the future, and that playing time was not an issue at the meeting.

"It was agreed by all parties involved that the head coach has the valid right to determine the direction of the program and the manner in which the team would develop," she said.

Rick Cleveland, the tight end's father, said the parents understand Arkansas can run whatever offense it's comfortable with, but he's concerned the Springdale players might have been sold "a bill of goods" during recruiting.

"Our boys are used to catching 60 passes a year," Cleveland told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "They want to go to a college where they get the same opportunity."

Williams caught 19 passes this year for 235 yards while Ben Cleveland caught 11 for 98 yards. Both were named to the All-Southeastern Conference freshman team. Only one Arkansas receiver has caught more than 60 passes in a year.

Mustain started eight games for the Razorbacks -- all wins -- before being replaced late in the season by Casey Dick.

Rick Cleveland described the situation as "fluid" when discussing the possibility any of the Springdale players could transfer.

Nutt has not talked about the complaints. Broyles said he had told the parents to meet with Nutt, but they came to his office anyway and he "didn't want to be rude." He has not discussed the details of the meeting.

Rick Cleveland said the parents wanted to see Broyles because "he's the one who ultimately controls everything." Cleveland said the meeting was not at all confrontational.

Mustain was the Parade magazine high school player of the year in 2005 and one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation before finally signing with Arkansas. His high school coach, Gus Malzahn, became Arkansas' offensive coordinator shortly before Mustain signed.

Campbell said Mustain "loves his teammates, and he feels a deep sense of regret and sadness that his presence on this team has created a division in a state he loves.

The Razorbacks face No. 6 Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day.
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These parents are pissed that their true freshmen sons didn't get the rock enough when the Hogs go 10-2 and their star sophomore tailback finished second in the Heisman voting? With their old high school coach calling the plays?

That's rich. Mommy and Daddy storm into Fayetteville and meet with the AD, not the OC (who they know from the year before) and the head coach (who recruited the kids). Instead of whining to the coaching staff about the utilization of their kids, when the team's only losses are to the previous year's national runner-up and one of this year's BCS title game finalists, why not implore them to contribute in whatever way they're needed? You know, set a positive example to your 18-19 year old sons.

[Brutalis]

It's being overdone. This is not a big deal. Williams will easily be replaced by Crawford, so nobody really gives two shits about what he does because of our other freshman who is just as good. He decommitted from Florida the DAY before signing day and signed with us so obviously he was not sure of anything. Word is that he will go play for U of CENTRAL ARKANSAS. AHAHAHAH!!!! Dumbass.

Anyways.

Mitch is fine. The book bothered him but he has stated several times he is fine and that he is a Razorback.

This is no a big deal, again. Not a damn thing is going to happen and asshole Darksiders have created a big roar in Razorback Nation about him transfering cause of a damn book.

HE ISN'T. He already said it, so this should all die now that Selfish Williams is history.

[MajorMike]

Actually, from what I hear they are trying to cover it up as best as possible. hogville.net is blowing up over it. The whole piggie nation is up in arms. Even yourself, you don't believe Nutt is a good coach and want change. That boy seriously needs to move on to a better job before he gets fed to the hogs.

[Brutalis]

Yes, the Hill is pretty much throwing fire at eachother.

Yes, Nutt needs to go, he is the center of the problem.

No, he will not be fired or leave the team.

Hogville is crazy, they blow up at everything.

Honestly, nothing else is going to happen. There's nothing to cover up either. Mitch has stated he is happy and was at practice yesterday. Everything is fine. The coaches are what's on the hot seat not players leaving.

[MajorMike]

Arkansas parents gone nuts
By DAVE SITTLER World Sports Columnist
12/15/2006

The year of the hog has turned into the Year of the Dog for Arkansas' football team.

We shouldn't really be surprised by the soap opera that's unfolded the past few days in Fayetteville, Ark. We should have seen it coming last December, when Razorbacks' coach Houston Nutt succumbed to intense pressure from all sides and hired Springdale (Ark.) High School coach Gus Malzahn to run the Hogs' offense.

A high school coach making the jump to a Division I-A program as an assistant isn't news. But it is when he's given a coordinator's title.

Desperate coaches, just like the rest of us desperate souls, sometimes resort to desperate measures to survive.

Right on schedule, Malzahn delivered four of his players to Nutt's 2006 recruiting class. The four blue-chip prospects included Mitch Mustain, ranked by recruiting services as the nation's top high school quarterback.

So Nutt sold his soul to get the players he absolutely had to keep from leaving the state if he wanted to keep his job.

Stuff happens. Nutt's not the first, nor will he be the last to employ this strategy for job security.

The bold move initially looked brilliant. But the past few days have revealed that it hasn't gone nearly as seamlessly as Nutt had hoped.

After he made the Springdale signing sweep, Nutt surprised everyone by turning the 2006 season into The Year of the Hog. The Razorbacks went 10-3, won the West Division of the Southeastern Conference and played in the SEC's title game.

Nutt should be the toast of Arkansas and a candidate for national Coach of the Year honors. But he isn't. At least not in the estimation of the parents of three of those hot-shot Springdale recruits.

And when I say "hot" I'm not exaggerating. The Springdale players and their families agreed to cooperate with the author of "The Year of The Dog," a book that chronicled their team's 2005 undefeated (14-0) and state championship season.

Nutt was first rocked by news that the soon-to-be-released book includes derogatory comments Mustain made about the Hogs' coach. The second blow came last week when the unhappy Springdale parents met with Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that the parents quizzed Broyles about the possibility of Malzahn getting more involved in the offense. And one parent told the newspaper that the meeting was called to determine "the direction of the Arkansas football program.

"Are we eventually going to get to Gus' (Malzahn) offense?"

What? Parents go over the coach's head to the AD, who agrees to listen to their demands about how the coach should run his program? Appar ently no one is running this Arkansas asylum.

On Wednesday, Nutt released one of the disgruntled players, receiver Damian Williams, from his commitment to the school. About the same time, Beck Campbell (Mustain's mother), felt compelled to issue a press release about the meeting.

"It was agreed by all parties involved that the head coach has the valid right to determine the direction of the program," Campbell said in the statement. "And the manner in which the team would develop."

That's normally what parents understand the day their sons or daughters sign a letter of intent with a school and receive an athletic scholarship.

So, it took a year for the light bulb to finally go on for the Springdale crowd? You'll have to pardon me if I tend to take a dim view on the chances that those parents really bought into the idea that Nutt's in charge.

Nutt said Wednesday he hoped the situation had been resolved. Nutt is a solid coach and human being, so hopefully he has put it behind him.

But if Nutt really wants to clean this mess up, he should ask the parents and the players to make a couple of telephone calls.

The parents should dial the number of the Marc Thompson residence in Leander, Texas and talk to Marc and his wife, Felecia.

Mustain and his Springdale "Dogs" should locate the cell number for Paul Thompson. If he answers, they should listen closely as Oklahoma's quarterback tells them the facts of college football life.

Those Springdale parents and players think they have something to complain about? Nothing they have experienced in this one college semester can compare to what Marc, Felecia and Paul Thompson have been through the past five years.

So Nutt promised Mustain and his buddies they would run a wide-open passing attack just like they did in high school? Hey, OU coach Bob Stoops promised Thompson's parents that he was recruiting their son to play quarterback.

You know the rest of the Thompson story.

The part most don't know is how the family kept their bitter feelings to themselves. The parents were angry and the son was upset over what they thought was unfair treatment by Stoops and then-offensive coordinator Chuck Long.

But instead of demanding a meeting with athletic director Joe Castiglione and then putting out a press release, Marc and Felecia Thompson kept it in-house, in the Thompson house.

Thanks to the Thompson family's character, 2006 turned out to be "The Year of the Storybook Sooners," which sounds a whole lot better than "The Year of the Hogs Going to the Dogs."

[Brutalis]

Yeah, crazy shit. Not news to me though. Just glad Mustain isn't leaving.

[Brutalis]

Damian Williams interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG8gG_bvLqY