RSC Salutes

by Ivory Tower on Feb 18, 2009 4:50 PM EST

With the annual man-boy love-fest of recruiting season finally having drawn to a close, some very interesting storylines emerged in the Southeastern Conference. As always there was the intra-conference bickering - pissfits between Houston Nutt and Nick Saban, between Mark Richt and Urban Meyer, and between Lane Kiffin and, well, everybody. The Right Reverend Nutt got so gall-giggity worked-up that he forgot he was recruiting for a football team and not a sorority, but he's still just ohmigodlikeyallsoexcited!!!1! And all eyes were on Starkville to see how the SEC's only freshman coach would fare on his first signing day. The biggest news, if not the most surprising news, is that which we at RSC really feel like we need to recognize. It is this:

Bobby Petrino dominated the state of Arkansas.

It's tough for a Rebel to admit this clear and unimpeachable evidence of Bobby Petrino's superiority over Houston Nutt, but facts are facts. And it's all right here in black and white: Petrino lassoed in every Arkansan target on the Razorbacks' big board. Every one.

"Oh, yeah, Bobby Petrino is clearly heads and shoulders above Houston. Bobby got every in-state prospect he wanted. Whereas, with Houston, I knew he would always ignore any quarterback who could throw and just sign 25 running backs on the team. One time Houston recruited an armless quarterback, no lie, that was like no where near our target list," Steve Roberts, head coach at Arkansas State, said.

"And, hey, losing on television like Bobby does is better than not being on TV at all."

Charlie Weatherbie, head coach at cross-border rival UL-Monroe, told The Cup that he "thought we had a real good shot at some of those Arkansas prospects, what with the way we really should've beat the hogs, but Petrino just has the lockdown on that state."

"I mean, seriously," Weatherbie continued, "can you think of any Arkansas prospects worth a s**t that Nutt recruited to that school?"

It is his dominance in the talent-rich State of Arkansas that will undoubtedly lead to Bobby Petrino's eventual ~~departure to a more prestigious program~~ placement among the truly great coaches in the history of the SEC, where; a distinction, we must all admit, to which Houston Nutt will never ascend.

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by Brandon Irvine on Feb 18, 2009 8:07 PM EST reply actions

Way to assert something that can in no way be quanitified. +1 to the Arkansas media.

by Rebels7 on Feb 18, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions

Those silly Razoback fans, oh what will they come up with next?

by GonzoHog on Feb 18, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Anyone else had enough of the Ark posts?

by DeanMoriartyMan on Feb 18, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions

I have noticed the Arkies are much more quiet when RSC discusses Arkansas instead of Nutt. Think there is any anything we can deduce from that?

by monkey11508 on Feb 18, 2009 10:09 PM EST reply actions

@Dean,

I agree that there have been too many Arkansas posts (a problem to which I myself have contributed) but you have to realize that even if we don't make them, comments threads automatically turn into Arkansas posts.

by Juco on Feb 18, 2009 11:02 PM EST reply actions

Irvine go back to the Daily Mistake opinion section.

This is shit it too advanced for you.

by Anonymous on Feb 18, 2009 11:27 PM EST reply actions

@anon...

Proofread your comments.

by Juco All-American on Feb 19, 2009 7:45 AM EST reply actions

Anon,

Haven't you heard? You can't have grammatical errors on this blog site.
People in Mississippi won't be able to understand your comment.

by GonzoHog on Feb 19, 2009 8:44 AM EST reply actions

Let's get something up about possible outcomes for the rest of the basketball season (e.g. if we win out what will happen, etc.).

What are our chances of getting to the Tourney and will we have to win two or more in the SEC tourney?

by Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 9:18 AM EST reply actions

Ivory Tower,

Don’t you know that when Nutt was there all of the AR kids that went to UPig was because of UPig and all the AR kids that did not go to UPig was because of Nutt.

Now they only go because of Petrino!

by Deadman on Feb 19, 2009 9:18 AM EST reply actions

Tell you what, guys, I'll make a deal with you.
I believe in fair play, so this is going to be my last post until the 2009 football season begins.
I'm tiring of this little episode myself, just a little, so idios until the fall, and Hotty Totty (gay) and all that other good shit you guys like to say.

Yo Daddy,
GonzoHog

by GonzoHog on Feb 19, 2009 9:47 AM EST reply actions

Awesome.

by FleeceItOut on Feb 19, 2009 9:53 AM EST reply actions

"Idios" to you too, GonzoHog. We will miss you (that's not a joke) and we cannot look forward to our future correspondence enough (also not a joke). Have a wonderful Spring and Summer!

by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Feb 19, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions