I was reading Houston Nutt’s comments after the Razorback victory over Mississippi State. Nutt was asked about what it meant to be a head coach in the SEC.

Is it me or does this sound like the rantings of a man driven to the edge?

On coaching at the University of Arkansas and in the Southeastern Conference

“All you want to do is coach football. One of my dreams has been to coach at the University of Arkansas and I’ve had the privilege to do it for ten years. I’m very thankful for that. All I want to do is concentrate on LSU. That’s all I want to do. I just don’t see any need to try to get into the conversation about ‘why this’ or ‘why would you do that.’ To me, it’s just wasted oxygen at this point, it really is, and it just takes away from our team and players and that’s what is upsetting.

“When you win a (Western division) championship last year and win ten (games)—and I don’t think our people sometimes realize how hard it is to get to Atlanta. LSU didn’t get to Atlanta last year. Auburn didn’t get to (Atlanta). LSU is playing with about the same people. Arkansas got to Atlanta last year. To win a championship and win ten (games) in this league is hard. How many teams in the SEC go back-to-back? Florida is not going back to Atlanta. It’s hard. You want to give your players credit. Your players deserve the credit of playing in the toughest league in America. They’re winning games and they’re going to a bowl game again. I just appreciate their effort. I think attention needs to be brought to those guys.”

This quote was taken from www.hogwired.com.

Is it me or does Houston sound flustered and unintelligible? By the time we get to the second paragraph, I have no idea where he is or what he is talking about.

On another subject: Do we really want Butch Davis? …well, judging how the basketball coaching change went, Arkansas might need to go into this coaching change with great humility.