Houston Nutt – the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team – has decided to leave and go to Ole Miss to take over head coaching duties for the Rebels. All I can say is…”bummer”. Nutt has had a nice ten year history at Arkansas, making several appearances in the Top 25 and winning two SEC Western Division Championships. His latest triumph was a win over the LSU Tigers who were then the #1 team in the nation.

I never really have understood the Arkansas public when it comes to their lack of support for Nutt. Sure he makes some questionable calls on the field from time to time, but every coach in the nation does that. He’s had some troubles off the field concerning former recruits who have left and text messages to a lady who was not his wife. I don’t really consider that when it comes to his success as a head coach; however, Nutt certainly does. In his ESPN interview concerning his reasons for departure, Nutt makes it clear that the criticism and lack of support from the Arkansans drove him to pursue other opportunities. Way to go folks. Smooth move.

In reality, I’m going to miss his playbook more than I am his coaching prowess. The Razorbacks have been a lot of fun to watch the past couple of years – especially with Darren McFadden in the backfield and quarterbacking the “Wild Hog” offense. McFadden will be off to the NFL next year, but we should still have an exciting running game with Felix Jones and Michael Smith.

The big question is who will replace him? The media indicates Arkansas would love to have Lane Kiffin – the head coach for the Oakland Raiders. I would be surprised if Coach Kiffin comes to Arkansas considering he’s only been with the Raiders for a season and is the youngest head coach in the NFL.

I really wish we had a more solid position and plan for the future before we ran Houston Nutt out of Arkansas. There’s going to be a lot of egg on a lot of faces if the Razorbacks aren’t very, very successful in the next two years.