Who Replaces Gene?

[SHOCKvalue]

This Butler thing really worries me. I'd take Gene back over Butler, no question. Butler is the sort of guy you hire when you have no other decent options. We have better options (IMO) within the family.

Many Arky fans are giddy at the fact he may leave their program. That's not a good harbinger.

Where's CharlieHog with a take?

[1972Shocker]

Did find this report by Bruce Heartl: http://www.kwch.com/sports/college/k...,4546173.story

Heartl is pretty tight with Shane Dennis.

[Metalkatz]

Whatever! lol The east side is where its at. Between 127th and Andover Rd and 21st to Central is all slight rolling hills filled with beautiful housing and golf courses. The west side is incredibly boring except for the 21st and Maize rd area.

Well therein lies part of the problem if they are only showing east side properties. They need to head west to Gods Country.

[SHOCKvalue]

Whatever! lol The east side is where its at. Between 127th and Andover Rd and 21st to Central is all slight rolling hills filled with beautiful housing and golf courses. The west side is incredibly boring except for the 21st and Maize rd area.

Correct.

If you have the purchasing power that $400K brings, you either live on the east side with people of similar income, or you live below your means on the west side. The disparity of housing volume between east and west in the upper-end market segment is massive.

[Kung Wu]

Whatever! lol The east side is where its at. Between 127th and Andover Rd and 21st to Central is all slight rolling hills filled with beautiful housing and golf courses. The west side is incredibly boring except for the 21st and Maize rd area.

I heard that area out east was infested with king cobras, giant man eating spiders, and hubris?

[SHOCKvalue]

I heard that area out east was infested with king cobras, giant man eating spiders, and hubris?

Nah...

The east side is however infested with Shockers, since... well, that's where our alma mater is located.

[Metalkatz]

Only on the weekends

I heard that area out east was infested with king cobras, giant man eating spiders, and hubris?

[Kung Wu]

Nah...

The east side is however infested with Shockers, since... well, that's where our alma mater is located.

See? Hubris. :)

[SB Shock]

Nah...

The east side is however infested with Shockers, since... well, that's where our alma mater is located.

actually I'm pretty sure more Shockers fans live on the West side than east. And you will find the beakers and eco-kats are on the east side - that is why you see outrageous housing cost there - they are easy targets.

[SHOCKvalue]

actually I'm pretty sure more Shockers fans live on the West side than east. And you will find the beakers and eco-kats are on the east side.

I guess it's all perception. I view the west side as Grape ground. Seems like I see tons of Powercats out west, with western Kansas after-college transplants buying their 1300 SF builder's grade mansions to impress ma and pa back home.

I see way more Shocker gear on cars and people out east than I do west. But again, that perception thing...

Look at it this way, 3G and GS both live in that geographic outline that Metalkatz laid out (at least Gene did before his divorce). I'm pretty sure Sexton lives east. Metric craptons of professors live east. Our biggest of boosters live east.

[SHOCKvalue]

actually I'm pretty sure more Shockers fans live on the West side than east. And you will find the beakers and eco-kats are on the east side - that is why you see outrageous housing cost there - they are easy targets.

There's no difference in value for comparable homes located either NE or NW. Some of the silliest sales prices I've seen for a given home are actually in the Maize district. The outrageous housing costs you're talking about are just high-end homes that basically don't exist on the west side.

[CharlieHog]

This Butler thing really worries me. I'd take Gene back over Butler, no question. Butler is the sort of guy you hire when you have no other decent options. We have better options (IMO) within the family.

Many Arky fans are giddy at the fact he may leave their program. That's not a good harbinger.

Where's CharlieHog with a take?

A lot of Arkansas fans aren't fans of Butler because our hitting has not been good.

Since he got here in 05 we have only had one year where our hitting was not in the lower half of the conference. In many years it's been in the lower third. He has a reputation as a great recruiter and DVH certainly can't say enough good things about him. We led the country in drafted players this year with 11. He turned down Texas last year (hitting coach) and got a raise and promotion here.

His players love him.

[Spaulding]

Back to the real topic. Arkansas was 213th in batting avg, 91st in home runs, 225th in doubles, and 125th in hits. No thanks!

[DaShox]

Todd Butler:

Asst Coach @ Alabama (9 yrs), Arkansas (8 yrs)
CWS Appearances Arkansas (2) (Last appearance in 2012)
CWS Appearances Alabama (3) (1996,1997,1999)
Super Regionals @ Arkansas (3)
NCAA Appearances @ Arkansas (7)

Arkansas:

Butler helped Arkansas to the College World Series in 2012. Timely hitting and strong defense helped the Razorbacks win their first two games in Omaha and ultimately finish in a tie for third.

Butler has constructed 10 recruiting classes that ranked among the nation’s top
10 including five in his seven years with the Razorbacks. The 2010 recruiting class was
ranked eighth by Baseball America, while his 2008 recruiting class was ranked fourth
by Collegiate Baseball. Both the 2005 and 2006 classes were ranked 10th by Baseball
America. In 2005, the publication tabbed Arkansas’ recruiting class as the nation’s
top junior college collection of players and some of those players have already made
their mark in professional baseball as right-handed pitchers Jess Todd and Duke Welker
were both drafted in the second round of the 2007 MLB Draft. Todd ascended quickly
through the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization and was called up to the big leagues in
June 2009.

With power numbers down throughout college baseball, the Razorbacks found another way to produce runs, the stolen base. The Razorbacks led the SEC with 122
stolen bases, which were the sixth most in school history, and were
only caught stealing 27 times, an 82 percent success rate.

The 2010 Arkansas offense was one of the most prolific in school history. The
Razorbacks finished the season with a .306 team batting average, the first time since
the 2005 season that the Razorbacks had closed a year with a better than .300 team
batting average. Arkansas also set a school record with 92 home runs hit during the
2010 season. This high-powered offense helped the team to a 43-21 record and a trip
to the NCAA Super Regionals for the second-straight year, marking the first consecutive
trips to a Super Regional in program history.

In 2009, the Razorbacks used a combination of power and team speed to advance
to the College World Series for the sixth time in program history. The hot-swingingRazorbacks blasted their way through the Norman Regional, on their way to producing 38 runs in the three-game round. Arkansas went on to add 16 runs to its postseason total in a sweep of Florida State in the Tallahassee Super Regional. The hitting barrage carried over into the Razorbacks’ first game in Omaha with 10 runs against Cal State Fullerton.

In 2007, Arkansas hit .288 and finished second in the SEC with 75 home runs on
its way to capturing the SEC Western Division title and advancing to the championship
game of the SEC Tournament.

Alabama:
hitting instructor and outfielders coach during his first stint with the Crimson Tide
from 1995-2000. He helped guide Alabama to six NCAA Regional appearances as well
as three trips to the College World Series in 1996, 1997 and 1999. The Tide advanced
to the SEC Tournament in all six of those seasons, claiming the SEC Tournament title in
1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999.

Butler also earned his reputation as one of the country’s top recruiters during
those first six years at Alabama. He helped the Crimson Tide land some of the nation’s
top talent as Alabama recorded three-consecutive top 10 recruiting classes. The Tide’s
1999 freshman class was ranked as the fourth-best in the country and still ranks as the
highest ranked class in school history.

Under Butler’s leadership, the Crimson Tide became one of the most feared
offensive clubs in America. Alabama’s 1997 team led the NCAA in four offensive
categories, including runs scored (679), total hits (860) and total bases (1,571) while
finishing second in home runs (160).

Butler returned to Alabama as an assistant baseball coach on June 26, 2003.
He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons on the Tide staff as the recruiting coordinator,
hitting instructor and infield coach, while also coaching first base.
He continued to showcase his ability to sign some of the top recruiting classes
in the country upon his return to the Alabama bench. Alabama’s 2005 freshman class
was rated 10th in the fall of 2004 in Baseball America’s Dandy Dozen College recruiting
classes.

[Spaulding]

Todd Butler:

Asst Coach @ Alabama (9 yrs), Arkansas (8 yrs)
CWS Appearances Arkansas (2, last in 2012)
CWS Appearances Alabama (3, 1996,1997,1999)


Alabama:
hitting instructor and outfielders coach during his first stint with the Crimson Tide
from 1995-2000. He helped guide Alabama to six NCAA Regional appearances as well
as three trips to the College World Series in 1996, 1997 and 1999. The Tide advanced
to the SEC Tournament in all six of those seasons, claiming the SEC Tournament title in
1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999.

Butler also earned his reputation as one of the country’s top recruiters during
those first six years at Alabama. He helped the Crimson Tide land some of the nation’s
top talent as Alabama recorded three-consecutive top 10 recruiting classes. The Tide’s
1999 freshman class was ranked as the fourth-best in the country and still ranks as the
highest ranked class in school history.

Under Butler’s leadership, the Crimson Tide became one of the most feared
offensive clubs in America. Alabama’s 1997 team led the NCAA in four offensive
categories, including runs scored (679), total hits (860) and total bases (1,571) while
finishing second in home runs (160).

His bama teams in the 90's appear good. What happened at Arkansas?