So back to Arkansas, timing and Butch.
Was Butch available at the time they hired Bielema?
Of course he was.
He was also passed over for these jobs:
Akron
Arizona
Arizona State
Arkansas State (x3)
Army
Auburn
Boston College
Bowling Green
Boise State
Cal
Cincinnati
Colorado
Colorado State
Connecticut
Eastern Michigan
Florida Atlantic (x2)
Florida International
Fresno State
Hawaii
Houston
Illinois
Kansas
Kent State
Kentucky
Louisville
Louisiana Tech
Massachusetts
Miami of Ohio
Memphis
NC State
Nevada
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Northern Illinois
Ohio State
Ole Miss
Oregon
Penn State (x2)
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Rutgers
San Jose State
Southern Miss (x2)
Syracuse
Temple
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Toledo
Tulane
UAB (x2)
UCLA
Utah State
UTEP
USC
USF
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest
Washington
Washington State
Wisconsin
Western Kentucky (x2)
Western Michigan
Wyoming
This. THIS. THIS.
But the dudes on this site screaming for Butch somehow have insight no other AD has.
And to the Petrino reference... There is the blue print for Butch. Take a lower tier gig, and be positioned for the next step up.
But some dudes think Butch was too worried about the annual $600K buyout from UNC to take another HC gig. Yeah, that's why ...
I once got screwed by an auto dealership for some $800 in repairs that were not done. I was ****ed. I made certain that they never enjoyed that $800, and in fact, it cost them upwards of $3000 - just because they ****ed me off.
Another outfit screwed me out of $1500, so we went around and around, and I casually mentioned a document in my possession that would ruin them. They got a high dollar legal team, petitioned the judge to force me to hand it over since it didn't exactly pertain to our disagreement - and after drawing it out, I handed it over. But ****, I had another document sent to me by an unidentified person, and we went through that sequence some dozen times.
Bottom line - their attorney told me I'd cost them $138,000. I made damned certain I cost them.
Now, Butch was done dirty, and I'm not saying he's ****ed, but if he's anything like me, he wants UNC to pay every damned dime of what they owe him. The only gig that would enable UNC to get off would be a head coaching job - so he's avoided that. He's making good side money as an analyst, and it gives him an opportunity to look things over.
I would never EVER take any financial advice from you, as you don't seem to understand the first thing about sure money. Sure money and SIDE money - and time off to do WTF you want to do during the period.
Some here would throw away some really good money - just to get another gig that may pay more - but doesn't punish those who screwed him - and allows him to fish, travel, and enjoy some time off. Those folks who would do that are commonly known as dumbasses.
Let's see. I take (assume) $600K a year to sit on my ***, or I can make $2M-$3M putting in 60-80 hour weeks. Gee. Considering my house is probably already paid for as well as everything else I own, I think picking up $600K is really not that bad of a deal. Besides, when Butch decides to go back to work as a head coach - Butch will go back to work as a head coach.
Because he's really, really good. And he's NCAA clean.