Arkansas fans have mixed reactions to news of Chad Morris hire
On Tuesday night, it was reported that SMU coach Chad Morris was expected to be named the next head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Morris has been in charge of the Mustangs for three years now, and while his 14-22 record isn’t that great, he took over a program that had just been hit hard by NCAA sanctions.
Still, Arkansas fans had mixed reactions to the reported hire, with some thinking it was a home-run hire for the Razorbacks and some thinking it was a big miss for the program.
Here are some of the top reactions from fans in favor of the hire:
If it is Chad Morris, we need to stand behind him Hog fans. Let’s not turn into Tennessee! WPS for life!
— #PackTheBud (@WooPigCountry) December 5, 2017
CHAD MORRIS FOR HEAD COACH OF THE ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS! I LOVE IT!!!!! #WPS
— Big Papa6⃣9⃣ (@ryanbigpapa69) December 5, 2017
Good hire for the Hogs. Chad Morris may not be the big name our fans want, but I feel like this is the guy we need. Give him a chance fellow Hog fans #WPS
— Tyler Bennett (@themarionmonk) December 5, 2017
Chad Morris and Arkansas will win the SEC in 2020. Book it
— Jake Allhands (@allhands36) December 5, 2017
Last thing I’m saying regarding the Morris hire.
Get on YouTube and search “Chad Morris” and watch some of the videos, especially the one-on-one interviews. The man has the potential to be an absolute home run hire for us if he gets the support and is given the time.
— KO (@porkahontas) December 5, 2017
However, other fans weren’t quite ready to go all-in on the former SMU coach, expressing a more hesitant attitude toward the hire:
Me for the next 5 years until Chad Morris is fired pic.twitter.com/zUa5F8lnGG
— . (@WillsWorId) December 5, 2017
The consenus of the people around me on the Chad Morris hire is….Chad Morris??
— Andrew Williams (@A_Williams870) December 5, 2017
Prove me wrong Chad Morris, you don't have any other option! #woodamnpig
— William Tripp Tucker (@trippytuck35) December 5, 2017
Not saying we could pull Gus from Auburn but there where better options for the university of Arkansas than Chad Morris.
— Thomas Prince (@thomasdprince62) December 5, 2017
Chad Morris? Meh…what am I missing because I’m not impressed
— Derek Glover (@drglover) December 5, 2017
How Morris fills out his coaching staff will be critical to the success he’s able to have in Fayetteville. If he can’t get the right assistants in place, he’ll struggle to compete in the SEC West.
