After Dana Altman's hasty retreat from Arkansas back to Omaha, rumors were rife that Altman went running screaming from the job because closer inspection revealed some major issues. Whether it was the case or not -- and no one is saying a thing -- it seems there are some definite problems with the program.The school said in the release that two basketball players tested positive for marijuana. Random drug testing, a normal athletic department practice, took place March 27, and although results were received March 29, the school said "appropriate personnel did not receive notification until Tuesday."While these aren't the sort of institutional problems that should make a coach retreat from a school, they only lend credence to the idea that there's a lot going wrong in the Arkansas Athletic Department.
The school did not release the names of those who tested positive, citing federal privacy laws.
The school also said one basketball player was suspended for academic reasons.
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4-06-2007 @ 8:49AM
DAN said...
bring back nolan richardson
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4-06-2007 @ 9:46AM
Omar Hicks said...
I agree..Bring back Nolan.
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4-06-2007 @ 12:32PM
Teddy Rowell said...
Ditto, bring back rollin Nolan!!
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4-06-2007 @ 4:03PM
Bruce Jones said...
Nolan should not have been the one to leave
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4-06-2007 @ 7:26PM
Frosty said...
Nolan or Mike Anderson will be the best thing that will ever happen to Arkansas.
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4-08-2007 @ 11:15AM
Sheila said...
I agree!!!! We need Nolan back! I have not watched an Arkansas Razorback Basketball game since they fired him, for no good reason! Nolan Richardson put Arkansas on the map in NCAA basketball.
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4-09-2007 @ 11:38AM
Ollie said...
You think it's hard trying to find a basketball coach? Run Houston Nutt off and you'll end up with a High School coach. That program, U of A, is a mid-major. Get with a real program, Hook em' Horns!
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4-13-2007 @ 9:03PM
Rich Mills said...
Maybe Frank Broyles shoud step up his retirement date.
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