109. Shauna Taylor & Mike Adams: The Dynamic Duo

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In college athletics, the head coach is the unquestioned leader and face of the program. Most assistant coaches are completely anonymous. But that’s not the case for Arkansas women’s golf coach Shauna Taylor and assistant Mike Adams. You don’t get one without the other. The friendship dates back to Taylor’s days in junior golf, when Adams was her instructor, and continued through her college and professional playing career. And it was Adams who was there for support when Taylor’s playing days came to a premature end. But getting into coaching has been one of the best decisions of Taylor’s life. And when she was chosen to lead Arkansas’ program in 2007, she knew who to call. Over the past 14 years, the successes have been impressive, and include an SEC title and 13 straight NCAA Regional appearances. Friends through thick and thin, Taylor and Adams have built a successful program and culture at Arkansas.

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0:00.0	So this is kind of like a movie.
0:02.0	What's going on here?
0:04.0	Hallmark, here he come.
0:05.0	I was going to say.
0:06.0	He's like the best friend, the best human that I know.
0:11.0	Well, I mean, you know know I'm definitely the lucky one I mean you know she's
0:15.8	just a special person you know to get to help her you know with her golf career then
0:21.6	get to help her with her you know now her coaching career,
0:25.0	just been a joy for me. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Maddingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at First Security Bank,
0:44.4	Sarah's in Resort, Lindsay Golf, and Abilita Maria.
0:50.6	In college sports, it's all about the head coach, the unquestioned leader of the program.
0:56.0	But in the Arkansas women's golf program, head coach Shauna Taylor is quick to point out that she operates a little differently and that there's no
1:04.8	her without assistant Mike Adams. I always tell people this is my longest lasting
1:09.0	relationship thus far you know it's awesome. I mean I always say we can complete each other
1:16.1	sentences and I can order his sandwiches. The friendship dates back to Taylor's
1:20.2	junior golf days when Adams was her instructor, which continued throughout
1:24.8	her college and professional playing career and it was Adams who was there for
1:29.1	support when Taylor's playing days came to a premature end.
1:33.2	This was like earth-shattering and he's always the voice of like everything's going to be okay.
1:38.8	So I just poured myself into coaching.
1:42.2	But as it turns out, getting into coaching has
1:44.6	been one of the best decisions of Taylor's life and when she was chosen to lead
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