134. Eric Musselman: Year 3

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Razorback basketball hit high marks last season that hadn’t been seen in 25 years. The first Sweet 16 since 1996. The first Elite 8 since 1995. And the program’s best winning percentage since the Hogs came within a game of back-to-back national titles. In short, Razorback basketball was fun again. And that’s just the way head coach Eric Musselman likes it. Old school or new school—whatever you want to call it—it’s working. In just two years, Musselman has revitalized a program. His 45 wins through two seasons are the most by any coach in program history, and his 20 conference wins are tied with Eddie Sutton atop the Razorbacks’ all-time coaching list. It’s fun to win. But there’s a lot of work that goes into it. And it’s that grind and a relentless quest to get better that has defined the Razorbacks so far under Musselman. It’s elevated Arkansas back among the SEC elite and to national prominence. And as Year 3 of the Musselman Era begins, Hog fans are ready to see what comes next.

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0:00.0	I hate practice too. I know a lot of coaches say they love practice. I love the games man. I want to compete.
0:06.0	You know I'm doing practice to try to win a freaking game. That's why I'm doing practice. I'm not doing practice because I like practice. I want a scoreboard. Man, I thrive off that.
0:18.0	How many people can go to work every day and there's a win and a loss and you're evaluated daily by that. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made
0:39.6	possible by our friends at First Security Bank, Sarzan Resort, Abilita Maria, and South by
0:45.9	Northwest Hospitality.
0:49.6	The year 2020 was a special one for Razorback basketball soaring to heights unseen in 25 years. It was the first Sweet 16 since 1996, the first Elite 8, the first Elite 8 since 95.
1:09.4	In short, Razorback basketball was fun again, which is just the way head coach Eric Musselman likes it.
1:16.3	I want to have fun. You know, like at the end of the day, am I an old school coach to some degree?
1:22.1	Yes, but I also feel like a new school coach to some degree yes but I also feel like a new school coach because we
1:25.5	have fun old school or new school whatever you want to call it it's working in
1:30.4	just two years muscleman revitalized the program.
1:34.0	His 45 wins in two seasons are the most by any coach in program history.
1:39.0	And his 20 conference wins in that same span are tied with Eddie Sutton atop the
1:44.5	razorback's all-time coaching list re-establishing a proud and winning standard
1:49.8	at Arkansas. I think the guys have to enjoy walking in the building. You don't want it to be
1:56.1	drudgery, but you got to work too to be good. Like it's not all going to be fun.
2:00.4	Like this month of October is hard man like it's a freaking grind to come to
2:06.3	practice and not play a game for five or six weeks it's that grind and relentless
2:11.3	quest to get better that has defined the razorbacks under Coach Mus
2:15.1	elevating Arkansas back to national prominence and now as year three of the Musselman era begins,
2:21.4	Hog fans are anxious to see what's next.
2:25.0	Let's just go last year to this year. So like you're if you're taking a fan from the time
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