14. Dave Van Horn

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We sit down with Razorback baseball coach and Arkansas Sports Hall of Famer Dave Van Horn for a wide-ranging interview. DVH takes us through how he’s gotten the program to the point it’s at now and where he thinks it stands in college baseball (6:45). We chat about the number of big leaguers he’s produced and how his players are well prepared for pro baseball (16:20), as well as his leadership style (26:20). DVH tells us what going into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame meant (35:15) and what the fan support and appreciation means to the program (42:56). Finally, we learn how this season has helped him deal with the way the 2018 College World Series ended (48:34).

Transcript

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0:00.0	This crowd was out there since 5.30 in the morning in the lines.
0:03.5	You look at the fans, the Arkansas Razorback fans, there's probably plus 20,000 fans out here just with
0:09.4	Razorback on their chest.
0:11.1	I mean, do you feel like you've created a monster and you're feeding it I don't call it the monster because you know that's already been used but I think they're just really really high expectations around here now and it's really elevated the last couple of years.
0:23.7	He struck him out swinging.
0:25.6	Your razorbacks are playing for the national title.
0:28.3	How do you like it?
0:30.1	Honestly, that's where I want it.
0:32.0	You know, it's been fun to be sitting in the. I'm your host Bo Mattingly and this
0:49.7	episode is made possible by our friends at First Security Bank, only in Arkansas,
0:55.0	Ozark Outpost Casual Clothing and Footwear, Highway 412, Tawnytown,
1:00.0	and downstream
1:03.4	and your head coach of the Arkansas Razor Max
1:07.3	is Dave Van Horn.
1:11.3	Arkansas baseball coach Dave Van Horn.
1:12.3	Arkansas baseball coach Dave Van Horn could be called a lot of things
1:16.4	maybe a living legend he is certainly an Arkansas Sports Hall of Famer and thought of
1:22.2	around college baseball as one of the best coaches in the country.
1:26.0	I think Dave's done a tremendous job when his days are over, he'll go down as one of the best coaches in the history of this game.
1:31.0	He will get a national championship.
1:32.7	DVA has turned Arkansas into one of the blue bloods of the sport.
1:36.4	His seven college world series appearances between Nebraska and Arkansas
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