150. Nolan Richardson: An Arkansas Legend

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Nolan Richardson is many things. Hall of Famer. Champion. Coaching icon. And while it all started for him in El Paso, Texas, it was at Arkansas where he became a legend. After consistent improvement in his first four seasons with the Razorbacks, Richardson broke through in 1990, with the help of some memorable wins over rival Texas. If that was the turning point, the move to the SEC proved to be what launched Richardson and Arkansas to the top of the college basketball world. Arkansas beat their new rivals, Kentucky, in the first four regular-season meetings between the teams, establishing the Hogs as the top dog of the SEC. And that status would be further cemented in 1994 with a national championship. It was the crowning achievement in an outstanding career for Richardson, a man who thrived on being an underdog and people counting him out. And for this, the 150th episode of The Hog Pod, we’re going back to where we started it all, with the man who delivered the Razorbacks their only basketball national championship.

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0:00.0	Anything that I would think that's very important is that if I can get my guys
0:05.8	to play as hard that's the biggest key area. Key is rebound and key is the biggest
0:11.8	key is how hard can you get them to play that was my
0:15.0	feeling if I can get them to play hard game down after down don't take off any
0:21.5	place I'm gonna have a chance to win basketball games. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made
0:39.7	possible by our friends at First Security Bank. Bold Vision, Sarzan Resort, Abilita Maria, and South by
0:46.8	Northwest Hospitality.
0:49.7	Nolan Richardson is many things, Hall of Famer, champion, and coaching icon.
0:58.0	And while it all started for him in El Paso, Texas, it was at Arkansas, where he became a legend.
1:05.0	Welcoming Nolan to the Hall of Fame are Nate, Tiny Archibald and John Thompson.
1:10.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Nolan Richardson. After consistent improvement in his first four seasons with the razorbacks,
1:18.0	Richardson broke through in 1990, with the help of some memorable wins over rival Texas.
1:25.0	And Nolan Richardson's walking off the court.
1:27.0	Richardson is walking off the court.
1:29.0	And Penders is screaming at the official about it. But, Arkansas first trip
1:36.0	is the squad in 1978.
1:39.0	If that was the turning point,
1:41.0	the move to the SEC proved to be what launched Richardson
1:45.1	and Arkansas to the top of the college basketball world.
1:48.7	All-time record crowd at Ruff Arena
1:50.9	exceeding 24,300 here to see Arkansas against Kentucky in their first
1:57.0	ever SEC meeting.
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