54. Inside the Mind: Sam Pittman

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Being a career assistant coach in major college football gives Razorback head coach Sam Pittman a unique perspective. When you’ve spent you’re career learning from some of the best in the business, you’re going to have a great idea of what works and what doesn’t. And that extends into recruiting, an area where Pittman has had tremendous success throughout his career. And relationships with current players are just as important. Pittman is going to tell you what’s on his mind and how he feels. He’s transparent and honest, qualities that resonate in the state. In this conversation, we go inside Pittman's coaching mind to learn what makes him a great recruiter, why honesty is the best policy, and what being a "players' coach" really means.

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0:00.0	I've always known to be light on the ego.
0:03.7	You know, my dad told me the world didn't rotate around my butt a long time ago.
0:08.8	He was 100% right.
0:11.2	I've always thought that your job title doesn't make you who you are, who you are as makes
0:16.6	you who you are.
0:18.6	And that's just who I am.
0:21.3	And to be honest with you, I think that's why I'm here at Arkansas. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at Rockin Protein, First Security
0:46.1	Bank, Serra's in Resort, Core Brewing Company, and Energizer.
0:51.3	Come on, bat, bat, bat, bat, bat, bat, bat, bat, get it!
0:55.0	That's it, good. When Sam Pittman was hired as Arkansas's head football coach, it raised a lot of eyebrows,
1:00.0	and frankly some questions.
1:02.0	How could a career offensive line... and frankly some questions.
1:03.0	How could a career offensive line coach
1:05.4	be the right pick to lead the razorbacks?
1:08.6	Well, as it turns out, you can learn a lot of things
1:12.2	from 26-plus years as an assistant coach in major college football.
1:17.0	Everything I think about is when I was assistant coach, before I opened my mouth it's about you know was it
1:24.4	productive what I was being asked to do. Pittman has spent a lifetime learning from
1:29.3	coaches like Butch Davis, Herbie Smart, and others,
1:33.4	while also becoming one of the most respected
1:36.1	recruiters in the country.
1:37.7	Kids are smart, and they can see fake so fast.
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