Latest Arkansas RUMOR (Nutt is gone)

[Stallion]

From Fox News-this old news apparently gathered by wagon train from the Hills of Arkansas-could Nutt be referring to Mrydel?

Nutt says fans spreading 'unfounded gossip'

Associated Press
Posted: 1 hour ago



FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt said in an open letter Tuesday that Razorback fans who obtained records regarding his school-issued cell phone and suggested he had an improper relationship with a woman were spreading "unfounded gossip" that had hurt his wife.

Cell phone records obtained by fans and media under Arkansas' Freedom of Information Act showed that Nutt exchanged text messages with the cell phone of a female television news anchor more than 1,000 times over a six-week period, including once just 19 minutes before the start of the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1.
Nutt said his correspondence was appropriate communication with a friend and colleague, some of it about her work for a nonprofit organization with which he is involved. "Any allegation or suggestion that our professional and personal friendship or involvement goes beyond that is false, careless, and purposefully vindictive," Nutt wrote.

The material obtained has not indicated what any of the text messages said. The coach, under fire after the departures of a popular assistant coach and freshman quarterback Mitch Mustain, said he would have released the texts but that the phone company had informed his lawyer they were not available.

Other information obtained under the FOI law reportedly noted contact among Houston Nutt, his brother and running backs coach Danny Nutt and family friend Teresa Prewett on the day Mustain received a harsh e-mail from Prewett. The head coach gave Prewett an official reprimand and barred her from the sidelines during games after the letter was traced to her.

"Once again, for the record, I had no prior knowledge of that e-mail and promptly reprimanded Ms. Prewett when I learned of the correspondence," Nutt wrote Tuesday. "I have respect for Mitch Mustain and wish him the very best in the future."

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Tuesday that last month Mustain himself requested Nutt's telephone records, along with those of Danny Nutt and athletic director Frank Broyles.

Nutt's letter was e-mailed to the media by Arkansas sports information director Kevin Trainor.

[mrydel]

What has happened is that the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in a true showing of professional journalism published a major article on the front page yesterday, based primarily on info written on message boards. Local journalists are up in arms about reporting on unconfirmed information and especially message board gossip. First Nutt's wife sent an open letter pledging her support and now Nutt has written an open letter vowing his innocence and stating emphatically no wrong doing. Stuff is brewing and it is really great to watch and listen to everyone here.

Word on the street (more unfounded rumors) is that this was going to be a massive front page article but became a much smaller area of coverage after the Virginia Tech story broke.

Another item in interst that was in yesterdays article was that the paper ran a list of all who had requested FOI info. On the list was Mitch Mustain who requested phone records after he had resigned from the team.

edit** just saw that the Mustain stuff was already mentioned above.

[expony18]

Local journalists are up in arms about reporting on unconfirmed information and especially message board gossip.

The DMN would be lucky to use to the kind of information we have on here

[PonyGirl]

.... The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Tuesday that last month Mustain himself requested Nutt's telephone records, along with those of Danny Nutt and athletic director Frank Broyles....

How many college students would make a request like that? What does he hope to learn?

[Nacho]

The Media always gets the blame. I don't know what they would do if not for the internet. Must be a slow day in Little Rock. They'll have Hillary to kick around for the next 8 years so I guess that will make them happy. Go Ponies and your new logo which I have no idea what it looks like.

[abezontar]

http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/04/1 ... l-warming/

[Nacho]

Ms Mskimen is clearly onto something. Probably Adderall. It affects the brain you know.

[Stallion]

See the Democrats actually make the sun shine an extra hour each day!!!!!

[expony18]

so what were cavemen doing to end the ice age...

[Nacho]

Freezing to death.

[expony18]

well i still blame them for this whole global warming thing...

[mrydel]

http://www.blog.thesietch.org/2007/04/17/daylight-savings-time-evil-plot-by-liberal-congress-to-cause-global-warming/

Abe, we do not need you and Kiki exposing us like that. Surely that lady is a Aggie transplanted in Arkansas.

[mrydel]

.... The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Tuesday that last month Mustain himself requested Nutt's telephone records, along with those of Danny Nutt and athletic director Frank Broyles....

How many college students would make a request like that? What does he hope to learn?

One theory is that he is trying to prove that Nutt was hiring the new QB coach and then co-OC David Lee without telling Gus Malzahn what was going on. Also I think they are trying to prove Nutt was shopping other jobs after promising not to do so. But the main thing is trying to connect the dots that Nutt knew in advance about a very derogatory email that was sent to Mustain from an Arkansas fan. The fan subsequently sent it to Mrs. Nutt and she in turn forwarded it to others with cute little remarks degrading Mustain. Nutts claims he knew nothing about this until well after the act of the email making the rounds.

[Nacho]

LB that sounds like an episode of Desperate Housewives I missed last week. Tonight I get to see if Sanjaya makes it to the final 6 on AI. I lead a full and rewarding life. Now if only Apolo Ohno can win Dancing...

[mrydel]

LB that sounds like an episode of Desperate Housewives I missed last week. Tonight I get to see if Sanjaya makes it to the final 6 on AI. I lead a full and rewarding life. Now if only Apolo Ohno can win Dancing...

If Sanjaya goes past tonight, I am entering next year.