Pittman's Perfect Day Makes Him Relatable to State's Men

Appearance on Marty & McGee re-emphasizes Arkansas coach's persona as being just another dude outside of Razorback duties

Author:
Kent Smith
Updated:
Aug 22, 2023 2:09 PM EDT
Original:
Aug 21, 2023

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – If anyone ever wonders why Arkansas coach Sam Pittman seems to have a much longer leash than a lot of coaches who have run through the position this century, a bit part of it is because of how well he relates to the people of Arkansas.

Earlier today, in a clip tweeted out by the SEC Network, Marty & McGee sat down to talk with Pittman about what his perfect day would be. By the time he was through answering, it was easy to envision grown men around the state of Arkansas shedding a tear why proclaiming "That Sam Pittman, he gets me man. That is the perfect day. He's just a dude just like me."

The dream day starts when fantasy worlds start for a lot of men – their wives actually using something their husbands bought them instead of going out and spending money to do the same thing. In this case, Pittman pictures his wife Jamie up early making coffee with the coffee machine she finally mastered.

"Well, I wish my wife would learn how to use that new fancy coffee machine I have," Pittman said. "Cause there's an hour and 15 minutes that I got to take her down to Starbucks. So, that would be the perfect part of that. I could sleep in a little bit later. Got this fancy machine, don't know how to work it."

With his body rested while his wife copes with coffee from home that just never can quite match the real thing, Pittman turns to a day filled with time on the water, in the water or near the water with food and approved drink nearby to keep him company through out the day.

"Man, if I could go by Popeyes and get me one of them $25 buckets, and they got a sandwich, two sandwiches in there, and then come out and have us an old cold beer. Got to. Then I'd get on the boat. When I get in on the boat, I'd be touring around for a minute.

But all that driving around on the lake wouldn't last too long. A man can only survive on an entire bucket of chicken capped off with two chicken sandwiches for so long. So, he'd stop off, grab another cold one that we know for certain won't be a Hamm's beer, and fuel the body up once more.

"There are about eight or nine places you can get out of your boat and go and eat," Pittman said. "Probably go over to Sam's Pizza. Throw down a piece of pizza or two."

Of course, what better way to end a day on the water than to end the day in it. In this case, Pittman has a pool with a view looking out toward the lake and over the hog fountain statues that so famously mark his estate.

"Then I'd come back and it'd be about six o'clock I go jump in the pool," Pittman said. "Hey, You want to hear the fight song, come and sit in my pool. They [makes fight song noise] fight song as they come by the hogs."

But if it's summer, he's not going to let the sun set on him. Pittman's going to close up the day on his terms and get rested for one more round.

"I'm a little older than I used to be," Pittman said. "Maybe until about 9 or 9:30 let's call it a day boys. That would be perfect and the next day I'd like to do it all over again."