It was a mild surprise that Jimmy Dykes "resigned" Friday as head basketball coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks' women's team.
Just days before, Dykes said his intentions were to return and coach the Razorbacks next season, and that he, too, was disappointed in the season. The Razorbacks were last in the SEC this season and eliminated in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament.
So what should be obvious is Dykes, a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville graduate, was forced out.
That he was only given three years to find some lightning in the bottle is a little troubling to some of the fans.