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re: Numbers look bleak for Arkansas high school football's reputation
Posted on 4/29/24 at 11:41 pm to Hubbhogg
Posted on 4/29/24 at 11:41 pm to Hubbhogg
I thought the issue was less the population, and more that the good football players aren't getting to play football. Isn't that what's up with central AR, at least? And NWA is already substantially bigger than it was 15 years ago when Bobby Petrino was here. That hasn't seemed to make a difference.
We're dead last in 4*+ talent produced in an SEC state, and it's like that every year. We also have the rare distinction of not having to share our recruiting pool with another in-state G5 program, and there being no pro football team to compete with. I don't think population is the whole answer, otherwise Mississippi wouldn't be outperforming us in amount of blue chip talent produced.
We're dead last in 4*+ talent produced in an SEC state, and it's like that every year. We also have the rare distinction of not having to share our recruiting pool with another in-state G5 program, and there being no pro football team to compete with. I don't think population is the whole answer, otherwise Mississippi wouldn't be outperforming us in amount of blue chip talent produced.
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Posted on 4/30/24 at 12:38 am to VagueMessage
Towns like Helena, Marianna, Forrest City, Barton, Clarendon, Pine Bluff, Blytheville, Osceola, Camden, El Dorado, Malvern, Magnolia, Nashville, Brinkley, Stuttgart, Texarkana, Smackover and West Memphis used to produce a decent amount of good football players.
But these towns have dried up due to population loss. That is just one of many reasons why Arkansas high school football continues on being in decline.
But these towns have dried up due to population loss. That is just one of many reasons why Arkansas high school football continues on being in decline.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 1:19 am to VagueMessage
The Little Rock metro has the players but are either poorly coached or not developed like they should. And many of them are not playing as they don't have any interest unless it is basketball.
It has improved recently but still not where they should be.
The problems with Arkansas high school football is not because it is a small state but a state full of communities that just don't care about football.
When a community shrinks in population, it has a negative impact on any sport and football suffers the most. But if the community doesn't care all, the football teams go from good to bad and then just flat out terrible. Yet these teams still have good players and have no clue what to do. They are undisciplined and quit when adversity shows up.
Arkansas does a terrible job maximizing the full potential of what it already has and people need to start caring more or the Razorbacks will just continue to be at the bottom.
It has improved recently but still not where they should be.
The problems with Arkansas high school football is not because it is a small state but a state full of communities that just don't care about football.
When a community shrinks in population, it has a negative impact on any sport and football suffers the most. But if the community doesn't care all, the football teams go from good to bad and then just flat out terrible. Yet these teams still have good players and have no clue what to do. They are undisciplined and quit when adversity shows up.
Arkansas does a terrible job maximizing the full potential of what it already has and people need to start caring more or the Razorbacks will just continue to be at the bottom.
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