re: Is there any realistic scenario where we have sustained success?

If we were able to do it in the 60's through the 80's before there was a regional airport, an interstate that cut out the treacherous drive up 71 and there wasn't national TV games every week and the internet and streaming sites so that anyone around the globe could watch basically every game if they wanted to then there's not really much to complain about regarding the perceived disadvantages we have as a program. That is just excuse making.

It all boils down to who is leading the athletic department and the football program. We have yankees that do not understand the south and what it takes to win in the south among the other monsters in the SEC.

Maybe running from Texas sealed our fate as a has been, but it was the right move for the long term but we kinda sacrificed our football program.

Get an admin that is obsessed with winning and not just going through the motions with a halo over our heads.

Being sanctimonious among the middle of the pack isn't an enviable place to be.

I've suggested Arkansas adopt 8-man football so the small towns can field competitive teams and increase the quality of play across the state. No one replied to that thread so I assume everyone ignored it as Arkansas is known to do as a state just ignore things until they get too bad to keep turning a shoulder.

Get better coaches, get an AD that wants to win more than collect paychecks and give huge checks.

Gus was probably the right choice a decade ago but we screwed that up as always.