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Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:35 am
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:35 am
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@BijhonJ Many fans are ready to be done with Little Rock. I can tell you 1st hand that the players hate playing in Little Rock. It’s time to be done with it
@BijhonJ Many fans are ready to be done with Little Rock. I can tell you 1st hand that the players hate playing in Little Rock. It’s time to be done with it
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Posted on 5/4/18 at 1:14 am to The_Joker
Truthfully, no one can say it’s good for the program to play games in LR.
But it’s done because it’s perceived as a win for the (state of Arkansas/Razorback fans) and to make sure the family stays together. The family is in disagreement and headed for divorce but we continue to drag it out at the cost of the program. People are pissed and upset of what used to be but isn’t anymore and can’t come to terms with reality. But they like it, they live there, this is what they want.
It’s simply not in the best interest of the program but continues to be held hostage thanks to politics, boosters and a minority of fans because of nostalgia and tradition.
But it’s done because it’s perceived as a win for the (state of Arkansas/Razorback fans) and to make sure the family stays together. The family is in disagreement and headed for divorce but we continue to drag it out at the cost of the program. People are pissed and upset of what used to be but isn’t anymore and can’t come to terms with reality. But they like it, they live there, this is what they want.
It’s simply not in the best interest of the program but continues to be held hostage thanks to politics, boosters and a minority of fans because of nostalgia and tradition.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 3:01 am to RazorHawg
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But it’s done because it’s perceived as a win for the (state of Arkansas/Razorback fans) and to make sure the family stays together.
I've lived in Northwest, Northeast, Central and Southwest Arkansas.
frick anybody that's gonna abandon their fandom if a UofA home game isn't played 200 miles away in a shitty stadium in Little Rock. The school can survive and thrive solely on the NWA fanbase. It doesn't need plastic fans from Pine Bluff that will jump ship at the first sign of struggle but will immediately be back on the bandwagon and flying their Hog flag as soon as we beat LSU or A&M.
frick the War Memorial games.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 5:50 am to The_Joker
Posted on 5/4/18 at 6:22 am to The_Joker
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I've lived in Northwest, Northeast, Central and Southwest Arkansas.
frick anybody that's gonna abandon their fandom if a UofA home game isn't played 200 miles away in a shitty stadium in Little Rock. The school can survive and thrive solely on the NWA fanbase. It doesn't need plastic fans from Pine Bluff that will jump ship at the first sign of struggle but will immediately be back on the bandwagon and flying their Hog flag as soon as we beat LSU or A&M.
frick the War Memorial games.
Man, you really told that stadium how you feel.
You mad, bro?
Posted on 5/4/18 at 6:47 am to Pigfeet
Good for Bijhon!
There was a time (and many of us are old enough to not just remember it, but to have our Razorback blood born from it) when everything about Little Rock was nicer than everything in NWA. That started changing about 1985 and finished changing in about 1986.
Seriously.
Its a different day and a different time. If fans in LR don't want to travel to Fayetteville, then they should support UALR (which they don't that well). Truth is today, its as easy to be a LSU fan in Little Rock as it is to be a Razorback fan, so the UofA better start building NWA into a place kids really want to be with coaches that can really coach. It ain't about where you play its about HOW you play.
Full disclosure...I live in Little Rock and would love it if the best thing was for the games to be in my backyard. It isn't anymore.
#1 law of Ecology:
L>=C
If the level of learning isn't greater than or equal to the rate of change, the organism will die out.
There was a time (and many of us are old enough to not just remember it, but to have our Razorback blood born from it) when everything about Little Rock was nicer than everything in NWA. That started changing about 1985 and finished changing in about 1986.
Seriously.
Its a different day and a different time. If fans in LR don't want to travel to Fayetteville, then they should support UALR (which they don't that well). Truth is today, its as easy to be a LSU fan in Little Rock as it is to be a Razorback fan, so the UofA better start building NWA into a place kids really want to be with coaches that can really coach. It ain't about where you play its about HOW you play.
Full disclosure...I live in Little Rock and would love it if the best thing was for the games to be in my backyard. It isn't anymore.
#1 law of Ecology:
L>=C
If the level of learning isn't greater than or equal to the rate of change, the organism will die out.
This post was edited on 5/4/18 at 6:48 am
Posted on 5/4/18 at 7:43 am to The_Joker
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The school can survive and thrive solely on the NWA fanbase.
I don’t disagree that it’s past time to move the games, but you are a complete moron if you really think that the UofA doesn’t need the entire state. DWRRS is going to be pretty damn empty on Saturdays if the only people there are residents of NWA.
You also need fans in central and south Arkansas for recruiting purposes. The vast majority of elite players that are going to Arkansas are those that grew up wanting to be Razorbacks.
This post was edited on 5/4/18 at 7:53 am
Posted on 5/4/18 at 8:35 am to Raz4back
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The vast majority of elite players that are going to Arkansas are those that grew up wanting to be Razorbacks.
Problem is that isn't happening now, even with games in Little Rock. The truth is you can now watch every single CFB game on TV, so kids have more exposure to other programs than ever before.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 8:51 am to GoldenSombrero
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Problem is that isn't happening now,
Do you watch basketball?
The reason it quit happening in football was because Bert wouldn’t carry his fat lazy arse down to that region of the state to recruit.
My statement wasn’t about War Memorial, it was about the UofA thriving with support coming only from NWA. That is asinine.
This post was edited on 5/4/18 at 8:55 am
Posted on 5/4/18 at 9:02 am to The_Joker
Our state isn't that big. A 6-hour round trip to go to a football game shouldn't be that big of a deal if you really want to go bad enough.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 9:07 am to gohogs141
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A 6-hour round trip to go to a football game shouldn't be that big of a deal if you really want to go bad enough
Once again, it’s time to move all of the games to NWA, but this statement is just false. It’s 6 hours round trip from central Arkansas, you left out over half the state
Posted on 5/4/18 at 9:42 am to gohogs141
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A 6-hour round trip to go to a football game shouldn't be that big of a deal if you really want to go bad enough.
6 hrs on the road to participate in a shitty tailgating atmosphere, just to wait to watch a shitty product for 3 hours and not being able to carry a gun to protect yourself from all of the homeless people stabbing folks.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 9:56 am to The_Joker
Not sure building an 80,000 seat stadium on campus is a good idea. The trend is downsizing where 60,000 all chairback seats might be better.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 10:47 am to The_Joker
Maybe if we want to BE a big time program we should ACT like a big time program.
frick every last Arkansan that would stop supporting the Hogs if they lost their precious opportunity to get drunk in public. Trash.
frick every last Arkansan that would stop supporting the Hogs if they lost their precious opportunity to get drunk in public. Trash.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 11:52 am to gohogs141
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Our state isn't that big. A 6-hour round trip to go to a football game shouldn't be that big of a deal if you really want to go bad enough.
The product lately hasn't been worth a 3 hour drive, much less a 6. The 'experience' at DWRRS isn't worth a 6 hour drive, much less a 3.
Every game is on TV and many of those haven't been very compelling.
TV timeouts have ruined the flow of the game, but at least at home you can go get another beer and a sandwich during them.
Being an elite recruit (or even an average one) in central, southeast, northeast, east or heck, even NW Arkansas no longer means it's an given that you would commit to the Razorbacks or a life long dream to be a Razorback. Athletes have much more exposure and other schools find them a lot easier. Especially from Central Arkansas down, there's a lot of LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn love. I see kids wearing gear from those schools all the time.
Folks can be a fan of and follow whoever they want to easily now, there's no sense of obligation to support the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.
Just the read from down this way.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:15 pm to Raz4back
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My statement wasn’t about War Memorial, it was about the UofA thriving with support coming only from NWA. That is asinine.
Fair enough. I agree NWA alone can't/ shouldn't be the only support for UofA. This whole stadium debate has turned into pissing match between different regions of the state, which should have never happened.
My main point is I didn't grow up going to games, nor watching many on TV. I grew up in the 90's and listened to most games on the radio. The times I did attend a game it was an amazing experience, getting to visualize things I'd only heard about on the radio. At that time I couldn't imagine anyone living in Arkansas not wanting to be a Razorback. It was all most of us were every exposed to.
Fast forward to today and everything has changed. Technology now gives us access to every program in the country. Keeping games in LR isn't changing that and moving them to NWA isn't cutting off access to the rest of the state.
I'd be curious to know how many guys we've signed from AR over the past 10-20 years grew up actually going to games, like on regular occasion. My guess is not many due to not having the means or the time. So personally I don't associate being able to attend games in person with whether a person grows up to be a Hog fan or not.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:17 pm to The_Joker
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The school can survive and thrive solely on the NWA fanbase
Whoa, slow down there.
This post was edited on 5/4/18 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:18 pm to GoldenSombrero
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So personally I don't associate being able to attend games in person with whether a person grows up to be a Hog fan or not.
Agreed, I wasn't able to attend games in my youth, nor did I attend until I was in my 30's, yet I remember being in college in another state and listening on the radio, or watching the occasional game on tv in the dorm.
The costs of attendance has driven the average income fan from attending, like they might have in the past. Not so much the distance, the costs.
To take a family of four, having season tickets, food, gas, perhaps lodging... It doesn't make fiscal sense anymore, especially when it is on HDTV.
This post was edited on 5/4/18 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:23 pm to ocelot4ark
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Maybe if we want to BE a big time program we should ACT like a big time program.
frick every last Arkansan that would stop supporting the Hogs if they lost their precious opportunity to get drunk in public. Trash.
Bama is the biggest program in the country and their fanbase is full of people like this. Your point is irreverent.
Posted on 5/4/18 at 12:25 pm to boogiewoogie1978
I'd be happy with replacing a rent-a-win with AState in LR every year. I've come around to the idea.
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