re: Hogs fans: when did you last attend a game at WMS?

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was necessary because then AD John Barnhill had the stadium built as travel to Fayetteville was very difficult.

War Memorial was crucial at that time because Arkansas in the early parts of the 20th century didn't follow the Razorbacks.

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People on here have no idea how true this is. NW Arkansas might as well be cut off from the rest of the state back then. HWY 71 up from Ft. Smith and the Pig Trail were death trap highways.

Fayetteville was small, Bentonville, Rogers, and Springdale were tiny.

It made all the sense in the world back then to play in Little Rock.

Now with NW Arkansas/Ft Smith being 750K, a nice Interstate HWY through the mountains and a world class regional airport, there is no need to play in LR. It's nice to throw LR a bone but it is certainly not necessary for the health of the program.