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We have the richest family in America, most of whom have their primary residence 25 miles north of campus.

But they are uber rich, which means they truly don't give a shite about something as banal as college sports. They float above it, never mention it, and spend their money on other things like starting private colleges, funding art museums, and transforming Arkansas into a world-class mountain biking destination, and getting full National Park designation for the Buffalo River area.

The second generation guys attended Arkansas. Alice didn't. All of the third generation attended small liberal arts schools out of state.

I would expect the second and third generations of Jerry Jones money to act the same.

But how the heck did other football programs come up with all that money? Must it be the State isn't as populated as others and have rich football traditional that their fans willing to pitch in at all costs?

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Posted by Numberwang

Bike City, USA

Member since Feb 2012

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Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:42 pm to TrueLefty

Firstly, there are plenty of other lower tier benefactors for Arkansas athletics. Tysons, Hunts, and other minor Billionaires, as well as the run of the mill multi millionaires that every program has. We have those in spades.

NIL coincided with Pittman, who followed Chad Morris.

I think it is clear that Pittman isn't popular with donors. After the run we have had, a lot of donors are in wait and see mode. Basketball and baseball have no problems with $$.

I'm not sure football does. This thread is based on what someone allegedly heard on a freaking podcast.