re: Will a rising tide lift all boats?

The state of Arkansas has always struggled to put out enough high school talent and that shouldn't be breaking news.

Back then it wasn't as bad and Arkansas didn't have the long list of bad coaches that they do now. It also doesn't help that these coaches continue to overlook good not necessarily highly rated prospects but good role players that would do those jobs well.

For example remember Zach Stadther? He wasn't highly recruited out of high school and didn't have NFL size but regardless Petrino thought he was a good enough player and he was right.

These coaches don't take these chances anymore and let the them go to not high level power 5 schools but middle to lower level power 5 schools. If they are good enough to go to these schools then they are good enough to go to Arkansas.