Just noticed the no.1 player in the state for football in ‘26 is going to Okie lite

We don't have a bag for Football. It's more like a coin purse.

We have a football team?

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Is this the new strat? Let them go to another program, let them house and develop them for a year or 2 then drop the bag?

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Unless you're a big time program this is your only shot at being competitive in this environment.

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Arkansas high school football is terrible. Even for a state our size we don’t produce much.

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that doesn't mean you can't find undeveloped talent. Organize coaching clinics to teach how players need to be developed. Most are just winging it.

Arkansas doesn't need NFL impact caliber players. They need college caliber impact players. ok

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Matt Jones, Dmac, hillis, Mallett, wilson, Allen

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but all of those guys got drafted. Which is my point.

No worries, Remy Cofield is here to help 'ol Kobeer get things on the right track.

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that doesn't mean you can't find undeveloped talent. Organize coaching clinics to teach how players need to be developed. Most are just winging it.

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I know you’re right but damn basketball and baseball don’t have that problem. We aren’t a big state but you’ll see a handful of guys from Arkansas in the big leagues and the nba in any given year. I don’t just mean razorbacks I mean FROM ARKANSAS. we just don’t seem to produce like that in football and I know a lot of the coaches in the state it’s not like they aren’t trying but the caliber of athlete just doesn’t want to come out for football it seems like. Anyone who has been around a pro level ball player or even college level for that matter, in any sport, understands how rare those body types come around and usually you want those guys in your program at the high school level no matter if that’s their specialty or not. Derian ford, Joseph pinion, Ty waid, 20 years ago would’ve played football at least throughout high school and see how far it takes them but I’ve talked to coaches that know all of those guys and they all stopped playing by at least the 9th grade. Look no further than Connor Noland. Even after he got to Arkansas he realized frick football this shite sucks.

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Arkansas high school football is terrible. Even for a state our size we don’t produce much.

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I grew up in Arkansas. Played football in Arkansas in high school and college. I now call another state home and have friends in coaching here in this state. I’ll give you my take…some may not agree but I like my opinion, as most of you know.

It’s a coaching issue. It’s a paying coaches issue. It’s a coaching staff issue and requiring new coaches to adapt to the coaches already in place at their new schools. It’s requiring coaches to teach classes.

The key to a states talent production is your middle sized to small schools…so for Arkansas, that’s your 5A to 3A schools…coaches with tenure and their coaches in place regularly pump out athletes. See Warren High School. See Junction City (under David Carpenter). Those are just a couple examples that come to mind.

Living in a neighboring state, I’ve seen, talked, and read about how things go in a bit more talent rich state for football. Coached at small schools are paid $80-$120k…they stay and grow roots in a community and program for that salary. Once they are there a while, they’re involved in each schools elementary football program and those kids begin running their offense and defense in the early stages of their football careers. There are coaches who care enough to teach the proper fundamentals. The proper footwork. The proper conditioning. The proper strength training, etc.

If a coach leaves one school for another and is a winner, it’s always for more money and he can take his entire staff with him. See the Wagoner OK coach leaving for Muskogee OK this past off season. He took his entire staff. None will likely teach a second in the classroom. Their sole focus is football and winning.

The longest tenured coaches in Arkansas are at the most successful programs in the state. Most of those are at the 6A and 7A levels. Greenwood comes to mind. In the past, Southside and Bentonville come to mind with Lunney. Little Rock Central back in the day.

The state and school districts have to make a commitment to being okay with the football coach being the highest paid employee in the district and not teaching a class. Communities have to be okay footing a small tax increase to enhance facilities in their district.

That’s my opinion…having grown up in one state and now living in another.

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You are 100% correct. Every coach in Arkansas below 6a seems like Is required to teach a class and drive a bus. The small schools are really bad about this. They could not care less if their football teams go 0-10 as long as they have someone to cover route 6. Football might as well be just another club or activity to do for most of the Arkansas administration and school boards. In Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma I know, football is made to be a priority down to the pee wee level Like you said.

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Of course, that's really how it should be. Can't really justify using public funds for full time coaches.

Can't afford it and won't ever

Those that CAN afford it won't invest in the current admin beyond hoops

Baseball is it's own thing and has been for some time