Not exactly a new topic but Arky is in Arky which has only a handful of National recruits in any given year. Thus they have to recruit OOS. While Fayetteville is a pretty town it doesn't appeal to a lot of kids who can stay home in the South and play for great programs. They used to do very well in Texas but have really struggled in recent years, really the pipeline has never been the same since they left the SWC in that regard but they still got guys like Davis more recently.

With A&M and Mizzou now able to offer the SEC in those states it isn't going to get easier. They can certainly turn it around and have something to offer but it's always hard to win on someone else's turf if you don't have a trump card.

Essentially it is the same problems UT has except worse. The rise of Florida, South Carolina, and LSU have really taken their toll on a lot of OOS recruiting areas for UT. Just a lot more competition now. UT has more prestige and resources though and Tennessee has more talent than Arky as a state.. Arky has succeeded by some good coaching hires and developing talent but the deck is stacked against them somewhat. If they can break through and win while some of their competitors falter they can overcome some of that but right now they are digging out of a hole.