re: Am I the only one....

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The problem at this point is that we've been bad for long enough that any recruit only knows us as a really bad team.

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So they didn't pay attention to (or remember) football at all when they were 11-13 years old? Or they haven't done any research or watched current broadcasts where UofA's recent and distant history is mentioned often? I can believe that SOME may not know that Arkansas has had some success in the past, but I bet it's more rare than you think. Especially if they grew up in the state, near its borders, or a long term fan of an SEC rival.

I don't know about you, but that was right around the age I really started following football and STILL view the teams that were good around that time in a different light and give them the benefit of the doubt that some other programs don't. We're lucky the BP years happened and it wasn't 4 years of mediocrity, then you may have a point.