Explain to an outsider the deal with playing games in Little Rock.

Little Rock was the home stadium for a long time. They played more games there than in Fayetteville.

It is in the Central part of the state that at one time had the best football in the state. No longer, although one LR team won a state championship today against a NW Arkansas team I believe.

It is where the power, politics and influence was at the center in years past. Much of this has changed and some of the above has become more prevalent in NW Arkansas.

The political give and take has broken in some points. Unification needs to begin, but I am not sure how. FOr some reason the WMS situation has more powerful folks still involved than I thought at this juncture.

We have better fans in Little Rock.

It was important in the past, the far distant past, particularly before an interstate connection to Fayetteville was available.


Now, we have people who think the past is better than the present because they're mentally deficient. Those people are the ones trying to keep Little Rock games.

The golf course tailgating also makes it unique. There's an 18 hole course right next to the stadium where everyone parks. I have some great memories of walking through that golf course on gameday. My dad and I would park at the Doctor's building for free and walk all the way through. Good times.

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GSDs

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What is this?

Also, wouldn't recruiting and revenue benefit by playing all games in Fayetteville?

Great Stadium Debate

DWRRS vs WMS

ARK vs LR

Hell yes. Recruits can’t see the facilities or campus when in LR.

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You're killing me smalls.

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Actually I think I'm making a lot of sense.

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Until the 90's it was the bigger venue with lights for night games. Depending on schedules we had years where more "home" games were played in LR than on campus. That happened basically from 50's thru 80's.

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Good info.

Fun fact: my Granddaddy played in the first game in that stadium circa 1948 against Abilene Christian.