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re: Why can't Arkansas be a football powerhouse?
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:50 am to panhandlebama
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:50 am to panhandlebama
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Back in the old SWC days they had some epic games with Texas
They weren’t a powerhouse back then either
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:59 am to Jrv2damac
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They weren’t a powerhouse back then either
Ark/Texas was one of the biggest games of the year in the 60s and we absolutely were a powerhouse then. The "Game of the Century" term was coined from the 69 matchup.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 11:13 am to Jrv2damac
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They weren’t a powerhouse back then either
We were a top 10-15 program for about three decades from the 60's-80's.
Our problem is being a small state where most of our top athletes now are playing basketball (and giving us top 5 basketball recruiting classes). But other programs like Oregon and Wisconsin are able to field really good teams despite not having great in-state talent either so there is proof that it can be overcome. The SEC is just full of resources and a top 20 class can be in the lower half of the conference where it would be toward the top anywhere else.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 3:45 pm to Jrv2damac
Arkansas was top 15 historically before joining the SEC.
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