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re: Why can't Arkansas be a football powerhouse?
Posted on 11/12/21 at 11:13 am to Jrv2damac
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.
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 12:12 pm to gohogs141
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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.
It's tough to sustain that type of program, though (see: Nebraska). Oregon does it by having Nike as a sugar daddy, they were an afterthought program before the Nike money. Wisconsin is an anomaly. If you look at their recruiting class rankings, they are typically between about 25th-45th nationally and in the middle of the Big Ten. I think you have to chalk their success up to a mixture of running an excellent program and benefiting from playing in the pitiful Big Ten West Division.
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