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re: So the cutting of programs begins - Arkansas cutting Men's and Women's Tennis
Posted on 4/25/26 at 7:54 am to Gunga Din
Posted on 4/25/26 at 7:54 am to Gunga Din
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This has become the biggest problem for NCAA tennis...
Tennis at the D1 competitive level is about 80% foreign born players.
The same is true for Arkansas' legendary track & field program right now. Nearly the entire distance crew is from Africa. Arkansas can't get the best U.S. distance runners. They all go to Stanford, NAU or East Coast schools. The women seem to be going to NC State.
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Posted on 4/25/26 at 7:56 am to Cimarron
Here is the other thing. You want to compare how many of the foreign scholarship tennis players at Arky over the last 20 years stayed and became productive American tax paying citizens vs say the football players and basketball players? 
This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 7:58 am
Posted on 4/25/26 at 8:09 am to Utah_CUtiger
quote:My disdain for primarily a foreign team predates NIL by years. Makes no sense to educate foreign players and they go home and hate the US.
Men’s tennis is one of MissState’s best sports. Y’all are top 5 this year and a serious national title contender
Posted on 4/25/26 at 8:14 am to Diamondawg
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Makes no sense to educate foreign players and they go home and hate the US.
If they lived in Starkvegas for 4 years that is pretty much a given.
Posted on 4/25/26 at 8:45 am to Diamondawg
quote:Most stay and become extremely Productive tax paying citizens. You like it better when a scholarship is used for a 1.9 GPA “scholar” from Jackson?
Makes no sense to educate foreign players and they go home and hate the US.
I’m going on a limb you would enjoy a few pints with the mate from Australia on the tennis team than the young man from north Jackson on the football team
This post was edited on 4/25/26 at 8:49 am
Posted on 4/25/26 at 11:09 am to lsupride87
Virtually ALL of your 'title 9' sports programs should be REQUIRED to publically thank their schools football each and EVERY season ! I've NEVER heard of ANY such 'action' !!
Posted on 4/25/26 at 11:12 am to lsupride87
quote:How about neither?
I’m going on a limb you would enjoy a few pints with the mate from Australia on the tennis team than the young man from north Jackson on the football team
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