Mizzou vs Arkansas.

[willyfish]

That was a butt kicking. I got Ohio St and 4 tomorrow, I can’t wait to see this game. 

[Quillback]

Arkansas couldn't even win the fight, they had 2 players ejected, MO only one.

There's no light at the end of the tunnel.

[Bill Babler]

I believe the Arkansas BB team will improve, but after the Memphis loss, they are out of the top 25. 

As good as Mizzou was at BB last year they lost to much with 3 of last years players going pro.   Thats a yearly deal for the Hogs and they just reload. 

Every recruit knows Sam is not surviving after next year.  This is going to be a really brutal time for Razorback football.  They should have just cut the cord. 

Also, Arkansas just does not have a lot of help with NIL. Like it or hate it that’s what college sports has come too.  They seem to fund the men’s BB program, but that seems to use up the allotted monies. 

From the transfer portal to high school, Arkansas is going to be robbed like a bee hive without a queen. 

A few years ago Mizzou got a donation just for the basketball program of 3 million a year for at that time the next 25 years.   That helped to take BB off any NIL monies. 

The majority now goes to Football with some of course going to non-revenue sports.  Mizzou has exceptionally strong NIL support.  

Also, being able to pay committed high school athletes is a major factor for NIL in Missouri. 

For some reason Mizzou also keeps developing 3 star players very similar to KSnake.  I don’t know if it’s just a choice of kids that they know will mature or what. 

Arkansas usually recruits a tiny bit better than Mizzou on  the high school level, but their player development is not as good or even close.  Going to be so much harder for them now with the NIL.  

Another factor is Mizzou and Drink are very good in the transfer portal. Very good.  I’m assuming lots of this is due to NIL money that Arkansas just does not have.
Saying that Mussleman is also good in the portal. 

I just simply love the Natural State and always cheer for them when not playing our Tigers.  I’ve had good friends that have worked for the football program and to this day am a Mike Anderson fan. 

Hope  this turns around for their football program, but the near future is pretty bleak. 











 

[Quillback]

Hoop Hogs lost to NC after the Memphis loss, after watching a couple of games I see a team with talent, but they look lost on offense.  Lot of athletes, but no shooters, you have to have 3 point shooters in the game today.  A lot of new faces and I believe they will come around later this year after playing together for a while.  Feels like last year all over again.

I agree on the cord cutting with Pittman, and I also agree that why would any top recruit come to AR to play under Pittman next year?  Pittman has a good reputation as a recruiter, that was supposed to be his strength, but I see him as being an old school recruiter and will have trouble in the NIL world of recruiting.  They have to et an OC too, I can't see Guiton getting that job after yesterday.  Maybe the strategy will be to bring in a new OC and groom him for the HC job.  

With TX and OK coming to the SEC, things are not going to get easier.  

[Bill Babler]

Just from what I can garner from the interweb Brady Cook, Luther Burden,Chris Abram’s Drain, Enis Rakestraw, all make more individually on NIL than the entire collective of the Arkansas football team. 
I can tell you for 99% of these kids it comes down to the money.  Winning and a program on the  rise is great, and you need that.

Upper 6 and 7 figure incomes at 18 years old means more. 

[Quillback]

The Hogville.net forum has some funny stuff today.  

Need to brace yourselves for more digging in his ear while constantly mumbling "things of that nature"