What if U of A were based in Little Rock rather than Fayetteville

[Hogindasticks]

Barring the difference in stadium and facilities....if they were the same, do you think this would have an impact on recruiting?

[Bubba's Bruisers]

This will be fun.

[ricepig]

Most definitely hurt it as no recruit wants to play at WMS!!   

[Hogindasticks]

updated as if the facilities were the same.

[jkstock04]

updated as if the facilities were the same.

If this were the case we would be legitimately competitive in SEC recruiting  and play in my opinion. Im a fville guy, but it's not the best location for the football team to be competing in the SEC.

It would be easier to recruit to Little Rock. Interesting food for thought but you are gonna get cussed, sent to the trash, and called everything under the book for starting this topic.

[Seebs]

Many more students would be run over and addicted to Molly and corrupted by the sirens song of Asher Avenue.

[hawginbigd1]

Barring the difference in stadium and facilities....if they were the same, do you think this would have an impact on recruiting?

IDK all things being equal with the facilities etc. It might improve recruiting because of reduced distance to the elite players in the South, bigger population, university would probably have a positive impact on LR schools. Also seems like airport could help offset some travel expense and opportunity.

I have personally wondered what impact difference a Texarkana location would have had on our ability to recruit.

[HoggusMaximus]

Fayetteville is a MUCH nicer place to live than little rock. they made a documentary on HBO called gang banging on little rock for god sake.

[hogsolutely]

LR football would be better because there would be more appeal.  Probably LR sports in general!  Fayetteville would probably be at best a 6A school maybe smaller.  Because, the university brings such appeal to the community.  I think Bentonville would still be Bentonville, but Fayetteville would be such a Different city without the U of A.  I think the State as a whole would be completely Different.

[Hogindasticks]

If this were the case we would be legitimately competitive in SEC recruiting  and play in my opinion. Im a fville guy, but it's not the best location for the football team to be competing in the SEC.

It would be easier to recruit to Little Rock. Interesting food for thought but you are gonna get cussed, sent to the trash, and called everything under the book for starting this topic.

Which means that it could be something valid to think about as far as recruiting and playing more games at WM

[ErieHog]

Better proximity to talent, but you'd have to sell a program being in Little Rock.


We'd be fortunate to be Auburn relevant historically.

[Wildhog]

[bythelake]

Would waltons, tysons, jerry jones etc. be as influential if UA was in the Rock?

[Dark Helmet Hog]

The stadium would look like this, but we'd probably have a heck of a defense.

[Hogindasticks]

What if a new Stadium was built in Little Rock.....would that change things?

[Hawghiggs]

 What if Little Rock didn't screw up and let FedEx go to Memphis?

[Boarcephus]

If this were the case we would be legitimately competitive in SEC recruiting  and play in my opinion. Im a fville guy, but it's not the best location for the football team to be competing in the SEC.

It would be easier to recruit to Little Rock. Interesting food for thought but you are gonna get cussed, sent to the trash, and called everything under the book for starting this topic.

LOL and BTW, you are 100% correct.  

[IronMountainHog]

I wouldn't have a problem if Little Rock and Pine Bluff were located in another state. Less crime, less violence, lower unemployment rates. Would make Central and South Central Arkansas a lot nicer place to live. [mic drop]

[Hogindasticks]

TRASHED eh.......smh   

[jkstock04]

Which means that it could be something valid to think about as far as recruiting and playing more games at WM

Not really. That's completely different than the flagship university actually being planted there.

On the flip side of this, Fayetteville is a better fit to the Big 12 recruiting wise.

[PorkSoda]

if the University was based in LR, do you think we would still play one or two games in fayetteville?

[IronHog]

Barring the difference in stadium and facilities....if they were the same, do you think this would have an impact on recruiting?

Arkansas would have several NCs and a 100,000 seat stadium

[kodiakisland]

Barring the difference in stadium and facilities....if they were the same, do you think this would have an impact on recruiting?

There is a university in Little Rock.  How's their recruiting?

[pigture perfect]

A better question would be what if the second choice for the UA was chosen instead of Fayetteville? That would be Batesville. Little Rock was not going to be a legit choice in reconstruction following the Civil War.

[PonderinHog]

What if my aunt had balls

[factchecker]

There is a university in Little Rock.  How's their recruiting?

Are you talking about the little rock college trojans?

Their recruiting is good enough to get beat by Ouachita Baptist.

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/12/trojans-don-t-faze-tigers-as-obu-ekes-o/?f=sports

[DeltaBoy]

NWA made a better bid and the Reconstruction Government granted the Pro Union part of the State the College. It just a sad part of our state History that the U of A not in Little Rock.

[hawkhawg]

What if my aunt had balls

She'd be your Uncle.

[PonderinHog]

She'd be your Uncle.

I forgot where I was going with this...   

[DLUXHOG]

< 400 posts and you start this chit?    You're going to get banned in record time I think....

[Inhogswetrust]

NWA made a better bid and the Reconstruction Government granted the Pro Union part of the State the College. It just a sad part of our state History that the U of A not in Little Rock.

Not sad at all. It's better there.

[IronHog]

NWA made a better bid and the Reconstruction Government granted the Pro Union part of the State the College. It just a sad part of our state History that the U of A not in Little Rock.

The fact there was a bid at all was a setup


73 counties punished.  2 with a billion in subsidies

[ricepig]

NWA made a better bid and the Reconstruction Government granted the Pro Union part of the State the College. It just a sad part of our state History that the U of A not in Little Rock.

It's a sad state that you graduated from one of it's university's with such poor grammar skills.

[Inhogswetrust]

NWA made a better bid and the Reconstruction Government granted the Pro Union part of the State the College. It just a sad part of our state History that the U of A not in Little Rock.

Unless you haven't heard the news lately the confederacy lost.................................

There were a lot of people in Arkansas that didn't want to secede. Not all of which were in NWA.

[Chorizo Hogriguez]

it's not! it's in Fayetteville! stop the hypotheticals!

[PonderinHog]

I forgot where I was going with this...   

it's not! it's in Fayetteville! stop the hypotheticals!

I remember where I was going with this!

[Hawgphat]

Razorback fans in central Arkansas would naturally love to have the games played close to home.  That's human nature.

I would also love to live within blocks of a Braums Ice Cream Store, a Sam's Wholesale Club, a Walmart, a Red Lobster, a Papa John's Pizza and an El Chico Mexican restaurant.  Such business proximity establishments would be ideal for me; in "the real world", however, circumstances do not always favor my preferences.

If central Arkansas, southern Arkansas and eastern Arkansas residents are sufficiently motivated by devoted Hogs fandom, they will arrange to make the occasional trip to Fayetteville.

[Grizzlyfan]

So today Bo is talking about the University being located in the wrong location.  University should be located in Little Rock.  Does he steal topics from Hogville?  Or does he do trial balloon posts on Hogville?

[majestic]

So today Bo is talking about the University being located in the wrong location.  University should be located in Little Rock.  Does he steal topics from Hogville?  Or does he do trial balloon posts on Hogville?

Yes.

[ricepig]

Yes.

I thought there was a minimum height limit on starting new threads........must be having his intern start them...

[BoynamedWooPigSooie]

Just look at the LRSD and the shitshow that has been.

Your major research university in the state would never have reached a tenth of the level that is has today.


It was really smart that the architects of the land-grant college system put the schools out in the country where 1) there was space to build the universities  2) get the kids in an environment where they could grow and learn away from the big cities of the time  3) spread the economy around the state a bit and not center it in one spot, diversifying the portfolio if you will.

[goodguytex]

More than likely, if the UofA had been put in LR it's look very much like University of Memphis. And we'd probably belong to the AAC or Little 12.

[DeltaBoy]

More than likely, if the UofA had been put in LR it's look very much like University of Memphis. And we'd probably belong to the AAC or Little 12.

LOL I doubt that.

[IUHog]

What if it was in Crosset?

[Atlhogfan1]

What if it was in Crosset?

Much better geographically for recruiting.   El D, Texarkana, Magnolia,... 

[DLUXHOG]

What if it was in Crosset?

Okay, so what if it were in Dallas?