Move all the games to fayeteville this year..

[hawgsalot]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

[al_pigcino]

Just let me make sure I'm understanding this right.  It's the ARKANSAS Razorbacks, not the North West Arkansas Razorbacks correct?  Is the rest of the state the only ones who can go to the game?  I didn't know there was a boundary separating the rest of the state from Little Rock. 

[hoggusamoungus]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Don't think 'Bama, LSU, SC and TAMU will agree to that.

[geauxhawgs]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

How many people were at the Missouri game two years ago and the Ole Miss game last year? Speaking of pathetic! This isn't about Central Arkansas or Northwest Arkansas, our program is in shambles. Never has there been a time of less interest in program HISTORY.

[Piggfoot]

Do you think the fans who attend the games in Fayetteville are only from NWA?

[pigz]

Just let me make sure I'm understanding this right.  It's the ARKANSAS Razorbacks, not the North West Arkansas Razorbacks correct?  Is the rest of the state the only ones who can go to the game?  I didn't know there was a boundary separating the rest of the state from Little Rock. 

It's the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Which is in Fayetteville.

[lstewart]

Cudos to the 36,000 who bought tickets to the game last night, and the 30,000 or so who showed up. There are many factors at work here, and everyone has valid points from all sides. The opponent was not very interesting, Thursday night games are great for TV, but not for attending, there probably is dwindling interest and expectations in the program, etc, etc. All that said, there does not seem to be a reason to play games in Little Rock anymore. If the stadium is going to have 20,000 empty seats, you might has well have the 20,000 empty seats on your campus. Just a different time with all games on TV and such issues. If that game was in Fayetteville last night, you would at least have given 10,000 to 15,000 UA students a chance to walk out of the dorm and come to it.

[The Boar War]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Fayeteville?  Never heard of it.  Is that close to For Smih?

[Fan1958]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Two "t"s in Fayetteville.

If it really is Central Arkansas' "responsibility" to fill the stadium, this is the way of giving a big FU to the university and its attitude toward WMS and Central Arkansas.  Scheduling crappy games seems to be a big FU from the university.

BTW, were you there last night?  If you were, kudos.  If not, STHU.  Disclaimer: I was not but I'm not the one bitching about it.

[spe450]

How many people were at the Missouri game two years ago and the Ole Miss game last year? Speaking of pathetic! This isn't about Central Arkansas or Northwest Arkansas, our program is in shambles. Never has there been a time of less interest in program HISTORY.

Ole Miss was a great crowd.  A sellout, I believe. 

[SDZ_Hog]

Cudos to the 36,000 who bought tickets to the game last night, and the 30,000 or so who showed up. There are many factors at work here, and everyone has valid points from all sides. The opponent was not very interesting, Thursday night games are great for TV, but not for attending, there probably is dwindling interest and expectations in the program, etc, etc. All that said, there does not seem to be a reason to play games in Little Rock anymore. If the stadium is going to have 20,000 empty seats, you might has well have the 20,000 empty seats on your campus. Just a different time with all games on TV and such issues. If that game was in Fayetteville last night, you would at least have given 10,000 to 15,000 UA students a chance to walk out of the dorm and come to it.

Nice level headed post.       

[Mr. Porkleone]

Cudos to the 36,000 who bought tickets to the game last night, and the 30,000 or so who showed up. There are many factors at work here, and everyone has valid points from all sides. The opponent was not very interesting, Thursday night games are great for TV, but not for attending, there probably is dwindling interest and expectations in the program, etc, etc. All that said, there does not seem to be a reason to play games in Little Rock anymore. If the stadium is going to have 20,000 empty seats, you might has well have the 20,000 empty seats on your campus. Just a different time with all games on TV and such issues. If that game was in Fayetteville last night, you would at least have given 10,000 to 15,000 UA students a chance to walk out of the dorm and come to it.

Based on your math DWRRS would have had 62k. Central ark blew it. Sour grapes from the crime capital of Arkansas.

[Hogs run wild]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

congrats Mr. Divisive. Glad you were at the game to make sure the NW crowd was represented.

[hehawg]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Never seen a post like this...how original

[RME]

Based on your math DWRRS would have had 62k. Central ark blew it. Sour grapes from the crime capital of Arkansas.

This game was restricted to people living in central Arkansas? Was there some boundary line that if you live outside of you couldn't attend the game?

War Memorial on Thursday night against a horrible opponent in a run down stadium in a crime ridden area.....

Watching on TV in HD and won't miss that place.  Couldn't even sell out Georgia a few years back, 42k max for this game

Oh, glad to see you came out to support the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. "I'm gonna sit here and bitch about central Arkansas when I myself won't go to the game." Niiiiiice.

[hobhog]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Were you there super fan?

[SDZ_Hog]

Ole Miss was a great crowd.  A sellout, I believe.

Yeah I was confussed on what he meant about the Ole Miss game.  It was a loud and pretty full staduim from what I can see and remember:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteidSUhP98

I'm not trying to make excuses but it was a miserable day for the Missouri game.  Fayetteville got 2 inches of rain and it was an allllll day rain.  Game started out around 41 degrees and ended about 37.   

[HF#1]

The Thursday night idea was a terrible one.

[factchecker]

How many people were at the Missouri game two years ago and the Ole Miss game last year? Speaking of pathetic! This isn't about Central Arkansas or Northwest Arkansas, our program is in shambles. Never has there been a time of less interest in program HISTORY.

What are you talking about?

Ole Miss game was packed last year and the crowd was crazy:

https://twitter.com/ElvisMoyaUA/status/787494019479724036

https://twitter.com/ElvisMoyaUA/status/787489485768445952

https://twitter.com/dj45williams/status/787487490277904384/video/1

[hogsanity]

Just let me make sure I'm understanding this right.  It's the ARKANSAS Razorbacks, not the North West Arkansas Razorbacks correct?  Is the rest of the state the only ones who can go to the game?  I didn't know there was a boundary separating the rest of the state from Little Rock. 

IT is also the OHIO STATE Buckeys, the Tennessee Volunteers, the Alabama Crimson Tide, The Michigan Wolverines, etc, and none of them go galivanting around the state moving home games away from campus to smaller old stadiums.

[The_Iceman]

Should have stopped playing in that dump of a stadium years ago. You have a palace ON CAMPUS, yet you drive the team 3 hours to a crappy stadium because...why?

My suggestion,  which would serve the purpose of playing the LR better, is to have Razorfest and the Red White game in Little Rock. The golf course sets up much better for that environment anyway.

Keeps the connection to LR, more fan friendly, and the actual game comes back to Fayetteville....where is belongs.

[hogsanity]

Should have stopped playing in that dump of a stadium years ago. You have a palace ON CAMPUS, yet you drive the team 3 hours to a crappy stadium because...why?

So LR Willy can tailgate on the golf course and burn a couch, duh.

[HF#1]

2018 will be the Swan Song for WMS and the Razorbacks.

[The Boar War]

This game was restricted to people living in central Arkansas? Was there some boundary line that if you live outside of you couldn't attend the game?

Some won't go to protest the fact that all games aren't in Fayetteville.  At some point games at War Memorial became a charity and not something that would bring the state together.  Unfortunately the charity has been rubbed in the faces of central Arkansans (not by the University but by people who simply live closer to the campus).  No one likes that.  Many who don't have a financial interest are fine with the games leaving. 

Granted LR and south Arkansas haven't produced outstanding recruiting numbers in the past couple of years but it doesn't take a genius to see what's going to happen when recruits like DMac and Hunter Henry don't grow up Razorback fans.

[factchecker]

This game was restricted to people living in central Arkansas? Was there some boundary line that if you live outside of you couldn't attend the game?

There wasn't.  Actually had another group of Northwest Arkansans behind me.

The lack of attendance falls on every Razorback fan who had the ability (time, money, health etc.) to show up.  You don't have to attend a game to be a fan.  However, I think it's a little disingenuous for someone to bitch about attendance if they weren't there.

The one benefit of having a smaller crowd was that the stupid wave never got going. 

[Nafunu32]

The problem is we keep referring to it as the "LR Crowd".... it shouldn't be this way. Why can't the people who go to NWA travel to Central Arkansas to support the team? Seems like the ones who complain about the stadium being empty should stop posting from their house and make the trip.

That being said... the campus is in NWA and I feel the team should play on the campus. It just seems that people are making this an "Us Vs Them" type of situation... when in reality, we are all Razorback fans.

[RME]

There wasn't.  Actually had another group of Northwest Arkansans behind me.

The lack of attendance falls on every Razorback fan who had the ability (time, money, health etc.) to show up.  You don't have to attend a game to be a fan.  However, I think it's a little disingenuous for someone to bitch about attendance if they weren't there.

The one benefit of having a smaller crowd was that the stupid wave never got going. 

I agree completely. That was the point of my response to whoever it was (but I know you know that, hah).

No wave?! Not even a ripple?

[factchecker]

No wave?! Not even a ripple?

It started in the SEZ (under the scoreboard) but never got going.  I'll gladly do all the cheers. I'll stand up and yell during most of the game. I'll even do an old man version of William Tell.

I draw the line at doing the wave.

[al_pigcino]

IT is also the OHIO STATE Buckeys, the Tennessee Volunteers, the Alabama Crimson Tide, The Michigan Wolverines, etc, and none of them go galivanting around the state moving home games away from campus to smaller old stadiums.

If they did do you think the people in Knoxville, Tuscaloosa, or Ann Harbor would say "screw this, if they move the game I'm not going"?  No, they show up and support their team. 

[Grizzlyfan]

If they did do you think the people in Knoxville, Tuscaloosa, or Ann Harbor would say "screw this, if they move the game I'm not going"?  No, they show up and support their team.

But they don't.  so there is no answer to your question.

[al_pigcino]

But they don't.  so there is no answer to your question.

What about the question asking if it's only the rest of Arkansas's responsibility to fill the stadium?  It's the state's team unless it's not in Fayetteville?  What about road games?

[DeltaBoy]

The Thursday night idea was a terrible one.

Yes it was with it being Labor Day weekend and school kids are back in class.

[geauxhawgs]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/mizzou-football/sec-football-missouri-arkansas-attendance-embarrassing/


Granted this was at Missouri, but this picture is showing the good side of the stadium. Probably around 15k in attendance for this "rivalry" 

Hasn't been much better on the Hill either. Just Sayin...these are SEC games, on campus, and a "rivalry" to boot ha. Something larger is at work here my friends. IMO Razorback football has gotten pretty stale the last 5 years...has VERY LITTLE to do with games in The Rock although I will be the first to admit, LR hasn't done a very good job of updating WM over the years.

Woo Pig

[Dirttrackhog]

first off, where the hell is "Fayeteville"?

Also this isn't a central Arkansas problem but a Razorback problem, fans should be showing up to show support.  However I can understand last night.  It was a Thursday and for most of the week people were expecting the weather to be horrible.  It is what it is.
This was not the last game in WMS.  Jeff Long said there is no plan to buyout the contract and that they would play in LR through 2018 "at the very least".

[oldhawg]

My how times have changed.

Having grown up in southwest Arkansas, I can remember when trips to Little Rock and Fayetteville to see the Razorbacks play were equally exciting.  I just don't remember disparaging remarks about the Razorbacks, about Fayetteville, about Little Rock.  Maybe I was just too excited to listen?  Maybe now that people can hide behind an internet name, it's just easier to express discontent?  Maybe some people just do not want to change?  But time and events do change things, and one way or another, folks will come to grips in their own way with all things Razorbacks.

Oh well, all beyond my ability to fix.  Will just have to continue being a Razorback fan from wherever I am, which is often very far away during the football season.  Admittedly, I don't have the opportunity to attend very many games in person anymore, but that doe not dampen my enthusiasm for the Hogs.

[spe450]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/mizzou-football/sec-football-missouri-arkansas-attendance-embarrassing/


Granted this was at Missouri, but this picture is showing the good side of the stadium. Probably around 15k in attendance for this "rivalry" 

Hasn't been much better on the Hill either. Just Sayin...these are SEC games, on campus, and a "rivalry" to boot ha. Something larger is at work here my friends. IMO Razorback football has gotten pretty stale the last 5 years...has VERY LITTLE to do with games in The Rock although I will be the first to admit, LR hasn't done a very good job of updating WM over the years.

Woo Pig

Just plain ignorant. The crowds have been great in sec play.

[snoblind]

How many people were at the Missouri game two years ago and the Ole Miss game last year? Speaking of pathetic! This isn't about Central Arkansas or Northwest Arkansas, our program is in shambles. Never has there been a time of less interest in program HISTORY.

?  How old are you?  12?

[spe450]

?  How old are you?  12?

He cited a game that had a moment that is considered top ten loudest in college football (since they began recording it) as low attendance and pathetic.  Clearly he knows what he is talking about.

[geauxhawgs]

He cited a game that had a moment that is considered top ten loudest in college football (since they began recording it) as low attendance and pathetic.  Clearly he knows what he is talking about.

Said Ole Miss, meant the Miss State game...my bad!!! Was at the game and just remember it being nowhere CLOSE to what they announced. Felt like 40-50k instead of low 60's.

[buldozer]

Absolutely pathetic showing by Central arkansas.  No more excuses, we've heard them all.

Central Arkansas...... sounds like the wine and cheese crowd in NWA is boycotting the games in LR in an attempt to get them moved to NWA so they don't have to travel 2 hrs to a game to me

[spe450]

Said Ole Miss, meant the Miss State game...my bad!!! Was at the game and just remember it being nowhere CLOSE to what they announced. Felt like 40-50k instead of low 60's.

Miss state was 2 years ago and was a pretty good crowd as well with a near sell out (over 71k).  Attendance that year in fayetteville was up 5.7% from the previous year. 

Do you actually go to these games?  And if so, how drunk are you?

[Ben]

I swear Northwest Arkansas gets Walmart and suddenly they become uppity country bumpkins. What's funny is the main ones bitching about attendance are the ones who didn't even go to the game. Gotta love the assbackwards mindset of arkansans

The game was on a weekday, against a terrible FCS opponent, with questions about weather and remnants of Harvey. Not to mention Arkansas' mediocrity since 2012 isn't going to bring in as much of a crowd. Especially when they come to LR, stink up the joint, and then want to blame LR and WMS for sucking. Monroe, Miss St, UGA, Toledo. Maybe Arkansas needs to get better and play better teams like they used to with LSU.

[factchecker]

Said Ole Miss, meant the Miss State game...my bad!!! Was at the game and just remember it being nowhere CLOSE to what they announced. Felt like 40-50k instead of low 60's.

Wrong again bud.

The Mississippi State game (in Fayetteville) was in 2015.  It was a classic QB duel between Dak and BA.  Crowd was pretty crazy and attendance was at 71,936.

[Atlhogfan1]

36055.  Wth? 

[hobhog]

Central Arkansas...... sounds like the wine and cheese crowd in NWA is boycotting the games in LR in an attempt to get them moved to NWA so they don't have to travel 2 hrs to a game to me

People boycotting WMS games is sad. As said earlier, just need SEC caliber fans in this state....