We are in real danger

[hawgon]

Arkansas is at a crossroads as surely as it was when Broyles made the decision to go to the SEC.  The difference is that JFB was visionary and could see that the SWC was dying and he needed to make a move to secure our future.  Plus, his number one priority was the well being of Arkansas.

Today, we seem financially well off, but he winds of change are blowing.  ESPN is disintegrating and the SEC product on the field is tanking.  Will that massive television contract be there in the future?  If not, what then? 

The best thing we can do is to win and to win enough that Arkansas is seen as an asset to any league and/or profit sharing arrangement.  We don't have the population in either size or affluence to do it any other way.

We've got to get back on our feet NOW.  If we are a still a bottom feeder in five years, it might be too late.  For lots of reasons I feel as though we are teetering on the edge of an abyss and none of the leadership seems to get it or care.

[hobhog]

Wow. Such drama.

[ricepig]

Shut her down, shut it all down.........

[carolinahogger]

Arkansas is at a crossroads as surely as it was when Broyles made the decision to go to the SEC.  The difference is that JFB was visionary and could see that the SWC was dying and he needed to make a move to secure our future.  Plus, his number one priority was the well being of Arkansas.

Today, we seem financially well off, but he winds of change are blowing.  ESPN is disintegrating and the SEC product on the field is tanking.  Will that massive television contract be there in the future?  If not, what then? 

The best thing we can do is to win and to win enough that Arkansas is seen as an asset to any league and/or profit sharing arrangement.  We don't have the population in either size or affluence to do it any other way.

We've got to get back on our feet NOW.  If we are a still a bottom feeder in five years, it might be too late.  For lots of reasons I feel as though we are teetering on the edge of an abyss and none of the leadership seems to get it or care.

Relax.  The top programs will always want a few easy wins on their conference schedules.

[Count Hogula]

Shut her down, shut it all down.........

Arkansas is it's own worst enemy. Always was, always will be...

[hawgon]

Shut her down, shut it all down.........

If you are indicative of the thinking up there, they may as well.

[hogsanity]

Wow. Such drama.

drama is not quite the word I'd use. I'd choose a word with one less letter and starts with s.

[jmark]

we need to at least stay up with s Carolina

crossroads is a pretty good description

[gchamblee]

lol. So now the SEC is folding within the next decade? This has to be a troll thread haha.

[hawgon]

lol. So now the SEC is folding within the next decade? This has to be a troll thread haha.

No, of course not.  But the massive amount of television money is going away.  It might get replaced with something else or it might not. 

[The NewEra]

Look Chicken Little, The Sky is Falling!

[hogsanity]

No, of course not.  But the massive amount of television money is going away.  It might get replaced with something else or it might not. 

But IF the tv money goes down ( it isnt going away ) it will go down for everyone.

[gchamblee]

No, of course not.  But the massive amount of television money is going away.  It might get replaced with something else or it might not.

If the SEC Network deal is worth less money a decade from now and it is still comprised of the same teams it is right now, all conference network deals will be worth less money. The money doesn't follow the winning, it follows the viewers, and in the south football viewership is not something that is in jeopardy.

[ricepig]

If you are indicative of the thinking up there, they may as well.

Lol, you take yourself and opinions way too serious. You obviously don't watch many movies, old or new.

[hawgon]

If the SEC Network deal is worth less money a decade from now and it is still comprised of the same teams it is right now, all conference network deals will be worth less money. The money doesn't follow the winning, it follows the viewers, and in the south football viewership is not something that is in jeopardy.

And what if Alabama and the others take an approach more like that one Texas has?  The SEC has been good about equal revenue sharing but I suspect the future will be more about direct viewership on the net.  Hard to see how revenue would be shared equally there.

The only thing that separates Arkansas from lots of other historic also rans was a winning tradition and visionary leadership. 

[Athog]

Relax.  The top programs will always want a few easy wins on their conference schedules.

And we will always have second rate fans!!

[hobhog]

drama is not quite the word I'd use. I'd choose a word with one less letter and starts with s.

Nobody said there would be a word quiz. Damn....

SRAM?

[Con el Cerdos]

Arkansas is at a crossroads as surely as it was when Broyles made the decision to go to the SEC.  The difference is that JFB was visionary and could see that the SWC was dying and he needed to make a move to secure our future.  Plus, his number one priority was the well being of Arkansas.

Today, we seem financially well off, but he winds of change are blowing.  ESPN is disintegrating and the SEC product on the field is tanking.  Will that massive television contract be there in the future?  If not, what then? 

The best thing we can do is to win and to win enough that Arkansas is seen as an asset to any league and/or profit sharing arrangement.  We don't have the population in either size or affluence to do it any other way.

We've got to get back on our feet NOW.  If we are a still a bottom feeder in five years, it might be too late.  For lots of reasons I feel as though we are teetering on the edge of an abyss and none of the leadership seems to get it or care.

Obviously some of the folks in this thread are dismissing the whole of your post.  That would be a mistake, IMO.

Not sure about the crossroads comment or about being dispelled from the SEC.  Of course anything is possible, I guess.

I do think a reduction, and maybe a significant one, in broadcast money is a certainty; probably within three to five years.  Don't have a clue how, overall, that would affect the U of A athletic department.

But, if we were to get hit with a forty to fifty percent reduction in SEC money how would that affect the athletic department's ability to service bond debt and maintain support for the nineteen or so programs administered by the department?

darned sure something we as Razorback fans should be aware of.

[hobhog]

Obviously some of the folks in this thread are dismissing the whole of your post.  That would be a mistake, IMO.

Not sure about the crossroads comment or about being dispelled from the SEC.  Of course anything is possible, I guess.

I do think a reduction, and maybe a significant one, in broadcast money is a certainty; probably within three to five years.  Don't have a clue how, overall, that would affect the U of A athletic department.

But, if we were to get hit with a forty to fifty percent reduction in SEC money how would that affect the athletic department's ability to service bond debt and maintain support for the nineteen or so programs administered by the department?

darned sure something we as Razorback fans should be aware of.

This issue is not unique to Arkansas.

[Con el Cerdos]

This issue is not unique to Arkansas.

But, I'm not worried about anyone other university not named Arkansas.  A reduction in SEC money for the rest of the league has nothing to do with how it would affect the operations of the U of A Athletic Department. 

The question I will repeat, generally, is:  How will the Razorback Athletic Department remain solvent with a significant reduction in TV money, which is going to happen sooner than later. 

And does Long have the vision Broyles had?  Not not many do.