In-Staters we "Passed" on, but with Perfect Hindsight we Should Have Pursued

[Albert Einswine]

bret smith, ricardo kemp,
bret helms (born in la so had connections) ,
greg jones (bid dt from jonesboro) had family problems and dropped out loads of potential
matt stoltz (think he is on the hill now)
The entire UAPB teammates they are in the league now

Greg Jones had no Arkansas ties.  I worked with his dad in Jonesboro.  They moved up from Jackson Mississippi in his Sophomore year, I believe, after his dad's plant in Jackson shut down.

But he went to TENNESSEE. Not a Mississippi school. He picked UT over Arkansas. THough he may not have had as much of an in-state tie as someone who spent their life growing up in Arkansas, he was living in Arkansas when he signed with UT. He didn't go back and sign with Mississippi State, or Southern Miss or Ole Miss. Arkansas recruited him hard and didn't have enough appeal. Why?

I think we all know the reason why.   Besides that, I know that there were some ASU supporters who, with the realistic knowledge that there was no way in Hades they were going to land him, gave aid and comfort to the enemy (Tennessee) in the form of their usual anti-Razorback smears and letting it be known via Bud Shroepels radio call-in show that he'd be better off with the Vols.

[jay2000]

Willie Roaf from Pine Bluff.  muliple pro bowl OT went to Louisiana Tech.

Chris Crudup from Hot Springs.  6-11 365 lb. OT played at Louisiana Tech against Arkansas in 96 and 97 in Little Rock.

Cory Carr, SG from Kingsland.  Went to Texas Tech. Lead the Big 12 in scoring in 1997?, played for Chicago Bullsthe year after Jordan left.  98-99 season.

[Foots]

bret smith, ricardo kemp,
bret helms (born in la so had connections) ,
greg jones (bid dt from jonesboro) had family problems and dropped out loads of potential
matt stoltz (think he is on the hill now)
The entire UAPB teammates they are in the league now

Wasn't Rashaun Fellows also in the same class as Bret Smith? And didn't their going to UT have something to do with Nutt's lack of interest in Reid McKinney the year before? I don't know if thats true. I also heard that Nutt really pissed off the coach at Warren about McKinney and he had a lot to do with the others going out of state. That's just what I heard. I really have no idea.

[z-pak]

Matthew "the Irish Hoss" Reaves out of Kingsland was a good one

[hog caller]

 Klassen committed to Notre Dame because we had Mitch.