Quote from: Gohawgs 71 on Yesterday at 10:06:25 pmYep. Need Pryor and Poplar.

Quote from: TheGrove68 on Today at 03:03:03 amI think deep down this is what Bothers Hog fans about the made up rivalry it is a Window into what the rest of the conference and nation thinks of the HOG program and your status in the realm of CFB. You are seen as a Mid-tier program that has had marginal success and clearly are No better of a program than Mizzou and not as good a program in recent history because Mizzou has beaten the hogs on the regular and had more success in the conference than the hogs.

Quote from: bennyl08 on Today at 01:02:33 amFair enough.

Undoubtedly the other sports will suffer.

Without delving too far out of sports, I think college should be free such that the need for your oldest to get a swim scholarship is gone. If they want to swim competitively, they can do so for fun rather than their education depend on it.

That said, COVID proved what many have said all along that athletic scholarships cost the school next to nothing. They could add mens sports to keep title 9 balanced, but we all know they would likely just cut 85 women's schollys.

Quote from: mountainhog on Today at 05:48:52 amany updated recruiting rankings?

Quote from: Higgyhawg on Yesterday at 04:57:26 pmWhere are all of the Kentucky posts?

Quote from: HognitiveDissonance on Today at 12:42:56 amI hate this.
I really, really, really wanted Battle back.

The way he finished the year..it's like Johnelle who?
No way Johnelle Davis can out-do what Khalif Battle has already shown in the SEC.

Quote from: bennyl08 on Yesterday at 09:45:33 pmOur 4-8 team had as many p5 wins in 2023 as SMU has had over the past 4 years combined. And you think they are a better team than the hogs? Heck, our 4-8 team produced two NFL draft picks and their team had none.

It's a lot easier to win, get playing time, and have fun when you drop down a level.

Facts are greater than feelings. Our 4-8 2023 had as many P5 wins as their past 4 teams combined. We had 2 NFL players to their zero.

As for transfers, SMU is getting players who lost their playing time or were never able to earn it in the first place. Look at Chamblee. He was a starter on a 4-8 team, but we upgraded our talent and he got relegated to backup status. OTOH, the G5 players moving up are players who have proven they are too good for the G5 and are being recruited by lots of other power teams as well. Look at some of our power transfers. Judkins is avoiding being downgraded from a P5 PAC to a G6 Big 12 by transferring to the SEC. Sorey is like a Chamblee except he is staying in the SEC and yeah, Bama and UGA's leftovers are good enough for us same way loads of our backups would be starters at places like SMU (see Chamblee).

Quote from: Deep Shoat on Yesterday at 09:42:48 pmPretty sure he'll be a Hog.  95% sure as of tonight.

Quote from: bennyl08 on Yesterday at 12:00:27 amSo you contend that Missouri doesn't play harder against the hogs? Cool, let's put that theory to the test. Let's look at the hogs and missouri vs common opponents and then how they played against each other.

2014: +35 (-7)
2015: +32 (+25)
2016: +54 (-4)
2017: -3 (-3)
2018: -4 (-38)
2019: -5 (-10)
2020: +56 (-2)
2021: +31 (+17)
2022: +18 (-2)
2023: +8 (-34)

Bolded are the years where the final score between Arkansas and the tigers was vaguely on par with how the two teams fared against common opponents. 40% of the seasons, that was a solid predictor. 60% of the time, it was decidedly not. Note that in all of these seasons, the number of common opponents was always at least two and in most seasons, exactly two.

Notice the lack of games where the hogs played significantly in the mizzou game vs how they did against common opponents.

You might also notice the alternating years. That was largely games played at Mizzou.

Quote from: bennyl08 on Yesterday at 12:00:27 amSo you contend that Missouri doesn't play harder against the hogs? Cool, let's put that theory to the test. Let's look at the hogs and missouri vs common opponents and then how they played against each other.

2014: +35 (-7)
2015: +32 (+25)
2016: +54 (-4)
2017: -3 (-3)
2018: -4 (-38)
2019: -5 (-10)
2020: +56 (-2)
2021: +31 (+17)
2022: +18 (-2)
2023: +8 (-34)

Bolded are the years where the final score between Arkansas and the tigers was vaguely on par with how the two teams fared against common opponents. 40% of the seasons, that was a solid predictor. 60% of the time, it was decidedly not. Note that in all of these seasons, the number of common opponents was always at least two and in most seasons, exactly two.

Notice the lack of games where the hogs played significantly in the mizzou game vs how they did against common opponents.

You might also notice the alternating years. That was largely games played at Mizzou.

Quote from: bennyl08 on Yesterday at 12:00:27 amSo you contend that Missouri doesn't play harder against the hogs? Cool, let's put that theory to the test. Let's look at the hogs and missouri vs common opponents and then how they played against each other.

2014: +35 (-7)
2015: +32 (+25)
2016: +54 (-4)
2017: -3 (-3)
2018: -4 (-38)
2019: -5 (-10)
2020: +56 (-2)
2021: +31 (+17)
2022: +18 (-2)
2023: +8 (-34)

Bolded are the years where the final score between Arkansas and the tigers was vaguely on par with how the two teams fared against common opponents. 40% of the seasons, that was a solid predictor. 60% of the time, it was decidedly not. Note that in all of these seasons, the number of common opponents was always at least two and in most seasons, exactly two.

Notice the lack of games where the hogs played significantly in the mizzou game vs how they did against common opponents.

You might also notice the alternating years. That was largely games played at Mizzou.