It seems like the top talent we do have in Arkansas ends up elsewhere

[hogsanity]

There was this 1 kid that UA refused to offer.....as a redshirt freshman at ULM, he broke up both passes in OT to Cobi Hamilton to seal the Warhawks win.  He was playing safety and the pass breakups happened in opposite corners of the endzone.  The kid was wearing #38 and was from Gould, AR.  Looked like a solid miss at an instate D-Back to mine untrained eyes.

1 kid, who signed with ULM at least 7 years ago, well that changes everything.

[#1 STUNNA]

We better not let Burks leave the state

[Hogarusa]

Tenpenny washed out. Frazier hasn't been anything to speak of. AB was a grade risk and then flat out lied about the coaching staff in an interview. KJ Hill was committed and flipped, and by "coming slong" I assume you mean just getting a few snaps. He's done ok this year.

Its real easy to look up that KJ Hill is the starting WR and is a big part of Ohio States offense. Why make stuff up?

[bphi11ips]

You guys are looking at recruiting as the problem. The problem is the one area that should be producing 5 to 6, at least, high D-1 products per season is Little Rock. Half of the schools barely put a team together and when then they do, they don't have the resources to add more coaches, etc. Look at Arkansas' roster when they are winning, a lot of those key players were from Little Rock.

What is youth football like in central Arkansas?  Is there an organization that organizes and oversees youth football on a wide basis?  At what age do players start? 

In middle Tennessee, an organization called Tennessee Youth Football Association oversees football programs established at the community level.  Each community has a program operated by a board of directors, many of whom are parents of players.  Communjties involved are Brentwood, Franklin, Bordeaux, Antioch, Hendersonville, Mt. Juliet, Goodlettesville, Hermitage, etc.  Age groups are 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12.  Communities play each other during regular season and in playoffs.  Games are played on fields with goal posts.  Many games have announcers.  Everyone has cheerleaders.  By the time kids get to middle school many have played 5 years or more of football.  Coaches often have more playing experience than middle school and high school coaches.  Coaches are required to attend coaching clinics and are vetted by the board.  Occassionally some are asked to stop coaching because of lack of skills, bad examples, etc.

Well organized and operated youth football programs exist across the south.  I have spoken to friends in Little Rock who have told me there is nothing like what I just described there.  I haven't heard anything in a few years.  Can someone share what is going on there currently?

[ErieHog]

I betcha if the Hogs won more they'd keep the in state guys as well as do better with out of state players.  I could be wrong though. 

"We'd do better if we never missed in state, and recruited out of state better."

That's going way, way out on a limb there.

[Swine-as-wine]

Any more? It's the same hit rate for the last several coaches at Arkansas.

several as in every coach after Nutt and Petrino left?