Million Dollar Food Truck....are we buying one?

[twistitup]

OU has one ordered - what's our plan for 'all you can eat' student athletes?

Recruiting tool? I say hell yes! Get on it Jeff L, we need to keep up


http://m.espn.go.com/extra/ncaa/story?storyId=11320722&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangepower.com%2Fthreads%2Fou-buying-food-truck.190828%2F%22%7D

Bama already has fresh fruit smoothies in the locker room- what's the plan Jeff?

[Arazorbackguy1]

this is getting ridiculous

[twistitup]

this is getting ridiculous

But if we are going to stay competitive - let's get ridiculous too

[LZH]

I am now hungry again.

[WardamnHOGGLE]

Nope.  Pnut butter samiches for the boys at halftime.   

[twistitup]

Nope.  Pnut butter samiches for the boys at halftime.   

Hopefully we at least add some jelly....but for real we are going to have to get creative

[ricepig]

Hopefully we at least add some jelly....but for real we are going to have to get creative

Tyson pre-cooked wings/strips?

[Pickwick Hog]

Roach Coaches are what you do when you can't afford a brand new 55,000 sq ft, 20 million dollar Student-Athlete Success Center like Arkansas is building. Which will include a dining hall. 

[LA Football fan]

Sounds good on principal until you have athletes overeating themselves out of shape and it starts causing losses on the field. 

[hawgsalot]

We have the facilities, we don't need no rolling roach factory.

[Boardon Hamsay]

My sources say we're going to expedite the NEZ expansion and those plans now including concourse level parking for up to 20 food trucks. Also, the front of the BAC will be remodeled not only for parking a new food truck fleet but will also be designed to look like a food truck. No confirmation on whether the food trucks would serve Coke or Pepsi. Lastly, I have little doubt that the fine folks at Petit Jean Meats are working on a food truck design as we speak. 

I could also see a "Catfish Hole On The Go", "Damgoode Pies Mobile". among many others. We should give them tail numbers so we can have some good food truck tracking threads too!

[Hogpkins]

Watching CBB's press conference from yesterday (available at www.hogville.net - uncut interviews) and with about 7:30 9:00 to go in the interview he's asked about his thoughts on the new autonomy that's supposed to be granted to the power 5 conferences, and specifically how that might affect Arkansas.

He said "it sets a whole other bar with what we can do," meaning it will open fresh battlegrounds in the arms race via rule changes. If you listen to his whole answer, you get the sense that he welcomes the idea of relaxed rules and believes Arkansas fans will come through with the financial support that will be necessary to really compete. (And, yes, he acknowledged that he has to win to make that happen).

He gave a positive example using the B12, noting that we heavily compete with the B12 in recruiting due to our location. He said we have our great new training facility where our players have full access to a great food spread whenever they want it, meanwhile he recently heard about a nearby B12 school who is having to eat off a food truck because they don't have a facility.

My take:  It's not news that money matters, but money is about to matter a whole lot more. More of it will be above board when the new rules take effect -- right now and throughout history way too much has been below board because there were not enough legal ways for programs (boosters) to spend it. In the near future there will be many more legitimate opportunities to invest wealth to gain a competitive advantage.

The landscape is changing, and apparently CBB sees our neighbors to the west as not keeping up with the Hogs on the new frontier. Most other SEC schools will welcome the changes as well, but not many outside the SEC are going to be able to take advantage of it like Arkansas should be able to.

[twistitup]

Food trucks are mobile - it's not about facilities, it's about food and easy access to it.

[Hogpkins]

Sorry, it's round 9 minutes to go. It ends around 7:30 to go.

[twistitup]

Sorry, it's round 9 minutes to go. It ends around 7:30 to go.

Exactly what I was thinking

[Großer Kriegschwein]

McF?¥! no. How ghetto is that.

[Hogpkins]

Food trucks are mobile - it's not about facilities, it's about food and easy access to it.

He said they didn't have the facility. I don't know who he was talking about but his point was that he foresees a new competitive advantage over schools we are recruiting against.

[go hogues]

Most other SEC schools will welcome the changes as well, but not many outside the SEC are going to be able to take advantage of it like Arkansas should be able to.

This will still not be good for Arkansas, because there are definitely limits to our giving potential.
Programs like Bama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and even Vandy (schools with unlimited outside cash flows) will be paying top dollar for recruits, while we're still caught somewhere near the bottom of the conference.

[Pigsknuckles]

It just might take care of some Title IX concerns.

[Hogpkins]

This will still not be good for Arkansas, because there are definitely limits to our giving potential.
Programs like Bama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and even Vandy (schools with unlimited outside cash flows) will be paying top dollar for recruits, while we're still caught somewhere near the bottom of the conference.

I disagree about Vandy because they would have already invested more if that were true. But I agree that it could be bad for us with the other schools you mention, just causing more separation. My hope is that the Bama's and AU's will not spend a whole lot more money than they already are, just more of it will be above board, and we will hold or close the gap on overall spending.

Either way it looks like it's coming, so let's pray it doesn't hurt us.

[twistitup]

McF?¥! no. How ghetto is that.

It's mobile food - didn't now that qualified as 'ghetto'

[twistitup]

He said they didn't have the facility. I don't know who he was talking about but his point was that he foresees a new competitive advantage over schools we are recruiting against.

Facilities are easily constructed - I'm more interested in if we will have a million dollar food truck

[ricepig]

Facilities are easily constructed - I'm more interested in if we will have a million dollar food truck

Back in the 70's we had Jerry's, jungle juice, pot pies, candy bars, it was exquisite.

[TheRazorback500]

Tyson pre-cooked wings/strips?

Hope melons and Bradley tomatoes!

[Boardon Hamsay]

Facilities are easily constructed - I'm more interested in if we will have a million dollar food truck

We do need an official food truck of the Arkansas Razorbacks. WPS!

[Razorbax]

Here is a link talking about the food truck:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/11320722/oklahoma-sooners-add-food-truck-athletes

[PonderinHog]

Ours should look something like this.

http://www.maximus-minimus.com/

[Pickwick Hog]

This will still not be good for Arkansas, because there are definitely limits to our giving potential.
Programs like Bama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and even Vandy (schools with unlimited outside cash flows) will be paying top dollar for recruits, while we're still caught somewhere near the bottom of the conference.

A Summer Olympics could be hosted on and around Razorback Rd yet Arkansas can't compete? BS.

You have forgotten the fact the Razorbacks are the only show in the state.

[Boardon Hamsay]

Ours should look something like this.

http://www.maximus-minimus.com/

Indeed.

[twistitup]

Gravy must be on the menu at all times

[alwaysnextyear]

OU has one ordered - what's our plan for 'all you can eat' student athletes?

Recruiting tool? I say hell yes! Get on it Jeff L, we need to keep up


http://m.espn.go.com/extra/ncaa/story?storyId=11320722&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangepower.com%2Fthreads%2Fou-buying-food-truck.190828%2F%22%7D

Bama already has fresh fruit smoothies in the locker room- what's the plan Jeff?

We've had smoothies in the weight room for over a decade.

[ICEman]

We give our ailing bovines a shot of B12 when they were 'off their feed'.

[twistitup]

We've had smoothies in the weight room for over a decade.

Bama must be adding something special then

[Arkiebarkie]

Somebody's feeding our players, have you seen the size of the olineman? I guess we can borrow a Tyson truck or two!

[snoot hoggy hog]

Bama must be adding something special then

Joe Weider's Deer Antler Powder

[DadVader1]

The Waffle Wagon and Southern Gourmasian STAY in Little Rock!  (the early days of the Great Food Truck Debate).

[SPAL]

OU has one ordered - what's our plan for 'all you can eat' student athletes?

Recruiting tool? I say hell yes! Get on it Jeff L, we need to keep up


http://m.espn.go.com/extra/ncaa/story?storyId=11320722&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangepower.com%2Fthreads%2Fou-buying-food-truck.190828%2F%22%7D

Bama already has fresh fruit smoothies in the locker room- what's the plan Jeff?

OU has one ordered - what's our plan for 'all you can eat' student athletes?

Recruiting tool? I say hell yes! Get on it Jeff L, we need to keep up


http://m.espn.go.com/extra/ncaa/story?storyId=11320722&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangepower.com%2Fthreads%2Fou-buying-food-truck.190828%2F%22%7D

Bama already has fresh fruit smoothies in the locker room- what's the plan Jeff?

What's that charles? You wanna smoothie? You know what? I'd like a smoothie too Charles. It would be good wouldn't it? You know why I'm not gonna have a smoothie? Cause I don't feel like I deserve a smoothie. Does anybody out here feel like they deserve a smoothie? I tell ya what. We win Friday night, you can have all the smoothies you want , gentlemen.

[Abominable Hillbilly]

Petit Jean bologna

[redeye]

I mostly agree, but it was in below board in the past because people got away with cheating.  Cheating will continue and it'll continue to be a problem.

I'm still 100% removing the money from college sports, but that's just me.

[redeye]

All sounds like a publicity stunt to me.

[latrops]

I disagree about Vandy because they would have already invested more if that were true. But I agree that it could be bad for us with the other schools you mention, just causing more separation. My hope is that the Bama's and AU's will not spend a whole lot more money than they already are, just more of it will be above board, and we will hold or close the gap on overall spending.

Either way it looks like it's coming, so let's pray it doesn't hurt us.

So Bama, Florida, Georgia, etc are going to get top recruiting classes, while ours are mediocre by comparison?  Sounds to me like everyone will be spending more to stay where they already are.

[RT1941]

To hang with the big spenders in this league, you've gotta be willing to open your fat wallet.  IMO, it's high time UA decided we want to freakin compete in this conference even if it means throwing around some dirty money like the rest of the big guys.

[Inhogswetrust]

OU has one ordered - what's our plan for 'all you can eat' student athletes?

Recruiting tool? I say hell yes! Get on it Jeff L, we need to keep up


http://m.espn.go.com/extra/ncaa/story?storyId=11320722&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangepower.com%2Fthreads%2Fou-buying-food-truck.190828%2F%22%7D

Bama already has fresh fruit smoothies in the locker room- what's the plan Jeff?

One million for a food truck. Holy cow what will they serve, Kobe steaks?

[Inhogswetrust]

Watching CBB's press conference from yesterday (available at www.hogville.net - uncut interviews) and with about 7:30 9:00 to go in the interview he's asked about his thoughts on the new autonomy that's supposed to be granted to the power 5 conferences, and specifically how that might affect Arkansas.

He said "it sets a whole other bar with what we can do," meaning it will open fresh battlegrounds in the arms race via rule changes. If you listen to his whole answer, you get the sense that he welcomes the idea of relaxed rules and believes Arkansas fans will come through with the financial support that will be necessary to really compete. (And, yes, he acknowledged that he has to win to make that happen).

He gave a positive example using the B12, noting that we heavily compete with the B12 in recruiting due to our location. He said we have our great new training facility where our players have full access to a great food spread whenever they want it, meanwhile he recently heard about a nearby B12 school who is having to eat off a food truck because they don't have a facility.

My take:  It's not news that money matters, but money is about to matter a whole lot more. More of it will be above board when the new rules take effect -- right now and throughout history way too much has been below board because there were not enough legal ways for programs (boosters) to spend it. In the near future there will be many more legitimate opportunities to invest wealth to gain a competitive advantage.

The landscape is changing, and apparently CBB sees our neighbors to the west as not keeping up with the Hogs on the new frontier. Most other SEC schools will welcome the changes as well, but not many outside the SEC are going to be able to take advantage of it like Arkansas should be able to.

The ability to spend more money on athletes within the new rules especially those coming soon will not mean that boosters and others will cease to do illegal stuff to gain an advantage. Because of that they need to have the rules enforcement and discipline increased exponentially.

[LZH]

To hang with the big spenders in this league, you've gotta be willing to open your fat wallet.  IMO, it's high time UA decided we want to freakin compete in this conference even if it means throwing around some dirty money like the rest of the big guys.

Arkansas is just like any other big-time D1 program.

[SDZ_Hog]

Heard they are switching to RVs for their athletic dorms.  But, don't you go falling in love with it now, because, we're taking it with us when we leave here next month.

[Boardon Hamsay]

Heard they are switching to RVs for their athletic dorms.  But, don't you go falling in love with it now, because, we're taking it with us when we leave here next month.

You serious, Clark?

[Inhogswetrust]

Heard they are switching to RVs for their athletic dorms.  But, don't you go falling in love with it now, because, we're taking it with us when we leave here next month.

I think Dorms specifically for and only for athletes are forbidden by the NCAA now.

[wholehog92]

I think Dorms specifically for and only for athletes are forbidden by the NCAA now.

May change with the new rulings.  It's been a sore spot.

[Pigsknuckles]

Gravy must be on the menu at all times

Of course. It's a food group isn't it?