Portal thread. Who’s leaving, who’s coming.

[animal]

you can donate $10 a month.

choose not to donate because of where the program is, but the not affordable angle doesn't hold water.

Ok I don't know all I've ever heard was this $100 month deal. That's what got publicized and to some extent criticized over the summer.

Looks like about what I would expect from a school where enthusiasm is at rock bottom because the coach should have been fired a year or two ago.

Yes. I mean I think Arkansas folks are traditionally fairly cheap when it comes to this sort of thing. Or at least I feel like that's been the case for most of my adult life. We've went from a state where I had family that wasn't well off by any means that would get season tickets for football every year and that went on into the early 90s and then stoppped sometimes after they joined the SEC. I remember people made a point to get season tickets. Now they are undoubtedly so expensive that the average man and his family cannot afford to go. So the check out should be expected I suppose. 

I don't think fans want to be yokel'd to death by the likes of Pittman. I think that was his appeal because the suits dreamed up that we need "one of us". It played well in the media and yes some morons ate it up like they did Nutt. If we are being honest Pittman can't carry Nutts jock.

So yes we need a new face to plug in and convince folks that we are actually know what we're doing.

[Pig Benis]

So surprise Arkansas fans aren't contributing like nearly everyone else in the league. We are dead last in number of estimated contributors. Meaning Hy and his Edge collective went for way too much and it scared people away. Let people donate 15 bucks per month instead of going for a min of a 100.

I guess I'm reading it wrong but that shows that we're at $11.5MM in collective funding. Just slightly behind Auburn and TN and way ahead of Missouri and both MS schools.

[Barton Fink]

Done?  It's just now getting good.  Stick around and share your wisdom.

I've learned it's a waste of time to explain things to a retard.

[The Whyte Boar]

I've learned it's a waste of time to explain things to a retard.

Oh no, please, go on.

[animal]

I guess I'm reading it wrong but that shows that we're at $11.5MM in collective funding. Just slightly behind Auburn and TN and way ahead of Missouri and both MS schools.

You are looking at the total and not the number of contributions. It likely means we're entirely too dependent on corporate donations. Something that has been discussed a lot on here. I find that to be a red flag. Screams fan engagement and overall "buy in" to the whole NIL thing is very slow adoption rate in Arkansas who otherwise might be a sleeping giant.

If we are to have sustained NIL success we need to get about 45,000 yearly/monthly contributions.


Or at least that's my take.

[vegashog]

Ok I don't know all I've ever heard was this $100 month deal. That's what got publicized and to some extent criticized

they haven't done a good job of letting people know about the cheaper options. like you said, the $100 gets thrown around a lot.

[Barton Fink]

Oh no, please, go on.

See what I mean....

[Pig Benis]

You are looking at the total and not the number of contributions. It likely means we're entirely too dependent on corporate donations. Something that has been discussed a lot on here. I find that to be a red flag. Screams fan engagement and overall "buy in" to the whole NIL thing is very slow adoption rate in Arkansas who otherwise might be a sleeping giant.

If we are to have sustained NIL success we need to get about 45,000 yearly/monthly contributions.


Or at least that's my take.

Okay that makes more sense. If those totals are anywhere close to accurate then this whole notion that we are too broke to compete is absolute nonsense. No, we'll never have UT or A&M money but we should be competitive with our "peers" in the conference.

[Texzilla]

Tusk VI has entered the portal.  That inflatable mascot has requested his air be terminated. 

[Texzilla]

Okay that makes more sense. If those totals are anywhere close to accurate then this whole notion that we are too broke to compete is absolute nonsense. No, we'll never have UT or A&M money but we should be competitive with our "peers" in the conference.

You don't know.  Sam might have given $11 mil to the kicker.

[Show-Me Hog]

and now some guy on Facebook is reporting that Russell has withdrawn his name from the portal... just posted it 10 minutes ago

He's already back in.

The portal hokey pokey.

[vegashog]

those bags come at you so fast.

[animal]

Maybe I'm just too stupid to wrap my head around this but why wouldn't they just make the portal not open until the first business day of the new year and run for a period of not more than 14 business days? When do kids generally need to enroll at their new school?

It may not slow any kids down but it might slow some of the open tampering going on until after the bowl games.

[DirkPiggler]

you can donate $10 a month.

choose not to donate because of where the program is, but the not affordable angle doesn't hold water.

They didn't implement this change until a year or so in.   Should have had it from day one, but it is a step in the right direction.   

[Barton Fink]

15th in HS recruiting. 10th in NIL.

https://x.com/RileyMcFerran/status/1866628857564106980?t=m3MKaglh8-gIXqmZdFOSag&s=19

[Show-Me Hog]

So we have money?

It's just that we don't want to spend it on the collection of meh players that led to a 6-6 season?

Or maybe they're leaving for other reasons?

Or maybe we're a rudderless ship and there's no real good reason for anything that is happening?

I honestly and truly don't know any of these answers, so I'm going to go have dinner and then watch the basketball game.

[The Whyte Boar]

Hmmm...something's up or someone is feeling the heat.

https://x.com/hogsportszone/status/1866633269212746115

[animal]

Before the Arkansas Edge collective was formed I believe the previous company line excuse was people in control of the money weren't turning loose of it. Am I to understand that may still be the case?

Also we don't need to conflate that the 2025 money has anything to do with the now money or something. There's revenue sharing money that will be able to be used starting in 2025 or 26? Something like that. Expect Arkansas to be conservative with that or spend it on women's pickle ball.

[jdcatty]

Hmmm...something's up or someone is feeling the heat.

https://x.com/hogsportszone/status/1866633269212746115

He showed up a few minutes after that tweet.  It was corrected.

[The Whyte Boar]

He showed up a few minutes after that tweet.  It was corrected.

Okay