The NEXT Coach

[jdcatty]

It is the fault of our leadership.  Jeez, do you even pay attention?  Kiffin wins.  Second he works the fans AND the donors for NIL collections.  Meanwhile our AD fought against NIL and badmouthed every chance be could.

Go ahead, try to donate to an Arkansas NIL collective today.  You can't.  There isn't one.  We're the only team in a Power Five conference right now where there isn't a collective for an average fan to donate.

We had one that I donated to.  The fact that it failed is further evidence of exactly what I said. 

[Barton Fink]

Not to mention the fact that we don't have any idea what Sam could have done with an extra 12 million to spend on players. 

I know y'all will diss that statement.  But it is true.

That was the point I tried to make (unsuccessfully) last year. Look at TT.

[Feral]

The loss to liberty gave me serious doubts the rest of his tenure. Only took another 3 years.

Someone on here put it best following that season's Liberty Bowl.

Something to the effect of "something is very wrong when we lose to Liberty and then turn a blowouts against Ole Miss and Kansas into coin flip wins, and I'm not bullish on a 60 year old position coach figuring it out."

[The Whyte Boar]

We had one that I donated to.  The fact that it failed is further evidence of exactly what I said. 

It FAILED because our dumbass AD hired an outside company that was basically a scam and keeping something like 50 percent of the donations for itself. lol

[Pig Benis]

It is the fault of our leadership.  Jeez, do you even pay attention?  Kiffin wins.  Second he works the fans AND the donors for NIL collections.  Meanwhile our AD fought against NIL and badmouthed every chance be could.

Go ahead, try to donate to an Arkansas NIL collective today.  You can't.  There isn't one.  We're the only team in a Power Five conference right now where there isn't a collective for an average fan to donate.

Stop blaming others. You should've shown some initiative and created the collective yourself.

[The Whyte Boar]

Stop blaming others. You should've shown some initiative and created the collective yourself.

You're right.  I'm creating one today.  Send me the money and I'll make sure it gets to right place.

[The Whyte Boar]

Here is a little article on Blueprint Sports.  The outfit our genius AD hired to run our collective.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2025/blueprint-sports-sanil-oregon-state-nil-1234875225/

[TheOtherWhiteMeat]

I'm going to say something that probably will piss a lot of you off.  Been thinking about this for a while. 

95% of us sit around and bitch and say something like "Well the Waltons (or the Hunts, or the Tysons) need to step up and buy us a program (effectively). We aren't serious about football"-- like it is someone else's fault.

Look at Ole Miss.  According to what I read, they started a collective and hoped to get 10,000 members contributing $100 a month.  That's a million bucks a month.  They actually got 12,000 members. 

We can't get 1/3 of that number of contributors at $100 bucks a month. So when some of us say "we aren't serious about football", maybe we need to start by looking in the mirror.

I was a season ticket holder and donated to the RF for several years. Despite increasing my RF donation every year I could never get out of the upper deck. I finally decided I had maxed out the disposable income I was willing to give.

[Barton Fink]

Stop blaming others. You should've shown some initiative and created the collective yourself.

I mean woopig got Jersey's for the hockey team. Surely we can drum up a few mill in NIL, no?

[jdcatty]

I was a season ticket holder and donated to the RF for several years. Despite increasing my RF donation every year I could never get out of the upper deck. I finally decided I had maxed out the disposable income I was willing to give.

I understand and that is certainly always an issue. But I still say if they can do it in Mississippi (with 2 SEC schools to support) we should be able to do it in Arkansas.  At least "if we are serious about football" (a phrase I hate).

[jdcatty]

Here is a little article on Blueprint Sports.  The outfit our genius AD hired to run our collective.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2025/blueprint-sports-sanil-oregon-state-nil-1234875225/

I also agree that it was handled poorly.  But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try again and try to get it right this time.

[TC]

I mean woopig got Jersey's for the hockey team. Surely we can drum up a few mill in NIL, no?

The best thing Muzzy ever did. I got a jersey and a signed puck out of that deal.

That was before the anti-freeze fumes fucked his brain up. Poor guy.

[Barton Fink]

You would think with some of the most business savvy companies in the US in our backyard, that there would be resources we could leverage locally to figure it out. Maybe I'm wrong...

[Hogfan58]

I'm going to say something that probably will piss a lot of you off.  Been thinking about this for a while. 

95% of us sit around and bitch and say something like "Well the Waltons (or the Hunts, or the Tysons) need to step up and buy us a program (effectively). We aren't serious about football"-- like it is someone else's fault.

Look at Ole Miss.  According to what I read, they started a collective and hoped to get 10,000 members contributing $100 a month.  That's a million bucks a month.  They actually got 12,000 members. 

We can't get 1/3 of that number of contributors at $100 bucks a month. So when some of us say "we aren't serious about football", maybe we need to start by looking in the mirror.

I had 4 season tix from 2011 until year 2 of Chad. I also contributed $$ to the Foundation. Drove from DFW to Fay for the games, plus 1 or 2 road games a year. What did I get for all that? I don't want my $$ going to a bunch of idiots who are going to hire another Chad. The UofA has killed my football soul, I'm not going to give them my $$ too.

[Barton Fink]

The best thing Muzzy ever did. I got a jersey and a signed puck out of that deal.

That was before the anti-freeze fumes fucked his brain up. Poor guy.

Didn't get a jersey but still have my circa '03 woopig.net shirt with the Hog on the back

[The Whyte Boar]

I also agree that it was handled poorly.  But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try again and try to get it right this time.

Well, presumably we will but don't sit here and talk about the fans being at fault when we've had buffoonish leadership at every level. 

[BleedinRed]

I'll do my best to take the heat off jd...

I don't donate to the Houston Texans so they can pay their players.  Why should any of us have to donate to the University of Arkansas so they can pay their players?   

Both mentioned teams are part of multi billion dollar businesses.  There should be more than enough money being generated through tv, ticket and merchandise sales to more than pay the players.  

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6500596/2025/07/21/college-football-program-valuations-rankings-2025/

Arkansas is a top 25 team from a valuation standpoint.

[Pig Benis]

I also agree that it was handled poorly.  But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try again and try to get it right this time.

Call me crazy but maybe we should try again with someone else in charge.

[BleedinRed]

Well, presumably we will but don't sit here and talk about the fans being at fault when we've had buffoonish leadership at every level. 

I do agree with this position.  Bad head coach hires and not navigating the new world very well shoulders most of the blame.  

[Spiderham]

Kiffin is coming to Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Yeah, every other year.