The NEXT Coach

[Barton Fink]

Asking fans and boosters to pay for players was never the intent, but that's what it has become. Completely out of control, but you can't ignore it either.

[Show-Me Hog]

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?   

One zillion percent agreement. I am not going to "donate" to a college athletic program. I will buy a ticket in exchange for being entertained. Which has not been happening lately.

[DrMongoose]

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.

Leadership and the lack there of.

Starts with the BOT for allowing it.

Criminal what we pay the AD when the football program still is a dumpster fire 8 years later under his lack of vision and plan.

Let's hire someone who stays off social media because they are actually working.

[The Whyte Boar]

Arkansas' problems from 2012 to now are almost entirely the result of poor leadership and terrible decisions.  There is nothing so wrong with Arkansas itself to adequately explain how bad we have been. 

[BASS]

They need to change the rules around nil and let the schools pay the players directly

[The Whyte Boar]

They need to change the rules around nil and let the schools pay the players directly

That won't fix anything.  As long as NIL is a thing, players will be paid NIL in addition to whatever payments they get from any other source.

[Barton Fink]

Arkansas' problems from 2012 to now are almost entirely the result of poor leadership and terrible decisions.  There is nothing so wrong with Arkansas itself to adequately explain how bad we have been. 

Very true

[Barton Fink]

Only thing that will slow NIL is limiting transfers.

[Thin Red Swine]

Arkansas' problems from 2012 to now are almost entirely the result of poor leadership and terrible decisions.  There is nothing so wrong with Arkansas itself to adequately explain how bad we have been. 

To that point, here's an unbuffable Tweet and article.

https://x.com/mosesmosley/status/1994456657817211151?s=46&t=kisRHQ-BH2YlHJQ0hr0_Kg

[Barton Fink]

I saw a good podcast the other day of NBA guys and they talked about how NIL has affected kids coming into the NBA. Now they just have to make it to college to feel like they "made it" . Said kids aren't as driven/motivated coming into the league like they used to be. Many are already millionaires and feel entitled.

[DirkPiggler]

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.

We have a very good idea what he could have done.  Slightly better than he did but not anywhere near what a competent coach could have.  For one, just giving him enough money wouldn't have guaranteed he would have evaluated properly.  Another, we saw how he did against Liberty, against MSU and BYU in 2023, etc.  He had distinct advantages in talent in each of those and couldn't win.   

Our roster expenditure was competitive in 2022 and slightly less so in 2023.   Both of those teams underachieved relative to their rosters by 2-3 games minimum. 

[Barton Fink]

We have a very good idea what he could have done.  Slightly better than he did but not anywhere near what a competent coach could have.  For one, just giving him enough money wouldn't have guaranteed he would have evaluated properly.  Another, we saw how he did against Liberty, against MSU and BYU in 2023, etc.  He had distinct advantages in talent in each of those and couldn't win.   

Enos affect

[Thin Red Swine]

I saw a good podcast the other day of NBA guys and they talked about how NIL has affected kids coming into the NBA. Now they just have to make it to college to feel like they "made it" . Said kids aren't as driven/motivated coming into the league like they used to be. Many are already millionaires and feel entitled.

That's how you end up with weeping gashes like Braylen Russell.

No coach can overcome that attitude. It forced the best ever out of the game. 

[SwahiliSteve]

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

and yet the university won't pay for them but they'll sell their jerseys online to rip them off

[BleedinRed]

Explains everything.  

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[Thin Red Swine]

Explains everything. 

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Room for improvement!

[BleedinRed]

Room for improvement!

If you're not first your last.

[TC]

Explains everything. 

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"But Bobby's warshed up!!!!!"

Fucking retards.

[Spiderham]

Explains everything. 

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Damn you Petrino!!!

[Pig Benis]

"But Bobby's warshed up!!!!!"

Fucking retards.

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