Razorback Football

[Show-Me Hog]

Saw this in the comments.  I think it is an interesting question.

With a pretty easy answer. Because it's a nuclear arms race. MAD. The only way to distinguish yourself to buy the best players is to pay more than the next guy. It's a never ending upward spiral.

NIL is a disaster.

[Thin Red Swine]

But where is Juan Day 

You still gotta wait to find out.

[SwahiliSteve]

Saw this in the comments.  I think it is an interesting question.

https://x.com/anonymous52222/status/1976370331041530131

do the buyouts for all these ridiculous coach buyouts factor into this money or is that why we need to fundraise? Because we keep making awful decisions in contracts

[Barton Fink]

Different money.

I'd love to know the total money spent on coaches/players in college athletics today. It has to be am astronomical figure.

[SwahiliSteve]

Different money.

I'd love to know the total money spent on coaches/players in college athletics today. It has to be am astronomical figure.

is all the money from the foundation going to coach and staff salaries and then all NIL money in a different pot and coming from various businesses and donations?

[vegashog]

it's about $100 million just for the coaches salaries in the power 4 conferences alone.

[PHARMHOG]

I find it amazing people give to this.

[vegashog]

I find it amazing people give to this.

rich guys and their toys.

is all the money from the foundation going to coach and staff salaries and then all NIL money in a different pot and coming from various businesses and donations?

yes. schools can't pay nil directly as of now. technically the house settlement is nil money but nil money that was owed.

[Lurk]

it's about $100 million just for the coaches salaries in the power 4 conferences alone.

Just head coaches, I guess?

[flash23]

I find it amazing people give to this.

If I had more money than I knew what to do with, I would at least try to make Arkansas competitive.

But outside of that I agree with you, especially in a state like Arkansas. When you have home grown guys like Russell enter the portal 2 times or whatever it was just so he can keep getting more and more money, I'm done. I'm not giving any of my money, however little it may be, just to have dudes hold you hostage every single off season.

I only really follow Arkansas for recruiting and portal news, but I'd be surprised if there were any other program that got fucked by the portal more than we have ever year. I've never had animosity towards a player for leaving or sucking, but guys like Kutas can go fuck themselves.

[animal]

Just head coaches, I guess?

Doesn't count the 37 assistant athletic directors 

[vegashog]

Just head coaches, I guess?

sorry, yes.

[HTL]

If I had more money than I knew what to do with, I would at least try to make Arkansas competitive.

But outside of that I agree with you, especially in a state like Arkansas. When you have home grown guys like Russell enter the portal 2 times or whatever it was just so he can keep getting more and more money, I'm done. I'm not giving any of my money, however little it may be, just to have dudes hold you hostage every single off season.

I only really follow Arkansas for recruiting and portal news, but I'd be surprised if there were any other program that got fucked by the portal more than we have ever year. I've never had animosity towards a player for leaving or sucking, but guys like Kutas can go fuck themselves.

Not football related and it didn't effect me, but yesterday at the basketball scrimmage Cal grabbed the mic and said he's leaving it up to the players if they want to take pictures with kids on the court after. Fuck that. They are being paid tons of money to play college basketball. I would've told them get their asses out there for 30 minutes. This is what college sports have become.

[Show-Me Hog]

Auburn @ Arkansas 11:45a SECN 10/25.

I think both teams are lucky this isn't on Bravo at 4 am.

[Son of Spam]

I am nearly at the total don't give a fuck stage about college football and football in general now. I used to live it. Now, it doesn't even get me excited. No loyalty, can't even name most of the players year to year, or coaches. They don't give a shit, why should I. And most team's product on the field isn't enough to interest me in investing.

[flash23]

Not football related and it didn't effect me, but yesterday at the basketball scrimmage Cal grabbed the mic and said he's leaving it up to the players if they want to take pictures with kids on the court after. Fuck that. They are being paid tons of money to play college basketball. I would've told them get their asses out there for 30 minutes. This is what college sports have become.

Yeah that's some bullshit. I can understand not wanting to go take pictures with alleged goatfuckers and fans from Tulsa at the Catfish Hole, but you can spare half an hour to make a kid's day.

[SwahiliSteve]

Yeah that's some bullshit. I can understand not wanting to go take pictures with alleged goatfuckers and fans from Tulsa at the Catfish Hole, but you can spare half an hour to make a kid's day.

this. Has this been an ongoing issue where kids in the team don't want to sign for kids after a game? You're getting tons of money now...quit being a selfish dick or get off the team

[Show-Me Hog]

"I think it's very clear that we find ways to not win football games," Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said. "And that's what has got to change."


Well that makes two of us, pal.  And the resistible force meets the movable object on October 25.  Bring it!

[HTL]

this. Has this been an ongoing issue where kids in the team don't want to sign for kids after a game? You're getting tons of money now...quit being a selfish dick or get off the team

I'm not sure. Kinda surprised me. I didn't stick around but I'm gonna try to give the benefit of the doubt that most hung around anyway. Cal made some comments like he didn't really wanna be there. "We don't have five hours to do this."  He said no autographs which is fine.

[animal]

"I think it's very clear that we find ways to not win football games," Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said. "And that's what has got to change."


Well that makes two of us, pal.  And the resistible force meets the movable object on October 25.  Bring it!

Resistable Force sounds like two incels fixing to do it