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The director cup standing banners pasted in the football stadium may be a hint.


So much this, so so much

re: Perspective:

Posted by hawgndodge on 9/26/26 at 8:13 pm to
I've said it a million times, give me priority points for nil donations and I'll get on board. I have GOT to get something back out of it.
He knew he was wanted. Student section chanted we want Beckham, he took photos with kids in my section, 130. Kamani was having a blast showing him everything. Anthony was in his hog gear right there as well as his parents

re: AD Search Thread

Posted by hawgndodge on 9/24/26 at 12:01 pm to
37-63 overall record, 14-53 in the SEC
- Three 2-10 seasons (2018, 2019, 2025) with a fourth likely on the way
- 12 straight losses to FBS opponents
- 1-10 at home vs. SEC teams since 2023
- 9 straight home losses to power-conference teams
- Lost 43-10 at Utah and 45-17 at home to Georgia this month
- Chad Morris era: 4-18, 0-14 SEC, ~$10M buyout guaranteed by the UA
- Whiffed on hiring Lane Kiffin because he balked at entering a “bidding war”
- Gave Pittman a raise and extension in 2022 with no one else trying to hire him
- Kept Pittman after 4-8 in 2023 and 6-6 with a looming hip surgery in 2024 then paid ~$9M to fire him 5 games into 2025
- Lost to Memphis in 2025, then hired Memphis' coach (arguably the least-supported option by the fanbase)
- Sept 2025: "Coach Pittman did not have the resources he needed to appropriately compete in this conference." Resources are the AD's job.
- Dec 2025: new money "will push us to the top half" in talent acquisition
- Sept 2026: The Athletic estimates Arkansas is LAST in SEC roster spending (~$22-25M vs. ~$33-38M league avg)
- Our head coach spent most of his first offseason fundraising instead of focusing on football; again, the AD’s job
- Fought NIL and the evolution of CFB tooth and nail from the onset instead of embracing it
- 2023: Op-ed asking Congress to limit NIL, saying revenue sharing would "collapse the entire system"
- 2024: Told fans revenue sharing would level the playing field
- No athletics GM until March 2025. No football GM until Dec 2025.
- Today: "Looking back, I would have established a general manager-type position earlier." You don’t say?!
- 3% fee on concessions
- ~10% of department staff cut in 2025
- Reseated Bud Walton and Baum; ousting lifelong fans from long-held seats to make up for his lack of fundraising
- Sept 2026: "Generating revenue comes at the expense of your fan base."
- Has overseen the worst era in the history of Arkansas football, much of which can be directly attributed to his shortcomings

Other sports are thriving because they were either established before Yurachek got here or they’re run by coaches he didn’t hire (or don’t involve themselves with him in any capacity). Basketball is Cal and John Tyson. Baseball is fully DVH (who can’t stand HY). Football is the one sport with his fingerprints all over it and it has failed for 8 years, but suddenly he has a plan.

He says the work started last year, but it should’ve started well before that. It’s too late. He’s always too late. It’s time for someone else’s plan - regardless of what this paid-for puff piece says. #FireHunterYurachek
I was ticked. Why did I ever believe we had a chance is what I think I told myself leaving. Then I hurt myself again by believing we could give LSU a game and drove down there... Same result
Listen I loved 2010 and 2011 but we were never close to the top. We were very good but we were not close.

In 2011 we were 3rd and got destroyed by both 1&2, I know because I was there and watched it happen.

re: Facing El Chapo Netflix

Posted by hawgndodge on 9/16/26 at 4:16 pm to
I watched it, and anything and everything to do with cartels. I'm amazed at their business and how they rise and fall and operate.
My point is that the 4 hour circle has always been a problem for Arkansas when it comes to recruiting. When you're a mid tier program in the SEC who has now fallen to the absolute bottom, every single problem you have becomes magnified more and more the worse and worse your get.
300 miles is not 4 hours from Fayetteville
Draw a 4 hour circle around Fayetteville, there is absolutely nothing of note, especially recruiting wise.

re: 14 Years Ago Yesterday

Posted by hawgndodge on 9/10/26 at 10:59 pm to
I've moved on. I still want to see them win, I still have tickets (because I have a kid in school up there) but I pay way more attention to basketball and baseball now. Football is a lost cause.

re: 14 Years Ago Yesterday

Posted by hawgndodge on 9/10/26 at 12:16 am to
I ended up on the front page of the Democrat gazette the next day. Head buried in my hands.
My wife has a z fold 5, you couldn't pry that thing from her cold dead hands.
My niece and her fiance have decided they would like to go if I can find them some tickets

re: Study abroad pre trip

Posted by hawgndodge on 8/26/26 at 9:41 pm to
THAT is what he's looking for. Awesome. Keep em coming

re: Study abroad pre trip

Posted by hawgndodge on 8/26/26 at 7:16 pm to
He hasn't really focused in on any one time frame he just likes learning about history in general and really likes interesting and different architecture

re: Study abroad pre trip

Posted by hawgndodge on 8/26/26 at 5:49 pm to
Anything History related, architecture
It was a French documentary crew working with fire fighters